New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-07
XLTH CONGRESS-IID SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. G, 1868.

by Congress 10 appoint new state Officers, WlhOut "H
legislation they say they cannot adopt Constitution
REMOVAL or DUTY. -,
Tue Phadeipia Board Of Trade asking tie removal OF
The duty raw ute. Committee oil Commerce
Mossrs caNbI Is or n ReS A Moh and HOWE Rep
Wis., presented petitions praying Tor q " THE
army ana navy IN the Interest or Ms asking that
portion Of the money thus saved may We een PYrer
Improvement Of the harbOr at the mouth u "iee
Committee on Finance
Mr. SHERMAN Gep., Ohol reported I,f :, ,,cr
finance bin and gave notice that he would cal u UP icr
Mr. HENDERSON Rep MOI from the Committee on
Finance reported n bill TO provide Natlona currency,
&C. which was passed TO second reauiug. lepeaS
fhe miracn of the amount OF National bank notes TO
seo o 400 and authorizes the issue 10 banking assOcla
tons organized under its provisions OF clrcuuhs 1es
Ia tho amount of so per the par value or bonds OF
the eonsodated debt of the United states deposited as
security but rot extending the proportion TO In a a
required substitute the kind OF bonds for those
deposited within year from the passage OF the
h under penalty Of forfeiture OF he Ola bonds ana the
winding OF their affairs. Provided, that whenever the
smOunt Of the United states notes and national BANK
notes together shall exceed SOOOOOOCO the secretary "
the Treasury IS required to retire ana cancel me Uu
States To the extent Of such excess until the whole
amount OF United states notes outstanding snail De re-
duced to S250OoO,0oO . a..
The Committee on Finance reported substitute for
Mr. shermans bill, introduced Dec Il, providing as fol
lows: ,..,. ,..,,n, IN
tere principal aud interest payable coin and due 10
al outstanding obs.tons Of Tie United States other Than per
bonds and 10 be exchanged for ueh Obligations or disposed o. %
sye used for the redemption in exchange the existing securities OF
The sued shall be tie Consolidated DEBT Of The
tsortV The Sane With the interest thereon and the income
from shall be eemp; from the payment Of ell taxes or duties to the
Incomes Of the reduction Of the rate Of Interest
.s s S S rlh ,a BE- sTed the purchase
orysyment ofhe National Debt
sopded dett Of United there appropriated ont Of ne
Treasury Which, including the said interest sed maturing debt ard
the cent Aforesaid shall amount 30 sSSVvJ snnus
sinking fund nv the act Of Fbraar - 1852
Fveweuty bonds sha after the expiration Of Eve years from ia
November next and not thereafter later than
expiration yesrs from date r lawful Of
the United States and he new bonds ARE 10 be Tor eS
States outstanding shall be equal to S4oOn@O or unless TIE
The last provides that any contracts hereafter
specifically made in coin shall DC legal and ya.ind may
Dc enforced according to the terms OF sad contracts
e..-... ., SOLDIERS PENSIONS; .....o.. ,.ou,
Mr., CONRIING Rep. n " presented petition from
citizens of OsWegO y. Y. praying that the pending ball
granting pensions to the soldiers OF 1872, OF similar one
be passed. Committee OH Pensions
TEXANS PRAYER.
Mr.. SHERMAN presented petition from MI Monroe
of Texas praying for relief from the DISTINGUISHING clause
OF tie Reconstruction act Committee on the Judiciary
TIE COLORED PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. TRUMBULL rep nj presented petition from
coloed citizens of North Carolina describing their des
tile Government and having to purchase everything at
extravagan rates from the landhodcrs they ask TO be
sent TO Liberia or elsewhere. Committee on Finance
On motion of Mr. HOWE Rep Wis., the joint resolution
concerning certain lands granted railroad companies
Ia Michigan and Wisconsin was taken up and passed,
with the pending amendment restricting Its provisions 10
She chartered and projected line from FOn du Lac, Wis
certain points in the same State.
VESSELS CHARTERED DURING THE WAR.
Mr. DAVIS Dem, KY offered "a resolution asking, in
addition to the information heretofore asked from the
Secretary Of War what AMOUNTS have been paid to bro
kers agents by the War Department for vessels char
tered employed by the Department since tile 4th OF
March. 1861 with the names and dates.
Mr. HOWARD Qlep. Mich Directing, the resolution
On motion of Mr. HOWARD the bill to grant aid to the
central branch Of the Union Pacific Railroad was taken
Mr. SHERMAN Rep.. Ohio opposed extending subsi-
Dies further than under the existing laws lie lad 10
tuay be extended 10 New-Mexco when the finances
OF the country were in better CONDITION won.
After further debate 10y Messrs MORRILL, and HOW
ARD the bill went over.
GOVERNMENT MAG4zlNEs u XSEw%-YoEK HAEBoR.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYSEN (Rep, =. j. offered a resou-
ton nstuctng the Committee on Naval AtaI TO report
a nSga no near and jersey CITY
Mr.. DRAKE ep. MOI took the floor IN support OF the
After alludiug the associations connected with the
name American citizen-a name he said. honoIed and
Republic itsC-he spoke OF Tie former friends Of tie Re
publican party who had assumed the garO OF traitors and
Joined those North AID South with whom that party was
Struggling and said that his purpose was 70 contest
every inch OF ground with the foes of his countys pros
perity and glory, whether openiaeed Rebels or ha
Democrats, and the in spirit his voice was stu
against them There could Do peace between
fheln aud PATROLS Inc democracy NAG cte PACK from
Ats holc. warmed into life by who had betrayed his
rulaod 20 sap the base Of nationality. The Northern
Democrats were only another variety OF Rcbels When
the day of their triumph If ever, would they not
pluck the national goose togctherl 1t seemed 10 be de
had died away, that this is nation. Tho only
safe haven Ion the country was in nationality
81 different people state Sovereignty the cause OF
the revolution OF '9s IN Virginia and % IN Kentucky. lie
like old Virginia herself There various conflicting
opinions about what the Union was ana vas time 70
Lem m ~ he
had 70 communities Of 100000 people with divers inter
such manner Never before had nation been born in
Vlory of His name He saw in If The fruton OF liberty
without lcensea people oyerthrOwng crowns and bring
earth The nation had nsvcr assaed the constitutional
rights OF State but party had always existed ready
10 encrOach in the interest OF State rights That dogma
had gone with the waf forever. He hkened the Demo
crat TO the whom Christian IN the alcgOry Of
Bunyan with muck rake in his hand, raking up the
dust and straw OF state rights and refusing the crown OF
nationality which above held forth TO him. The act
Of the 70 original States y calling the new nation ,
Nationality meant then, the sovereignty over
OF national import II sovereignty was not there
nowhere Even in that semblance OF nationality,
the first Confederation this principle recognized but
with such restrictions that 1t could not exist Tor more
than years The present Constitution made for no
other reason thar that nationality had been SO snOthered
under restrictions That IL could not exst Iha Costt
ton conferred full power 70 protect nationality against
eDcrOachments by the States The present attacks OF
advocates of state rights should be met in the sprtof
comprehension and unyielding nationality. No new in
OF nationality whatever from the doctrine OF state
rights. Mr. Drake went on TO argue that the Govern
meats Of the Southern states he only State Governments
the had recognized having been overthrown
by the Rebels and others formed TO aid the RcbeOn)
had legal validity; that the people Of those States
without governments whatever at the downfall
of the Rebellion. and that those who had engaged in
rebellion had no right to form others 10 replace them
NOSenatOr would claim that night for them If no question
90 political power before the country The contrO
veisy was 10 be laid at the doors OF the Democratic
party knowing that those States were Democratic
when they went into the war, and would be
a1lo
That party desired 20 gain six electoral votes for
President and Vice President, which would be pretty
fair stock In trade for the reconstructed Democracy 10
start with Never in history was political acton based
on lower scale OF mans inhumaDty TO man. Mr. Drake
ouoted from speech OF Mr. Davis the assertion that the
South would have been reconstructed two years ago II
they had left alone Let alone to reelslaVe the
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