New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-11
xTTn C0NGRESS-UD SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10, 1867.
rl,v APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
mn THE AsuRN cnnnEE.

my "pnoined Assistant Secretary of the Treasury He
6eeg al yaSacy ho,, oclrcd y the resgnaon
IlV SIo1fIcT Mr Conner was aut horizcd under the
Aei of February 1896 20 assume the duties OF the Office
r,iftce on Finance
PETITION FROM UIE NEw-YoRK CHAMBER or CoNNERcE
& Nc yI Ai,' cr f commerce ON the subject Of
return TO specie payment accompanied by statement
$50 IA g. ia,- irrir.i,e Pcferftd 10 the Committee
OH . ~ e.,d b,. M RAMSEY rep, Mimi,
WING fbe nav ali The late Senator Riddle 90 lS "lu""
"'' ''''-A' 'r,,, Ism .r 'p.errIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. howard rep. AuchJ offered the iolio"lDN ''
4"suu WI a. W. a. serc+arv NJ tho Interior be re-
Eso.rca' lAal me 9,c''' 1te statement setting
gucsted 10 iuIil7l 20 L.. states bonds ISSUED 60
~ I,,,, PsciGc railroad Company and ITS Dliineu9s,
inducing tue Ce,'tu 5pents thereto the dates at
he uy " ~ is,,cd Inc Company they We're de-
hyered TO- ana me e,s,gd An account between the
11uet W. ~ tI eeI company. and each oi the ~td
ne MIN, The Central Pacific company setting
Sra1chg-' in,a57 interest paid ny the United states o
IolSn .., I'D me amount of interest repaid to me
Irite5 sf,fes hy said company. ana each OF the Siu
brnpcLe. including CcutaI !achc company ana tle
- u.s., If5 NV thc charter mira. Tho length Of line on
e e3 i'I. '-''''"
i,,sIrf~u NCt-rrtITrN - THE FlBELloN.
~, ~ ,fS,f,p 0.rp Ns..J offered the following
iut,u which was aduqteu: ,
Rls0red That IN al WeunE the rCsolntIOn oI inc tne
>, claims AGAINST Great Britain the President of the
Syti stole. be- reore, ed n compatible WITH the public
t.l,,' co. l,,, M ,t,- ~ all tic correspondence and
nieIe.,, ~ .' lt bitirio pnbshed I'm this country
o.let llL rroo1ition of bcTiqcrent rights 10y thai
.Oucil7 49,, oi,T- nf the Rem lion: and also touch
mo fb elda tine commerce. i the lhiled STATES
nv he Alabama and other vesscla. built armed and
e1rIpp,d and manned do Great Britor and that II con
venicnt he the secretary o. 9ile to Plv"ic an III
sui,ieot,
,,f.rrTrAVEOvs
t,,rt r.s,lnfiou wg. introduced iy lr HOWARD,
a O' s ~, ti comm tf., on Claims iustyuctns the
str, ~ War 70 .cftic tine camssof the Columbia
S-,,,,., for 5.flqpes result e. 70 their prop
it ! l' 33-, ,' tit IN
en-! I'M W rcenlsf. the riehts Of married women IN thc
niu ~ y-7,-'tt ~ 3,,tvcd1ccI , Nh HARLAN
District oi tolh-tld wa III, nv, 900, m, tl,r bis
,,, - ,.-.,.,i.
Mir WILSON'S Rep, Mass( oil 70 remove al' az 10y
dietary committee .-.-.,...,. ..,... ..-.,,,,,.,,
Mr. 6i'lmtS yep low, yr, rierrS5
~ u, i ~ H,, M c1' Ntiygi AfItirs
- co, %. nm iliL l ir1N3nic6 tlc following BILL
DIT; DOl4L- ,l'' - ~ (,,r,'I,ittol M, FiriUca
That the United states notes commonly called Legal
Tender notes sha ne lt l''le IN l' iuit ~ .
internal dute, excuses uepl' anO o, v,tA iit
of All claims ana demands against Che United Sateso of
every llud except Tor interest upon uouu- Wien l OIo
,ay com i 1 Of An debts public aud private within
the United states. except where otherwise specially pro
yded in contracts made after the an gay OF Juy' 1906
ana EXCERPT on imports aud interest as aforesaid.
IHE HEcoNsfk1 cIdoN ELl.oIIoS Law ,,o.
t tbr ,ll introduced by Mr. Wi ON Friday, 10 allow
f, nj tion of the constitutional amendments or con
vontiOus hy majority Oh le 3cluh NVIe ~ HS.odu %
,vr,s . tt,iorifv of those registered The amendment
u,Hos +" fio1s roured bv those states previous
tic Rebellion must, I'm order TO be permitted 9 woe az
s1 elect o, be possessed Of one OF THESE quhc"uous'
Ff service i'm lilo United states Army Of one year or
more second ability 60 read the Constitution %. me
sIppor NJ or Third freehold estate in his own right to
the value Of $40 -. ,..,
Mr. DOOfTTII said tlatif IS he expected Mr. wilson
should pres, his bib. this amendment was ve5 mlol
faat !. might possibly IinS Il 1I6 10 lunt ga
tte 1us. ton tliat Inc people would sustain.
''s ir WIlSoV d.ep Mass said his bu was simply 20
- 49,, ttt ,.lr,- I,,nsrkabIe provision in the bill 90