The Montana post., 1868-12-18

uorton's Specie Resumption Bill.
Congress AdJourns Dee. 2Ist.
The Presidents Reputation
Scheme Censured.
Washington, Dec. 1I.-Senate.- Sherman
presented memorial OF members elected to
the Mississippi Legislature, alleging the CON
stitution of that State was adopted by ma
jority of the legal voters and praying Con-
gress To recognize it as the constitution of
Mississippi, and put the government in opera
tion. Referred TO Committee on judiciary
Morgan presented memorial from VIM.
+. Dodge, Horace Greeley and Others, praying
Congress to appoint a special committee to
investigate the naturalization and election
frauds. Same reference,
Morton introduced a bill TO provide for the
redemption of greeubacks and fractional cur
rency IN coin. The first section prohibits the
sales of gold by the Treasury and directs that
all gold not required for the payment Of in
terest on the public debt shall be reserved and
set apart for the redemption of u. 5. notes.
Sec. directs the Secretary of the Treas
ury, after July LIST, 1871, to pay all notes pre-
sented for redemption.
Sec. 3 provides that after January LIST, ~,
National Banks must redeem their utes in
coin, and shall retain in their vaults all coin
received by them interest on stock after
Jan. /, 1870.
Sec. directs the banks to replace the re-
serve legal tender notes with coin. requiring
the banks to hold reserve of coin rs now
required by law to hold reserve of legal
tender notes.
Sec. authorizes the Secretary of the Treas
ury to cancel all notes redeemed under the
provisions of this act TO the extent, in his
Judgment, necessary for the proper limitation
of currency.
Sec. 6 provides that after Jan. l, ~, green
backs shall cease to be legal tenders, but be
receiyablei for Government dues now pro-
yided.
Section authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury TO sell bonds of the United States
due in thirty years and redeemable after ten
years, bearing per cent interest; principal
and interest payable in gold, TO amount nee,
essaTy to carry into operation the provisions
of the second section.
number of other bills were introduced,
amongst them one by Williams, to establish
a uniform rule of naturalization; one by Will
son, to fix the number of Judges of the Su-
preme Court, aad change the Judicial Circu-
cults; one by PomerOy, to create a department
of Indian Affairs; one by Cole, for the legali-
Eating of coin contracts, and one by Conkling
to repeal the act fixing the time of regular
meetings of Congress.
Cattell introduced a resolution censuring
the President for the views in his message, In
relation 20 the national debt. After brief
debate it was referred TO the committee
finance.
The Senate agreed to the House resolution
TO adjourn from the 2lst of Dec, to January
5th. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A number of bills and resolutions
were introduced including one by Garfield, to
legnlIze gold contracts. BrOmall moved a
suspension of rules to enable him to introduce
preamble and resolution protesting against
the sentiments of the Presidents message, in
reference 70 the payment of the public debt,
declaring that all forms and degrees of repu-
diation of the national debt are odious to the
American people and under no circumstances
will their representatives consent TO offer the
public creditor a less amount of money
than the government contracted to pay.
The rules were suspended and the resolution
adopted by l54 to 8.
A resolution was adopted appointing a spe-
clal committee of seven to investigate the
election frauds in New York.
Butler introduced a bill to enforce the laws
of the United States in the State of Georgia.
The bill to provide for the construction of a
ship canal around Niagara was made the or
der for the second Wednesday in January.
Hunt offered a resolution directing the
Secretary OF State to inform the House
whether any commissioner had been recently
sent rs a representative of this country to
Spain and for what purpose. Adopted
House sdjourned.
The Minerals OF China.
Advices from Han Kan, China, report the
Wesleyan Mission who were npon a travelling
tour through China They were well treated
and saw abundance of coal and evidences Of
gold silver, lead and iron mines. The Cath
oIic converts numbered by hundreds of
thousands.
Probable Decision Against the Le-
gal Tender Act
New York, Dec. l4.-Tbe Tribune editor
tally says that 10 i con6dentially advised
from Washington that the Supreme Court y
pretty sure TO decide the Legal Tender Act Is
Unconstitutional. There will probably be but
one dissenting opinion
Appointments by the PresIdent----
Major Cullen Re-appointed.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The President has
sent To the Senate the nomination of Alex.
Cummings for Commissioners of Internal Rev
enue, Henry A. Smythe as Minister TO Russia
and William j. Cullen, as Superintendent of
Indian Affairs for Idaho and Montana.
Cuban Dispatches suppressed.
New York, Dec I4.-Important newspaper
dispatches prepared at Havana for the New
i York Associated Pres, were suppressed.by the
Cuban authorities. II is inferred that the
insurgents have won some important successes.
The Cretan Troubles.
Paris, Dec. l4.-EtenDard says the great
powers will continue their efforts to settle the
dispute between Turkey ami Greece and do
not despair of success.
Washington, Dec. I5.-Letters from Lon
don report the troubles between Turkey and
Greece rs of no moment for the preservation
of the pesce of Europe TIE present minis
try of Greece boast openly about the support
of they have given the Cretan insurgents.
This is an open violation of international OBJ
LEGATION and Il the cause of the present crisis.
Il is, however, perfectly well known that as
soon as Greece finds she Is powerless 20 main
tain her present policy towards Turkey, she