The Portland daily press., 1867-01-25
xxx CONGRESS SECOND SESSION
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a

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WASHINGTON, JAN "a.
| SENATE.
| T. Petitions were presented for increase of nav
of officers; against curtailment of the curren-
cy. Z IS
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported the Dill to prevent smuggling,
| which by unanimous consent was considered
| and passed.
Mr.. Conness called up the bill to grant aid
in the construction of the San Francisco Cen
trai racine Railroad. Postponed. ttkf
Mr.. wilson introduced resolution which
was passed, calling upon the Secretary of w ar
10 FURNISH the names and rank of officers who
were appointed last summer, and who failed to
| join their commands FL.
MIR. Frelnghuysen was qualified and took
| his seat. :
Mr.. Wade, from the Committee on Terrific
| RES, reported substitute for the bill relative
to the temporary government of Montana.
| The bill suspending the collection of direct
taxes in Virginia was referred to the Commit
| tee on Public Lands.
MIR. Fessenden, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported the legislative executive and
Judicial appropriation bill with but few amend
ments 1t adds for temporary clerks in the
Treasury Department., $4,000; for contingent
expenses OF the Bureau of Statistics $4,000:
for facilitating Geographic communication he
tween the Atlantic and Pacific, $4,000. and
striking out that portion providing for increas-
the Both Congress .
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Wade, which
provides for allotments of members of the Su-
preme Court among the circuits Referred to
the Judiciary Committee
The tariff bill came up at one o'clock p. NJ
Mr. Grimes took the floor against it, denounc-
ing 1t as only in the interest of a few large
manufacturers designed to put more money in
their pockets which is robbed from American
labor. He condemned the movement as a fact
calculated dappQac IF ir,nr
revenue. e fsv AA ~
The question required on Mr. Edmunds'
amendment to put books, maps and charts i'm
ported for literary societies, colleges and libra
ries on the free list.
Mr.. Sumner advocated the amendment
which was agreed to, yeas %, nays 13
An attempt to put books, maps and charts
issued prior to 1870 on the free list after dis
eusslon by Messrs. Fessenden, Williams and
CONFESS was disagreed to. -
Mr.. Kirkwood moved to amend by reducing
the duty on lumber used in fencing
Mr.. Chandler wanted to see the duty on
lumber increased, as it was product of labor
the present tariff. p
Mr.. Wade moved to increase the duty on
linseed from 16 to 20 cents, as necessary to the
protection of agricultural interests. Disagreed
Mr.. Sprague said this was a commercial
tariff, made in the interests of importers, and
denounced it as such.
An amendment by Mr. Frelinghuysen, to
raise the duty on lnseed to 80 cents bushel.
and on linseed oil to 80 cents per gallon. was
agreed to.
The Senate at o'clock P. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Indian appropriation bill was reported
and made special order for Tuesday g.
The Judiciary Committee were instructed to
inquire into the propriety of putting wagons,
harness, bedsteads, chairs, &c, on the free
list. H tts n
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he would call
up the bounty bill tomorrow or Saturday
Mr.. Bidwell reported the bill to extend the
provisions of the agricultural college act to
Tennessee EFe
After considerable debate Mr. Donnelly NOV
ed an amendment that land granted should be
held by the State of Tennessee, and that no
person employed as professor or teacher i'm such
a college who ever held office under the con-
federate government. Adopted.
A somewhat violent debate occurred be-
tween Messrs. Cooper and Kelley, wherein the
former called the latter liar. A point of
order was raised that such debate was not in
order, when all debate ceased and the bill was
passed. $50 Ef baeak'EwE
The House proceeded to the consideration of
MIR. Stevens reconstruction bill. n
MIR. Raymond addressed the House on the |
subject. .F,q II
Mr. Raymond did not favor the passage of
Mr. Stevens bill.
MIR. Shcllaberger followed in speech in sup
port of it. " 81 "a "a
Mr.. Stevens indicated his Intention to call
up the reconstruction bill tomorrow, and in
view OF the conflicting opinions on the Repub-
Hcan side, to move to lay it ON the table
The Committee on Ways and Means were
instructed to inquire into the expediency of re-
pealing the tax on cotton. 81
g Mr.. Paine, from the Committee on Militia |
reported the bill to provide for organizing and |
disoiplining the militia, which was recommit-
ted.
The resolution of Mr. Latin from the Com
mlttee on Printing, to print extra copies of the |
report on the survivors of the war OF 1872, was
adopted.
The Speaker presented a communication |
from the Secretary OF War, relative to the riot |
at Norfolk, Virginia, April 49, 1866 Referred |
to the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs
On motion of Mr. Dodge, the President was |
requested to communicate information in ref |
erence to the removal of the Protestant church |
meeting at the American Embassy at Rome.
The House then went into committee of the |
whole, when Mr. Morrill, made speech upon
the financial question. He contended that re-
sumption OF specie payments could not be OBJ
tanned without some curtailment of the legal |
tenders, say two hundred millions, nor until |
by stiffening the tariff, the outgoing of Cali |
fornia gold is checked, and no disastrous effects
need follow. Men who have faith in the resur- |
rection OF gold and silver never will have |
tha4 ROW. and neysF 5 M stable
basis TO last Tor years. If our financial system
II.
ducing more gold and silver than all the world |
Let us not endure the reproach that we do not |
know how to keep it, He said that any party |
which attempted to prOcastnate the Gay of re-
demption from the evils of excessive paper cur
rency, would at last be overwhelmed by its OPP
ponents. We cannot afford to take the wrong
side. We keep up nints and assay offices at a |
great expense, but it is clear that not one
fourth of the sums coined are retained in the |
country, or in other words, three-quarters has |
departed. The debaSing of coin has failed IN !
retain spurious metal. Our coin received
abroad was not according to the value stamp
ed upon it, but according to the amount of pure |
gold it contains, and bank notes, he contend
ed, when made equivalent to the standard of
coins, would be none too valuable He then |
alluded to the prevalent haste to become rich, |
and wanted to set the gold operators and those
following kindred trades at work in some hon |
est calling, by drying up the fountain from
which flows their present intOxication. Any |
excess of currency adds nothing to actual |
values Calling dollar dollar and halt |
only brings about the necessity for marking |
up the prices of commodities correspondiLg ly |
The Government requires gold to be paid into
the Custom House, and pays out an equal |
amount at the Sub-Treasury This is the I'M !
flexible and perpetual measure of our wants. |
Beyond this neither the Government or people |
have any use for it. The banks have long since |
removed it from their vaults 1t is the cheapest |
thing we have to SELL and SO long as this con- |
tinues we are maintaining paper system to |
the great advantage of foreign nations and our
own loss and will remain subjects of foreign
power and of the gold speculator. 1t is the
golden moment for the party in power to turn
its attention to the subject of economy and
stem the tide flowing from our Treasury. A
violent contradiction might not be admissible,
moderate and persistent contraction of the
food is admissible.
The committee rose, and the House at P. NJ
adjourned.