The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-15

held, and Sherman said he woRld offer
an amendment when the bill came
before the Senate, it being now in
Committee.
Sherman moved to adjourn. Sher
man called for a divisioa. The mo-
ton was lost by ID to 24
Sprague opposed the bill as accom-
plishing nothing. He favored neither
/ contraction nor expansion, and his
course was not dictated by any regard
for the manufacturing interests, but
for the interests of the whole country.
The interests Of money should be
subordinated to all other interests of
the country. 1t must be so for it,
own good. The Treasury of the
United States was now a gigantic cor
poratlon, tending to establish
monopoly of banking interests, to
which the peoples interests We're
subordinated. He explained the Ma.
tIonal banking system to support this
view, and said the country was now
IN condition similar to that of Great
Britain prior to the esta blishment of
the Bank of England, and after al
ludIng to the enormous interest re-
quired to be paid by business men here
compared with the rate In England,
he said the country could only be
saved by the establishment of such a
bank. He yielded to the motion to
adjourn, which was lost by 16 to II. |
Whereupon he resumed the floor, and |
was proceeding to give his reasons for |
holding views contrary to those gen
orally held by his section, when, at i
the suggestion of Trumbull, he yield |
ed to the motion to adjourn, which
was carried.
Adjourned.
HOUSE-McCarthy asked leave
to offer resolution that Congress will
sustain the Executive in a strong and
speedy assertion of the rights of al
native-born and adopted citizens.
Davis objected, remarking that the
House had enough of that Fenian
business.
Carey said if he had been present
yesterday, when the vote was taken
on the passage of the Judiciary Bill.
he would have voted in the negative. !
Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported back the
Senate amendment to the bill provid-
ing for the exemption 0e cotton from I
the Internal Revenue tax, WIEl1 - I
that it be non concurred r.
in. He said the committee thought
the bill, as amended, was worse than
no repeal at all.
Stevens, of Pa, opposed the mo-
ton, and Pile supported it.
The amendments were non concur
red in.
Phelps offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee of Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency
of so amending the Revenue laws as
to authorize drawback for export on
copper smelted by infusion of foreign
ores to the extent of the duties paid
on such imported ores. Adopted.
Hill offered a resolution for the re-
lief of cities, counties and townships |
from direct tax consequent upon the
debt incurred by the payment Of
bounties in the late war. Referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Eggleston offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Ways
and Means to inquire into the expe'
diency of selling to the highest bidder
the exclusive right of manufacturing
spirits in the United States for a term
of ten or more years; such privilege
to be sold at not less than S75, 900, 900
per annum. Adopted.
Ross offered a resolution instruct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury To
furnish a statement of the expenses
incurred by the Government in print
ing and furnishing currency to the
National Banks. Adopted.
Washburne, Of Illinois, from the
Committee on Appropriations, report
ed back the bill providing that no
money shall be hereafter paid on ac
count of the seizure or lmpressrent
of, or for damages or detention Of,
land or water cOnveyances IN the in
surrectionary States, or for transpOr-
tation service, tolls, ferryage, &c, be-
yond the tariff of prices fixed by the
Ouartermaster-G General, or for the use
and occupation of land in the insur-
rectionary States for fortiication pur
poses.
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Holman,
its consideration was postponed until
Friday.
Julian, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to pre-
vent further sale of public lands, ex-
cept under the pre-emption and home
stead laws, and laws for disposing
of town sites and mineral lands.
Postponed two weeks.
4 bill was introduced and referred
by McClurg. placing certain troops of
Missouri on an equal footing with
others, as to bounty
By Price, comforting title to Little
Rock Island, in the Mississippi River.
By Clark, of Kansas. authorizing
the construction of bridge across