New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
XLru CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Jan. ls, 1862


,, ond rravinO for such an amendment to the natu-
razston laws as will tend to prevent soch frauds In
future. -,
Mr TRUMBULL lRepp nlJ presented memorial OF
,, ued,cal snperntendents of the institutions for the
an tho United States setting forth that the Medical
OF Hospitals and Asylums for the iate
that they may be relieved OF political disabilities
Mr. MORRILL, tRep, WI presented peIuOIr - N Nor.
gan &C. and about 200 other merchants ana d M
iS and Joseph Patterson bank Presidents of Phiadel
pha and about go other merchants ana Oushes VI
and abont iG5 other merchants and bush
men OF Boston and w CoosDa1gn Ia a. SeT
C. T. Wheeler and 100 other merchants ana business men
of Chicago praying the enactment OF law t1a mere re
Tfter an OF Of the United states shall be
made by inviting public competition, and thoroughly ai
of the United States shall be made at public auction by
an authorized official of the Treasury Department. at
Mr.. SUMNER Gep. Mass) presented petition on and m
remonsranee Of merchants OF Boston ag"T oqS Of
claimants under the late treaty negotiated Win ven
secure to them their claims under the award recently
made and asking Congress to pay their claims IA au
vance OF any money that shall be received under the
award Also a petition Of certain freedmen OF Hilton
Head praying for the passage Of the House Dill 70 pro
,ss1ds IV IN Beaufort District South Carolina. Also
petition signed by Louis Prang q s Boston ana IN
american art setting forth that the rapid perfection OF
ts % to protect the rights Of artists and
publishers and asking the passage OF Jaw % f
that the purchasing VI nHA@AN-
MT PoMER8Y rep KanJ presented memorial Of
wr. WILSON rep Mass) presented a petition signed
hy ex-Govs Bullock, Clifford, and Washburne OF Mass
chusets House Of Representatives, William Lloyd Gar
nnnber others, asking Congress to pass Mr JehcAes
'i'" '''IsfH RffL TO AUTHORIZE coN CONTRACTS
Mr. SHERMAN Rep., Ohio from the Finance Com
mtee reported bill legalzing coin contracts ana ap
proprating tl4O,OcOOOO annually out Of the Custom
receipts be applied to the payment OF the interest,"
and production from the principal OF the punne uepS'
In lieu Of the sinking fund heretofore authorized pro
vision is made change Of egatender notes for I'VE
per cent iO4O gold bonds gold notes to be Issued to
sX per cent securities IN the City Of New York but the
amount OF such notes shall only equal the amount OF
legal notes surrendered for bonds The last section
authorizes banks issue demand notes payable In com
to the Of e per cent on bonds deposited 6y them
regardless OF the present limitation OF S3O00OO.OO0
The following is the bill reported by MI sherman from
R. sna.d &c. That any hereafter made specsal pay
able sOu shall be legal sDd valid and nay be enforced 70
csna notwithstanding provided tha, s section :ha no. sPPy
under aady entered into unless such contract
Sre ETGss hereby appropriated out Of dates levied a.
@ 5 81 Ss b Is. isgS SaSs $ Such 3
asI q sPs n % S u Gy Sc s 1 n sS AMI g for ~ @
o nn Thereof and g; funding the floating debt Of the United
SIC holder d lawful @cnsI Of the United States to
s. % an soS & aSaH, as herein provided udsr such regulations
yssl @ $ q S S he ssa & 1ss ass:G ofd . as '
registered bonds Of the United States s1e form and Of such
sS ise pleasure o the United States PaaS
60: 5 s, S e naS G Ss.s . bo5 sSsi 5 l' s
any | y OF gSsT S s @ % ho% shall he exempt %
paymen, the United States other than seh In
SEC t-Rit ths Secretary sfths hereby authorized and
as@s. % S o At s III Ii.: % , OF 3 M G,s Y,
may prescribe gold shall be receivable for al axe, en
TT..u so suSOrd At Si. discretion 70 apply
eIu the nOunt Of unite States notes sursndtd
S%s.; sSs..isS ss" '1 1S Ss CIV any part lie
sf:4s ;Ss and :spsa S s't2 @ ses1:.y '':
s.. a9SG .S 3 @ SS o: & STs Ss % % s
.se Ss6 s'., & = the pSS % S s he sH
ss esTs ofdePos l not ecssd the coin and saGS IL ne
INK 10 Il term. from tine tine the eIseA
s Sac @ ss 4s Pti 1' @ae& That any baking association
ai q Sos S 5s T Ss css BY s Of US'ed
t e sS spS1S an. T. gI9SS I 'S5 sHsSoa without S
The IaSH 10 ~ A S s ss. s Of Of s s n.
.d esus % S s' and ,u GH o Dds TO. & sis bs oBs s Ss
provided IL said act to oiher circulating notes and shall be Psd
f s @ q the s sonss s:' he S'f T state. s doS
M h u1ie Sist1s As s. sseGIy y @ s Gdss%pOH ?;
sss sId neh said shall b. subject N
Mr.. WILLIAMS G.ep., OregonJ gave notice that no
wished TO offer the following amendments TO be printed
ITO amend Section by adding thereto the following
"Prcyided that not to exceed 100000 lawful money
sha converted into bonds as herein provided IN any
"striEe out in Section g. the words; at his discre-
tion' ana insert IN place thereof the wOrds ara re-
qured;' and also strike out in the same section tho
words not exceeding and insert instead thereof the
The following amendments proposed to be offered
add at the end Of Section the following: And any
present the same to the Treasurer the United states
and demand lawful money Of tho United states for the
principal accruug interest thereon, and the Treasurer
shall redeem the same in lawful money OF the United
unless the amount Of the United states notes then
outstanding shall be equal to and such bonds
shall not be redeenabe after the United States have
PERSONAL ExPLASATIoSs.
Mr. HARLAN rep, Iowa. called the attention OF the,
Senate TO letter Of the correspondent OF The Cincinnati
ented upon TIN NEW YORK TRIBUNE Of the 18th inst
and which personal TO himself and be thought, 10
The letter aud TRBUSE's editorial comments upon il,
were sent 10 the Clerks desk and read ~.
MT HARLAN said now for the first time he called at
tenton 10 newspaper article, he felt t bis duty 70 do
rather for public than personal reasons Ho had
nothing say against the respectable portion OF tho
oonductorsor correspondents Of newspapers but thelr
the who by their talents adorn the profession and
give II dignity Second The mediocre clasa who per-
faps help 10 give IL respectabihy; and Third what no
would the aeswone, the scayengors Of tho profcs
ton WHO do the Work that respectable members will not
touch He did not know the Correspondent OF The Ct,ei
mai Gazette well enough to determine 20 which class hc
belonged but the letter 20 which he had called attention
erLbe1 sch degree OF earele sness or ipnorance or
something worse. would, his Judgment, unfit the
author VI il 10 be correspondent OF any respectable
journal ne ea neoe ong ehp%9h91 % r % 'e iscts
accused Of wrong doing-tLe burlington ana Missouri
River Railroad extension, the sale OF tho Cherokee
Reservation Texas, and the sale Of lands to the Sioux
City Branch OF tho Union Pacue Railroad-End stated
that be mad never had and never expected 10 have any
personal interest whatever these transactions AS 70
tho motives Of the writer, hc could only conjecture 1t
gwen any occasion pTetext for that; and he
forced 10 think must be either desire 10 backnIai R
aegrd 10 the last itet to serve the interests Of supposed
MI POMERoY said tho statements Of tho cores
pondent affecting himself would not have attracted lis
Of hc