Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-22

CHANDLER, assigned for business from
the committee on Commerce.
Mr.. WADE moved TO take up the one
term constitutional amendment, but with
drew his motion. stating that he should.
make it Tuesday. - ae
Mr.. SHERMAN. from the Finance COM
mittee, reported the Indian Appropriation
bill, which he would call up Saturday.
Mr.. YATES presented the credentials of
Mr.. Trumbull, Senator elect for six years
from the 4th of March, which were filed.
The bill in relation to the Indian Bureau
was taken up. The Senate bill is for an
annual inspection of Indians. For this the
House sends back substitute, to transfer
the Indian Bureau to the War Department.,
and against this the Senate committee on
Military Affairs make unanimous re-
port.H, rirfi.vgsst .aft a5 a.ia asts -fd
MIR. SHERMAN moved that the Senate
non-concur, and call for committee of
Conference. ts...E
Mr.. WILLIAMS was in favor, of the
House proposition. and rather than lose it
in committee of Conference, he said he
would move to indefinitely postpone the
bill. 1t would then come up at some
future time. 81 --saa- lfHi d. .t.+- 5sfit
Pending its consideration, the Senate
went into Executive session. is.l .l,-.r
HOUSE.
Eleven o'clock was fixed as the hour of
daily meeting hereafter. at
Senate bill to authorize the construction
of submerged tubular bridge across the
Mississippi at st. Louis was passed. nE
Mr.. HOOPER, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill to provide
ways and means for the payment of COM
pound interest notes and for contraction of
the currency! Mr. Hooper explained the
bill, saying the amount of compound inter-
est notes. all of which fall due this fiscal
year, was $140.O00,000 The bill proposed
| to allow them to be received as special
| temporary loan, for which certificates are
to be issued bearing interest of 365 per.
| cent, the committee being of opinion that
the banks would gladly exchange them for
such certificates. IS fr... ... 3 '.s..
| Mr.. STEVENS moved to amend the bill
by making the section read that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury be directed to redeem
/ compound interest notes with accrued i'm
terest, and issue therefor legal tender notes.
After debate, he added the words without
interest not exceeding in amount one hum
dred million dollars. The amendment was
adopted. a4. aif .tsye s.. f.--
The second section of the bill repeals the
i act for retiring aud cancellation of four
millions of greenbacks per month, and pro-
hibits such retirement during the current
year. The bill was ordered to be engroSsed,
but on the question being taken on the pas
sage of the bill as amended, it was rejected.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pa, moved to recon-
slider the vote, saying he intended to move
to strike out the second section. RecOnsid-
! ! Grafton carried. elIts ..5ts.o-a.-. son O.
Mr.. RANDALL moved to refer to the
committee on Banking with instructions to
report back Immediately. 10. -.asz.. Il
The first section. of the bill only was
agreed to- .- sc sa1i s.iu -- 3.
Mr.. RANDALL instantly reported from
said committee the bill with the second
section struck out. .t .zssE a-s. $3.50. :.
Mr.. HOOPER moved to table the bill.
Rejected. ~ al as5a.8 .ts.rs A.s.,
The bill was then passed.
Recess -.4tr -.. -. - ,tr