Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-11
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The Chair sub
mitted the reply Of the Secretary of the
Treasury to a resolution inqniring whether
and by what authority Edmund Cooper
had been appointed Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury. The reply states that a
vacancy occurred by the resignation of Mr..
Chandler, and sAfr. Cooper was authorized,
under act of February II, 1865, to assume
the duties of the Office until his successor
was appointed. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Finance. htAss @isfs as~a2
Mr.. Howard offered the following resos
luton, which was adopted: -
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
| Interior be requested to furnish 10 the
Senate a statement, setting forth-frst.
the amount of United States bonds issued
to the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
under act of 1862 and amendments thereto.
| the dates which the same were issued to
| the company, and the section Of the road
in regard TO which they were granted |:
second, an account between the United
States and said company and each of its
branches, including the Central Pacific
Company, setting forth the amount of
l AiACtCSh Ratd W lhC CHtlCu Uu SUCH
bonds, and the amount of interest repaid
to the United States by said company and
each of its branches, including the Cen.
trail Pacific Company, and the mode of re.
payment, whether in cash or in the trans
mission of dispatches and the transporta.
ton of mails and supplies, as provided in
the charter; third, the length of time con-
sumed on each road already completed
and accepted, designating the locality.
Mr.. Summer offered the following reso.
luton, which was adopted 5
Resolved, That in answering the resoln.
tion Of the 4th inst, calling for correspon-
derce relative to claims against Great
Britain, the President be requested. if
compatible with the public interest, to fur
nish copy of all correspondence and other
papers not before published in this coun-
try, touching the recognition of belligerent
rights by that power at the beginning of
the rebellion, and touching depredations
on the commerce Of the United States by
| the Alabama and other vessels built, eanip-
| ped and manned in Great Britain. and If
convenient, cause the Secretary of State to
prefix an index to the correspondence and
documents
A Joint resolution was introduced by
MIR. Howard, and referred to the Commits
tee on Claims, instructing the Secretary of
War to consider the claims of the Column
bia Turnpike Company for damages to
their property during the war
A bill to regulate the rights of married
women in the District of Columbia was
introduced by Mr.. Harland, and referred,
Mr.. Wilson's bill TO remove disabilities
from certain citizens of Alabama. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Grimes introduced Joint resolu.
ton in regard to Consular appointment.
Referred to the Naval Committee.
Mr.. Cole introduced the following bill.
which was referred to the Committee on
Finance, that the United States notes.
commonly called legal tender notes. be
receivable in payment of all taxes and
internal duties, debts and demands of
every kind due the U nited States. excet,t
interest on bonds when payable in coin,
and shall also be lawful money, and legal
tender in payment of all debts, public and
private, within us, except when otherwise
specially provided in contracts made after
the 4th Of July, 1868. b
MI. DOOilLLkc OACISu ali amendment TO
the bill introduced by Mr.. Wilson on Fri
day, to allow the adoption of constitutional
amendments in convention, by way of
voters interests requiring majority of
those registered. The amendment makes
provision that persons who did not possess
voting qualifications must, in order to be
permitted to vote at elections, be passed on
these qualifications First, service in the
army of the United States one or more
years; second, ability to read the eonstitu-
ton and subscribe the oath to support il.
third, freehold estate in his own right
to the value of two hundred and ffty
dollars. Mr.. Doolittle said this amend
ment was very important. 1t might bring
peace to that distressed country (the South.
He hoped Congress would take such a posi-
ton on the question that the people would
sustain us.
Mr.. Wilson said his bill was simply to
strike that very remarkable provi-
sion of the bill which provides for the
efficient government of the Rebel States.
which, when the bill passed, he thought
would operate badly towards the friends of
reconstruction, but four States had now
ordered and elected their conventions, and
matters were gong on ne tnOught, exceed
ingly well, so it was doubtful whether his
bill was necessary. The elections there
had been conducted in as orderly a man
ner as in an average of the country, and If
on the second, the new constitution failed,
which was doubtful, it certainly would be
more than that reconstruction was sure to
triumph, in spite of all that might be said
against it.
Mr.. Conness hoped this very important
bill would be allowed to come in without
so much prejudice. He said he should be
ready to review it when it was legitimately
before the Senate.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, December 10.-In the