Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-07
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redeem the compound interest notes with new 1 issue of legal tenders not to exceed $100 GOO coo the substitute reported by the Senate Finance Committee proposes to redeem these notes with of loans at three per cent. interest Mir ton of the contract under which the compound interest notes were issued, and Mir. Cowan made a lengthy speech to the same effect. The Senate finally adopted. Mfr. Sherman off cred an additional amendment, which was adopted, providing that every National Bank shall at all times have on hand in lawful money an amount equal to 25 per cent Of it's notes in circulation and its deposits and making it unlawful for one bank to pay interest on deposits made by another bank. The bill thus amended was passed The House, i'll Committee of the Whole toek up the Naval Appropriation Bill, which appropriates ,9O9 for expenses of the Navy. This sum was somewhat increased by the various amend- ments and the bill passed. The Tariff Bill was then considered in Committee of the Whole At the evening session the bill providing for an n- crease of pay for officers of the army was reported from the Military Committee with several amend ments, which were agreed to, and the bill passed.
 In the Senate, Feb. 2S, the bill to establish De- pertinent of Education was acted upon and finally passed. At the evening session the Tax Bill was considered, the amendments proposed in Commit tee being acted upon in regular order as they were reached. At the evening session the House reconsidered it's action on the bill providing for the disposal of public lands for actual homesteads IT. Alabama, Louisiana and Florida. An amend ment was adopted requiring every settler who de- slres to enter such land to make oath that he ney- or voluntarily aided or abetted the rebellion Com mlttees Of Conference were appointed on the Bank. rupt bill and the Indian Bureau Bill Tho Senate amendments to the Compound Interest Note bill gave rise to lengthy and spirited debate. The House bill proposed to redeem these notes with new issue of flegal-tender notes not exceeding stCO 00O,0CO, for which the Senate adopted substitute providing for their redemption with certificates of loans bearing interest at five per cent. The aues- tion before tho House was & motion to non-con- cur il the Senate substitute. At late hour this motion prevailed, and the House adjourned. l In the Senate, Starch l. the Colorado Bill having | been vetoed by the President, tho question was upon it's passing over the veto, two-thirds vote being required to pass it. The vote stood yeas 20, nays 19; absent or not voting A. The bill conse- quently failed to pass. The Internal Revenue Bill came up as unfinished business. The amendment offered by Mir. Henderson abolishing the tax on all future crops of cotton lost by vote of 19 yeas to 19 nays. An amendment offered by MT. Pome. roy, reducing the tax to two cents pound was agreed to, yeas 2l, nays 1s. The bill making ap propriations for the Navy was also passed. In the House, the Committee of Conference on the Bank rupt Bill made report recommending that the 1 aSa ur;%h thaC Ca o4e amendments After little time spent in " tilli- bustering, the vote was taken amid great excite ment, and the House accepted the report of the Committee by yeas 8, nays Il. The House soon after adjourned.
 1 In the Senate, March 2, the report of the com. mttee of conference on the bankrupt bill was con- cured in 24 to 20. The committee on conference on the compound interest note bil made 0 report, which was adopted The Indemnity bill also pass ed 36 to S. The Presidents veto of the ten ure of office bill was read and the bill passed over 1 the veto; yeas S5; nays Il. The veto of the re- construction bill was taken up, read, and after some discussion the bill passed over the veto vote 38 against 10. The nays were Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Hendricks, Nes- mith, Norton, Patterson and Salisbury. Reports of conference committees on the Army appropria- tion bill, Internal revenue bill, and omnibus bill, were agreed to. The deficiency bill was then amended and passed In the House, the report of the conference committee on the Indian appro- priation bill was accepted. The Presidents veto of the Reconstruction bill was read. ''Fillibus- tering' was attempted but the Speaker decided that in the last ten days of the session, by two thirds vote, the House had right to suspend the l rules and cut off diatory motions. The Speakers decision sustained, 172 to 4. The rules were then suspended and the bill passed over the veto by a vote of 1855 to AZ. Reports of conference committees on the army appropriation bill and the compound interest note bill were agreed to. The Speaker submitted the Presidents veto of the ten- ure Of office bill which was read and the bill over the veto, 131 against 37 Tho committee of conference on the Tax bill reported fixing the du- ty on cotton at two and half cents. Agreed to- The judiciary committee made report on the pre- posed impeachment of the President, and minor ty report was presented. Both reports were tabled and printed MT. LeBlonde, from the committee of conference on the legislative appropriation bill, reported the committee unable to agree. The house receded and the bill passed
 In the Senate, March 4th, MT. Foster made his valedictory remarks, Mir. Wade was chosen Presi- dent pro ten., and at12, the Thirty-Nnth Congress was declared adjourned si,,e die.
 The Senate of the Fortieth Congress was then called together and the new Senators sworn in. In the House, after disposing of the unfinished busi- ness, Mir. Colfax delivered his valedictory, and de- clared the House adjourned sine die.
 The House of the Fortieth Congress was then organized, and Mir. Colfax was reelected Speaker by vote of 127 to 30, the Democrats protesting against any organization of the House. Mr. Mo Pherson was then reelected Clerk and the House adjourned
 In the Senate, Mar. 5, Mr. Sumner moved reso- lution of thanks to Mir Geo. Peabody, further pro- viding for the presentation to him of gold medal In the House the officers were sworn in and the Rev. Mir. Boynton was chosen chaplain.
 Da7~ A great Union meeting was held at Allyn Hall, Hartford, on Friday Evening last. An immense crowd was addressed by Governor Hawley, General Logan, General Schafer and Mr. Starkweather, whose