The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, March 8.
SENATE.

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At two o'clock this morning the
Senate passed the deficiency bill and
adjourned.
The Senate met to-day at noon.
The joint resolution instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury to withhold
all payments to Mr.. Corcoran, for use
Of property during the war, until he
takes the test oath, was reported and
the yeas and nays ordered. car
Pending this vote, Mr.. Sherman re,
ported Mr.. Schenck's bill to strengthen
the public credit. It's provisions are
substantially unchanged. ..
A debate ensued.
After debate, the report of the COM
mittee was agreed to.
The following is the bill as agreed to
Be it enacted, &c., That in order to re-
move any doubt as to the purpose oil
the Government to discharge all just
obligations to the public creditors, and
TO settle the conflicting questions ana
interpretations of the laws by virtue OF
which such obligations have been con-
tracted, it is hereby provided ana De,
clared that the faith of the United
States is solemnly pledged to the pay.
ment, in coin or its equivalent, OF all
the obligations of the United States not
bearing interest, known as United States
notes. and of the interest bearing obi
cations of the United States, except IN
cases where the law authorizing
the issue of any such OBJ
legations has expressly provided that
the same be paid in lawful money or
other currency than gold and silver, but
none of said interest bearing obligations
not already due shall be paid or re-
deemed before maturity unless at such
time United States notes shall be con-
yertible into coin at the option eff the
holder, or unless at such time bonds OF
the United States bearing lower inter-
est than the bonds to be redeemed can
be sold at par in coin: and the United
States selemnly pledges its faith to make
provision at the earliest practicable Pc
riod for redemption of United States
notes in coin.
SEC. 2. Ind be it further enacted, That
any contract hereafter made especially
PAYABLE in coin and the consideration OF
which may be loan or sale of property
o, the rendering of labor or service of
any kind, the price, if carried into the
contract, may have been adjusted on the
basis of the coin value thereof at the
time of such sale or rendering of such
service or labor, shall be legal and
valid and may be enforced according to
it's terms, and on the trial of suit
brought for the enforcement of any
such contract proof of the real consid-
Grafton may be given.
The morning hour having expired, the
army appropriation bill came up as un-
finished business.
After the discussion of Mr.. Summers
amendment, providing for the payment
of the interest on the claims of Massa-
chusetts, it was rejected, aud the army
bill passed.
The Corcoran joint resolution was
then taken up and passed.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Sum.
ner, from the committee on Foreign
Affairs, refused to concur in the House
amendment to the joint resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with Spain.
On motion of Mr.. Conkling, the SEN
ate went into executive session.
After coming out of executive session,
the Senate took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The civil and miscellaneous appre-
priation bill was taken up