The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-03-20
COMPRESSION AL.

Committee of the Whole for speech
making. Mr.. Bremwsl argued in
fsyoraot expanding the Currency
Mr.. Dawes saidzaa eincinhsti paper
wanted it expanded to 50, 500, ,00e,o0C
and d5said Mr. BAinust gosS50 better
TO Keep on thecpopulsf side. Mr.
WashbuIne. Of Wisconsin. quoted
Wilkins Micawber in his memoran-
DUN canceling his debt to Thomas
Traddles, by giving him an I. o. q.
for the amount, as the original author
ity for the finaneialopropositionn tt
which the gentleman from Massachu
sets referred. Mr.. Dawes thought
very .iiiscfy tirat, 4 eeiris -iiscoFery=afT
date back SO far, omt Cincinnati wa.
tor reissue of the patent.
and me- had only wanted to- know
whether the: gentleman from Illinois
wanted to gefor tue extensianc Mr.
Bromweil said he had meyer adyocat
ed the .idea of paying the debt in. an
irredeemables esearreacy., Mr.. oSeelye,
OF n. Y, favored contraction as 8
means Of returning to specie pay
ments, D Mr.. j ones, of KY, denounc-
ed the impeachment projects Mr..
Boyer. of Pa, called attention to the
manner in which! !aa amendment to
the Judiciary act passed the House
the other day., and. insinnated that
there was some fraud about it, ,ebut
.deeljHedl tormske .anynexpianation loi
his msin.,stioi. 10 Mr., SchenekTsaid
.sThe gentleman. from Pennsy Hanis
undertakes edireetyser by implica.
tion, to impute fraud 10 the members
of this House, or the msiority, but
more particularly to the gentleman
from Iowa and myself. i do not in
tend to answer any such charge. j
should be far gone, indeed, ,rwhen
found il necessary to 60 over thess
for lessons OF propriety and fairness,
and of maniness and honor IN legis-
lation. The other branch of the
proposition of the gentleman seems
an apology for the minority to theil
constituents for not having beer
awake and watching and observing
the course of legislation, so that {
measure which they disapproved la:
become law. He advised the gentle
men on the other side to ask oblivion
of the past, and humbly promise
their constituents that they will here
after keep awake" - ..-e.a a2staa
i-o.sa,"3 aaa1 SENATE. l'i iliJIs-"
MARCH 16 The Senate Insisted
on its amendments to the bills TO ia
cilitate the payment of soldiers
bounties, and also to the Pension bill
which have been disagreed to by the
House ..--..-...
Mr.. Cottel, of New Jersey, from
the Committee on Finance, reported
a bill to amend the Currency act by
providing that it shall be unlawful fol
National Banks to paw interest on the
balances of other National Banks
depositing with them, and that Ma.
tional Banks which are repositories
of public moneys shall deposit bonds
as security for the same. Mr.. Sher.
man, from the Finance Committee,
reported the Tax bill recently passed
by the House with amendments, re
storing the tax on certain articles
Mr.. Fowler, of Tennessee, introduced
a bill providing for an accurate sur.
vey Of the Mississippi river from the
mouth of the Ohio to the. Gulf, with
reference to the erection OF perma-
nent Ievees on each bank. The Cen.
tral Branch Union Pacific Railroad
bill was taken up and discussed, with
out action, until the Senate went into
Executive session, after which itad-
journed. --' ..
HOUSE.
MARCH 18.-Mr. Garfield present
ed the petition of one hundred and
nine German citizens of Cleveland,
asking that the Constitution be so
amended, as to abolish the Office OF
President of the United States. Mr..
Ross of Illinois, Democrat, introduc-
ed q string of sixteen resolutions en-
bodying the correct Democratic pro-
testations of regard for the Constitu-
ton, fears that the Legislature is
about to usurp all the departments
of Government, and crudities on
finance He was unsuccessful IN get
ting the previous question ordered
on them and in getting them laid on
the table by yeas and nays, They
were referred TO the judiciary Com
mittee. Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois,
offered a preamble and resolution in
reference 20 lands granted to the
State of Iowa for railroad purposes,
by the act of May 18th, 1866, direct
ing the Secretary of the Interior to
inform the House by what authority
the lands had been certified and con-
frmed under such. grant in violation
of the act requiring a certain branch
to be built. Adopted. Mr.. Inger-
soil offered q resolution authorizing
the issue of legal tenders to the extent
of these cancelled and their appiica-
ton to the purchase of geld-interest
bonds. The House refused to second
the previous question by 40 to Z 8,
and it was referred to the Committee
of, Ways and Means. A resolution
was passed authorizing the suspen-
sion of the rules on any day for the
purpose of considering the matter in
relation to the impeachment trial.
MIR. Bingham reported bill from the
Reconstruction Committee, relieving
from political disabilities about 90
persons in the South. There were
several names suggested to be added
to the list, and the bill was discussed
without action until adjournment.
Repeal of Taxes on Manufactures
The House of Representatives has
passed bill relieving all domestic
manufactures of the five per cent. tax,
except oils distilled from coal, fer
mented liquors, distilled spirits, to-
bacco, snuff, cigars, and Illuminating
gas: This scheme contemplates re-
moving an annual burden of SS4 600,
600 On the industrial interests Ut the
nation, and substituting for it new
special taxes which will not exceed
$40, 100000. But to make up this
defioiencyiit is proposed to perfect a
system by which the tax on the arti.