Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-15
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WASHINGTON, July l4-The credentials
Of VIM. Pinckney White appointed to
succeed Senator johnson as Senator from
Maryland, were presented by Mr.. Yickers,
and he was sworn in and took his seat.
Mr., Trumbull called up the bill to a,l-
thorize the temporary supplying Of yacan-
cies in the Executive Department, and
moved to amend it by adding at the end of
the third section II proviso that, in case Of
the death, resignation, absence or sickness
of the Commissioner Of Patents, the duties
Of said Commissioner, until a successor
shall be appointed, or such absence or sick
ness shall cease, shall deyolve upon one CT
the examiners in chief of said Office, to
be recommended by the President. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill
was further amended, on motion of Mr..
Edmunds, by adding the words "and no
appointment or designation otherwise than
as herein provided in the cases mentioned
in the first and second sections, shall be
made to. fill vacancies happening during
the recess of the Senate, and as amended
was passed and goes TO the House for its
concurrence.
Mr.. Catlett called up the bill TO author
ize the issue of the 8 per cent. temporary
loan certificates 10 redeem the compound
interest notes. r..-s ......F
Mr.. Trumbull moved an additional
section providing for monthly sales Of gold
by the Treasury Department, not exceed
ing ten millions month, commencing on
LIST of August next, until the amount IN the
treasury does not exceed S40,OOOO 900, A
long debate ensued, Msssrs, TTnmbull and
Cameron supporting the amendment an d
MIR. Catlett opposing it. The latter read a
communication from the Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 show that the balance iE the
treasury will soon be reduced, by the pay
ments of interest and for Alaska, to about
$37 100000.
House amendments to the bill for the
disconLinuance of the Freedmeh's Bureau
were cOncurTed in. o.. 4.
A bill was passed appropriating 92O, 600,
money appropriated by Mr.. l.. ID. Potter
of Charleston, for the relief of Union ptis'
eners during the war
The funding bill was taken up and
passed. ala. .
Mr.. Hendricks, in the course of his re-
marks, declared himself unreservedIy in
favor of the platform of the New York
Convention, and especially Gin reply TO a
question: supported the plank which de
clares far the payment OF 5-205 in lawful
money eulogized Seymour and expressed
the opinion that he would be elected anC
command the confidence of the country
not as a sectional, bat national man. HC
also spoke highly Of Mr., Blair as being
| generous, talented and brave his fame h
| guarded by his late associates in arms. Id
concluded by expressing the hope tina
| next March would see a restoration Of {
country to peace which rests not on sub
Iugati0n to a despOtic power, but on thu
restored supremacy Of the Constitution ant
the rightful authority Of the department
Of the government, 10 a prosperity az en-
during as that Of peace.
| The consideration of the bill was inter
rupted by report of the Committee oil
Conference on the civil appropriation bill
which was concurred in.
Mr.. Stewart then replied to Mr.. Hen
bricks, criticising the Democratic party an
its nominees, and predicting triumphan
vindicatiOn to the principles and policy
the Republican party at the polls in Nc
yember. ......
House Of Representatives.
The House passed the Alaska appropri
alton bill with the amendment that tn
assent of Congress is given to the stipul'
tions of a treaty, but declaring the exter
sion of citizenship and the appropriate
of money are the subjects submitted by th
Constitution to Congress. Vote ia 10 4
The bill authorizing temporary suppl!
ing of the vacancies in the Executive d
partment was non concurred in, and a Coz
fererence Committee appointed.
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