Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-22


10 inform the Governor of Kentucky that
there Is vacancy in the second district.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution, instruct
ing the COMMITTEES of Ways and Means to
devise some measure by which distilled
spirits Of American Manufacture may be
exported under Law.
The House proceeded to the regular
order of business, being the motion of
Mr.. Butler to reconsider the vote ordering
The main question on the bin reported from
the Committee on Reconstruction. The
question was taken BY yeas and nays, aad
resulted, yeas So, nays IS. So the vote was
reconsidered, and Mr.. Butler offered an
amendment, giving the appointment Of
State officers to the Constitutional Conven-
tion, and then moved the previous question.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to lay the Bill aud
pending amendment on the table. Mega
lived.
The amendments offered BY Mr.. Bingham
yesterday, were agreed to without division.
Mr. Butler explained his amendment,
and Messrs. Stevens and Kelly advocated it.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was rejected
yeas So, nays 112. The bill then passed
-123 TO 45. ~
Mr.. Logan offered resolution calling on
| the Secretary Of the Treasury for Informs
ton as to the amountof 1910 bonds issued
through the Treasury Department since the
LIST of October, 1857 the persons to whom
sold the amount ofcommissions paid, etc.
Also the reasons which, in the opinion OF
the Secretary, rendered it expedient to
withdraw so large an amount Of currency
from the business of the country. Also
what action had been taken upon the with
drawal of the $40 bonds held blythe Uni
ted States Treasury 70 securethe circulation
Of national banks, and the substitution
therefor Of 1910 bonds. Adopted.
Mr.. Elliott, from the Committee on
Freedmen's Affairs, offered joint resolu-
| ton authorizing the Secretary OF Treasury
to issue for the relief Of all classes Of desti-
tute people in the South, such desiccated
| potatoes, and desiecated mixed vegetables.
as have accumulated during the war, and
are not needed.
The Senate joint resolution limiting
contracts for stationary and other supplies
in the Executive Department to one year,
was slightly amended and passed.
Mr.. Farnsworth reported bill empow-
ering the New Orleans, Mobile and Chat.
tanooga railroads to build and maintain
bridges across the navigable waters on its
route, and declaring the railroad and
bridges part Of the route. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back several bills,
memorials, etc, and had them reported to
other committees. -
| Mr.. Eldridge, from the same committee,
reported back adversely the bill to amend
| the act TO legalize the fees and cost of
clerks, lnarshals and attorneys, of United
/ States courts. Tabled. fa
Mr.. Lawrence, from the same committee
reported TO provide for the appointment Of
a Marshal for the District of Columbia, but
after animated discussion il was tabled.
Mr.. Schenck, from the conference COM
| mittee on the bill to suspend the further
contraction of the currency, reported that
| the committee agreed to recommend that
| the Senate recede from its amendment and
agree to the Honse bill with the following
| amendment But nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the cancellation and
destruction of mutilated United States
notes and replacing the same with notes
| Of the same character and amount. The
report was agreed to.
Mr.. Logan, from the conference commit
tee on the cotton tax bill, reported that
they had not been able to agree. The
| House then ordered another conference
committee: Messrs Schenek Morehead
and Beck were appointed.
Mr.. Butler, from the Committee on APP
| preparations, reported back the Senate
amendment 10 the deficiency bill, pending
the consideration of which the House adj
| journed