The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-06
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Midnight Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. )

WASHINGTON, Jan. ,.
The Presidd q dnts veto of the negro suffrage
bill will be se4 to the Senate ON Monday.
The total Amount of fractional currency
printed at the Treasury Department last
week was S275,044; the shipments during
the same period were $308, 7l9. 10 issued
from the Treasury Department during the
week ending to- day, ssl8, 400 in National
Bank Currency, making the total amount is
sued to date 500. 755, ,351 total circulation to
date, S29s, 609, ,4l9 The amount of securi-
ties held BY the Treasury of the United
States in trust for National Banks as security
is as follows: For circulating notes, $780,
1853, l59; for deposits, S38, ,963 ,050; total,
S3T9, 267. 100 The total amonnt of frac,ion-
al currency redeemed and destroyed at the
Treasury Department during the past week Is
81, 2,629.2S; receipts from Internal Revenue
to-day, $933, ,62s17 total for the week,
$685., ,529, $50.
The 3oth e. S. Infantry left the city this
.. m. for Omaha. Col. Dodge viii join the
regiment at Omaha They 60 via Chicago,
and Clinton, Iowa.
The Republican members Of the House
held a caucus at the Capitol tonight, Hon.
w. Schofeld, of Penn, in the Chair, VIM.
Donnelly, of Mimi, Secretary. About sixty
Representatives were presen. Spauldng,
of Ohio, offered resolution tbat n o measure
looking towards impeachment Of the Pres>
dent OF the United States should be present
ed in the House unless previously agreed on
by caucus. Amended by providing before
any final action by Congress on the subject
should be referred to the Committee on Ju.
dietary.
grand Banquet in honor of the SD ami.
versary of the battle of New Orleans is to
take place at the National Hotel in this city
on Tuesday evening next. The most COM
plete and perfect arrangements have been
made. The President and Cabinet and gems.
Grant, Sherman, Meade, Hancock, Thomas,
Rawlings, Blair, and others, have been invi-
ted. Hon. T. P. Blair will preside on the
occasion.
Mr.. Ashley moved an amendment that no
article Of impeachment should be perfect
without first being considered BY the caucus.
Motion agreed to.
Then followed incidental debate between
Messrs. Bingham, Stevens and others, on the
subject, whether the impeachment conld be
partly tried BY the Senate Of the thirty ninth
Congress; also whether the House could prefer
articles Of impeachment to be tried by the
Senate of the thirty ninth Congress, and
whether if articles Of impeachment be now
preferred and not concluded at the expiration
of the present Congress, they would have
to be renewed IN the fortieth Congress.
Mr.. Stevens took the ground that the Sen.
ate did not expire with Congress on the 4th
Of March next, it being . perpetual body.
The caucus In the main was harmonious, and
it appeared to be the general disposition not
to vote for any inquiry into the matter ~ to
whether the President should be impeached,
while large number of the members were
Of the opinion that he ought to be Impeach>
ed. Mr., skingbam said that his articles Of
impeachnstt, for reasons previously stated,
should not pc preferred during the present
session of Congress. lie reminded the gen.
tlemen that the trial of Warren Hastings
lasted ssveA years.
The caucns, after about two hours session,
adjourned. n