The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-28
xxx CONGREsS-SecOnd Session.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. "a.

0ENATE.-Ihe bill relative to the
Navy was passed, with an amendment
reducing the number of cadets al
large from % to 10.
An act to amend an act for the re-
moval OF certain causes in certain
cases from State Courts was passed.
The evening session to-day was as
signed for the consideration of bills
from the Military Committee.
The morning hour expired, and on
motion of Sherman, the compound
interest note bill was brought up.
The question was on the Senate sub
stitute for the House bill. The bills
as passed by the House, authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to redeem
compound interest notes with a new
issue of legal tender, not to exceed
500, 100000 For this the Senate FL
nance Committee proposes as a sub
stitute the bill passed by the Senate
couple OF months ago, authorizing
the redemption of maturing COM
pound interest notes with certificates
of loan atS per cent interest The
substitution of the Senate bill was
agreed to.
Sherman reported the following
amendment from the Finance Com
mittee: That no National Bank
shall pay or receive interest on any
portion of its reserve when deposited
in any other National Bank; and
compound interest notes are not to be
held as part IF their reserve after
the 1st of IDLY next. This was
agreed to, and the bill, as amended,
passed.
The Finance Committee recommend
several amendments of no public i'm
portance They also recommend one
abolishing the Office of Commissioner
of Public Buildings, and authorizing
an election by the Senate of a Super
intendent thereof.
Watts opposed the latter amend
ment of Sherman, and thought it out
of place in an appropriation bill.
Watts said the Commissioner of
Public Buildings had charge of the
Capitol building If any difficulty
occurred between the President and
Congress while the officer having
charge of the Capitol was under the
appointment Of the President, it might
lead to a great deal of inconvenience.
He thought it very important that the
man having charge of the Capitol
should be man friendly to Congress.
Howard said he should vote against
striking out the section, because he
thought the appointment ought to be
vested in the Senate.
Sherman and Williams spoke in
favor of the Senate amendment. y
Edmunds doubted the riyht of Con-
gress to elect commission er of pub
lie buildings He proposed, in the
place of the House proposition, a sec
ton that the office of commissioner
of public buildings is hereby abol-
ished, and until otherwise provided
the duties of that Office shall be per-
formed by the Quartermaster Gene
raj Of the army.
Wade contended for the House
proposition There had been threats
of violence against Congress by the
organs and spokesmen of the Presi-
dent, and the President had never
done anything to contradict these
statements. This being the case,
Congress ought to surround itself
with its friends.
Howard spoke in similar view.
After further debate the Senate
went into executive session, and sub
sequently took a recess.
HoUsE.-In the Committee on the
Whole on the Tariff Bill, amendments
to the number of twenty or thirty were
offered. The amendment to Strike out
of the Senate substitute the words,
" and on wooden hocks and shearings
of pulled cloth the duty shall be three
cents per pound, was agreed to. The
amendments relative to bunting, WOOL
ems, cloths, dress goods, carpets, oil
cloths, and dress silks were adopted.
On the amendment increasing the tax
on manufactured fax from fifteen to
twenty dollars per ton, Schenck moved
to increase it to forty-fve dollars, and
subsequently to one hundred. Both
were rejected, after debate in which
the interests of the East and the West
were vindicated by members from each
section
Schenck moved to increase the tax
to $40. Adopted by vote of 30 to
As. ~ 81 a
Schenck moved to increase the duty
on hackled fax to $50 00per ton, and
Farnsworth moved to increase it to
$50 90. "a
A similar debate ensued, which
finally terminated by the rising of the
committee.
Stevens, from the Committee on
Appropriation, reported Deficiency
Bill, which was referred to the Com
mittee on the Whole, and made the
special order for tomorrow. 9
House took recess.