Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March IL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. MORTON presented the petition of
bankers, manufacturers and merchants OF
indianapolis, demonstrating against any
material change in the National banking
system. -
Mr.. SHERMAN presented petition of
citizens OF Ohio for a change to be made in
appointing civil officers. Referred.
Mr.. GRIMES offered a resolution that
the present duties on foreign merchandise
imported into the United States having
been predicated upou the internal tax on
domestic manufactures, the Finance COM
mittee be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of reducing them.
A large number of private pension bills
were passed. s2 ill i11l % a97leii.f
At quarter to four o'clock the Senate
went into Executive session, and soon ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
A committee of conference was ordered
onthe joint resolution for the payment into
the Treasury of certain monies now in the
hands of the United States Treasurer.
The Senate joint resolution authorizing
the erection of a storehouse at Fortress
Monroe, and the bill for the settlement of
certain accounts of army paymasters, were
passed. - -
The SPEAKER presented acommunica-
liOu buc 0OteTuOT vi w 6SG lTRln1d,
transmitting a resolution of the West Vir-
ginia Legislature declaring the President
guilty of willful and fiagrant violation of
law in the attempted removal of Secretary
Stanton, and he ought to be impeached, and
authorizing the Governor to tender to Con-
gress the assistance of West Virginia in
sustaining the authority and enforcing the
laws of the United States. 39lsD aA5 40
The report of the committee on Re-
trenchment on the question of the ficti-
tious destruction of eighteen million of
bonds in the Treasury came up. A long
debate followed, mainly affecting the char
acter of Clarke, Superintendent OF the
Printing Bureau, and the method of print
ing United States bonds and notes.
Mr.. LOGAN took prominent part and
strongly denounced, Clarke, saying his
character was so damnable that its descrip-
tion could not be read in public on ac-
count of its immortality. - eiie-iis
MIR. RANDALL. offered resolution that
the report and testimony be recommitted
with instructions to report whether any
and what changes are required in the pres
ent mode Of printing United States bonds
Mr.. KELLY stated that the bonds, with
duplicate numbers, were so frequently re-
ceived for cancellation at the Treasury that
the clerks having charge of the matter be-
came alarmed and Insisted that the re-
mainder should not be destroyed but be
cancelled and preserved, and that now
when bond is received with duplicate
number some gentleman connected with
the Department is called and suggests o
number which the bond ought to bear, and
the number-is changed accordingly. He
suggested that the committee should turn
its after ton to that particular point. /
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pa. at 2:30, moved the
matter go over until tomorrow, and the
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Alabama. Objection being made by Mr..
Van Wick, Stevens gave notice'that at a.
O'Clock to-day he would move the previous
question on the Alabama bill.
The SPEAKER presented a message from
the President, informing the House that an
act to amend the supplementary reconstruc-
| tion bill had been presented to him on Feb
| urary 2Sth. and not having been returned
7 by him to the House it had become law.
The SPEAKER announced the commit
tees of conference onthe pension appropri-
! alton bill and on the bill conveying into the
Treasury the proceeds of rebel captured
property. Eg it -fl1
| + The question as to the destruction of
bonds in the Treasury was resumed and
announced that the morning hour had
commenced, and the bill to continue the
Freedmen's Bureau was before the House
After various propositinns in reference
to the course of business, the bill went ovel
until Tuesday. 5
Mr.. .WASHBURNE, of Illinois, from the
committee on Appropriations, reported
back Senate amendments to the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill. AL
the amendments were concurred in, except
that making the salary of Secretary of tht
Consulate of Guaymas $1,000 year, and
that of reduction of the appropriation fol
contingent expenses of missions abroad
l 60. = "a
erence was appointed.
| Adjourned.