Evening star., 1869-03-12
CONGR ESSIONAL.
Conclusion of Yesterdays Proceedings
SENArE-After our report closed

SENATR-After our report closed
4 Ne Sehaie resumed ats legislative session al
. tiGIk' anu continued the consideration of
The oili To strengthen the public credit and
Iris;iEg 10 contracts for the payment of coin
th' question being on Nr. Summers m ltiOn 10
IIIlAe Su' The second section, aud on Mr..
Howard amendment pro viding that the con
tIaSt snail o. written. That amendment was
modified nv making the So nd sarttnu r.ad
Il nat any written contract hereafter made
SFeclhcally payable IN coin" &C.: and, as so
InOCIn~d. n was agreed -.
MI Bayar1 argued IN favor OF striking out
ne stcoEd seton, saying tnat 1T an at
irIni - eHl1>culafe tae decision of he SupraTnp
Court, and that 1t would lead 10 endless iI.tga-
ton.
Mr. S.ewart was in favor Of striking out he
second srNiiOU, or OF amending IL 50 as - rald
''lbat ary written contra Z made specifi ally
payable IN in shall b. legal and valid. ana
may b. enforce aOcrrding 10 its terms"
Ire discussion was further continued bv
N"ssTs- sun neT. C.rhett. Perry. Williams aui
IortOE-ail gains the second see.Ion
vi. Morton confessed has surprise a. the
decision oi the Supreme Court of the MED
STATES, ieEiELug cyIa cCn'raEts. aud s'at-i
mat \ We "a cCUfl-' - Ill All Ia, d--l>iog> on
NAT su' IFc' made bv The Suur~ua Ctu~., OF
me y" ious >ta-es. C'Tgrr-- hId II in -
rove - y 'medy that disastrous decision and
= should Sc
Fnsilv the question was taken on Mt.
Sl+Ta't> amendment. ard n was rriac;-i
ne question r-CuTred on Mr. ~unner-s
amer Cin"ht 10 strike ont IN. second sSrtIp..
6hd u r->uIied-y-s- - nays H. 80 tla second
>Fttltu was s fTtIrk
MI Thurman novel 10 amend the first 500
Won pF providing tslf r- shall not apply TO fb.
I've w Efy non d. j.. l-ctsd-yea~ -. nays .s..
MI Morton moved tU amend the :.rss section
bN ST Kan z ont after lie word claw the words
-'aI 'h"ilZlhg The J. Ue II any such Obirg4fIoua
50 that 20 VIII rpad. "and Of all the ir-aras-
bearing obligations OF tna I'nIted States. except
ID cases here th" law has expressly providei
mat the 81 N may ~ paid In lawful money"
&c itr explained hi ameudm-u' hv showing
.hat D. was not IN every ca thar tn law
aL-LOIi1iEg The issue Ct fOu-;> provided the
manner an vhIgh 10y were - b. paid TIA.
IroNIsiof was sometimes made IN o. h-r laws.
@hi. tItl~lOTr- that section should b. mad
general IN - effect.
NJ. NJru!l opposed thr ar1ar tr1snt and
SaId thaf ih- S-na.Cr from In .iFn9 was gong
d- far iu his doctrines a Mr.. Prndle- On. VIII
had aifail@d such nOtOrI-ty on tnat question
Nj Morton retOrted that the senator from
vermont eifhrr did net know hI> Mr.. Nor
fou'>I Ic-lfiCn. r did not know Mr. Prnfla-
Ton : POSITION lie went On % argue that II he
country would have returned % specie p4y-
ueHt Dc fOTS any OF these bonds became due
Such bonds would ave 70 be paid in gold; aud
Il tfey fell Que before the 2 7mptiln of SpacIe
Taymsnt. they could not be paid m gold
Therefore, ~ frl' NAT al this lrzIsIation was
sUI.rii except as ~ Us effect on the value
CT the bOu6S.
After fur her discussion, the imendmenr was
rrI~cted-yeas II, Iavs -.
Nlhout d'snoSlTg o: he hill. the Sani.a n
ocICCk, acJourneG II Monday next.