The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-04
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SENATE.
WAsH1NaroN March 8.

WASHINGTON March 3.
At two O'Clock this morning the Sen.
ate passed the Deficiency bill and ad-
The Senate met to-day at noon. The
| Joint resolution instructing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to withhold all
payments to Corcoran, for use of pro-
perty during the war, until he takes
| The Test oath, was reported, and yeas
\ Mr., Sherman reported Mr.. Sohenck's
bill to strengthen the public credit; its
provisions were substantially unchang-
| ed. Debate enSued.
After debate the report OF the COM
mittee WIS agreed to.
The following is the bill as agreed to:
Be it enacted, &C., Thatin order to re-
move any doubt asto the purpose of the
Government to discharge all just obli~
cations to the public creditors, and to
settle conflicting questions and inter
pretations of the laws by virtue of
which such obligations have been con
tracted; it is hereby provided and de-
ClarCd that the faith Ofthe United States
Is solemnIy pledged to the payment in
coin or its equivalent of all the obliga-
tions of the United States not bearing
interest, known as United States notes.
and of the interest bearing obligations
of the United States, except in cases
where the law authorizing the issue OF
any such obligations has expressly
provided that the same be paid IN law
full money or other currency than gold
and silver, but none of said interest
bearing obligations not already due
shall be paid or redeemed before matu-
rity, unless at such time United StRtes
notes shall be convertible into coin at
the option of tho holder. or unless at
such time the bonds of the United
States bearing lower interest than the
bonds to be redeemed can besOld at par
in coin, and the United States also SOL
emnly pledged its faith to make pro.
vision at the earliest practicable period, +,
for the redemption of United States
notes in coin.
SEC. I'd. Be 1t further e1Gcted, That
any contract hereafter made especially y
payable in coin and the consideration
of which may be loan or sale of prop
erty or the rendering of labor or ser
vice of any kind, the price if as carried
into contract may have been adjusted
on the basis of the coin value thereof
NJ the time OF such sale or rendering
of such service or labor shall be legal
and valid, and may be enforced accord
ing to its terms and on the trial OF suit
brought for the enforcement OF any
such CONTRACT, proof of the real consid-
Grafton may be given. 1-. 4. 3. d, "a J
The morning hour having expired,
and the army appropriation DILL came
up'as unfinished business. After dis
cusson Mr.. Summers amendment pro-
viding for the payment OF the Interest
Claim of Massachusetts, was rejected, ,
and the army bill passed.
The Corcoran joint resolution was
then taken up and passed.
On,motion OF, Mr.. Sumner. from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. the
Senate refused to concur in the House
amendment tothe joint resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with Spain.
On motion of Mr.. Conklinglthe Sen
ate went into executive session. After
C, ming out of executive. session the
Senate took recess. s
EVENING SESSION.
Tho civil and miscellaneous appro-
priation bill was taken up.
..-...s HOUSE.
The galleries are crowded.
a message was received from the SEN
ate stating that the post office and leg
isIation appropriation bills had passed.
The House non-concurred in the Senate
amendments and asked Conference
Committee. ......
Speaker Colfnx then delivered his
farewell speech and at the conclusion
was greeted with applause.
a.. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, took the chair
of the Speaker and "A plimentRry
resolution to MIR. Co!faX was unani-
rnously adopted. ~
Mr.. Pomeroy was then unanimously
elected Speaker. He took the oath, re-
turned thanks and business was pro-
ceeded with. ...
A joint resolution for printing the
medical history of the rebellion was
passed.
The deficiency bill, amended by the
Senate, was received.
The Committee on the Treatment of
Union Prisoners made a report, which
was ordered to be printed.
Tho bill amendatOry of the act taxing
spirits and tobacco, extending the time
OF Withdrawing whisky from the ware
house till the 20Vh of April, 1870, was
reported and passed.
Mr.. Scheuck offered resolution that
while the House did not admit any
right in the Executive and the treaty~
making power of the United States, to
conclude treaties or conventions with
foreign governments, by which import
duties shall be mutually regulated, it
is, however, of opinion, and so recon-
mends to the President, that regulations
with the Government of Great Britain
should be renewed and pressed as soon
as possible 10 a definite conclusion,
securing commercial intercourse and
security to American citizens the right
claimed by them in the fisheries on the
coast of the British American provinces,
and the free navigation of the st. Law
renee from its sources to the sea. The
resolution was referred to Committee
of the Whole.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee OF
Conference on the bill to strengthen tn g
public credit, made report.
After discussion Mr.. Shanks moved
to lay the report on the table. Mega
lived.
The conference report was then agreed
to, and the bill now goes 70 the Presi-
dent for signature. Recess.
Quashed.