Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-16

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A resolution was introduced authorizing
the President to make such naval and mill
tary preparations for the reception and
escort of the fleet with Mr. Peabody's re-
mains as are commensurate with the digni-
~ of the country and the merits Of the de-
ceased Laid over till Monday.
Who Killed Cock Robin
Mr.. Stoughton offered a resolution call
ing for information as to the payment of
the bounty for the capture Of Jefferson
Davis. Adopted.
sGOO,OOO Missing.
The Secretary of the Treasury was asked
to inform the House what became of the
$500, 900 received as indemnity from Japan
in 1861
PrOSser Wants Specie.
Mr.. Prosser introduced A bill providing
for specie payments.
TenneSSce and COOsa.
Mr.. Cox introduced n bill to revive the
act continuing the benefit of grant of pub
lie lands for the use of the Tennessee and
Coosa river Railroad, and a bill removing
disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment Referred.
To Tax National Banks.
Mr.. Dyer introduced bill to increase
the tax on circulation, deposits and average
amount Of capital stock Of National Banks
beyond the amount invested in United
| States bonds Referred to the Committee
| on Banking.
ArncU Opens "a Bureau Drawer
Mr. Arnell offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for infoT-
nation as to the public lands remaining
| inappropriate in the several Southern
and Southwestern States Adopted.
AvOndaIc.
Mr.. Hay offered a resolution requesting
the Committee on Mines and Mining to in
vestiqate the causes of the late horrible &C
cident in tho Avondale mines, Pa, and if
| there be power under the constitution, to
report bill embodying such provisions as
will as far as practicable prevent a recur-
renee of such accidents in coal mines
Committee of Public safety.
Mr.. Hay also submitted a report on the
propriety of the creation, by the House of
of committee TO be called the
Committee of Public Safety, whose duty
shall be TO investigate the causes OF acct
dents whereby human life is endangered or
lost, and to recommend legislation to pro
vide against it's happening, and punish
those persons by whose negligence or
carelessness they may be Cccasioned.
Adopted
The Census.
Tbs House then went into Committee
on the Whole, Mr.. Dawes in the chair, on
the census bill.
Mr. Garfields amendment requiring sta
tistics of railroad canal, express, telegraph,
life, FIRE, and marine insurance companies
of coastwise trade and lake and inland river
navigation, WAS adopted. The committee
reported the bill to the House, then pro,
ceeded to vote on the amendments. that
was agreed TO in Committee Of the Whole.
Most of them were merely verbal altera
tons and they we're agreed to.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Jencks
and agreed to in committee as section :
for the appointment of special deputies &c
collect and arrange manufacturing and SO
cial statistics. Agreed to-yeas, 30; nays
Sc
Without disposing of all the amendments
the House at o'clock adjourned.
M
\ curious case of loss of speech oc
CURED recently in Budweis, MOldavia. !
Young man dreamed that he was attacked
by robbers, one of whom was about Il
murder him. lie tried 10 cry out 70
help, but his voice failed him, and whel
he awoke he found that he could no
utter a word He was advised 10 60 t.
Vienna for treatment, and has Their
, fortunately recovered his speech.
; Miss Lizzie Boynton has announce,
S herself as a candidate for Congress il
one of the Indiana districts.