The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-02


session introduced bill 10 repeal that section OF the
law which authorized the contraction OF the currency
Means. He desired the chairman of that com mIttee
70 state when the House would have q report the
Mr. schenck (ohlo). Chairman OF the Com mittee Of
yet been Unable 70 consider more than one mt
suIJect Ielatng 10 the finances and Oh st it was
repeal OF the cotton tsx.~Reporteri iepOi' Vu '"e
~ Ihe q committee proposed TO meet from day TO day
and 70 gTappie as best could with any Que Of those
nnSnes 6 M subjects aud be spprehended mat report
1 ths gentleman tMr lnsersoID referred ana on the
Mr; lngeTa9l declared that the reply was perfectly
sssacIory but he wished 20 call attention the fact
currency at the rate OF s2s 600 day thus ssngrsdo
Mr. sebeneS tbloS S9So gs 1St q tb me people
nd s YET very y2ung Ia iie was NOS At All asleep
gentleman from Illinois UnsersOll aud the Secretary
Of Of the Treasury, but somebody IN the country was
tnlnking ON the subject, and the Comm proposed
70 4 aS on t as soon as possible but not without some
had not handed in a report on any of these subiscs
Sbs snEt had TO ges to she reports Secretary
ps The ES commi.ea mi a. !, offered s Te,ouOn direct
auire INTO the expodiency OF authorzin new loan
PasaDie aiteI Ten years and IedeemAoe after thirty
In Interest payable semi annually 10 eoiu TS1sSe a.
when paid Also providnp s for nop 70 tom
Government Obligations, now due or hereafter TO be-.
change or paym emit according TO the tenor Of such
MT. Banks (Mass.j offered a resolution declaring
that public policy and national honor alike forbid
States in deprecated paper currency. He moved
the previous question It's adoption. The HoISe re-
fused 10 second the previous question: ayes only 2a
and the resoiutloH was referred to the Committee OF
Mr. a3SeT9 Wash. Tsy( offered e,Olution In
into the expediency OF terminating the Joint ocou-
pancy OF San Jusn Island. tAdopted.)
the Treasury was directed to furnish in formation as
to The AMOUNT Of revenue tax received from the
amount OF interest drawn by such banks from the
On motion of Mr. Nlblaok (ThdJ the Post omce
@ Comttee was instrnced 70 Inquire into the expedl
letters relating to the business Of their roads outside
on Wotion Of Mr.. Kerr Und.), the Judiciary Cam.
mittee was instructed 80 inquire into the expedisney
o. the United states District Court for Indiana at he
ON motion OF Mr.. Coburn (Ind.), the Committee on
Pensions was Instructed to inquire into the exped-
ENJOY OF providing bounes OF lRnd for soldiers in che
On motion Of Mr.. Maynard tTennJ the Committee
from the LIST of May 1865 to redeem their Circulation
IN coin.
on motion q Mr.. GrAvelly (Io.). the Committee
on ways ana Means was instructed to inquire into
She eSpediency OF reducing the revenue tax to-
Mr. Garfield (ohiO) introduced a bill relating to the
omcers s, % Ihe arm 9smssed or eashered by
lThs o'lI makes It unlawful for the Executive to
p hiered. except Dy appointment, and confrmed by
Mr.. Arneil (Tenn.l rising to a personal explaua-
blODy the OF BROOKS IN. y
On the 2lst of November to the effect that Arne
had given aid and comfort the Rebellion BY sun.
plying the Rebel army with shoes from his tannery
ever had q tEnnery In that county, or that he had
ever expressed his sympathy for the Rebellion.
He had owned leather eStobliahment 10 Lewis
county, Tennessee, and the Reoels had got leather
from although before General Buell. bad withdrawn
from that section he had applied General Negey to
have bis leather taken destroyed by the Federal
troops, which he declined to do. A guard of Rebel
soldiers bad afterwards come to his premises and
taken possession OF his leather in the name Of the
Confederacy. This was the head and front of his
etisnding Nothing was easier he said. than to make
so engaged.
Mr: Ashley tohiol introduced Joint resolution
an amendment to the Constitution when
was referred tD the Judiciary Committee. '
IL declares all persons born In tho
United states and VINO subj acJ to its ju sd % Ion
ctzens OF the United states OF the State or erri
tory wherein they reside; makes all such ctzens
twenty -one years or age, except untaxed INDIAN
electors where they reside makes 1t incu bent IN
each state to establish and maintain free nuhIc
schools for the accommodation OF children; Renders
ineligible TO seats In Cons military or civil
ONCE under the Government, ali VINO were mem 1ers
OF any convention or legislature. who held n com,
mission aoove the rank OF Capta'n the Rebel rnv
etc and provides that the validity of public dab,
shall not be questioned aud that part Of he Rabi
debt shall ever be recognized, or pay M ent mads ~.
the loss emancipation of slavea