The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-15

! bers voting againsl doing so
Mr. Lean oonunued his epeeob. The sentence
immediately fOllOwI that excepted TO bv Me. Hale
was That the President perfUimed his part of this
agreement rs faithfully the Rebels did theirs"
Tue resolution went over until Monday next.
On motion of Mr. WAsHBURNE Ull) the Secre-
tary of War was directed TO communicate the
report OF Malor-General Wright, and OF his
subordinate officers, in reference to the condi-
tion of affairs in Texas; and the Attorney
papers in the case Of A. B. Morey, % indicted in
the local courts OF Vicksburg, Mss and his
opinion thereon.
on motion of Mr.. PRICE, the Secretary Of War
was directed to furnish the House with list
showing the number of small arms FURNISHED
by the mandatory at Springfield, and the cost
thereof; also, the number of small arms tur-
nished by contractors, manufactured IN the
United States, other than those obtained at
Springfield, and the cost thereof; also, the num-
ber of small arms purchased from foreign coun-
tries and the cost thereof.
Mr.. W1GsoN Towaj moved to suspend the
rules, so that he might offer the following reso-
Resoivcd. as the opinion OF this House, That
the public interests will not Justify greater
curailment of the national circulation than
during the year 1867, which forty-eight millions
ought not to be exclusive of and in addition TO
the compound interest notes falling due during
ResoiCcd, That in lieu of such an amount of
compound interest notes as may become due
and be redeemed within the year, as may be in
excess Of the four millions of currency now au-
thorized by law to be withdrawn from circuia-
tion every month, the Secretary of the Treasury
ought to be authorized and required TO issue
legal tender notes without interest.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE Uil) inquired of Mr. Wilson
whether he proposed to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. WILSON Gowa) replied that he did not,
because half of the session was past and no re-
port had yet been made by that committee on
this very important subject He thought there
should be some expression Of the will OF the
House on the subject.
Mr. MORRILL, remarked that the committee
ways and Means) had been anxious for the
past fortnight to bring the matter up in some
way, but it had no opportunity of reporting to
The House refused to suspend the rules-yeas,
"a; nays, 81. Not two-thirds. So the resolutions
were not received.
Mr. HOOPER (Mass) moved to suspend the
rules SO as to enable him to offer the following
resolution
is not expedient to increase the amount of the
National Banks for circulation beyond the
amount of S30O,00O,000 now authorized by law.
I he House refused to suspend the rules-yeas,
81; nays, 81; not two-thrds. So the resolutions
MIR. ROLLINS IN. H., from the Committee of
Public Expenditures, offered. as a question Of
privilege, resolution, stating that Thomas II.
Oakley, Of the city of New York had been duly
summoned to appear and testify before the
Committee on Public Expenditures, appointed
TO investigate frauds in the New York Custom
House; that he had appeared and refused to tes-
tfy, and
commanding the Sergeant-at- Arms to take
Thomas III. Oakley into custody, and present
him at the bar of the House. to answer for con-
tempt of authority of the House in thus re-
iusing to testify. Adopted
Mr.. COOK Ull), from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported joint resolution suspending the
operation of the twenty-fourth section OF the
act OF the path OF February, 1854 which aptho;
volunteers. PassedNlo7 to IS.
Mr.. CULLoM (Ill) moved to suspend the rules
! to enable him to offer a resolution instructing
| the Committee of Ways and Means to report
bill providing for the repeal of all laws giving
authority to The Secretary OF the Treasury to
withdraw any of the national legal tender
currency from circulation, except the compound
interest notes. which shall be funded in the
hoo dc eNTNlN TTE,ff fotn OF
The House refused to suspend the rules, and
the resolution was not received.
Mr.. BANKS (MaSS.) offered the following pre-
Whereas, Traffic in laborers transported from
China and other Eastern counfleS, known as
the Coolie trade, is regarded by the people of
the United States as inhuman and immoral;
and
Whereas, 1t is apparent from the spirit OF mo-
dern International law and policy, which have
substantially extrpated the African slave
trade, that to permit the establishment in its
place of q mode of enslaving men differing
from the former in little else than the employ
menJ of fraud instead of force to make its vic
| Tins captive therefore
ReSolued, That it is the duty of this Govern
ment TO give effect to the moral sentiment m OF
| pose of preventing the further introduction OF
| Coolies into this hemisphere or the adjacent
! islands. Adopted unanimously.
The Speaker presented Executive communi-
! cations as follows:-
! From the Secretary ofthe Treasury, with re-
port of Commissioners of Internal Revenue rela-
| tive to the collections in the First District of
Illinois. Referred to the Committee on Ways
From the Secretary of war, transmitting the
| report of the Quartermaster-General relative
to the wreck of the steamer Scotland off Sandy
| Hook. Referred to the Committee on Com
| meTce. .... ... .... .....
| A message from the President of the United
States, in answer to the House resolution of the
| 10Th of December, regarding the occupation or
! Mexican territory by troops of the United
States, transmitting report from the Secretary
of State, and one from the Secretary Of War;
| Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
| Also, message from the President OF the
United States relative to the revolution in Can
dia, with the report of the Secretary of State
and accompanying documents Same refer
ence .. ..
From the Secretary of State transmitting the
! report OF the Commissioner OF immigration, in
| compliance with the act of July 4Jh, 1864. Re-
| terred TO the Committee on Commerce. ..
| The Territorial laws Of Colorado Territory were
| referred to the Committee on Territories
communication from the Clerk of the House
| of Representatives,, in reference to the extra
| compenSations voted by various resolutions last
session. Referred 70 the Committee on Appro-
priatons, ...-- .--... .. .-.... H......, g
Mr. MoRRls N, " presented the petition of
| b. NJ. Morris ESQ, and many others, of SPRING
water, Livingston county, n. T., approving of
the Tariff bill agreed upon by the joint commit
tee of wool growers and manufacturers, and
which passed in the House OF Representatives
| at Its last session, and asking the Immediate
passage Of the same into law,
| Also, q like petition, signed by all OF the Su-
perVisors of Yates county, N. Y.
Also, q like petition by j. Z. Shelton, Esq, and
many others, of West Bloomfield, Ontario
Also Also, like petition by G. Arnold, and va
rOus others, of ConeOus Livingston county,
New York.
Also, a like petition by D. c. Snyder, Esq,
and numerous others, OF Springwater, Llvings-
ton county, New York.
| Mr., WARD IN. " presented the petition of
seventy citizens of Allegheny and Cattaraugus
| counties in the State of New York in favor OF
a constitutional amendment giving equal and
political rights to all men. Referred to the
I Committee Reconstruction.