Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
SENATE.

The Secretary was directed to inform the
House of Repre- sentatives thereof, and
committee was appointed as usual to notify
the President.
Mr.. STEWART introduced bill to es-
tablish the National School of Mines. Laid
on the tabl" and ordered printed.
Mr.. FOWLER introduced bill for the
repeal of the tax on cotton. Laid on the
table.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered a resolution.
which was laid on the table and ordered
printed, instructing the committee on IN
dian Affairs to inquire into the eXpediency
OF providing certain reservations OF lands
in different localities for Indians adopting
the customs of civilization.
The committee appointed to wait on the
President returned and stat ed that he in
formed them he would communicate with
the Senate in writing to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
At half-past ten the House resumed the
session of Saturday.
On motion of Mr.. BLAINE, the COM
mittee on Banking and Currency were in
structed to inquire into the eXpediepcv of
so changing the laws in respect to taxa
tion, and the National Bank tax so as to
permit all stock owned in the State wher-
ever the bank is located, to be assessed and
paid in the city or town where the stock
holders reside.
that it is provided in the first article of the
Constitution that no money shall be drawn
from the Treasury except in consequence
of appropriations made by law. and that
the President had, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, made treaty with the
Emperor of Russia for the cessation of ter
ritOry in payment of $1,000 600 in gold, and
instructing the judiciary committee to in
quire and report whether, under the Con-
stitution of the United States and the laws
of the nation. he has the right to grant or
refuse at his discretion.an appropriation tor
the payment stipulated in such treaty.
Adopt d.
Mr.. EGGLESTON presented resolutions
of the Cincinnati Common Council in ref
erence to national finances and in favor of
the repeal of the cotton tax. Referred to
The committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. MUNGEN offered resolution di-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
suspend at once all further action in exc
cutiOn of contract of supply of spirit
meters for detection of distillation frauds,
until the House can inquire into the sub
ject. Referred to the committee ON Ways
and Means.
A bill was introduced and referred, to
amend the act of July. 1866 increasing the
pensions OF widows and orphans.
A bill was introduced to prevent any fur
ther contraction OF currency.
A bill was introduced for the purchase
and annexation of British Columbia, inclu-
ding Vancouvers Island.
A bill was introduced for the repeal of
the cotton tax, to allow taxation of green
backs, compound interest notes and nation
al currency by the various States and ter
| ritories.
To provide pensions for certain officers
| and soldiers who served in the war OF 1912,
the Mexican war and in the Indian war up
to and including the Black Hawk war.
Mr.. BROOKS Offered a resolution de-
claring that in opinion of the House, tie
| contraction of the currency from million
of dollars per r:onth, authorized by law,
but subject to the discretion of the
Secretary OF Treasury, ought during the
present depressed condition of commerce
and manufactures of the country to cease.
He moved the previous question which the
| House refused to second.
Mr.. INGERSOLL rising to debate, the
| resolution went over under the rule.
Mr.. INGERSOLL obtained consent to
put the question to the Chairman of the
committee on Ways and Means. He, on
the first day of the session, introduced
| bill to repeal that section of the law which
| authorized the contraction of the currency,
and had it referred to the committee on
Ways and Means, and he desired the Chair
man of that committee to state when the
House would have report on the subject.
| Mr.. SCHENCK replied that the commit
than one imnortant snhirct relating to
finance. and on that it was preparrd tn re-
mort referring to The repeal of the cotton
| tax.
The committee proposed to meet from
day to day, and to grapple, as best it could,
with ev, nv one of these tinanriaI suhiacts'
and he annrpbended a rennrt wonIJ he
| mada or an a.rlv dav on tbe snhiact to
which Mr., InoerSoll referred. and M, other
| important matters.
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mittee, although very young in life, was
not at all asleep, and he was inclined to
think not only that the gentleman from
Illinois, but that everybody in the country
was thinking on the subject, and the COM
mittee proposed to act on it as soon as pos
siole, put not WITHOUT some Ilttle deliDera,
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various subordinates.
MIR. Ella offered resolution instructing
the committee on Ways and Means TO in
quire into the eXpediency of authorizing
a new loan, payable after ten years, and re-
| deemabie alter thirty years i'll COLI, by the
issue of per cent. bonds, the interest
payable semi annually in, and the bonds
taxable at the rate of one per cent, to be
deducted from the interest when paid :;
| ALSO providing for notice to be given to
| holders of Government obligations now
due or hereafter to become due, that they
may receive such bonds in exchange or