The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-22
NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 1868.
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The bill was then postponed until tomorrow.
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TENURE or OFFICE
Mr.. PATTERSON. trep) of N. H., from the Committee
Retrenchment, reported bill 10 amend the Tenure
Of Office act which was passed 10 q second reading
special agent OF the President any department or
branch OF the government shall be appointed or con-
snaed IN once excep, such as are authorized by .ne
res The term OF office Of all agents lawfully employed
a. the time Of the passage Of this act to expire within
10 be appointed by the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate The penalties provided in the
OF last March 70 be applicable enforced in
cases Of any violation Of the preceding requirements
yuNDING THE PUBLIC DEBr-RAsKlNG LAWS.
the sso sad 70 s Of
the United States wAich was referred " tho Committee
pound interest notes three per cent certificates and
other outstanding Indebtedness, payable in lawful
money, the Secretary OF the Treasury shall 10 author
zed to issue and pay such notes authorized
by the act Of February Is. 1862 provided that their
dred millions Of dollars including those already issued
except In hereafter specified. The Secretary OF
tne treasury further authorized 70 issue coupons OF
registered bonds amount sufficient to cover all ex-
listing obligations which 10 bear interest At not more
than three and half per cent per annum principal and
interest payable In coin, be duo In fifty years. but
deemabe In after date at pleasure OF the
government They TO be exchanged at not ess than
value for any bond certificate. note or other sv
dcnce OF indebtedness OF the United States except legal
| tender notes. which are not TO be funded until de-
exempt from all taxation by state or local authority
Section third provides that the limit OF three hundred
millions In amount Of circulating notes shall be re-
moved, and that any national bank receive eighty
per cent the value or bonds deposited with the
Treasurer in notes for circulation provided this does not
exceed seventy cent on It's paid up capital Exist
ing banks required substitute bonds OF the
issue for those now deposited 10 equal amount bear
ing the relation TO circulation and capital as re-
CURED by this section in the case OF new banks under
penalty Of forfeiture OF old bonds and winding up OF
their affairs by the Comptroller OF Currency in which
their notes to be paid by sufficient amount Of
legal tcnder notes. which may BIO issued IN excess Of the
four hundred millions heretofore authorized but the
amount OF United States notes and national bank notes
together shall all exceed hundred millions tho
bonds deposited by the banks be delivered TO them
receipt by the Treasurer OF the am0unS Of their out
| standing ndtos in United States notes
Tho fourth section provides for the creation OF .
sinking iund by the retention OF two-seyentns OF the
interest accrung these bonds deposited TO secure
circulating notes. in consideration OF which the capital
OF banks TO the extent the game invested in bonds SO
deposited all shares VI stock therein their crcula
ing notes shall be exempted from national. STATE aud
| municipal taxation
! The bill further provides that from July l. 1868, to
January 1869, oneeghth part and after the last date
0ne-fonrth part, OF the import duties may be PAID in
states aso INA. s" Inc o amount Of
rotary OF the Treasury with the advice ana consent Of
a majority of the following named persons,
| viz, the Comptroller OF the Currency, the
| Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, the Chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Finance and the Chairman
of the House Committee Ways and Means) shall re-.
tire OF United States notes equal such
that the whole amount Of circulating and legal
tender notes shall not hundred millions
until tho legal tender notes Outstanding be reduced 70
two hundred millions
Tho House bill for the appointm Of commission
to examine and report upon spirit metes taken up
The question an amendment by the Committee
Academy OF science shall DO added TO the commission.
In answer to question by Mr.. Grimes hr. SHERMAN,
(rep) of Ohio, stated that such commission
posed OF Professors Hlard and Henry and an engineer
and q naval officer
Mr. GRImEs rep, OF Iowa. opposed the amendment
saying that 1t OF the most absurd things in the
world to employ more mahematicians knowing nothing
about mathematics. n
thing Of mechanic himself He said the adoption Of
any metre would be the very means mat dsers would
prefer No form OF metre could be adopted under which
frauds could be perpe,rated He advocated tax
the capacity Of stills to be previously ascerlaned.
| TiE CASE OF SENATOR THOMAS, on MARYLAND
Mr. HowAap (rsp) OF Mich., at this point called for
the order OF the day and the Senate took 10 the resou
ton for tho admission OF Phillip T. Thomas, Senator
elect from Maryland, upon taking the oath Mr.. Howard
addressed the Senate at length the subject He road
letter from Mr. Thomas to Mr.. Buchanan IN December,
1850 while in his Cabinet, condemning the action
OF Major Anderson and asking TO be permitted
to issue order for tho withdrawal Of that
officers forces the only possible TO prevent
civil war After referring to the Senator's letter OF
withdrawal after mature doberaton. because OF the
decision TO reinforce Fort SUMTER Mr.. Howard asked
whether that not countcnancing and encouraging
the enemy Just as much So he said. as were the SINH
lar OF Floyd and Thompson He thought IL evident
that the gentlemans sympahee had been agains. the
war and with the enemies OF the country. lie INF,
Howard) had scarcely the heart 10 comment upon the
course OF Mr. Thomas towards his son but he could not
help thinking shat, the father know OF the boys in
Iention to commit treason, and then gave him money
carry him Virginia join the rebel army, he
gultylof misprson treason and punishable under the
acts OF 1890 He could nave gwen his into the
toby Of an officer and thereby prevented the act Had
he tMr Howard) allowed his son, with previous
Knowledge OF his intention, to on and burn house.
he would have been pareeps c1niis in the transaction
Mr. MoRroS rep.) of Ind, made an elaborate speech,
quoting from and commenting upon The testimony and
referring TO the letters read by Mr. Howard. Speak
OF the speech made by MIR Thomas before the Maryland
legislature he said the report Of that speech, discamed
by the friends OF Sir. Thomas, made by man who
stood beside him, and who appeared as witness and
testified TO ts correctness while no witness disputed IT,
ON the other hand there was no testimony 10 the cor
rectness of the report claimed by them TO be the true
one, and 1t was evident from that speech and from his
letter OF resignation aud subsequent action thai he was
sympathy with the rebellion. He Mr. Morton) be-
heved that he the original conspraiors and
would have engaged in tue rebellion but that Maryland
had boon UNEXPECTEDLY constrained remain IN the
\ Union.
Mr. WILLIAMS. rcp.) OF Oregon next addressed the
Senate He said he had not been able TO conclude after
having read the evidence That the senate had right to
exclude Mr.. Thomas He made elaborate argument
The legal question: In the course which he said there was
much reason for taxing OF the democratic
party OF his State with sympathy with tho rebellion
iOr excluding Mr. Thomas and that speeches had been
made on the floor Of the senate containing treason
than anything shown OF nis record These questions
OF loyalty were within the sole jurisdiction OF the
State Legislature that elected Senator Uness some
| unquostioned Law was thereby violated no deprecated
the policy OF opposing tine admission ponticai
grounds as policy that would return to plague the
invent re aud hy which nothing could be gained, and
GAINED that the giving of 500 TO tue south not
| inconsistent with tho hypothesis OF LOYALTY
| Mr. MORRILL,, trcpD OF Me-. conended tnat the only
object OF the senate IN considering tAIs question was
10 prevent tue return to the Senate OF those who