Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-12-19
WASHINGTON, Dec. Il
SEN

On motion Of Mr.. Howard, :he President
was requested to transmit an account Of Uni
ted States bonds issued to the mon Pacific
Railroad and its branches, amount Of interest
paid, &c.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle introduced a bill to pro-
vide Tor the appointments of National Bank
catital among the different States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Edmunds introduced bill to provide
for mode of taxation OF National Banks.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee On Mill
tary AffIirs. reported a bill continuing in Of
fee certain officers ofthe Freedmen's Bureau,
and gave notice that he should call it up to-
morrow.
The bill to repeal the cotton tax was taken
up and opposed BY Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, who moved as an amendment to exempt
foreign cotton. after April 1868.
Mr.. Fessenden also opposed the bill, and
moved to amend BY making the tax one cent
per pound, and advocated its adoption.
Messrs. Sherman and Pomeroy advocated
the bill and opposed the amendments.
Mr.. Wilson advocated the bill at length.
Mr. Williams gave notice of an amend
ment. that no cotton remaining unsold shall be
taxed, and no sax on cotton hereafter levied
shall ever be refunded. Alter debate, Mr..
Conkling moved to so amend the bill "a to
make it applicable only to the year 1868.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced-By NJ. w illiams. of
Indiana. to pay the Balance OF the bounty to
non. commissioned officers honorably mustered
out.
By Mr. Julian; to FIX the time for the elec-
ton of Representatives and Delegates to Con-
gress.
By Mr. Hooper. of Massachusetts, to pre-
vent the depreciation Of currency, by prohib-
iting the circulation0s money Of anything not
authorized by Law. -,a.t ,f.fauA1
BY Mr.. Hubbard. Of West Virginia. to "a
cilitate the resumption Of specie payments.
The bill provides that after the lst OF July,
lls65, twenty per cent Of all duties on import
ed goods may be paid in United States notes;
after the Isl or July, 1869, forty per cent, at
ter the lst OF July. 1870. sixty per cent: alter
the LIST of July, 1871, eighty per cent; after
the lst of July, 1872, the whole.
I By, Mr.. Brooks, in relation to legal tender
notes, The bill provides that the Finance
Committee Of the Senate aud the Committee OF
Waysand Means ofIhe House shall inqnire ill.,
10 the expediency first. of making legal BENDER
notes receivable in part payment OF custom
duties, saw FIVE per cent, alter January j,
lass; ten per cent aftcrs February,l, 1868,
with like proportion AFTER March /, 1865; Sec
ond, repeating the legal tender act on all con-
tracts made ater the lst of March. 1865, or u
not repeating it, enabling contracts 70 be made
pay able in gold and silver. $. 'sr..,ft
By Mr.. Holbro0ke, oil Idaho, extending the
pre- -eInption ard homestead laws To Idaho.
All appropriately referred. ~
| Mr.. Benjamin offered resolution reciiing
that the President in his annual message had
seen 81 in utter disregard of the popular will
az expressed in The election Of members oil
the Fortietb Congress, 10 recommend the re
peal ofthe Reconstruction laws, the efiect-oi
which sould be to remit the government OF
the late rebellious States to rebel hands, and
abandon the entire loyal element there TO the
viii of traitors, and that it i emnrufly prop.
or that the House shuuld respond, in emphatic
( terms, to so extraordinary proposition: and
resolving that the House viii never consent C
take retro,r ,de step frsm lis advanced pei
ton in promoting the cause Of equal rights
nor 10 dcyiate from its fixed purpose of protec
ting all men as equal before the law; tina
there is no reason to doubt that the restoration
Of the rebsllious States is being successful.
accomplished on firm and enduring basisan'
that no good reason exists why the Recon
sirsction acts should be repealed.
10 gur. Kerr movsd' 10 lay the preamble AM
resolution on the table Negative
yeas, go; Lays, 1l2. The resolutiol
and preamble were then adopted--yeas, III
NAYS. 32-strictly party vote. -. nf
Mr.. Pile offered resolution directing tb
Secretary OF the Treasury to report whether
since the lst, Of July last, any Nations
Banks nave changed their securities held i
the Treasury to secure their circulation, &t
. Mr. Blaine objected ~ its consideration u
! dsy. OF suspension OF the rules. aa
Mr. Blaine offered a resolution. instructin
the Committee on Naval AHairs to repoI
WHISTLER reduction may be effected In III
r number Of officers and men employed in h
navy BY reducing the foreign squadron to tt
Anumber Of ships and guns which were in Sc
'pviec before the war. Adopted. ~ z 80. -
~ Mr.. Maynard introduced bills fer the hett'