Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-28
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.1-The chair sub.
mitted petitions from the Constitutional
Convention Of Georgia, relative 10 the or
ganlzatlon OF State governments in the
South. Also, from the Constitutional Com
iVeniion OF Mississippi, praying for the ex-
tension of the Freedmen's Bureau. Both
were referred to the j judiciary Committee.
Also, a communication from Gen. How
ard, In reply to a. resolution of inquiry,
setting forth the facts in regard to the dis
continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau in
Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill relative to
the disabilities OF certain persons in Vir~
ginia. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. fssa-aetf 1cfTe
Also, a bill to permit officers and sol
diers to wear corps badges for service
during the war. Referred to the Commit
tee on Military e @ fAa
Mr.. Summer offered resolution, asking
the President for information relative to
the trial of Rev. Mr.. Mcmahon, Robert
Lynch and Others, BY the British govern
ment. Adopted. sEsi-oi ~ sd
Mr.. Trumbull offered resolution, cali
ing for information relative to the disposal
OF captured and abandoned property.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution, that
Congress ought to cease its war upon the
constitution, in view of the enormous pub.
lie debt weighing upon the industrial re-
sources of the people; that the Freedmen's
Bureau should be at once abolished, the
army reduced to 10000 men, the cotton
tax repealed, and United States bonds
taxed Laid over. ~ a sa7
The Senate took up the bill for the re-
moyal Of the disabilities Of Robt. NJ. Pats
ton, of Alabama.
Messrs. Stewart, Pomeroy, johnson and
Howard supported it, and Messrs. Drake
and Buckelew opposed it. The latter upon
the ground that he was opposed to special
legislation in individual cases. ~
The morning hour having expired, when
the special order being the resolution for
detailing one or more naval officers to at
tend the international Maritime Exposi.
ton at Havre came up, was debated
and laid on the table. 4J7isE $50 -
The supplementary reconstruction bill
was taken up, and the question was on Mr..
Doolittles motion instructing the Judiciary
Committee to report his amendment
Mr. Wilson took the floor. E ~
The bill for the removal of the dsabil-
tiles of Robert M. Patton was taken mp.
Mr.. Freelinghuysen having the floor on
/ the reconstruction bill, which was tempo.
rarily laid aside, after considerable debate
the Patton bill passed by26 to5. The nays
were Messrs. Buckalew,s Davis, Drake,
Fowler and Hendrix. Adjourned.
House of Representatives. -
A large number Of bills were introduced
| and referred, including the following:
For the taxation of national bonds !;
| giving the right to vote, in the Presiden-
| tial and all State elections, to every citizen
of the United States who has resided ten
| days in the district in which he offers to
vote; providing that the appointment of all
agents for any department of the govern
ment must be confirmed by the Senate /;
| prohibits internal revenue officers being
interested in any forfeiture for any viola
| ton of the revenue laws; making all pur-
chases and sales by the Commissioner Of
| the United States of loans and bonds open
to public competition; providing for the
| bounties to the widows and children of
certain soldiers who were killed or died in
| service to prevent a compromise for
| ofienses against the revenue laws, and
| making such compromise as follows: pro-
| viding in case a Senator of the United
| States becomes Vice President of the United
States by reason being President of the
| Senate pro tenn, and in case his Senatorial
term Of eszee expires betSIt .the Presiash4
tial term expires, he shall continne in
Office until the end of the Presidential
| term, the Office of Senator also becomes
vacant; instrueting the Secretary of the
/ Navy to dispatch to suitable portion of
| Norway or Sweden one or more national
| ships for the transportation of stores that
may be furnished for the relief of the fam
l ishing people of these countries; giving
an increase of salary of 20 per cent. TO all
employees in the Executive Department
/ who receive between $1,000 and $4,000 per
year establish uniform currency and pro-
/ vide for the management and liquidation
| of the national debt. Referred to the Com
| nittee on the Whole on the State of the
Union. 1t provides for the issue of
treasury certificates as legal tender for all
| purposes for calling in and oanceling ma
tional bank currency and United States
legal tenders also for the issue of bonds
drawing three per cent. interest on all ont.
standing bonds except when payable in
| gold, and then to be paid when due or re-
deemable in treasury certificates of three
per cent, and convertible at the pleasure
of holders Of treasury certificates, TO be cons
yertible into bonds, and vice versa.
/ Mr.. Cooks amendment 20 the national
| currency act was referred to the Commit
tee on Banking. It provides that when
| ever national bank bills shall be received
by the United States in payment of taxes,
etc, they shall not be re-issued, but United
| States notes not bearing interest shall be
issued in their stead. Whenever sufficient
amounts Of notes of any national banks
shall be received to pay any Of the bonds
| deposited with the Treasurer for the cir
culation Of the bank, if the bond shall be
| then redeemabie, or If the bonds shall
agree thereto, the bond and no less shall be
! cancelled. If not, the notes are TO be held
/ until the bonds become due, and then the
/ notes and bonds Will be cancelled, and no
| other circulating be issued in lieu thereof
Mr.. Millroy offered aresolution instruct,
l ing the Committee on Ways and Means to
| inquire into the expediency of authorizing
/ She Secretary of the Treasury to employ all
| the legal-tender notes which may come into
his possession in excess of the amount
necessary TO pay the current expenses Of
the government in purchasing at their
market such Understanding securities of
the United States as he may be able to
obtain. Second-to employ all gold in
the treasury in excess of thirty millions of
dollars in the same way. Third--to au~
ihorize loan equal to the whole amount
OF the present interest-bearing debt Of the
United States, and to issue bonds running
| fifty years at four per cent. interest, aud the
principal payable in gold, the loan to be
offered only as gold may be required to pay
the current expenses of the government and
to purchase the present interest-bearing
bonds. Fourth--to require the national
banks te replace the bonds now in deposit
in the treasury with such four per cent
bonds. Adopted.
Mr.. Clark, of Kansas, offered a pream-
BILE and resolution, reeiting that the act of
Jnnuary "a, 1867, provides that there shall
be no denial of the elective franchise in
any of the territories on account of race
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