Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-17
LATEST 1'RLEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT r.
DISPATCHES
CONVERSATIONAL PROCEEDINas.
Seuate.

mittee, reported a substitute for Holise bill
Of May 18th, relative to the transp ortation
| of merchandise in aud 10 other places than
the original Vost ofimporfation. Tt pro
yides that all merchandise except spirits.
destined fOr ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Portland,
Boston, Philadelphia, BAllimore. and New
Orleans, may be forwarded to their desti-
nation, at the risk of the owner and bond
double the invoice value Of the merchan-
disc, by carriers designated by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. r ai -:t.s
Mr.. Hendricks entered motion TO re-
call the bill recently passed restor-
ing TO political rights certain persons
10 the Southern States. He had under
stood that it removed the disabili-
ties OF the Radical members of the
| Georgia Legislature but not of their oppo-
nents in the same body He condemned
such discriminating legislation. ~
/ Mr.. Stewart called up the bill authorizing
the purchase OF certain public lands in
Alabama, which passed. II makes lands
in certain counties named subject to sale as
| other public lands They are now being
restricted to actual settlement under The
| homestead law.
Mr.. Ramsey called up the House bin TO
further amend the postal laws. The COM
mietee reported a number of amendments.
| chiefly in regard 10 the details of the money
order system, which was agreed TO, and the
bill passed.
| MIR. Sherman, from the Committee on
| Finance, reported bill to amend the four
teenth section of the act approved July the
| 18th, 1866, entitled an act for the collection
of the direct tax in the late insurreetionary
States, until January the lst, 1869, which
/ was passed. III =.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee of
| Commerce, reported Joint resolution pro-
Viding that there shall not be carried on
| any vessel on voyage, a greater number
OF passengers than Gin the following propo-
sition, on second deck not being an open
deck one passenger for every one hundred
and twenty cubic feet Of clear space, and
| on the main and poop decks one passenger
for every one hundred cubic feet of clear
space contained therein. The SPACE in
each case to be ascertained in the manner
provided for by law for the measure
ment for damage. A penalty is provided |
of $50 for every statne adult carried in ex-
cess Of the number allowed BY this bill, and |
If the excess is more than twenty-five per
cent. of such allowable number, the owner |
or agent shall be subject to a fine not ex-
eeeding $4,000, and Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months, and the master on con-
viction shall be imprisoned from six |
months to one year. The bill also requires |
the Committee on Commerce Of the two |
houses to prepare bill for the better pro-
lection of emigrants on ships. |
House of Representatives.
The report of the contested election case /
OF SWitZeler vs.. Anderson came IN. and |
was recommitted.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported back the SEN
ate funding bill, with amendments, and |
asked that the bill and amendments be |
printed and made the special order for to- |
morning. The first section limits the de- /
nomination of bonds 10 be issued. The |
second strikes ont the description ofbonds. |
twenty, thirty and forty years, etc, and |
makes all bonds forty years. bearing coin |
interest at 8 67-l00 per cent. per an1um. |
The third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh |
sections are verbal changes rendered neces-
sary by the second section. The eighth |
section strikes out the third section and !
substitutes for it the following That the |
holder of any lawful money of the United |
States TO the amount of thirty dollars or |
any multiple Of fifty dollars may convert |
the same into bonds for an equal aplount |
authorized by the first section of this act
under such rules and regulations az the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe;
provided, that such conversion shall moi
be allowed at any time when the
amount of United States notes outstand-
ing Is reduced TO thirty millions and sny
holders of any the bonds provided for in
the frst section Of this act may present the
same to the Treasurer of the United States
and demand lawful money of the United
States for the principal and accrued inter-
est thereon, and the Treasurer shall redeem
the same In lawful money of the United
States, unless the notes then outstanding
shall amount to $400,00O,O00; and sucb
bonds shall be 30 redeemable after the Uni
ted States have resumed the payment of
coin for their notes.
Amendments ten and eleven were verbal.
The twelfth proposes the following as
new section That hereafter the tax on any
income arising from the bonds or other
interest bearing securities Of the United
States, payable to any person, State, Ean-
body polite, or corporate COM
pany, or society whether corporate or not
lout Of the Treasury of the United
States, shall be assessed and collected nv
the Treasurer or disbursing officer of the
United States charged with paving any in
serest on the debt Of the United States in
The same currency in which said interest ia
paid, and such collection shall be made by |
ofthe amount Of tax from the
coupons, or interest due at the time of such
payment. -,t
The 18th section is simply to the title.
Mr.. Randall made il point Of order that
the I'd section made an appropriation, il |
must have its consideration in Committee
# the Whole. rat @
The Speaker sustained the point.
Mr.. Schenck moved that the bill and | !
amendment be printed and recommitted.
living notice that he should report it back .
0 morrow morning after reading the Jour
Ial, and ask immediate action. Agreed N
0. -
Mr.. Boutwell, made report from the
Conference Committee on the bill 10 an
horize the temporary supplying of the !
acancies in the Executive Depsrtt,ent
Ihich, after discussion, was rejected BY 36
D 81. a
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Pom.
roy and Eldridge Conference Committee
q bill providing for vacancies in Execu-
We Department, and the House then went
ITO Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Cullom L
} the chair, for general debate. Il
Mr.. Stone addressed the committee in
'ntinustion of his speech of last night.
i'd spoke in defense Of +. p. BlaiTs let
r, arguing that it was mainly an appeal to
e conservative sentiment of the country.
Mr.. Hill made speech on the political
pics ofthe day. a
Mr.. Maynard spoke in defense of the Re. :
lblican party, aud eulogiEed its standard l..
Iarers.
Mr.. Stevens was the next speaker, pre-. =
eng has remarks with a resolution he y.
tended to offer in the House, instruetine u
COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs to inquire an,
to the expediency of providing funds to
Fchase convenient naval station and n,
pot among the West India Islands. ii
same can be had at a reasonable price,
d requiring negotiations for the same 20 -,
initiated. OF
Mr.. Logan spoke in denunciation az The