Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-13
Washington News.

Mr.. Ferry offered a resolution re-
ouesting the President to transmit a
copy of his late amnesty proclamation,
with q statement of the authority by
which he issued it. Mr.. Ferry said
he offered the resolution because, al
though he favored the amnesty, he
doubted the right of the President TO
grant it in its sweeping way, and
/ he wished to have the question settled.
Mr.. Howard was very glad the at
ton of the Senate had been called to
question, for he thought it was impor-
tant that the people of the United
States should know whether the Pres
ident had such a dispensing power
as was implied in the issue of his proc
lamation. He believed the assump-
ton by the executive Of such a power
was entirely unwarranted by the con-
I stitution. After considerable debate
it was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to
amend the act entitled an act to pro-
vide a national currency secured by
pledge of public stocks, and to provide
for the circulation and redemption
thereof, which was referred TO the
committee on finance.
Section one makes il unlawful for
any banker organized under the said
act to pay or receive interest or money
in any form for or on account of a
deposit made by, with, OF on the ac-
count of any bank, corporation or in
dividual; provided, however, that the
state, city and town t~reasurers may re-
ceive interest on their deposits in any
bank or banks.
Section two prohibits any bank Of
fcers from certifying as good any
I check, draft or note, or to issue a GER
tificate of deposit or other evidence of
debt, unless at the time of such certif-
icate or issue the whole amount so
certified is in the actual possession
of said bank payable on demand.
Section three provides that hereaf-
ter all deposits in behalf of the United
States in any national bank shall be
special deposits, not TO be used by
said bank for loans or discounts, but
held subject to draft by the treasurer
of the United States or other disburs-
ing officers, and such deposits shall
not be subject to taxation.
Section four provides that the comp
trolier of the currency may at any
time call on any banking association
for a statement of its affairs on any
past day to be by him specified, and
such report shall be made within five
DAYS of the receipt of the requisition
therefor, with a penalty of one hun
bred dollars for every days delay OF
such report after the said five days.
Abstracts of such report shall be pub
lished by the comptroller in a news
paper in the city of Washington, and
a report of such separate association
shall be published in a newspaper III
the place where the association is es.
tablished or in the place nearest there
:. to, such publication to be at the eX'
pense of the association making such
report. Each association Is required u
report to the comptroller on the firsl
Tuesday of each month the condition
of the association on the preceding
dav, said statement TO include a report
of loans, specie deposits and circula'
ton.
HOUsE.-Mr. Kelly reported a bill
providing that a civilian may be ap'
pointed chief of the bureau of steam
engineering, Passed.
SENATE, Jan. 6.-AIr. Sherman, o.
Ohio RI, presented a petition from
i, citizens of Ohio asking Congress tx
pass laws to guard against fraudulent
naturalization. Referred to the Com
mittee on The Judiciary.
Mr.. Edmunds, Of Vermont r.
, from the Judiciary Committee, report
: ed the following substitute for the bill
! introduced by him, on the 18th o
December, to prevent the holding o
= civil offices by military officers, anC
to prevent the holding of o thai
one Office at a time.
Be it enacted, de-, that no persOI
shall hold, nor shall he receive a sal
= airy or compensation for performing
the duties Of more than n office O.
place of trust or profit under the Con
stitution or laws of the United States
shall be deemed to have vacated tn,
office or place which he held at thu
time of such acceptance.
HOUsE.-Mr. Washburne, of Hi
/ nois addressed the House on Govern
ment economy, which we extract TIT
following;
j, 1t is time that the representatives, o
the people were admonfshed that they
are the servants OF the people, and arr
paid by the people; that their cOnstit
uents have eonfded to them the greaI
trust of guarding their rights and pro
tecting their interests; that their pc
sition and their power are to be useC
for the benefit of the people whom
+. they represent, and not for their OWL
benefit and the benefit of the lobby,
lists, the gamblers and the speculation
who have come to Washington z
make c raid upon the Treasury. TIN
f time has also come, in my judgment
+ when public men are 10 be held to 1
! more strict accountability, tc ? morC
| strict discharge of their duty, ahI
when their actions will be scanned by
a more critical eye. Much is expected
: of the new Administration, and tbs
public expectation will not be disap
pointed. But as much as Genera
Grant can do, and as much as he vii
do in bis own sphere of action, it il
, idle to suppose that he can do every
thing that the country requires to b.
done to secure those reforms in thu
public service which are so iElpsrR
= lively demanded. As President, Gen
eraI Grant must have the earnest ana
cordial support of the other branches
/, of the government, particularly of thu
l Legislative branch. The responsible
ty of this Congress, so far as the nsS
Administration is concerned, is com
plete. The great masses of our con
stituents, the bone and sinew of on
country, the men who have ID
2 schemes of plumber, and who desirl
, only an honest administration of tn,
, government; the men who fought tn,
battles of the republic end poured on
| their blood in ls defense, require 0
of us a decrease Of u expenditures
and a reduction of taxation. Regard
less of the mysteries of finance, they
> see that our credit can be improved
the public faith vindicated, a return
to specie payment made certain, a re-
duction Of the interest on the public
debt secured by keeping down the ex.
penditures of the government to thf
lowest pOssiblep point, Rndby the homes
|, collection of the revenues. Its o Con.
sress to keep down the expenditures,
and il is for the President to see that
the laws are faithfully executed, and
that the revenues are collected. But
it is for Congress to see, also, that they