The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-15
GONGRESSION Al.
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xLth CONGRESS- TEIsB sEss ON.

J The President presented a commu
nication from the Secretary of War
transmitting report of the Commits
4 sioners of the feedmen's, refugee anC
/ abandoned lands, asking for the ap
! pointment of a committee to investi
gate the operations Of the Bureau
from its organization to the end Of
the present month. Referred to the
Military Committee.
Pomeroy presented the petition oil
citizens of Kansas for woman suffrage
Sumner presented the petition oil
colored persons in Georgia, asking
remedy for ousrages to which they
were recently exposed. Appropriately
referred.
Sherman presented the memorial
and address Of the members elect In
the State of Mississippi and others,
alleging that the Constitution was
adopted by majority of the registered
voters in the State, and praying Con-
gress to recognize it as the Constltu-
tion of Mississippi, aud put in opera
tion the State Government under it.
Referred to the Committee on the
j Judiciary.
Morgan presented the memorials
presented byHDodge, Horace Greeley,
Marshall O. Roberts, and others,
praying Congress to appoint Special
Committee to investigate naturaliza
ton and election frauds. Referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
Morgan introduced the following:
A bin to provide for the redemption IN
coinsOf the United States notes aud frac-
Lional currency. their notes IN coin.
BE IL enacted, That herea ter there shall
be sales of gold belonging to the Treas
ury-, and That " hich may hereafter ac rue
over and above the amount required to
pay the interest ofthe public debt and for
other specific uses specified by law, shall
be reserved and set apart for the redemp-
ton OF the United states notes and frac-
tioual currency.
SEC 2 dad Be IL further enacted, That on
ana after The znrst day of July, 1871, the
Treasurer of the United States shall pay IN
coin at the Treasury of the United States,
at washington, in the District of COluIn-
bia, and at such other points as may he
deslgnat ed by the Secre. ary of the Treas
ury rall notes and fractional currency that
may be presented for redempt on
SEC g. And be IL further enacted, That on
and after the first day sot January, lS72,
the National Banks shall pay in coin such
OF their notes as may be presented for re-
demption, and sh ali, on and after the first
day OF July, 1870, reserve and mold IN their
vaults ali The coin that may be received
by them as interest on their stocks held by
the Government for the redemption OF
their stockS
SEC A. Ap1 be IL further enacted That
until the first OF January, 1872. at which
time they are required to begin the re-
dempaO of their notes, the National
Banks shall keep and hold in their vaults
the whole Iesef We of legal tender NOES as
now reQuired BY law, andon and afIer that
time the hereserve or 1egaT Tender notes, a.
fast as Withdrawn, shall be- replaced with
coip, and like amount, and said banks
snail thereafter be required TO hold q re-
n a IA - m
the sane purpose as now required by law,
to be held in legal tender notes produced,
with the consent OF The Secretary OF the
Treasury. ALLOW said banks to hofd por-
ton OF said reserve, not exceeding two.
dfthS of the amount required by law Ia
the Gniled States notes.
SEC. s -A1ld be d Jtt ther enacted. That the
Secretary of the Treasury may cause 50
many of the United states notes that may
be redeemed under the prov sio of this
act, to be cancelled, as may in his ju g
lion Of the currency. ProUldsd further,
that all fractional currency That may be
redeemed shail be cancelled.
SIC. i. -And be is further eHdcteG, That on
and after the LIST dav of January, 1872 the
United States notes shall cease to be
legal tender in payment of debts. but shall
he redeem bIe in DavIneut of C1overunn eft.
dues, as IS now provided by law.
SEC. Be ii further enacted, TIA the Sec
retary of the II easury shall have the pOE-
or TO negotiate and sell the bonds OF the
United States, to be due In thirty years,
and redeemabfe by ths Government after
ten yeBrs at its pleasure, bearing interest
at the rate of seven per cent, the prime PAL
aud interest payable in god TO such an
amount as may be necessary to carry into
operation the provisions of the second sec
tion OF this act.
The following bills were also intro
duced: By kellogg, in relation to the
public lands in Mississippi, Arkansas
and III rida; referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands. BY Terrell
"a resolution directing the Conmit-
tee on Rules to consider the expedi-
ency of appointing standing commit
tee on education; referred TO
the Committee on Agriculture. By
Wilson, a bill to 6x the number of
Judges OF the Supreme Court of the
United States, aud to change the
judicial circuits; referred TO. the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. BY Wilson,
a bill to amend the act regulating the
elective franchise In the District of
Columbia; referred to the Committee
on the District of Columbia. By
Harlan, bill in relation to swamp
lands in Iowa; referred to Committee
on Public Lands. By Williams, a
bill to establish a uniform rate of
naturalization, and to repeal acts
heretofore passed on that subject;
referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. BY Stewart, q bill TO pun
ish the crime of holding Office II vio-
lation of the fourteenth amendment
of the Constitution; tabled, OF
his own motion. By Pomeroy, a
bill 10 create Department of
Indian Affairs, gand TO provide for
the civilization and governments of
Indians; referred to the Committee
.on Indian Affairs. By Cole, a bill
relating to the payment of contracts
PAYABLE In coin; referred. By Conk-
hug, bill to repeal the act fixing the
time for the regular meetings of Con-
gress; tabled and ordered printed.
Ry Ferry, a bill to amend the natur-
alization. Jaws: referred TO the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. BY Davis,
resolution asking the Seeretary of the
Treasury to inform the Senate what
was the aggregate amount of each issue
of United States bonds, their respect
i've dates aud rate of interest borne by
them respectively; laid over. By
Kellogg, q resolution requesting
the Secretary OF War to COM
municate any information reeeiy-
cd by him from the officers of the
Freedmen's Bureau in reference to
the late disturbance In Louisiana;
referred. Also. a resolution asking the
Secretary of War to inform the Sen
ate what number Of troops are en-
ployed on the plains. and whether
anv volunteers are so employed, and
if so by whose authority; adopted.
Sherman. from the select committee
to which it was referred, reported,
With amendments, tke bill incorporat-
ing the New York & Washington
Railroad Company. The principal
provisions, as heretofore published,