The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-23
The Daily N ews.
MONDAY MORNING, JULY %, 1866.
BY YESTERDAYS MAIL.

The Senate has passed an important bill fo
the payment Of the National debt.
As passed, and sont to the House, it is in th,
following language:
sentdtiues of The United States of A1nericd in Con
gress assembled, That in lieu Of the sinking funt
contemplated by the fifth section of tho act en-
titled IAN act TO authorize the issue OF United
States notes, and for the redemption or fundiDs
thereof and for funding tho floating debt of thee
United States" approved February Is, A. D. 1862
the principal aud interest OF the public debt The
sum of l60000,000 for which sum is hereby ap.
proprleted for that purpose, out of any money not
otherwise appropriated, and 30 much OF said sum
as ID not required 10 pay the accruing interest on
said deSt shall bo applied to the purchase or pay
ment OF such OF the public debt as tho Secretary
OF the treasury sha from time to time direct.
SEQ. 2. And be it further enacted That for the
purpose OF enabling the Secretary OF tho Trea.
sury to prepare for tho funding or payment ofithe
outstanding treasury notes bearing interest at
the rate OF seven and three-tenths per centum
per annum, holders Of such notes are hereby re-
quired to advise tho Secretary Of tho Troasury iu
such manner AZ he may prescribe, at least four
months before tho maturity of such notes,
whether they elect that such notes shall be paid
At maturity, or shall be converted into bonds of
the United States, commonly designated as fivo-
twenty bonds, and tho right on tho part of such
holders Of converting such treasury notes into
bonds, shall be deemed and taken to DO waived
as to each and every note in relation to which
notice shall not be given above prescribed, and
the the same snail bo paid at maturity in lawful
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That all money
received into the Treasury Of the United States
for duties ON imported goods shall DO specially
to wit:
First,gTo the payment of 80 much Of the in
terest Of the public debt as is payable in coin
principal of the public debt. THIRD, To the pay
mont OF such appropriations by Congress as are
required to be paid in coin. When the amount OF
coin In the Treasury exceeds $50, ,000, ,000 tho ex
m a eitv of
New York, for United States notes. under sales to
be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
and the notes received therefor shall be cancelled
Sec: 4. and be ifurther enacted, That from aud
after the first day Of January Ammo Donini 1857,
the lawful money to be held on hand by the Ma
first section Of the act, entitled sAn act to provide
national currency, secured by pledge OF Unit
cd States bonds, and to provide for the circulation
shall not consist in whole or in part OF interest,
bearing notes or bonds.
THE ooNKLINa.FRY CASE.
A Committee Of the House of Representatives
which had under consideration certain charges of
fraud made against Mr.. CoNKLINa, a member of
tho House, by General Fry, the Provost Marshall
General, have reported the following resolution:
Resoloed, That all The statements contained in
the letter OF General James B. Fry to Hon. James
G. Blaine, member Of this House, bearing date
the 9th Of April, A. D. 1866, and which wss read
In this House on the 30th OF April, A. D. 1866, in
so Iar as such statements impute to the Hon.
Roscoe Conking, member Of this House, any
criminal, Illegal, unpatriotc, or otherwise inn
proper conduct or motives, either as to the mat
ter Of his procuring himself to be employed by
the Government Of the United States in the pros
eeution Of military affairs in the State OF New
York; In the management Of such prosecution in
taking compensation therefor, or on any other
charge, are wholly without foundation in truth:
and for their publication there were, in the judg.
ment Of this House, no facts connected with said
prosecution furnishing either palation or an
excuse.
Resolued, That General Fry, an officer of the
Government OF tho United States and head of one
OF its military bureaus in writing and publishing
the accusations named in the preceding resoln
tion, and which, owing to the crimes and The
wrongs which they impute to a member of this
body, are OF nature deeply Injurious to the Off
cial and personal character, influence, and priyi-
leges OF such member; and their publication.
originating, as in the Judgment OF the House il
did, in no Misrepresentation of the facts, but in
the resentment aud passion OF their author, was
guilty OF q gross violation of tho privileges OF
such member and Of this House; and this conduct
In that regard merits and receives its unqualified
disapprobaton.
SAMUEL sHELLABARGFR, Chairman.
W. WINDOW.
B. BOYER.
B. q. COOK.
SAMUEL L. WARNER.