, 1869-01-29
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Dates TO Jnnnarx ooh.
lcoNPILKD PROM THE oREeoSIAS.l
CONGRESSIONAL.

ported billtO lrgalize coin contracts The
second section apprOpriaIes hundred and
forty millions of customs receipts for the
annual payment Of interest and to reduce the
principal Of the public debt, said amount to
be in lieu of the sinking fund provided in
Act February 25th, 1862. Sec 3 provides
Ior exchangeiof greenbacks 10 sums Of not
less than City dollars for bonds payable 10
COIN, redeemable in'ten years and payable 10
iorty years, bearing per cent. interest and
exempt from taxation. Sec provides for
issue OF gold notes bearing interest and pay
able on demand. See. 5 authorizes National
banks to Issue any amount Of notes without
interest, payable in coin, not to exceed 65
per cent Of the amountIn government bonds
deposited as security for their circulation.
Williams and Catlel offered several amend
ments, which were ordered printed.
Harlan made lengthy personal explana-
ton in reply to charges By newspaper cor
respondents.
The Senate considered the bill to regulate
duty on copper, and without fnal action
adjourned.
In the House, among the bills introduced
was one Introduced by Poland, providing Tor
the issue Of UuiIed States bonds for free
system Of national banking; 10y Van Horn,
II bill for The construction of line of tele-
graph between Boston, New York, Philldel-
phia, Itimore aud Washington, under the
direction OF the Post Ohce Department ty
Banks, exempting manufacturers OF printed
newspapers from tax; by Bingham, t. admit
Mississippi to representation iu Congress !;
by Garhclde, fixing the number Of BrSadier
Generals at eight; by Lawrenc.., ab1l,shing
the frankiug privilege after March 4th next.
Holman offered resolution that no fur
ther subsidies ought to be given 10y Cou,
gresS In bonds or money to railroads or other
corpnratIpnS or To promJte local enterprises,
but that the whole resources of the country
ought to be applied to present necessities IN
such manner as will relieve the people from
the burdens of taxation also, that grants of
publ { lauds to corporations ought to be dis
continued aud the whole Of such lands ouyht
To be held as sacred trust to secure home-
steajs to actual settlers, aud for no other
purpose whatever. Holman moved the
previous question, which was seconded The
first resolution was adopted, ayes 80, noes
67 The second resolution was laid on the
table, by ayes 10, noes 81, as it would in
terfere with the soldiers bounty bill
|he appropriation bill passed with the
amendments reported by the committee
Boutwell, gave notice that next Saturday
be would call up the proposed Constitutional
amendment in relation to suffrage ia time to
offer the amendments aud take the vote on
the following Tuesday.
Butler, from the Committee on Appropria
tions, reported the Indian appropriation bill,
which was made thespecial order for Moa-
day next, when the House went into Cons
mittee of the Whole on legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills.
Washington, Jan. l9.-In the Senate
Corbelt presented memorial from the cit.
izens of Washington Territory against the
submission of the question Of the ownership
Of San Juan Island to arbitration.
COrbett introduced bill to grant land in
aid of the construction of railroad through
Missouri aud Arka sas to the Pacific
Thayer offered Constitutional amend
pent to prevent the disirdnchsement of any
citizen on account of color. The resolution
was laid on the table.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the Cooper bill. Several amendments were
offered and variOusly disposed Of The
Cooper bill fualIy passed and the Senate
went into executive session, AID soon after
adjourned.
In the House Ely offered resolution to
print three hundred thousand copies of
Commissioner Wells report Kelly oppos'
ed the resolution aud denounced Wells state
ments as false, delu,ive and damaging to the
country. The drbate was continued by
Garfield, jerks, Butler, Morehead and Ely,
aud the resolution was 6Dally adopted.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill to preserve the purity OF elections iu
the territories Phelps offered an amend
ment providing for The representing Of min
o"s-frjrct by 4S to IL. Afirr consider
able debate the bill was pass d 81 to 81
The House proceeded to dispose of the
business on the SPEAKERS tlble. The Sen
ute bill to grant land, and the right of way
to the Denver Pacific Rlilroad was taken
up. Price offered an amendment that
subsidy 10 bonds be issu ID for 10 more than
'6.ty>iour miles Of the road Maynard ln.
quired whether the bill ,uld be con,ider, d
unIer the resolution adopted yesterday.
The Speaker said that was matter for the
House to decide Price remarked that the
House might a. we'll fight the battle US to
subsidies on this bill as any other. Several
other amendments were offered including IwU
providing that the lands shall be sold only
10 actual settlers Washburne of Illinois.