The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-10
FoRTIETH CONGREis3Vs..
SENATE. ~ j,


IooH up MS resolution to -instruchsthe
1uulclary Committee to report a bill 10
surrogate the existing State govern
t1.s US y III the SOUTH and provide pFoVi-
sl9 99a governments instead.
MT; fEelinghuyseu moved to amend
~ referring the resolution to the Jndi.
clary Committee with authoritJ, 10 -
port such bill.
AR. Morton urged the necessity Of
such legislation, in view of Gen. Han
COCKS course and other recent 6ccnr.
FENCES, occupying the attention al the
Senate until the morning hong any Any
pired. e3-
The bill to prevent the furtheF con.
n 1eS' l'l OF the currency was taken mn.
me question was on the announcements
Lh NAY eiter the passage of this aCll the
authority of the Secretary Of the Tsraasl
ury to cancel notes shall be suspenSsE
ar. sherman advocated the bill as It
would satisfy the public mind that no
i1rtRer contraction would be made. and
the quiet apprehension of MANY was
That 1t would restore to Congress power
100 important to be delegated toEanv
single officer of the government. and
place the entire responsibility Of the
management on Congress, where it Ipro.
perlY belongs.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, spoke Of the
recent rise in gold as caused by the COM
gresstonal legislation on the subject.
anu commended that the passage of this
resolution would hRve.a similar effect
Mr.. Corbett agreed with Mr.. Morrill,,
and moved to indefinitely postponathe
subject. Lost.
Mr.. Fessenden feared the effect OF this
bill II passed. Itwould practically pro-
claim to the country that all designs to
return to specie payment was aban-
doned. The present disordered conCli-
ton of financial affairs could only be
remedied by time and firm adherence
to settled policy looking to a resump.
ton OF specie payment.
Mr.. Stewart cOntended that the dis
tracted condition of the country was
owing in great measure to the mis-.
management of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and spoke for some time
against his policy.
Mr.: Sprague corroborated previous
statement as to the amount of cOntrao.
ton, and disclaimed all intention of
consuming the Secretary for such con.
traction in obedience to law.
Mr.. Sherman stated that $40, "a. 74s
compound interest notes will ma
ture during the next six months,
and that when all compound in.
terest notes are paid over cur.
rency Will be reduced to about $50
millions. not much greater than before
the war. Contraction should be stOD.
ped. English history shows tunes have
arisen when contraction had to be sud-
denly exchanged for expansion. Such
crisis might occur with us, and with.
out at all refecting on the present Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, his discretion
cry powers should be removed and the
matter placed on "a firm basis Of legis-
lation.
Mr.. Henderson followed in advocacy
of the bill.
Mr.. Morton favored the bill on the
ground that more currency Is required
for the business of the country. He
thought 1871 would be time enough 10
resume specie payment. Gold and sill
yer would then simply add to the vol
ume of currency. He was opposed TO
any further contraction before that
time.
Mr.. Howe followed in lengthy ar
gument against contraction.
1t being evident no vote would be
reached to-day, the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adj
journed.
Mr.. Eggleston offered a resolution
reciting that by an enactment OF Feb.
ruary II, 1866, authorizing the con-
struction of bridge ut Louisville, over
the Ohio river, IL was specially pro-
vided that such bridge should be loca-
ted above the falls, should be construct
ed with at least three draws, and should
in no way interfere with the naViga-
ton of the river, and it was currently
reported that the bridge now being
constructed there was in fragrant VIo-
lation of these provisions, and an al
most serious obstruction to navigation;
and resolving that the Secretary OF
War be instructed TO cause an exami-
nation of the facts by u corps of Gov.
eminent engineers. Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, introduced
bill for the protection, in certain cases,
of persons making disclosures as de.
tendants, or testifying as witnesses,
Referl ed to Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mr., Arnell introduced bill to amend
the bankruptcy act. Referred to Ju-
dietary Committee.
TIE House proceeded to the consider
alton of the joint resolution requesting
the President to intercede with the
Queen of Great Britain for the release
of Father Mcmahon.
Mr.. Paine introduced a similar Joint |
in relation to Robert Lynch,
Of Milwaukee,.
Mr.. Wood gave notice of his inten-
lion to introduce joint resolution re-
questing the President to interpOse his
official authority to effect the immedf-
ate releases OF Coils. J. Warren and w,
J. Maggie, and any other American cit
zens arrested in Ireland, under the
nabeas corpus act, and now imprison-
I'D without sufficient grounds to charge
hem with the commission of any Of
Tense against the laws of Great Brit
ain.
After remarks by Wood, Shanks,
Brooks, Banks and Ortiz the joint res.
1lution passed unanimously.
Mr.. Patne's joint resolution in refer
9rence to Robb and Lynch, OF Milwau.
zee, also passed unanimously.
Mr.. Wood then introduced joint
resolution of which he had given mo-
Ice, id reference to Coils. Warren and
Mr.. Bingham suggested that omis-
lion be made OF the "interpOse his Of
fetal authority" and substitute "that
he President be requested to intercede
Mr.. Wood made The modification
,6fr. Wood also, at "a suggestion,
struck ont the words "under the ha-
OeRS corpus act" As thus modified
The joint resolution was passed unRni-
mouslys
The morning hour having expired,
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the joint
to provide for the commits
sion of five persons to be appointed by
the Secretary, to examine carefully all
meters andmechanical contrivances or
Inventions that may be presented and
Intended to measure the test, and as
certain the producttveness of grain or
other articles prepared for distillaLion,
or the actual quantity and strength of
distilled spirits subject to tax produced
giving due notice ofthe time
when and place where such examine
lions are to be conducted. The COM
mission to meet and proceed TO the per-
formance OF their duties under icstruc-
tions of the Secretary of the Treasury
at the earliest practicable day, and re-
port in detail to the Secretary to be