The Van Buren press., 1869-03-09
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WAsHIxGroS, Feb. 20.

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SKSArE-The reports Of the conference
committee on the naval appropriation bill
was made and concurred in
Sherman from finance committee, re.
ported the bill Strengthening the public
credit with amendments. lie will call it
up to morrow. ....
The following are Che amendments OF
he Senate finance committee to Schenck's
bill which makes the arst section read as
follows:
That in order to remove any doubt as
to the purpose OF the government to dis
charge all Of its first obligations to the
public creditors and to settle conflicting
questions aud interpretations Of its laws,
by virtue of which obligations have been
contracted, it il hereby provided and de-
clared that tie faith OF the United States
is solemnly pledged TO the payment in
coin or its equivalent of all the obliga-
tons of the United States, except in cases
where the law, authorizing the issue of
any such obligations, has expressed, pro-
vided that the same may be paid in law
full money currency other than gold or
silver. I. .... r|...
The second ctionlegalizing coin con-
tracts is not changed
The report of the committee of confer,
ence on the constitutional amendment,
came up. Several republican members
argued that the committee had exceeded
their powers and violated parliamentary
law, by tampering with the text of the
bill, as agreed upon at different times by
both Houses. g.. rtF
The Senate finally agreed to the report
of the committee Of confetence-yeas 80,
nays l3 Fowler and Patterson voted
no. The President announced two thirds
of the Senator's present having voted in
the affirmative the joint resolution had
passed. ......
Davis raised a point Of order that the
constitution expressly required for the
passage Of proposition to amend the
constitutional vote of two thirds of the
Senate and not merely Of 90 Senators
present; and there being now "a States in
the Union, the Senate properly consists
Of 6S members, so two thirds vote
would be As.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q.
SENArE-Fessendeh presented the ere
dentials Of Hannibal Hamlin, Senator
elect from Maine
Howard called up the joint resolution
to more effectualy insure the faithful
completion of the Paciac Railroad, by
Withholding government bonds till certain
conditions are complied with. After dis
cussion the subject was postponed.
Stewart offered resolution requesting
the Prerident to transmit forthwith to
each executive of the several States q
copy Of the constitutional amendment, SO
as to secure its early notification.
Davis objected and the resolution went
over.
WHEELING, w. ", Feb. 26. ;
Charleston will be the capitol of West
Virginia from the first Of April, 1870.
New YORK, Feb &c.
A dispatch from Cheyenne states that
the Pacific Railroad was blocked for the
past fifteen days. Sixty tons Of mails de-
layed No effort making to open the
road.
MEMPHIS, March 2.
s. A. Doran, who recently killed Capt.
Ed. Whitfield, was to-day released on
$50, 900 bond
Maj. Josiah Earle, lately clerk of the
Crittenden county, Arkansas, circuit
court, was arrested here to-day, on a
requisition from Governor Clayton, APP
proved by Governor Brownlow, on the
charge of attempting the assassination Of
negro man, and was taken by the police
to the levee for the purpose Of crossing
the river, but his friends procured a writ
of habedS corpus, which was tried before
Judge Lee, of the common law court this
evening. He was released on $4,000
bond until TO morrow, on the ground Of
the informally of the requsltion Forty
of the most prominent lawyers Of the bar
volunteered their services in Earle's be-
half
New ORLEANS, March =.
Cotton without decided change, sales
1900 bales, mddlings 273@2S.
New YORK, March 2.
Cotton without decided change, up
lands 29t gold 80,
LIVERPOOL, March 2.
Cotton dull, uplands lla, Orleans 1T,
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