The New York herald., 1868-03-17

Senate insisted on its amendments to the bin 70 fsc
tate the payment OF soldiers bounties, which Weso
disagreed to by the House. ~.
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sion bill, which were disagreed 70 BY the House.
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THE COUNT or CLAlhh :, "a;
Mr. EDAUNDs, nom the C0mmil.es On snt tns sI hi
ciary, reported favoraAly, with amendmemts .ne S
with recommendations to indefinitely postpone the
bill In relation 10 testimony in the Court Of Claims
TIE NATIONAL CURRENCY ACT.
Mr. CA1TEII trep.) OF N. j., from the Committee
ON Finauce reported bill amendatory to the Ma
tiona Currency act OF June 1884. provides that
cities Of Boston, New York philadelphia or any Of
the cities named In section thirtyone OF the said act
to pay on the Sscs Of amy ons
other than the prompt and correct transaction
OF business, in order to secure such deposit,
by the Comptroller OF the Currency, according TO the
provisions Of section fifty Of the act above mentioned
further fnat every ss ons gted
States bonds with the Treasurer OF the United States
security for such deposts and whenever the pub
centum OF the par value Of the bonds held by the
Treasurer as security II shall be his duty to
reduce the amount OF said deposits to q sum
offering or receiving Of money or valuable considera
tions OF any kind as inducements to obtain or allow
TO be retained deposits of public money s to be pun
ished by fine OF not less than 900 or impris0n-
ment Tor not less than one year, or bOth at the dis
cretOn OF the court.
EXEMPTION OF MANUFACTURES FROM TAXATION.
Mr.. SHERMAN rep.) Of Ohio, from the Commit.
tee on Finance, reported back the House bill
to exempt certain manufactures from the inter-
nal tax, with an amendment retaining the tax
on turpentine, coffee, roasted or ground, and
SnicQq refined and the
products OF sugar refiners sugar candy and con-
fectionery; on diamonds, emeralds, precious stones
leaves the tax lucifer or friction matches and all
other stamp duties unchanged. He gave notice that
| he would call IL up tomorrow.
SURVEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. FOWLER trep.) Of Tenn, introduced bill TO
provide for the survey Of the Mississippi river which
was referred to the Committee Territories. II re-
quires the Chief Engineer OF the army to have made
complete survey OF the Mississippi from Cape CT
cal features either bank within such limits as may
be necessary to determine proper location of evees
REMoNsTRANCE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FUNDING
Mr.. MORGAN, rep.) Of n Y, presented remon-
strances from the merchants and bankers Of New
York against the passage OF the funding bill.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mr.. HOWARD. lrep.) Of Mich, the
Senate took up the bill relating to the central branch
Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Mr. MORRILL, trep) OF Vt, offered verbal amend
ment the effect OF which would be to provide that no
this branch beyond the allowance on the hundred
miles, on which bonds are already authorized to be
issued.
Mr.. CoNKLTNG, (rep.) Of N. Y, took the moor and
spoke at length in opposition to the bill. He argued
that the claimants had right to these bonds or
lands; that IT, even from default or any other con-
tmgency, they had become successors Of what was
called the Eastern Division, this bill asked for nfty
or sixty miles between the terminus OF their present
route to Junction City, for which no subsidy vas
ever granted TO anybody; that these parties were
already the participants Of magnificent endowments;
Eastern Division when the bill was passed allowing
theN to change their route and that those privileges
had been pledged 70 the st. Joseph and Denver City
Railroad Company, which company would undorbt-
edly come and make claim for remuneration which
Congress could not resist. He argued that the line
In question was not necessary to form connections,
calculated to gridiron the entire west and he con.
cluded by claiming that this proper subject for
the exercise OF economy.
DEBATE ON THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BrLL RE-
sUMED.
Mr.. PoMEROY, trep) OF Kansas, replied brieny to
Mr.. Conklng, holding that the law authorized this
transfer Of privileges avaed Of by party to the
consolidated organization.
acts bearing on the subject and clatmeA that IL had
been contemplated by them that the Eastern Division
should be go located that all branches mentioned In
the charter of the Union Pacific Railroad should be
enabled TO form a connection with 1t on its way 10
the hundredth degree Of longitude In 1905 the East
ern Division was allowed by Congress- on application,
TO branch on toward the southwest thus releasing 1t
from the obligation to confine itself to the route
which would enable those branches TO form their
connections with it. He therefore claimed that good
faith demanded that Congress should now empower
those branches thus deprived OF 1t to make that con-
neciion.
After further discussion by Mr.. Edmunds and
Others II being evident that no vote would be
reached to-day the Senate at half-past four O'clock
went into executive session, and soon aiter ad-
journed