The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-06

I D9tItlOnS. -
ciuoing one from Hungarian citizens ia
the United States, praying for the estab-
IlshHenJ OF q COnSulat> General of the
y onlIsd states at Buta, Pesth. Referred to
I the Com mittee on Commerce.
/ Morton offered a tolnJ resolution forbid
dlng the landing of any submarine cable
/ IN any part OF the territory of the United
states without the consent of Congress-
| Referred to the COMMITTEES on judiciary.
Ferry onered res0 utIOn Qusstlug the
PRESIDENT TO transmit a copy of his late
amnesty proc am atIon, vita q statement
OF the authority bv which it was issued
Ferry said he offered the RESOLUTION he
cause, although ne favored the amnesty
he doubted the right of the President TO
grant 1t In this sweeping way. and he
wished to have the question settled.
Howard was very glad that the attention
or the Senate has been called to the ques-
ton. He though it important that the
people of the United States should know
whether the President had such dlspens-
Ing power as was implied in the issue of
the Proclamation. He believed the as
sum mption by the Executive of such a power
was entirely unwarranted by the Constitu-
Ferry stated that he approved Of the
amnesty, but doubted III the au hority eX-
isted for the President TO exte d it in that
way, and offered a resolution with view
of PREVENT g the establishment of a dan
gerous precedent.
rconsiderable debate between Free
linghuysen and Conkltng against the resO-
Iution and Davis and DooIIGfle in lis favor
IL was adopted.
Wilson introduced a bill to amend the
u
currency secured by pledge of public
stocks, and to provide for their circulation
and redemption thereof; which was re.
ferred to The Committee on Finance
Section one makes it unlawful for any
DanE, organized under saidact. to pay or
receive 1ntere on the money in any form
TOR or on accounF of a deposit made on ac-
count of any other bank, corporations or
individual; provided, however, that the
state, city aud town treaSurers may re-
ee1ye interest on their deposits in any BANK
or banks.
Section two prohibits any bank officers
from certifying as good any cnScx, drafts
or note, or TO issue a certificate Of deposit,
or other evidence of Oebt, unless at the
time of such certificate or issue the whole
amount so certified as in the actual posses |
sion OF SAID banE, payable on demand.
Section three provides that hereafter all /
any national ban k. shall be special depos-
Its, not to be used by said banks for loans
at discounts, but neld subject to draft by J
the treasurer OF the United States or other
disburslng officers; and such deposits snail I
not be subject TO tax th1n.
Section four proFta IS that the Comp |
tToIler OF the CurrGuCss Eay, at any time,
call on any banking ass ssc4aGI0n for state
ment OF its affairs on any past dap to be /
by him specified, and such report shall he |
made Within i've days of the receipt of |
the reQu1sitiOn therefor. with 4 pen sItv of |
one hundred dollars for every days deIav |
OF Sucn report after the said five DAYS. /
Abstracts of such report shah be published |
by the Comptroller in newspaper In the 1
C1ty of Washington, and a report Of each |
separate, shall be published IN a newspa- !
per In the place where the association is |
established, or IN The nearest place thereto, |
such publication to be at the expense OF
the association making the report. Each
association IS required to report to the I
Comptroller on the first Tuesday. OF each |
month the condition of the association on /
the preceding day, said statement to In |
ciude report OF loans, specie, deposits I
and circulation.
POmeroy introduced bill to authorize /
the establishment of ocean mail steam I
ship service between the United States /
and Mexico. Which was referred to the /
COMMITTEES on Post Offices. /
Conkltng introduced bill to authorize |
the New \ ork. New FoundIand and Lon |
don 1elSgrapn company to land one or I
more submarine cables upon the shores of /
the United States, and to maintain and /
work such cables for the transmission Of +
mesSageS and Intelligence between the
United States and Europe. or anv in err
mediate places during the existence of the /
mittee on Commerce.
stewart introduced a bill to enable the
people of Georgia to form state Govern
meut, Republican IN form. which was re-
ferred to the Jud dciary COMMITTEES. 1t nro-
yld Tor repeating 50 mucn of the act of
June 9th, 1868. as relates TO Georgia and
making the government of the state nro-
vlsional only, and subject to the acs of
March I'd, 1867. All officers elect under
the present proposed constitution of SAID
state who are not disfrancaised by the
l4th amendment, or any of the ac5s above
mentioned, except members of the Legis. I
lature, shalI continue in Office until the
state shau be fully restored
1t further provides that such member II
or the convention, elected under the laws
of congress to frame a state Constitutfon |
as are not disfranchised, and shall assem-
BILE on the first Monday in March nexi |
with full powers to alter or amend said
Constitution in any manner not IN con- |
tact with The laws OF Congress and the
Constitution OF the United states Said
state Constitution, as amended shall be !
submitted TO the people AZ such time as
the Convention may appoint, and on Liie
ratineation or rejection OF said amended |
Constitution, such persons and no others
shall vote, as shall be prescribed in said
Constitution. Pro ylded, That no person /
shall be excluded fr IN voting on account
OF race o. color. VIII "a said Constitution /
shall have neen ratified by majority OF
sideratton of Congress
Sumner introduced bill providing that
Lne accessories 70 violation Of the fifty
nth section OF thu National Currency Act L
shall receive the same punishment as the
pr1n cIpal of The association. A lso, a bill
declaring that the words I" trial at common
law" in the first section of the act OF June
I'd, 1858, relating to The competency of wit
nesses, shall be held to Include criminal
trial proceedings: also, the Judges TO i'm
pose sentences of i'm nprisonment.vith hand I
labor. in cases " here the law OF The United
State for embezziinz and kindred offenses /,
1nakeS general obligation OF embeZzle- l.
ment Sufficient in the Indictment and I
making no restriction as to the amount.
Also, Dill to reps al the act OF February
2Stn, 1898, prohibiting the importation OF l
certain persons into certain sstates-au Of /
whicn were referred to the Committee on /
sumner introduced bill to provide for /
the execution, in the District of Columbia, 4
OF commissions issued by the courts IF the 4
states aud territories and Of foreign ma /
tionS, and for taking depositions TO be /
used IN such courts. Re erred to the Com !
Inllte5 on District OF Columbia. Also, a /
bill to provide for the pur ishmenL of ac- /
cesSories in criminal offenses against the /
United states. Referred to the Committee /
on judiciary.
On motion of Howard, the Secretary of !
the treasury was directed TO transmit 1
Pacific Railroad Company.
The bill for the relief of Sue. Davis of /
Decatur, Alabama. was discussed without I
action.
The Senate took an executive session, |
and soon after adjourned.