Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-15
LATEST 1'ELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONoREssIoNAL PROCEEDINGS.



The report Of the Commissioner of
Patents has been received, and was ordered
to be printed. ft D "A
Mr.. Wilson presented petition from
citizens Of Alabama asking for the removal
of certain disabilities Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a bill for the relief of
Gov. Patton, Of Alabama. Laid over.
Mr.. Freelinghuysen introduced bill TO
restore the possession of lands confscated
by the authorities of States lately in rebel
lion. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
House of Representatives.
Mr.. TrimbIe of Tenn, introduced bill
to appropriate money for the rebuilding of
the Tennessee blind school building.
Mr.. Cole introduced bill for the better
security of passengers on steam vessels.
| Referred to Committee on Commerce. Also
a bill to reduce the number of Major and
| Brigadier Generals in the army. Referred
to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Williams offered resolution in
strueting the Committee on Finance to
inquire into the expediency of providing
/ for the funding and consolidation of the
debt of the United States into obligations
whose principal shall never become due,
| bearing interest at four per cent. per an
mum, payable semi annually in coin, and
exempt from all taxation; and further to
provide for the purchase of such bonds
from time to time, by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, as the pecuniary ability of the
government may justify. The committee
shall have the power algo to consider the
propriety Of imposing high and dis
eliminating rates of duty upon all costly
| fabrics and luxuFies with view to check
ing the excessive importation and conse-
quent expectation Of gold, and reducing
amount Of such duties collected to a sum
necessary for paying the interest on the
| debt, and removing taxes from the pro-
| duction of mining; also, TO amend the
national bank act to permit the establish
ment, without limit as TO the number and
| to prohibit all other systems Of banking,
an d to provide for the substitution of ma
tional bank notes in place of treasury notes
/ now in circulation, with further provisions
promoting the return of specie payments
by requiring said banks to hold the re-
served coin, and offer special inducements
to banks existing for the same purpose.
Laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Davis his resolution
to constitute a constitutional tribunal,
composed of one member from each State,
! to decide the question of the jurisdiction
between the United States and the several
States, was taken up.
In the House Mr.. Mccarthy asked leave
to offer a resolution that Congress will sus-
tain the Executive in strong and speedy
assertion of rights to all native born and
adopted citizens.
Mr.. Dawes objected, remarking to the
House that he had enough of that Fenian
business.
Mr.. Carey said if he had been present
yesterday when the vote was taken on tn
passage of the Judiciary bill, he would
have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back the SEN
ate amendment to the bill providing for
the exemption of cotton from the internal
revenue tax, with a recommendation that
it be noncOncurred in. He said the COM
mittee thought the bill as amended worse
than no report at all.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, opposed
the motion, and Mr.. Pyle supported it.
The amendment was not concurred in.
Mr.. Phelps offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Ways and Means to
inquire into the ezpediency of so amend
ing the revenue laws as to authorize a
drawback for the export on copper smelted
by the Infusion of foreign ores, to the extent
Of the duties paid on such imported ores.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hill offered resolution for the re-
lief of cities, counties and townships from
the direct tax consequent upon the debt
incurred by the payment of bounties in the
late war. Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Eggleston offered resolution ins
structing the Committee on WAYS and
Means to inquire into the expediency of
selling to the highest bidder, the exclusive
right of manufacturing spirits in the
United States, for term of ten or more
years, such privilege to he sold at not less
than S75,000,000 per annum. Adopted.
Mr.. Ross offered resolution instructing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to furnish a
statement of the expenses incurred by the
government in printing and furnishing
currency to the national banks. Adopted.
Mr.. Washburne of ILL.,, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported back
the bill providing that no money shall be
hereafter paid on account of the seizure
and imprisonment OF, or for damages or
detention of land or water conveyances in /
the insurrectionary States, or for transpor.
tation, service, tolls, ferriage, ETC., beyond
the tariff of prices fixed by the Quarter |
master General or for use and occupation |
of lands in the insurrectionary States for |
ratification purposes. On the suggestion |
of Mr.. Holman, the consideration of the |
bill was postponed until Friday.
Mr.. Julian, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported 4 bill to prevent the |
further sale of public lands, except under |
the pre-emption and homestead laws and |
laws for disposing of town sites and mine
rails lands postponed for two weeks.
Mr.. Julian also reported a bill author |
ling the Commissioner of the General /
Land Office to cause proceedings TO be |
adopted necessary for the entry and sale /
in Ohio, with the adjacent lands not here
tofore entered the entry to be made at the
minimum price of 50 80 per acre to the
present possessor.
After considerable discussion by Messrs.
Julian, Lawrence, OF Ohio; SpaldIng, Nuns |
ger, Washburne, of Illinois .Washburne,
of Indiana Ross and others, the bill
passed without division.
Mr. Banks presented a communication
from the department of State, stating that
in pursuan. to the stipulation of the treaty
with Japan of October 22d, 1864, and this
government as to its share ofthe indemnify
stipulated by that treaty, is six hundred
dollars in gold, which amount
had been invested in United States regis
tered bonds, and now awaited such dispo-
sition as Congress might direct. Referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The morning hour having expired the
House resumed the consideration of the
bill reported yesterday from the Commit
tee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Brooks on behalf of himself and
Mr.. Beck, presented minority report, and
in doing so, he stated that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, Mr. Stevens, was also
opposed to the bill, though on different
grounds, they being opposed to it on prin-
siple, and he (Stevens) being opposed to it
because he did not deem it effective
enough, but was rather bill to make
President Of the United States than to
larry out the objects stated in the bill.