Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-27

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and after few minutes adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A resolution was offered by Mr.. BLAINE
directing General Grant to communicate
to the House all correspondence addressed
by him to the President on the subject of
the removal of Secretary Stanton and Gen.
eral Sheridan; also any CORRESPONDENCE or
order in his office showing the condition of
The Fifth Military District prior to the pass
age of the military reconstruction bill, and
any recommendations he may have made
thereon and what steps, if any, were taken
by the civil authorities to such recommend
ations; also all correspondence in reference
TO the difficulties in Baltimore, touching
the Police Commissioners and other mat
tiers prior to 1866, and in reference to the
proposed mission of the General OF the
army to Mexico in 1866.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH suggested that the
resolution also call for the correspondence
in reference to General Sickles.
Mr.. BLAINE consented to the modifica-
tiOn. r-
On motion of Mr.. WASHBURNE, of
Indiana, the committee on Military Affairs
was instructed to inquire into the practi-
cabilty of paying the army once week,
instead of every two months, as now pro-
vided by law.
On motion of Mr.. ELLIOTT, the COM
mittee on Freedmen's Affairs was directed
to report whether any reasons exist why
the Freedmen's Bureau be continued be-
yond the time now limited by law.
The SPEAKER presented memorial
from the Alabama Convention, praying for
the repeal of the cotton tax from the first
Of September last.
Referred to the committee on Ways and
Means.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. MUM
GEN, asking the Secretary of the Treasury
for information as to meters attached to
stills, and whether he has adopted any, and
! with what result. Adopted.
Mr.. KELLEY offered a resolution for
| the repeal of the tax on cotton, and on pro-
ductions of the manufacturing and mechan-
| ical interests, except distilled spirits, malt
| liquors and tobacco. Referred t, the COM
mIttee on Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr.. SCHENCK resolu-
tion was adopted asking the President for
| full and exact information as to the par
dons granted to persons convicted of per-
| jury or counterteiting.
| Mr.. PIKE offered a resolution that the
committee of Ways and Means inquire in
| to the eXpediency of a tax on United States
bonds of l per cent, also authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds
subject to State and municipal taxation and
not to Congressional taxation and eX-
changeable for outstanding bonds at the
option of the holder, and providing for the
payment of the tax paid by national banks
| to the Treasurer of the State in which the
banks are located. Adopted.
Mr.. JULIAN offered resolution in
structing the committee on Public Lands
10 inquire into the expediency of so amend
ing the homestead law of 1862 as to pro-
hibit the further sale of public lands ex-
cept On conditions requiring their settle
ment and improvement. Adopted.
| Mr.. ROSS offered a resolution instruct
ing the committee on Banks and Currency
to report a bill providing for the withdraw
ing from circulation of the National Bank
currency and supply the same with green
backs. 15.
Objection to the resolution being made,
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved its reference
| to the committee on Banking and Cur
rency.
MI. ROSS. in order to test the sense of
House, moved to lay it on the table-yeas
| 81, nays 101.
Mr.. RANDALL suggested tnat the word
requested be substituted for the word
| "instrncted.''
Mr.. ROSS consented.
After debate, the motion to refer was
adopted. .as-.e
Mr.. BAKER offered resolution in
structing the committee on Ways and
Mems to inquire into the expediency of
changing the laws to arrest the contraction
of the currency, of reducing the tax ou
economical means of collecting it; repeal
ing the tax on cotton, and adopting scale
of revenue, which would yield only sufi-.
cient, with the surplus in the Treasury, to
pay the expenses of the Government and
interest on the public debt, sc. Adopted.
MIR. FARNSWORTH offered resolu-
ton instructing the committee on Recon-
struction TO inquire into the eXpediency of
taking acensus in the Southern States
Adopted. f.
MIR. BURR offered a resolution instruct
ing the committee on Ways and Means to
inquire into the eXpediency of modifying
existing laws so as to impose tax on dis
tilleries according to their manufacturing
capacity. Adopted. .-.
MR.. MYERS offered a resolution in
structing the committee on Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency of
taxing distilled spirits according to the
capacity of distilleries, and reducing the
present rate of tax. Adopted.
Mr.. briggs offered resolution instruc-
ting the Committee on Public Lands to
enquire into the eXpediency of reporting
the bill setting over all the unsold or un-
appropriated public lands to the States in
which they are situated. Adopted.
The concurrent resolution of the Senate
for adjournment on Monday was agreed to.
The House went in to the committee of
Whole, and Mr.. Blaine made an hour's
speech against the proposition to pay the
U. S. Bonds in currency instead OF gold. Mr..
Butler replied, taking the opposite ground.
Before he concluded, the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
New York Chamber of Commerce.
New YORK, Nov. 26.-The Chamber OF
Commerce to-day adopted the report ofthe
committee recommending the resumption