Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-01-23

bill. The government had the same
right to subordinate the wishes of the reb-
els to the welfare of the nation now, that
it had curing the war. 1t was the duty of
Congress to commence at the bottom and
build upward. Slavery having ceased the
blacks became instanier, a part of the
people, and Congress should recognize no
attempt at reconstruction, which ignored
them. Sooner or later the American peo-
pie would reach the reconstruction of reb-
Ell States on q basis of Impartial justice and
equal rights. All attempts at ~reconstruc-
ton on a different basis would be but
temporary and destructive. The Ameri-
can people would not long tolerate the
carnival of murder and violence now ra-
ging in the South.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE spoke in opposition
to the bill. He knew it was offittle avail
to offer any resistance to the settled decree
OF the majority of the House, but it was
sad to sit silent and see the republic go to
ruin. With the passage of this bill must
die every vestige of a Constitutional Gov
eminent. If the bill itself did not pro-
claim the fact, its author (Stevens) had
boldly proclaimed thatit was revOiutiona-
~. Its principles were false in theory and
in facts, and as destructive of the federal
power as the States. There never was a
more abominable doctrine than that which
asserted the right of the Governmet to
hold the late rebellious States as conquer
ed territory. If persisted and acquiesced
in by the people, it would overthrow the
Republic and establish despotism on it,
Mr.. RANDALL, from the Committee
on Currency, reported a bill to authorize
the issue of treasury notes not bearing in
terest, to be used in providing a sinking
fund, for the extinguishment of the nation
al debt. 1t was ordered printed and re-
committed.
Mr.. CLARKE, of Ohio, made a speech
on the financial question, arguing against
the contraction of the currency. He Pro-
fessed himself an enemy to national banks,
but he held that, instead of the Govern
ment paying SIS, OO0, 900 a year in gold
to those banks for the use of their paper
money, the Government should itself is
sue all the paper currency, and continue
to do so until the national debt is extin-
guished. If the Government were to is
sue one thousand millions of currency,
and to redeem its interest bearing bonds
to that amount, the annual interest would
be reduced sixty millions in gold, and the
debt would be in rapid progress of extlnc-
ton.
WASHINGTON, January lS.-The Con-
~servatory attached to the Executive Man
sion, was badly damaged by fire this a. m.
At least one-third of the valuable plants
therein being destroyed. The loss on the
building is $4,000. The plants destroyed
were of the rarest character, of foreign
origin, and cannot be replaced in years
at a cost of hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars.
The majority of the Ways and Means
Committee are understood to be in favor
of the reduction of the whisky tax.
THE tariff BILL.
The tariff bill in its present shape is
likely to fail IN the Senate.
In the Supreme Court to-day, Bradley
johnson, formerly a rebel general, was
admitted to the bar under the new rule
resembling the test oath.
a bill was reported to the House to-day
by Mr.. Randall, which provides that after
its passage it shall be unlawful to issue as
money any notes or bill not authorized by
Congress. That the Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to issue, not exceeding
three hundred millions In U. S. notes,
not bearing interest, of such denomlna
tons as he shall deem expedient, of not
less than five dollars each, which shall be
lawful money and legal tender, said notes
not to be used only in exchange for ma
tional bank issues, and for the purchase of
such amount of U. S. bonds as may be
necessary TO carry out the intent of this act.
All circulatory notes of the National
Banks hereafter paid into the Treasury,
shall not again be put in circulation, and
the Secretary may pay out an equal
amount of U. S. issues. National Banks
must redeem within thirty days their
notes thus retained in the Treasury, where
said amounts are not less than nine hun
dred, and present them to the Secretary
for cancellation, who will return to them
the proportionate amount of U. S. bonds
deposited as security. The bill contains
other provisions, but the foregoing are its
main features.
January 10.
In the Senate but little of general in
terest was done. The House Bankrupt
bill of last session, as amended by the Ju-
dietary Committee was considered until
adjournment.
In the House, after the passage ofsever-
al private bills, the consideration Of Mr..
Stevens reconstruction bill was taken up.
Mr.. Spalding offered an amendment sus-
pending the writ of habeas corpus in the
rebelliOus States, and placing them under
martial law, until admitted to repre-
sentation in Congress. Mr.. Stevens ac-
cepted the amendment. Mr.. Koontz ia
vored the Acknowledgement of the rebels
and the enfranchisement of the blacks
Mr.. Schofeld said that reconstruction was
mainly INSTRUCTED by the perfidous Seere-
tary of State and the Judge who holds the
balance of power on the Supreme Court
Bench, for whom the President is prepa-
ring presidents. Ward, of Kentucky,
spoke against the bill, arguing for kind
ness and not persecutio on toward the South
He denounced the bill as forcible secession.
Plants supported the bill. Miller an
nounced he should offer an amendment
that 70 State should be admitted to repre-
sentation in Congress until they had rah-
fed the Constitutional Amendment.
AT a meeting of the WAYS and Means
| Committee, Saturday, Secretary McCul
Loeb gave the members to understand that
he was not opposed to making all sales OF
gold by government public
Inc Dill prONlulnS lOE LHe dsseHaulIAS u
the Forfeit Congress on the 4th of March,
as well as that establishing negro suffrage
in the territories, were sent to the White
House on the 18th inst, and the President
can keep both till Thursday before declar-
ing his purpose regarding them. The Col
orado and Nebraska bills he can keep till
next week Tuesday.
Tho Ohio members have been moving
energetically for a few days past to try to
delay the action of the State Legislature
upon the bill closing the Washington mill
tary agency till the great Importance of
continuing it can be made known. 1t is
charged that the whole movement has been
engendered by claim agents, and that the
Legislature is acting upon false informa-
son designedly furnished.
The receipts of Internal Revenue on
Saturday were SI92, SIG; total for the
week S2,260, 7s9 81. Grand total for the
fiscal year up to date, S177, 78l, 1874 L.
The smallness of the receipts foT Friday
and Saturday were owing to the tact that
all trains into the city from the North
have been checked by the late heavy snow,
thus cutting off the means OF receipt. Ma
tional bank notes issued from the Treasury
for the week, SAL, 72O. Fractional curren-
CIV received at the Department, S521, 800
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