The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-03-09

TO provide for the Of the people Of the
United States In the Paris Exposition was taken
from the Speakers table and passed.
The bill !, the same a, was passed on the last
sented to the President for his signature In time.
II appropriates $50, 900, and requires tho commits
sonsr' 70 tho Exposition to serve without eompsn-
! The s.n... Join. resolution extending III. time
for the completion Of tho Improvement Of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers was considered and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Clarke, Of Kansas, q resolution
was adopted directing the Postmaster Of the House
10 deliver 10 each member and delegate an amount
OF stationery equal TO tho amount delivered at .
short session Of Congress.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass., introduced q preamble and
resolution setting forth that whereas the Congress
Of the Confederate States had ordered the sequestra-
ton and conscaon OF all debts due BY debtors In the
Southern States to their creditors in the Northern
States, and In pursuance Of such sequestration
there had been paid into the Citizens Bank Of New
Orleans, prior to May l, 1852, over half q million
OF dollars, the proceeds Of debts withheld from
Northern creditors, Of which amount the sum Of
s2l9, 100000 still remained In such bank to the
credit Of the Confederate receiver at the time Of
the occupation Of New Orleans by the United
States forces, which amount was seized BY the then
commander Of the Department Of the Gulf, for the
benefit Of Northern creditors, whose debts had thus
been conhscated, and said sum was deposited with
the Secretary Of the Treasury Of the United States
Northern creditors and, whereas, owing tot doubt
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to his legal
thorty to distribute the said amount Of s219 00o9
to the CREDITOR the money has lain undisturbedi In
the Treasury Department since July, 1862, to tho
great injustice Of the creditors, who have made ap-
plication for Il Tberefore-
Resoired, That the Secretary Of the Treasury DO
authorized and directed to appoint q commission,
70 consist Of three persons, one Of whom shall DO
learned In the law, 10 hear and determine the
various claims, and to distribute such fund Of
s2l9, oOosi, In amounts not exceeding the amount
OF claim OF each creditor, when such money was
conhscated, with legal interest; but provided that
any claim not presented within three months AFTER
the appointment Of such commission shall not DO
allowed and provided further that the cost ofsaid
commission shall be paid out Of such fund
Mr.. seoheld, Of Pa argued that this money
justly belonged to the United States and the North
ern creditors still had action against the Southern
debtors
Mr.. Butler suggested that In tho present impov-
erishsd condition Of the South II would DO fruit.
less and bottles effort to attempt the collection Of
debts there.
Mr.. Farnsworth Of Ill, asked II the adoption Of
this resolution would not prove detrimental to the
claims Of creditors. All debtors in the South had
not paid money into the Citizens Bank Of New Or
leans and yet oil might plead this payment as a
set.oh.
Mr.. Edridge, Of Wis., asked II the adoption OF
the resolution would not be tacit recognition Of
the right Of the confederate government to confs-
cato these debts.
Mr.. Butler answered both questions in che mega
tive. The resolution only provided for the distri-
tribution TO such individuals as had lost money BY
reason Of their debtors placing their funds In the
bank referred to.
Mr.. Pruyn, Of N. Y, asked II the Secretary Of
the Treasury approved Of tho bill.
Mr.. Butler replied entirely 90, and he would
have distributed tho money, but doubted his au.
thority.
Tha AIN0lt ii a.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, the Secretary
Of War was directed To communicate to this House
all information In possession Of the War Depart.
ment and especially In the Bureau Of Refugees,
Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, relative TO prop
srty seized BY agents of the Government in Louis.
iana the names Of the reputod owners Of such prop
erty, what amount Of property has been retained,
and upon whose order, 10.
Mr.. Griswold, Of N. Y, asked, but failed to OBJ
tain, leave to introduce n resolution authorizing
States vessel for marine survey Of coast Of Lower
California and the adjacent islands.
Mr.. Robinson, Of New York, introduced joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to sell the surplus gold in the Treasury Department
and to receive legal tender notes at par In pay
ment for duties on imports Ordered to DO printed.
Mr.. Wood, of N. Y, called up his resolution,
given above, relative to expression Of sympathy
with Ireland and 1t was ogain reported.
Mr.. BrOOmAll, of Pa, objected to Its considsra.
Mr.. Wood moved to suspend the rules and the
motion was agreed to-yeAs 1903, nays IA.
The resolution was then, on motion Of Mr..
Banks Of Mass, referred to the Committee on For
eign Affairs.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pa, submitted a Joint resolu.
ton for the reappointment Of tho joint committee
Of fifteen on reconstruction.
Mr.. Eldridgo, of Wis, objected.
Mr.. Stevens moved to suspend the rules for that
purpose and the yeas and nays being demanded the
rules were net suspended-two thirds not voting In
the Affirmative.
The vote, In detail, was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allison, Ames, Anderson, Baldwin,
Banks Beaman, Benjamin. Bingham, Blaine Blair,
Boutwell, Cromwell, Broomall, auckland, Butler,
Cake, Churchill, Clarke Of Ohio, Clarke Of Kansas,
Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Cornell, Coyode, Cullom,
Dodge, Donnelly, briggs, Eckley, Eliot, Farms.
worth, Forriss, Ferry, Fields, Garfield, Grayelsy,
Halsey, Hamilton, Hooper, Hopkins, Hulburd,
Hunter, Julian, Kitchen, Koontz, Lawrence Of
Ohio, Lincoln Loughridge, Lynch, Mccarthy, Mer.
cur, Miller Moore, Moorhead, Merrill, Myers,
0Neil, 0rth, Paine, Perham, Peters, Plants, Po-
land, Polsey, Price, Sawyer Schenck, Scofeld,
shanks, Sheilabarger Spalding, Taffe Trowbridges
Epson, Van Horn Of NJ Y, Van Wyck, Ward,
Washburn Of Wis, Washburn of Mass, Welker,
Williams Of Pa, Williams Of Ind Wilson Of Iowa,
Wilson Of Pa, Window and Woodbridge-S7.
Nays-Messrs. Archer Ashley of Nevada, Baker,
Barnes, Boyer, Brooks Burr Dawes, Dennison,
Eldridge, Fox Getx, Glossbrenner, Griswold,
Haight, Harding, Hubbard of West Va, Hum.