, 1869-01-06

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@ sn., r! WAsH1sazos. Jan.s.
Tic Senate resumed It's eession at u o'clock.
the following named Senators being present:
MeAtEr. BuckaleW, Catte11, Colc, Coukitnc, DIE.
afse. nait1u na1's
Howe, Kellogg. McCteery, Morgan, Morrill, tVL},
xorton. Nye. Patterson n: HI Pa'ts-on
bury, sherman, Stewart. Sumner, Trumbull,
Xickess, Wade, Warner, Wiley, Williams and
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate CON-
muulcaticn from the Secretary Of War, transmit
s,rG a statement Of the number Of troops, tegu-
the Indians. Referred.
COMMISSIONER WILLY HEroar.
Also commnn '-- from the Secretary Of
the Treasury trans ;;a1eoott Of the Special
HE at,ens,on Of Congress 10 his recomnenda.
+ oed sas 1e.ea9ion IL to osaer
nr p1.nting Of ten thousand copies Of the report
for The use ot the senate. RefeE.rd.
,Ar: SUMNER presented teveral per1ttone. tn-
c'uotne oIe Of Hunaarlan citizens In the United
States. PRAYING for tqe establishment Of & Con.
neIerred to he Committee on commerce.
Ms MORTON offered joint rcso.u1ion forbid
dug The landtIE Of aaY submarine cah1e in auy
tho conten, Of Congress. Referred to The Com.
mtstGc Oh the judiciary.
TIE AMNESTY THQC1ANA11pN,
MT FERRY offered a res olutlon requesting the
1teFldent TO transmit aeopy OF hts lat. am acsty
ptocsa mstor. With statement Of the authortty
By which 1t was issued. Mr. Fez1y ea.d be offered
amnesty, be deuhted the Etrht Of the r1e.,aeat 10
grant i IN this s~ccrHDe way, aud he wished to
hz. HOWARD was glad the attention Of the
Senate bad hecn calico 10 the question, He
thought II tmp21tA1t that the people OF The
had such dispensing power as WAS inpllsd IT
e,ge o. t5e ass. Ae oelevsa TIC
entirely III = warranted py the c1lktttution
M. FERRY stated that he approved Of the atu-
netty. but doubted If the authority e1ts,cd for
the fres,dens TO extend Il IN that wag. and 30
the cs'abllehmeut Ok dangerous Precedent
AfteE centiderante DEBATE botseen Mess.s-
resolution, aEd DAVIS md bV0IIrTlE in its
Nj. WILSON Introduced bill to amend the
tancJ By pledge Of public tt,cls, and 10 provids
| for tho circulation and redemption thereof"
| which mas referred to the Committee On Flnsnce.
| eectton makes 1t unlawful for any bank
| os1a1txcd uroer tbs eait act &c pay OF reteite
| interest on money In any form, for Of On A.
/ count Of depotit made By. with Of oa aecoont
| Of any cther bank, ccrporauon OF individual.
hotidfd. horertr. thal tte state. city and lown
tzxa.n1ist may receive interest on rheu depos'ts
see',en 1 i psohib!. nv bank ocert from eeru-
ing Ae GOOD aLy check, draft OF note, or 10 tssae
certificate OF deposit or other evidence OF .dept,
hos al saS 1s ., Is ss q
tten Of rad bank. pa'Aole Oh demand,
| Section sprovides ,hat hereafte. Al deposits n
ehsll be special dep osit, rot 70 be o.ea ~ sa:4
banks for loans or dttco1nte. but nela .uh}ect to
dialt +, The Treasurer Of The rn3sed sa:cs, o;
| othe1 ctabcEs:rg caecz. md such depoe1'a shall
| not be Eur3ect to tixauon-
seciicn PROVIDES That the Comptroller Of tse
Curteney Eay Al my time cal on snJ nsnktcg
ahsli Be made WITHIN nve aays o1 the receipt Of
aesy 81 .ef! Se
ave days. .Ab:t1acts Of sucn srfost shall be -
/ ftsheu hy the Comptroller In Newspaper In the
,:e.un sy II ehsil Se @ puS.hea in neW.pspe1 @ II
tho pace where the association L established, OF
In The eass 81 place thereto, s1sn ~ to
report. Each association . required to sepost e
| the Comptroller or thu trtt Tuctday Of cacf
| month he conoltlon OF The .s.o:,as'on On the
ol loans, epeeie deposits and circulation.
| Fo&TAL BILL.
Nj pOAEK0Y Introduced T. bill to AuthaEszs
| the Establishment Of octau Man steamship EeT
vtrc bcs~ cen the United Suites AID Mexico
t whi:h w2s rrfeE1cd TO the Committee on Fost Of
Nj. CONELIN4 introduced bill to A1thoFtxt
the NcE York, NeNfoun dlard and london Te'e
cable. upon t6e shoIes ol The United sat ;, ans
TO masnta1n and work eueh ca.le. for tse 'rans
mission Of messages and intelligence bet seel
the United Staten and Europe, o. aLy lntefhe
diate places. DUNG the e1"St .nco OF tie com
pany'6 chatter. hetetred to the Committee OF
kommeHee.
| eEoFe1A.
Mr. STEWART introduced bill to enable tn.
people Of Georgia TO form stare government
republican IN form, which VIII reftrred 10 TIT
Committee On The ] Jadlctxry. It provides for 1hs
rr1< aipc OF 50 1nuth of the aet Of June 1883 =
| reiate: % Georgia. and making the soss1nneE
OF ihe Stxfc pFoEteiona1 only and subject 10 tat
act OF March !, 1867. All o16cers cltese3 npcel
lhu r,,cseot proposed constitution Of ea'd sac
Who arc not disttaneh,scd By the fourtteati
| auendmru, Of any OF the acts above met TONED
ezetpt members olthc Le9t.laturc, soa]l con.1nut
IN Ace until TIE state shall be inll5 res'or.d
| it further provides thai tpch mem 5t.s q
the eonr, rt,ou elected under the laws @
| ConzreAe to torn state eonttItutinu Is a,c no
dtstEAncblaed shall assemble On the astt Annds.
o. March nr2t With full powers to alter Of an: nj
gxto Constitution "a anv mzn-tf nu' IN cunEiE
with the laws Of Congress and tue sou.'t'unoc
tstd state Cocs,ltnnsn, u 1mtnded. shall b
submitted to the pei pie Il such tim q the cor
veu.lon msy appoint, ana On the rat hc-t,on Q
Fejectt1n ii saio amended constitution such PEI
| eoct, and no otnera, shall vote Ab shall b prt
| SERTED In Aa1d amended Constitution; provloc
scAs no pefSpp =. al be excluded from Fok1n7 u