Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18

ProcecaIngs in the senate.

A resolution was adopted that the At
torney General be furnished list Of tht
pardoned revenue officials.
Saturday is assigned for the considera-
ton of naturalization, and Monday fol
the finance bill
The Committee On Public Lands re-
ported agains. granting lands to the
Ell Paso and Pacific Railroad and Tele-
graph Company.
The committee on building reported
against the purchased site for the Exc
cutive Mansion, and asked to be dis.
charged from further consideration.
Mr.. Steward from the Judiciary CONS
m ttee reported adversely on Summers
bill to strike out from the naturalization
| law the word white wherever it occurs
Mr. Conkling, from the same commits
tee, reported adversely to Mr.. Summers
bill to regulate prosecutions for embez>
cling and kindred offenses.
] 4 Mr.. Stewart from the same committee,
| reported the credentials of Mr. A. D.
Miller, as Senator elect from Georges,
with resolution that he be not allowed
to take seat.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the committee On
Postofices, reported, with amendments,
the House bin to restrict and regulate
the ranking privilege. The bill, as
amended, provides that it shall not be
lawful for any officer of the government,
member of Congress or other person en-.
titlel by the law, to the Thanking privi-
lege, to exercise it otherwise than by
his or her written or authorized signa>
ture upon the matter franked, except
heads of departments and heads of
bureaus now entitled by law to the
Thanking privilege, who shall be al'o we'd
to frank all official matter pertaining to
their departments or bureaus by the use
of stamps, which shall designate
the object for which it is used
All letters or other mail matter not
franked shall be charged with the rates
Of postage which are or may be estab,
lished by law
Mr.. Conkling, from the Committee on
Revision of Laws, reported a substitute
for MIR. brakes proposition TO consider
the Indian treaties in open session. The
effect Of the substitute will be to remove
the injunction of secrecy with regard to
the Indian treaties, although they will be
considered in executive session.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported substitute for the bills
relating to judges of supreme courts, in
troduced by Messrs. Wilson and Sher-
man, which is as follows:
BE it enacted, That any Judge Of any
court of the United States who shall,
after having attained the age of seventy
years, resign his Office, shall thereafter,
during the residue of his natural life re-
ceive the same salary which was made by
law payable to him at the time of his
resignation"
Mr. Stewart moved to take up the mes
sage from the House asking a committee
of conference on the constitutional
amendment. Carried
After considerable discussion, the
Senate refused to concur in the House
resolution for committee of conference.
Mr.. Stewart moved to proceed to the
consideration Of the constitutional
amendment, reported from the judiciary
Committee, as follows
The rights Of citizens of the United
States to vote and hold office shall not be |
denied or abridged by the United States
or any State on account Of race, color, |
or previous condition of servitude Car
ried.
The report of the Senate judiciary
Committee was then adopted, ayes IS,
nays H.
Proceedings in tHe House.
The Election Committee reported al
versely to Simon Jones, j. W. Menard or
Caleb S. Hunt being entitled TO seat
from Louisiana. Ordered printed, with
minority report.
A resolution passed directing the Sec
rotary Of War to have the harbor of Chi,
cago surveyed, with q view to enlarge its
facilities to meet the wants Of commerce.
The act supplementary to the national
banking bill was then considered.
The previous question, having been
seconded yesterday, Mr.. Pomeroy, of
Ohio, who reported the bill and being en-
titled to the floor to the close, yielded
part of his time to Mr.. Poland, who ar
gued in support of his amendment look
ing to the conversion Of legal tenders into
new bonds bearing three and one-half
and four per cent. interest, and redeema-
BILE in thirty and fifty years.
He defended New England from the
charge of grasping, saying they took the |
national currency because the Western
States did not choose to. He also de- |
clared for free banking system. Mr.. |
Butler advocated his amendment to the |
second section in reference to modes of |
letting banks go into liquidation.
Mr.. Price said the meaning Of it was |
that no bank could wind up as National
Bank until it had turned into the Treasu- |
ry the identical money received there
from, and no bank could wind up in less |
than ten years A deposit of legal tens
ders would not relieve 1t.
Mr.. Butler said they never should |
wind up until they pay back the money |
they received.
Mr.. Wood argued against any disturb |
ance of the present distribution of the |
currency, which he believed would be |
followed by most severe monetary pres
sure.
Mr.. Griswold spoke in favor of Mr..
POland's amendment. He objected to
the provisions of the present law, for a
reserve of circulation and deposits as un-
necessary, and also to the inquisitorial
character of bank examinations.
Mr.. Ingersoll explained his amend
for free banking system.
Mr.. Price asked Mr.. Ingersoll as to the
condition of the currency, ten years ago
under free banking system.
Mr.. Ingersoll said it was very bad
"A I,,E hoA If
security.
Mr.. Price remarked that it was based
on State bonds.
Mr.. IngeTsoll admitted that, but they
were the bonds of the States that went
into the rebellion afterwards, and the
people of Illinois had pocketed loss Of
six millions of that currency alone that
nc such difficulty could arise now.
Mr.. POmerOy concluded the debate.
He favored the amendment of Mr.. Butler
so far as it applied to insolvent banks,
but not as TO solvent banks, and spoke
principally in favor Of the bill.
Debate being closed, the House pro-
ceeded to vote on the several amend
ments pending.
Mr.. Ingersoll had the rule read which
forbids members interested in the re-
suit Of any question to vote, and said he
would leave the matter to the sense OF
members.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Pierce
to 4th section to increase allowance of
circulation to banks with capital not eX~
ceeding million, from TO 9per cent OF
the CAPITAL. was agreed to-
The first section and third amend