New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-23
XLrH CONGRESS-IIIDSEss1oN.
sENATE. =. WASHINGTON. Feb. %.

IT,
The Senate met at 70 o'clock, and after prayer
by the Chaplain ON motion Of Mr.. ANTHONY LOOK nv
WV UNIV" - N EVENING SESSION. ,su
%0on OF M tSs b To- repeal Tenure
sfOflce act. was postponed, ana the |uii''' '
~senaea 1He mo1ed TO nonccncur in the House
Ymendment, with view to asking ior "0"i"'''' "
Mr. MORRILL, REP, VT appealed to Mr. Sherman m to
let the bill be passed Tor e 1 Mr. sherman agreed
% 1suFRMAN called up the bill to abolish the ONCE
nj snperinendent OF Exports and Drawbacks. nu, IN
Mr. FERRY Rep., Comm moved to amend the Dill 81
as to abolish also the office Of Naval Officer msna.
MT SHERMAN asked him TO withdraw the ame and
ent one which would give rise Fs TO Declined ana
insisted upon a vote the amendment he say 3etcers
only S ports %ds in the the @es Of Naval
performed by the Collector aud the cSeeSi ,es the
ONCE OF Po Of S S'S s SSer 'S %a:
Mr. CAMERON Rep Pa tno1 10d sboilsh was one
of The most important in the country, ana "as' thele
fore strongly opposed to the abolition OF lt' 49,
Mr. Pergs amendment was rejected anu 'n0 Oiii was
xSTHoNY Rep J. from the cO% EG5sn G f0
purchases q stationery by the Interior ns moo o
the firm Of Dempsey oToole' snd' upon Ills niO'iOn'
Mr. SHERMAN, then, renewed bis motion to disagree
70 the House amendment TO the currency BILL ana asAeu
q Committee OF Conference. ~.
Mr. WILLIAMS REP Oregon was opposed e,rr 10 S1 S y
legislation and thought ought TO be left to the oPer"
uOn OF the laws of trade. . ,... a.
Mr.. CAMERON thought the subject too important 10
be trusted 10 Committee OF Conference Ito mo'eu "
postpone the subject. . ,., oa.tor ~
Mr. MORRILL, moved to amend the fourth section %, 81
the House amendment limiting the circulation on hos
TO banks States having less than their pro rata OF
ing circulation to $4OOOOOO0 aud providing thst az
amount of United States notes shall DC Ietueu d" i 40
's CHMR0S Tesised his views Of the great i'm.
porance of the subject and predicted that the ume was
near the Government would sever us oVAiu0o'i0
with the National banks "A,
Mr CORBITT offered a long amendment as an addi-
I.taI,rv .fad
After further discussion the Senate. by vote OF q
NAYS TO Yeas refused TO concur III the House aenu
on motion OF Mr. SHERMAN, the bill to regulate
the apprasement and collection otdutes on imports Was
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont opposed the bill as pro;
posing a new experiment. demanding an increased
humber Of CustomHouse officers ana W IoS'ol CUT
Hr TRUMBULL rep. I'D defended the bill, and said
Its object was avoid the delays when occur III Ne"
York in the inspection Of goods consigned 10 ln'eio'
Mr. MORGAN CRep. n. " opposed the bill because 1t
proposed to make further application OF tho bonding
system, which had already iI1uIiously affected the
revenue and also, because seemed TO MIN unconstu
the erection OF an army ofnew customhouse officers
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr. STEWART (lsep., Nev.) moved TO take up the con-
stitutional Amendment as it came FROM the House
Mr.. STEWART then moved to nOncOncur In the amend
ment OF the House.
Mr. BUCKALEw rep Pa appealed to the Senate 10 to
got in the habit Of having It's own way IN regard 10 al
measures OF pOlltlcai character.
Mr. WARNER rep, Ala.) moved TO concurin the House
Amendment. .,..,, o,
MIR POMEROY objected TO the constitutional amend;
uent being pressed now, when everybody uhdersto1u
that the session this evening was to DO devoted 10 the
consideration of business. - -
The PRESIDENT appointed as the Committee OF Cor
ference the part of the Senate In regard 10 the Cur
fency BILL Messrs sherman, Morgan, and Cameron .
Mr. SHERMAN moved to postpone the consideration
OF the amendment and to take again the OIL TO res
late appraisenent and collection OF duties OnllnpOi
Mr.. CONKLING rep, N " opposed the motion be- be-
opposed TO tine bills, and also because ne
did not wish to have come up Tomorrow ater INC
morning hour, as unfinished business.
Mr.. SHERMANS motion was not carried, ana inc Con-
Utitutional Amendment was again taken up
After brief discussion IL again postponed, on the
motion OF Mr.. CAMERON, and the Senate took mp and
passed the bill supplementary to the act 10 authorize e
construction of lateral branch OF the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad The bill TO incorporate the National
Junction Railway Company taken up and, pending
action upon 1t, the Senate adjourned.