Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-12-26
Congress.
SENATE.

TO the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sherman presented a memorial G
the citizens of Cincinnati, including mem
bers of the City Council, asking for th
adoption of measures to secure the right
of American citizens abroad from foreig
aggressions, and also asking for some eX
plicit definition of American citizenship
Particular mention is made of the treat
ment of American citizens by the British
authorities in connection with the late Fen
ian difficulties. lie stated that a question
had arisen in Germany and elsewhere
lately, which seemed to demand that thos
rights should be in some manner defined
The memorial was referred to the Com
mitlee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Morton tried to call up the bill t.
prevent the further retirement of the cur
rency.
Mr.. Sherman moved to resume the con
sideratiOn of unfinished business, the Cot
ton Tax bill.
Mr.. Conkling opposed the motion on The
ground that it was unlikely that Their,
would be quorum tomorrow. as Their,
ought to be when the Cotton bill was taker
up.
Mr.. Morton was satisfied that the Cottor
Tax bill could not be passed before the re
cess, while great anxiety prevailed for ths
passage of the important bill which hat
been passed by the House.
The Clerk read, at the instance of Mr.
Sherman a letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, stating that il was not his inten
ton to retire or cancel any more United
States notes this month. nor will the con.
diiion of the finances justify him in making
his usual contraction in January. While
still entertaining the opinion that an early
return TO specie payment is indispensable
10 national prosperity, it will be impossible
without eurtailmcnt of circulation. He
will not continue to exercise his power oil
curtailmcnt, unless he has reason TO sup
| pose that he will be sustained in doing so
| by Congress. nor until Congress has deter
mined the future financial policy of the
government. There will, therefore, be no
contraction during the present month OF
the next.
! AIR. Morton said that the Secretary of
the Treasury did not settle the finance
policy of the country, and the business OF
the coming year depended so much upon
the settlement of this matter that he felt
obliged TO press it.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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Committee were instructed to inquire into
tic cxpediency of amending the law for
the settlement of military bounty claims,
so that all claims for additional bounty I'M
der the act Of July %, 1866, be settled or
adjusted by the Second Auditor of the
Treasury. Adopted.
Mr. Boyer asked leave 10 introduce
concurrent resolution of thanks of Major
Hancock
of bis duty, and for his timely yiudica-
ton of The supremacy of civil laws as guar
anteed by the constitution.
Mr. SpaldIng objected, and insisted on
the regular order OF business
The House resumed consideration of the
bill reported yesterday by Mr. Garfield in
reference to deserters.
Mr.. Benjamin moved TO amend the sec
ton by adding proviso that ii should not
be construed as relieving from the penal
ties and disabilities of the 2Ist section of
the act OfIS6j any person who had desert
ed from the army or navy and went over
to the enemy
Mr.. Garfield declared cheerful acceptance
of the amendment.
After debate the bill was rccomn!ittcd.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency as substitute for
a bill introduced 10y Mr.. Hunter, bill en-
acting that all United States and National
Bank notes shall he subjected TO taxation
Ivy or under State authority in the same
manner as other moneys are taxed, and at
no higher rates. Referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole on the Union.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State OF the Union, Mr. May
n
cheney bill reported yesterday.
Mr.. Butler explained the items of the
bill He also said, in reply to a remark of
Mr.. Brooks, that he held in his hands a
paper showing how some money spent in
reconstruction had been used. 1t was a
bill ofThomas Adams, Chief of Police in
New Orleans, one item ofwhich was as fol
lows:
For cash paid FOR hauling forty-six loads
OF dead AMI wounded from around the
Mechanics Institute, TO the station house
Sl3S. Another item was for cab hire for
the Chiefof Police and his aids, so that
while the dead and wounded were carted
to the station house and hospital and work
house. The chief of Police and his aids
were riding in carriages.
The reconstruction measures were pro-
posed as a measure of economy, 10 get rid
of a standing army in the South. and put
into loyal hands the ballot; second, to re-
lieve the Southern people from such bills
as the one he had just read, and, last, as
the great finishing up of a rebellion which
had received the sympathy OF those who
had been acting with the gentleman from
New York Mr.. Brooks). II was believed
that when the negroes of the South got the
ballot they would be able to protect them
selves. He had listened with utter con-
tempt to the taunt that the ballot would be
taken from them. Men might talk abou,
that. might plot for it, might scheme for il
with tie aid ofall the powers of hell and
death, but the ballot once in the hands OF
the freedmen never could be taken away.
Who ever expected such things simply
buiicd his head against the wall When
ever il was attempted he trusted his friends
on the other side would go down and lead
an army of notification, and they would
be welcomed in a way that would make
them understand that the negro had some OF
the attributes of men, to wit: the knowledge
of their rights, courage TO maintain them,
and steadfastness never to yield them.
Mr.. Getz inquired whether Mr.. Butler
meant they would be welcomed with
bloody hands to lospitabls graves"
| Mr. Butler said he did not mean that the
negro was that kind of person, and when
ever the gentleman should fall in such an
unhallowed contest, they would be kindly
cared for with tenderness and mercy The
negro had fought for the country, and
would fight for himself whenever he was
attacked, and not until then. 1t was said
there was about to be war Of races
Why should the negroes rise, if, as the
gentlemen from New York commended
they were on the top? They could not
get any higher. He had listened to all
such false prophesies, but he would say
that the party to which he belonged would
take no step backward.
The committee rose and reported back
the bill without amendment.
The bill then passed--yeas, o.; noes, so
Mr.. Washburn, of Ind, from the select
committee on the payment Of additional
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