Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

" """n Noiofhuo tnto tue Unions ant
aitera debate Of some length, Morrill,, O.
Vermont rose aud opposed the bill; be-
cause, he sAi,i. Colorado had not suiii'
Gent popu' a,ion. 20 he
Cragin aud Nye supported II, aud the
Dill wep' over with the morning hour.
on ne motion OF Edmunds, the concur,
rent resolutions OF thanks to Stanton,
w ordered TO be communicated 10 him.
The veto OF the Arkansas bill was taken
up. Davis argued that the bill was un-
constitutional. after which the Senate
proceeded to vote on the question "shall
the bill Aecome n law, Notwithstanding
the objection OF the Presidentf" and the
vote resulted, yeas, 30; nays, 7 SO the
bill becomes law. The Senate then
adjourned.
In the House, Number Of bills and
joint resolutions were introduced for
reference.
Loughbridge offered the following:
RESOLVED, That, in the opinion OF the
House, the interests Of the country re-
quire that the public debt should be re-
organized and reduced to simple and
uniform system more easily understood
by the people than 1t is in its present
complicated form, and that the interest
Of the debt should be reduced. and for
that purpose the Committee on Ways and
Means be instructed to prepare and re.
port at An early day as possible, bill
providing for the funding of the public
debt, and reduction OF the rate of 10
terest thereon, in such manner END
TO such an extent that the taxation
may be reduced and equalized ss far as
possible and consistent with good faith
TO the national creditors and justice to
the people. The resolution was agreed
to without q division. aNt
Ward moved to reconsider the vote,
and lay that motion on the table,
which was agreed to.
Price offered the following resolution
Resolred, That the Committee on
Ways and Means be instructed to inquire
into The expectancy of appropriating
b ,o00, 900 to take up the matured and
maturing Indebtedness of the United
States, which is payable in currency, rs
the same may become due, said amount
to be taken from the coin in the Treas
ury, to DO sold for that purpose, and pro.
vidipg by law that no new Indebtedness
shall be incurred by the United States,
by the sale or issue ofits bonds, notes, or
other securities, until the coin received
in the Treasury is reduced to $25, 900, 600.
and that said committee report by bill or
Otherwise, which was agreed to.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the report OF the Committee
OF Conference on the bill removing the
political disabilities OF certain persons
in the Southern States, the question
being on hroomaii motion to reconsider
the vote OF Friday last, rejecting the re-
port The vote was reconsIdered and
the report was adopted oy q two-thirds
vote OF 20 to a.
lNoTE-lhe reporter IS requested to
state sAas the Democrats, IN voting
against the conference report, did so
because 1t struck ont the names OF
Messrs Houston. or Alabama, and Jones,
OF Tennessee. otherwise' majority oil
them would have voted aye.1
The Kentucky election case was again
taken up, and debated by Beck and Po-
land against thereposs OF the Committee,
and Epson IN support OF It.
Kerr, from the minority OF the Com
miitee on Elections, moved as substi-
tu'e resolution declaring that John ID:
Young was entitled to the seat, and
should DO sworn in.
The substitute was rejected-yeas 30,
nays 96-and the several resolutions re-
ported by the COMMITTEE OF Elections
were than adopted, without division, and
Mckee appeared and took the oath and
his seat; and the House then, at four
3 clock, went into a Committee OF the
Whole, with Blaine in the chair and pro.
,eeded to the consideration OF the Tax
bill, the general debate being limited 10
one houy g |
Sehenck addressed the Committee in
explanation oil the Dill. ne stated tnat
n addition to the tax OF sixty cents per
yallon on distilled spirits, the Committee
lad provided what is called special
ak, each distiller OF fifty barrels or less
ak, and Tour dollars as iurther speciai
m n IN