The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-12

erty. shall be covered by tho Treasury aud
Sherman stated the bin passed the House a.
ns. session OF the present Congress- and was considered
BY the Senate Finance Committee but in consequences
Of representations tho Secretary OF tho Treasury
had been deferred until now But no reason against
~ passage had been shown, and It was now desirable
Mr. EDxuSDs, trep.l of Vt, said the Committee on
Rstverchment, 70 which tho joint resolution been
referred after ts passage by the House. had instructed
him 70 report resolution broader in Its terms. In the
hands 9, employs o. ahs government, here ana .hsr
There might be good reasons for the retsntion Of
such sums bnt tho mi'see thought best that they
should be paid into the Treasury Ho therefore moved
TO amend by striking all after the enactng clause
and Inserting = resolution.
Tia, Al moneys which have been received by any ose
me captured abandoned properly under color Of
properly ss
ceved or which has accrued thereon. 80 'A'
ALSO further resolution,
That any officer person having the custody control
refuse neglect Tor thirty days after the passage
wy " @ .pos Of he same ohsr.s than "a ~
p a9 me n na s
MOI more han ten years and pay 6ne equaito the sum
Mr. SHERMAN had no objection to the amendment; but
suppoeng there had been property seized sold
did not come under the head Of captured aud aban
bonded property" should that also he asked be in
cluded in the resointionS
Mr.. EDMusps aware thai other existed but
he had simply otersd the amendment instructed by
the committees.
Liz. TausnuLr, trep) OF H., hoped the amendment
would be adopted The preamble OF the House resolo.
ton carried with an implication that The Treasury
Department had authority the money Tho pre-
ambe reciss tba, such property being in the control OF
the Treasury Department il not that Glazing
such property should be settled without the
Of Congress- lilo thought + very clear from the law
that was not He denedapy such implication be
drawn from the preamble. The statute authorizing The
sale said the proceeds must be paid into tho United
states Treasury. He read the second section OF the
OF March L. 1858 directing the Secretary the Trca.
sury 10 appoint such agents. showing that his position
was correct The law furbsr provided that claims
against such property might be preferred in the
Court OF Cisims, ard that on satisfactory
proof and EVIDENCE OF loyalty tho proceeds should
be paid THE property amounted to ever thirty
four millions. Now, after years have elapsed resnl.
ton comes N here declaring thaf was 10 the control Of
,9 Secretary o. the Treasury 70 setle claims i never
was IL hls power but ws subject 70 be disposed OF
cordDg TO law In 1866 the question submitted to
the Attorney General who sad that this property
DO sold and the proceeds paid into tho treasury
ing to ihe second section Of The act Hundreds Of tho
sanaa dollars had been pad by ba Secretary os
hs Treas lry which had never come through the Cours
Of Claims
Mr. DRAgE repl OF No, said there was now in The
Treasury nearly inTeo hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars wnca parties had beer cndeayogins So. tho sec
re ary q the Treasury 70 I'd adica.e.
vs. EDausns Construed me law did tho Senator
from Illinois Mr.. Trumh1ln; hut the Secretary ~ the
Treasury he bsloged had Inc rgrt 10 Decade gts9 !
whether property was captured and abandoned 10 |
Mas known that Treasury agents hgd ga.sored largo
amount OF cotton, and doubtless absorbed good deal 81
~ Many claimants ass-rted that properly Was not
Abandoned, bus that they driven from homes
~ mo rebels Tnis much no wouldsay justice to the
4
On motion Of Mr.. EEsshNpFN the further consideration
postponed until tomorrow.
sNlARiEs oF MESSENGERS, ETC
caAGN rep.l o. y H., the resolution 10 regard to Lhs
ealares of messengers passs SC, retained during tae
The Committee revised The resolution by providing
that the amount 10 paid out OF The conn rent Of
the semitic.
rgs pnrrs " SUFFRAGE u eEsrrcSr
from General brisbane and dirty ihcSsans ee,opsa sI,i
zen5 q Kentucky, asking for them she rights Of suffrage
berry arson aud murder exit, in that slate
hL DAYS, dem OF KY denounced the petition "a |
ioai and Ease Libel on Kentucky u was reicrrsd 10 tbs
rnE porsR .DIorpvsevr kgsarrrlcs Lam ovrr
The conciren. resolution to adjourn on Friday, ne
2oth INST, until January ., vas received from the
House, road and laid over.
rIsAscEs-vR. SoaRlI's TO xA,sE The y.tux |
on IhGAL TENDER MOTHS 10 riH
The senate then took Mr. Morrilrs biz 20 Tho
vslue OF lcga. tender notes TO par The b
pnbshed directs The secrcaly OF Ire treasury to pay
Al interest bearing legal teudcr notes In coin aer
July 1859, AID authorizes him 10 s-l any surplus gold
in ths Treasury ny 70 The Jaaaa-y pscs4ug fsceisng
notes. " requires The nstsonn banks. with less than
three por con. specie ?, spn % hama to s.sa n
Ted by ihein-this not adding, however, 20 stclr
REQUIRED reserve. y aiso requires hem. after
q IS III undsr when presented; higher biis .
be paid optonsliy IN legs tenders. penalty Of for
feturc Of cLatcr y entsied icr Noncompliance AMI
The Comptroller q tie Currency i. empowered AZ
ihoriza others instead.
introduced with tia hope, after Il shalt have bcon
tcrred 70 TIC COMMITTEES Finance aud DO tnere pr
fsctcd = reaching practical remedy tor oi tho
OWLS which at present distract tao mind and
euibarass n. Industry Of the people I faith in
ihe ehs1Cy OF tho proposition do al proposes 40
face. n i docs thai Il will DO iuucn ssil,
make obsolete oioelion ~ 10 the ipregnaty og
pIaie about cuueEcy Tor bonahc aers cheaper
vr pensioners sad DAY seorers a viii sstngash ns
irar ws,ich sopested paper money teseis q an u'u
u III PM the real capital Of the country permanently
WORK i WIN make 4 posshle 70 adjust tsrn IA
hxsd principles. y Will make cur naicnal hanks really
rstiona ard longer Institutions extensively per
ysrcG q private specaations And last and raos IN.
p0riant u w, hy az once reducing goye-uRGat cxptr-
ditares and the CRY fcr increased pay largely tsuce
taxation. SIC BY Increasing The productive power ne
s. anry held he icuercd stare OF overs caah pay.
ins nation ~ The weTd viii add ruoia millions to III
national wealth. Y would resssciists lie croo, az
ensg.ss VI or pscyle sac saabla them H. pay axes
easily, ict ave shca sourj currency. n.erisr
any tie world. Most rrguestienahly this 4 onr VI
he nis' end nighss, duties q LEGISLATORS. fai.iae %
the last two vear have Surrendered taxes
vhleh mghl have ycldei had thsy NOT been repeaei,
$780, 600 than half " all collected Bis
lstt o. should under existing laws iS6s,
Tnis shoaid - cpanted - come relief nd
Rut oar prcsen, solcnde 70 ighloa taSaiton slrst
hcre should te sharp carlhreni Of al government
Expenditures Tor pensions ard FOR small iacrcsse IN
The army soneshins must be sdcoi, but beyond ihat
10, W rsiGrn 70 ths scale cxissrs before Gao Ns
can reduce expenses IN almost every drgcoa with
cut iriuy q the pahic service ~ u important 70
~ positive sv sous lay vnen tho grsenbsck currency
shall 10 Aiat9 e4rA 10 con. This hMe placed u ais
y 1862 20 Far ahead As 10 lsa amps aclcs ~
whiep such preparation eau be made viii secIs
VIC country from my panic - commercial aisaslel.
Our most vulnerable rc,rt would 10 the foreign *.
changes, and tbs rc'nt more strongly fort.
rcd he wanss ri the Treasury compel " 70 msi,sin
high rsvenus tarif md Val cvnfinus 20 10 Tor
torie yssfs This aioos powerfully tends check
irading Any AsF1a he point ahocs bonds being
thrown hack npon being thus Quised II deserves
% be, u wcad appear That ihsre = roth az In
dillon or thsi ~ foFegs nations which could by aas
probsDe ctsncs farn foresB exchanges against
the Lritet s'ases fov time u come Ins
would be our srea'ss, danger, and I thi,x
NAV fsei that 80 arc Tar, insured against All
peril from thai direction, 4hcys "a Gao lion Of
strrrsth Of peculiar ard marked acton which d.
not 10 be eysricoki shsch 10 tna ws may sry
estimate annual addition "a osr population from
foreign q 2bo0O1 pefsons-~lnc number last
year So, gs7sod Oh sse are eir sied bsng nto
tue country not ucsn the averages TRAN $50 pe-