Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-14
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
TUEspAN, July IL.

SKNATR.-Mr. vickers presented tho ere.
dentials Of Mr.. Pickney Why-e,appointed from
term OF Hon. Reverdy johnson, expiring
March 4, 1869
The credentials were then read, and Mr.
Whyte then came forward and was sworn in
Mr. Trumbui called up the bill authorzng
the temporary supplying OF vacancies in the
Executive Departments.
The Judiciary Committee reported an amend
mept that IN case OF Temporary vacancy It shall
be temporarily supplied by appointment by
the President Of one of the Examiners in Chief
Mr.. Edmunds offered further amendment
that no appointment. designation agreement
shall be made otherwise tnan herein provided
shall be made except in ease of vacancy during
the recess of the Senate. Adopted.
The House amendment. which is in the
nature OF substitute, vas then agreed to, and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Caitell called up the bill 70 authorize the
issue OF three per cent. temporary loan certifi-
Gates 10 redeem the compound interest notes:
the question beng on the amendment Of Mr.
Trumbull, 10 provide for monthly sales of gold
by the Treasury Department, not exceeding
SIc,No,Ot0 per month. and to commence in
August: said sales to continue until the amount
OF gold In the Treasury is reduced to
Sin,A o,cO0.
Mr.. TrumbulI could see no use OF keeping
this gold IN the Treasury. Ii it had been sold
last year. II W ould have saved the Govern ment
at least S1O.GOO.OR.
Mr.. Cattell said the provisions OF the bill
were so simple, and its advantages so obvious
that he wondered al the opposition of the SEN
aior (Mr. Irumbull.) 1t lis proposition To
convert debt upon which we are paying six
per cent coin interest, into q DE- ht to pay ID rec
per cent. currency interest, and il certainly
should be the ann of Congress TO reduce the in
terest on the public debt as much as possible
suppose there is more gold in the Treasury
than there ought to be, that furnishes no rea-
son why such a bill as this should not pass
But the Senator is incorrect To his figures
IL is true that on the first of JnIy there was
nominally S99.lO0.0J0 in gold in the Treasury
but rom that there must be drdu ted the cash
payments on gold interest and other liabilities
oil the Government, would actually reduce the
com In the Treasury TO So, 7,GE,taaL which il
below the limit mentioned by the Senator. II
Nonld be unsafe 10 depend upon our receipts
1rom customs and internal tax to pay the thirty
millions compound interest notes which come
due between now and October, and hence the
simplest and easiest way was to adopr this
measure. which had been unanimously agreed
upon by the Finance Committee
Mr.. Trumbull thought il was strange way
10 a. certain the amount of coin in the Trets-
ury to state only the liabilities, and not say
anything about ;he receipts. He thouCht
twenty-five millions OF coin would be am ole
TO Keep IN the Treasury, alth ough IN Difference
To the views OF others he had placed the IimiI
al forty millions. II was fact that during
lhe Iaht year the amount of col kept idle in the
Treasury had averaged eighty-three millions
per month.
Mr.. Cameron advocated The amend nent of
MI. Trumbull, and again expressed his wish
that Congress would allow the whole finan.
cial question TO 60 over until mex, fall.
.dr. Morton was IN iavor OF fixing a time
when the Government would resume specie
payments.
The Committee OF Conference report on the
DILL 10 incorporate the Washington Target
Shooting Association was concurred in.
bill.
Mr.. Williams III reference to the amount OF
gold IN the Treasury, said the very fact that
% TO 81 millions OF gold Were constantly in the
a. Ia nfNxl IN n ryr.n
ing OF security amcng the creditors of the
Goysrnnent and the people generally.
Mr.. Morton moved an anne sndment, that the
surplus gold now in the Treasury, and what
may accumulate during the present and next
fiscal year, shall be applied to the payment of
the legal tender notes, and gave it as his belief
that on the adoption OF such a measure as ne
proposed the premium ON gold would go down
one half
Mr.. Conking favored the spirit Of the amend
menf, but regarded n a. imperative, and could
not vote for II.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said the doctrine enonci.
ated on the floor yesterday by Mr. Morton was
calculated 20 do more injury TO the credit OF
s;hSN ,ns Seameh. ,,,S nan any ming else which
inst TO fe American people TO intimate that
they were unwilling 10 pay their obligations
in coin.
The amendment of Mr.. Morton was rejected.
a follows:
Teoa-Messrs. Corbet., Edmunds, Morton,
Osborn, Patterson Of Tenn, Pomeroy, Ramsey,
Ndys-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Catteil,
Chandler, Cole, Conness, Ferry, Fessenden,
trellnghuysen, Harlan, Henderson. Hem
dricks, Howard, McCreery, Mcdonald, Nor
gan, Patterson OF n. H., Price, Ross, Sherman,
Sumner, Upton: Trumbuli, Eickers, Welch,
WEyte, Wiley, Williams, and Wllson-3U.
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment OF MIR. Trumbull After further discus
sion Mr.. sherman insisted that the regular or
der, the Funding bill. should be proceeded
with.
The Funding bill was then taken up.
HOUSE OF FREPHEsENrATiyEs-M McCar
they, N. \ ~ from Committee on Roads aud
Canals. reported bill to build a wagon road
ioI the use OF the Military Academy at West
Point. Passed.
MIR. KOontz: lPa,l from Committee on the
substitute for the Senate bill to provide for
iighung the streets of Washington with gas.
Dir. Washburne md objected.
Mr.. KoOntz hoped the gentleman would
withdraw his objection.
Mr.. WashburEe said he did not make his
Objection III any factious spirit, but this matter
bad been fully discussed IN CommitIee of the
Whole, and IL was decided that Washington
city should light her own streets He had no
Objection 20 the substitute beng read, but would
reserve his hight to object.
The substitute was read. IL authorizes the
corporate authorizes OF Washington TO levy
tax upon properly in said city, 70 enable the
ngbtiDg OF the streets and avenues with gas.
with slx-:eet burners. twenty ona nights III
Mayor OF Washington and Ihe Secretary of the
Interior are appointed a commission 10 enter
INTO Il contract with the Washington Gasiight
Company for the term Of fifteen years Tor all
the Illuminating gas required, the price in sad
hf;een years not 10 exceed what Is charged the
cliZeDs OF Washington for gas; and said
Secretary OF the Interior and Mayor OF Wash
IL nSton may anhul said contract ~ the END of
ten years upon giving two years notice 10 the
Gaslight Company. The Mayor aud CIV
Councils may increase the number OF street
lamps II any time. and levy Il special lax
therefor az any time. II he Corporation fails
"a levy and collect the IAN the power or dong
20 Is conferred upon the Secretary o: the In
terror, " lo may levy and collect the ,ax uutlI
The Corporation passes ,he proper law.l
The bill was objected 20. and Was not con-
slGpred.
The n gular order % business having besu
d. manded, .le Speaker announced That 10 h.
tbs consideration Of tbs Alaska bill in Com
nI1tre OF tne Whole without debate.
On motion OF III. Banks, Mass The Hons.
" ent into Comm ttee o: The Who'll unou has
bill, Mr. Garfield (D.) IN The char.
rY- A genus in New York Is said 10 have
invented new o-aior.e .eNtinguishrr, The plan
of which Il as follows: IL IL q large sheet iron