Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-01
VOL. XX---NO. l2S.

seven Senators and nine Representatives
/ Re appointed to represent Congress at the
/ funeral of the Lieutenant General. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
The Senate agreed TO report on the Con-
ference bill to amend the pension law
The Tax bill was received from the House
and referred to the Finance Committee
The Reconstruction resolution was next
taken up. The pending question was on
the substitute for Section 3.
Mr.. D00LITTLE moved to amend by
inserting the word voluntarily" before the
words "shall have" and before the words
engaged in insurrection." Rejected by 10
against 30.
Mr.. Doolittle moved TO except those who
duly received pardon and amnesty. Re-
iected. The section was then adopted by
30 against 10.
The CHAIRMAN announced the follow
ing gentlemen as the Committee 10 attend
the funeral of Gen Scott: Messrs- Wilson
johnson, Lane, Davis, Grimes, Anthony
and Nesmith.
Mr.. CHANDLER introduced a bill to
amend the National Currency Act authUr-
izing the issue of Sl0O, ,OOO, 900 in notes ad-
ditional to the $500, 900 provided for in
section % Of said act, provided not over
S., ,00O, 900 be issued within six months from
tle pdsSdSe Cl lLlls dCb anu not over -ZfUuOt-
600 per month thereafter and provided
that any existing bank applying before the
lst of October next if approved by the
Comptroller as in good standing, shall have
authority 10 became national bank. And
provided, also, that bank of unimpaired
capital in States having the least ratable
amount of circulating notes shall have
preference in receiving such authority.
And provided, that the entire amount given
to national banks converted from State
banks shall not exceed $4,000, 600; and
preference shall be given such States and
Territories as have not received their
ratable proportion Of circulating notes, so as
to equalize the entire apportionment of
S400 100000 The bill also amends the Ma
tioDal Banking act so as to require banks in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia to
have on hand, at all times, in lawful
money of the United States, at least 25 per
cent. Of the aggregate amount Of its notes in
circulation aud deposits. If below IS per
cent, such banks cannot make loans, dis
counts, or pay dividends till the required
proportion is adjusted; providing that clear
ing house certificates be deemed lawful
money. It is also amended by allowing
each association to select, subject TO the ap-
prOval of tho Comptroller, an association in
New York, Boston or Philadelphia, in wi ich
to redeem its circulating notes at par. 1t is
also amended by striking out the exemption
from State taxation.
Mr. GRIMES, from the Naval Committee,
reported with amendments the bill to define
the number and regulate the appointment
Of officers in the navy. The active list of
the navy is to be one Admiral, one Vice
ten Rear-Admirals, twenty-five
fifty Captains, ninety Com
manders, one hundred and eighty Lieuten-
one hundred and eighty
one hundred and sixty Masters
and one hundred and sixty Eusigns, and IN
other grades the number now required by
law. Including the retired list, the total
number of Rear -Admirals is not to exceed
twenty-one.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE opposed the section
above given as a new punishment already
committed. Heobjected to it as making no
distinction between those who were forced
into the rebellion and those who voluntarily
entered it. 1t WAS founded on injustice
and would not and ought not to receive the
sanction of the Southern States. It was
probable that the resolution would be
passed, having been agreed upon in caucus,
but it seemed TO him (Doolittle) that the
Senate ought to pause before involving in
like punishment both the guilty and the
innocent Inere was anotner oDJecIiou 70
the section. It annulled all the pardons
and amnesties granted by the President, by
of Congress under an act of July
18th, 1862. These psrdons restored those TO
whom they were extended to their full
rights as citizens.
Mr.. JOHNSON said the Supreme Court
has substantially so decided.
Mr. GRIMES said what Mr.. Doolittle said
was true as to the disabilities for crime
already committed. The object Of the sec
tion now pending, however, was not punish
meut for what was past, but preventive
against what was in the future, it being
presumable that they who had rebelled
once would do so again unless some pre-
caution was taken to prevent them.
Mr.. D0OLITTLE read from the Presi-
dents amnesty proclamation to show that
fall pardon, amnesty and restoration to full
rights as citizens were granted under it.
He believed that if the present Congress
had permitted the loyal Representatives
from the Southern States to take their seats
at the beginning OF the session United
States bonds would be ten per cent higher
than they are now; and he believed fur
ther that if this had been done Maximilisn
would be out of Mexico.