The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-24
Congressional.

SkNATE. December l7.--Mr, Chan.
dlet, Of Mich. (R), introduced bill
TO grant lands to aid in tho construc.
tion Of the Wisconsin & Lake Su.
perior Railroad. Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. Mr.
McCreery, of Ky. (D), submitted
resolution to amend the Constitution.
designed to protect the rights Of mi.
norities and to provide against the
contingency of bringing the election
Of President and Vice President into
The House Of Representatives. Re.
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, (Is), from the
Finance Committee, reported bill
amending the act imposing a tax up.
on spirits, tobacco, &c., by extending
the time for affxing stamps to the
18th Of February, which passed
The House bill, removing political
disabilities from citizens of South
CarolinA, elected to State offices,
passed. On motion OF Mr., Sumner
the Senate took up tho joint rcsolu
ton Of sympathy with the people Of
Spain in their efforts 20 establish a
new order Of things. Before vote
oould be taken the morning hour OK.
pired, and tho Senate resumed con.
sideratiou Of the resolution reported
by the Finance Committee disapproy.
ing the Presidents financial recon-.
mendation. Mr.. Dixon, Of ConHeoti-
cut (R), was opposed to reputation
In every and any form, but was not
willing to admit that the President
had proposed reputation, for the
reason, among others, that he did not
propose to make it compulsory on
public creditors to accept his plans.
Mr.. Dixon then discussed at length
Senator Mortons plan for rosumiug
specie payment, and hoped it would
not be adopted, because it would pro.
duce a state of protracted financial
sgony up to tho time when specie
payments were 10 be resumed. In--
deed, he doubted specie payment
could be resumed merely by legisla-
tion at all. Certainly it had never
been resumed in that way, If after
the war Congress had established
and adhered to rigid system OF
economy, refusing to increase Sala-
ries and retrenching in every depart.
msnt, the currency would now in his
judgment be at par, aud his plan for
resumiug specie payment at the ear.
liest possible moment would be, FIRST
TO institute such system of econo-
my, stopping every unnecessary out.
lay, stopping, it necessary, the Pacific
Railroad, aud certainly the purchase
OF real estate by government; and
second, to remove all political disa-
bililies from the people Of the South,
as proposed by his colleague, Mr.,
Ferry. Mr.. Dixon moved to amend
tho resolution, by stating that Cons
gress agrees with the President that
our national credit should bo sacred
ly observed. Mr.. Howard, of Mich
(R), objected to aud Mr.. Dixon ad.
yoeated the amendment. Mr.. Howe
Of Wisconsin, (R.), moved to amend
the resolution so as TO state thai
Congress agrees with the sentiments
which ought to have been, but were
not, expressed in the Presidents mes.
sage, that tho national faith should
be sacredly observed, MIR, White, oi
Maryland, %, was opposed to ropu'
diAtion in any form, but was not
more willing to join in a clamoi
against the President on account OF
the plan proposed by him, than he
would be to join in au outcry against
any Senator who might propose tc
pay tho debt by calling it in aud max
ing a reissue at lower interest, Mr.
Viekers, of Maryland, Cd, denied
that the President had proposed re.
pudiAtiOn, and expressed an opinion
that the government could not ge
specie enough in the world to pay tn,
debt. The amendment was lost
The resolution as reported by tn,
eouuittee was then hdopted-43 yea
20 6 nays. Mr.. Trumbull, Of Illinois
(R), introduced a bill to provide fot
giving effect to treaty stipulations be
tWssa this and foreign government,
for the extraditiou Of criminals. Re
fsrred. II provides that wheneve
any person shall have bOen deliyere,
BY foreign government to an agen
Of the United States for the purpos,
o. being brought within the Unite,
etAtes and Uied for a crime Of whicl
no is accused, the President of tn
United States shall have power T.
take ali necessary measures for tn
transportatiOn aud safe keeping o
such accused person. and his protsc
ton against lavlessness and violence
December lS.--Mr. Abbott, o
North Carolina, (R), introduced bill
70 provide for tho payment of tn