Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-04-14
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SENATE, March 25th or six bills
were introduced, none Of which were Of special
interest. The BIN supplementary 70 the national
currency act was taken up, and debatedfor some
time, but the Senate adjourned Without action. s
HoUsE A JOINT Resolution %as passed
providing that QlAimR for steamboats, on ctharyesl
selves Impressed by the United States n the south
ern states during the.rebellion DO adjudicated py
were loyal and remained loyal, and were residents
of loyaistaieb and provided that the yeaaelD were
In insurreeu0nary dlstficta by proper authority ~
Butler introduced bill TO enforce the fourteenth
amendment TO the Constitution and the laws of the
United States and TO restore the state OF Georgia
TO- the republican government elected underpts
new constitution. Referred to Che Committee on
Reconstruction and ordered printed The bill d.
rects the Governor 70 summon foFthwith, by pro
claInation, all persons appearing 10 have been cleo
ted TO the Legislature, according to the procama-
tion OF Major General Meade of June 1hs 1865, 10
meet at Atlanta within six mouths Of the passage
Of the act. Such Legislature is invested with au-
thority TO make such enactments and have such
Legislative proceedings rs are authorized by the
laws of the United States and by the constitution
of Georgia. the lnemberso OF the Legislature to take
the oath, except those whose political disabilities
have been removed by act OF Congress. Iheat-
tempted expulsion Of the African members iB an-
nuied and declared void. The President isre.
uuired to station In Georgia, sufficient armed
force TO carry into execution the act, and It's en-
GERS are required 10 render aid In the administra'
for the House bill repeating the tenure Of office
law was taken up, and, after considerable debate,
was referred to tie Judiciary Committee, yeas 90,
nays 70. Adjourned.
SENATE, March 26th = Hownrd made an
Intellectual effort to have the Joint resolution grant
ing tho right Of way TO the Memphis, III Pnso and
Pacific Railroad referred to the Pacific railroad
Committee. e.-Nye introduced a bill 10 provide that
the construction Of peneteniiares in the territories
shall DO under the supervision OF the Sc iretary OF
the Treasury-Wilson expressed the opinion that
the present financial condition OF the country was
very satisfactory and that tho national debt would
now be made very light burden, Sprague denied
the statement of Wilson that the country was pros.
porous. A spirited discussion ON the subject Of
finances then Onsued, In which Fessendon and Nor
ton were the principal participants. y}.y.uT.
HoUsE.-Banks, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported joint resolution declar-
ing sympathy for the Cubans in their patriotic Efforts
to secure independence and TO establish republi-
can form Of government, and guaranteeing person
al liberty and the equal political rights Of all the
| people Recomhlitted and ordered printed. Mr..
Butler of Massachusetts, called up the motion "a
| reconsider the vote of yesterday, by which the
tenure.ofofice repeal bill was referred to the Ju
| dietary Committee, and suggested that there be
added to- the House repeating bill an additional
section requiring the President to return his nom
nations TO Congress within thirty days OF their be-
| ing made. This proposition called forth lOng de
bate, in which some personalities We're INDUCED ~
much to the amusement of the House, which re-
| fused TO concur by 20 to 30. 49,.
SENATE, March 29th-A joint resolution
was passed continuing the pay of enlisted men Al
| the present rate until the Both of June, 1870
Some other business was transacted when mes
sage was received from the House announcing ~
In the action OF the Senate on tht
| bill To repeal the tenuro-of-Othce act, Trumhul
| moved that the Senate insist upon its amendments
| and ask a committee Of conference This motor
was opposed by Grimes, Davis, Morton, Spragu'
and Warner, and supported by Trunbull, Howard
Howe and Pomeroy. Grimes moved TO reseue
\ which was lOst-yeas 20, nays 20, 1rumbuls mo
ton TO insist and ask q committee OF conference
was adopted, and the Senate adjourned. .
HOUSE Under q call of the States, {
great many bills were introduced and Refereed
The House, on motion Of Bingham, adopted reso
luton instructing the Committee on tho Pacih'
Railroad 10 inquire into the circumstances attend
ing the lnte issue of bonds to the Central Pacih
Ralroad.-The House laid on the table, bya vot
Of lO4 to 40, the resolution offered by Morgan t
exempt salt, tea, coffee, sugar, matches and tobac
co from all federal taxation, and to tax bonds tw'
and half per cent.-After some debate the Hous
adopted substitute for tho senate bill to ament
the judiciary system OF the United States. Ad
joumed.
SENATE March 30th. Several bills an(
Ioint resolutions were introduced and referred.-
The Senate then took up the bill providing for
redistribution Of the currency, and after some do
bate, 1t was passed. 1t is substantially the sam
bill that passed ut the Last session. u provide
that national banking associations selected as depos
tories of public moneys shall not retain such mon
eva to greater amount than ninety per cent o
the bonds deposited IN the treasury; liqudatinI
banks must take up their bonds within ninety days
In default Of which they will be sold at auction Il
New York; the salaries for receivers Of nationa
banking associations are paid from the banks assets
circulating notes may be issued to banking associa
tions in the states and territories having esB CIR
cuatlon than their pro rata, and tho circulation
( thus provided for shall be withdrawn, within ON
year from the banks In those states having an ex
cess Of that provided for In the act establishing
national currency, but the amount to be so with
drawn shall not exceed thirty million dollars, AM
the rate Of distribution for one hundred and fit
million dollars of their circulation authorized b.
law shall be according to the population, and 10
the remainder, one hundred and fifty million dol
lars shall be according to the valuO Of all property
| real and personal, within such states and terrific
ries, the same to be ascertained by tho Treasury
The Comptroller OF Currency shall under tho drec
ton of tho Secretary Of the Treasury make astate
ment showing the amount of circulation in eacl
state and the amount to be retired by each bank
= and shall when circulation Is required, make requi
sihOn for such amount upon such banks, com
{ mencing with banks having circulation exceedin
one hundred thousand dollars In states having a
excess Of circulation, and withdrawing one third O
the circulation In excess Of 81 100000, and the
proceeding pro rata with banks having capital
of one hundred thousand dollars in the states hay
ing the largest excess OF ClfCuhuOn, anu reuuClD
the circulation Of banks in states having smale
proportion, until those In greater excess hayo bee
reduced TO the same grade, and continuing thus
make the reduction until the full ansunt OF thirt
millions herein provided shall be distributed anon
the states and territories having less than their pro
portion, On the failure Of such bank TO return tn
' amount 30 required within ninety days AFTER til
same requlstion, 1t shall be the duty of the Con
troer Of the Currency to sell at public auction
having given twenty days nolice in newspape
printed In Washington city, an amount Of bond
deposited by said bank, equal to the circulation
be withdrawn from such bank, and with the pre-
; ceeds redeem 80 many of the notes OF such banks
as they shall come into the treasury as will equt
the amount required from II, and shall pay the ba
ance to such bank. Any banking association Il
Gated In any state having moro than its proportio
of circulation, may be removed to any state hayin
loss than It's proportion Of circulation. Adjourned
HOUSE. The Senate message asking
committee of conference on the re.ofofIice %
was taken up. Schenck moved that the House r,
, cede from Its disagreement TO the Senate amend
ments--lost yeas 90, nays JOG. The House the
voted 10 insist on it's disagreement, and agree to
committee Of conference. The Speaker appolnte
as such committee Messrs. Butler Of Massachr
sets, Washburn of Wisconsin, and Binghanl.-
The Senate bill IN addition TO the act Of July 27tl
lScs, removing political disabilities was passed.
A concurrent resolution for final adjournment 0
the 9th Of April was passed. The bill to amend III