The New York herald., 1869-01-21

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LEGALIzATToN OF GOLD CONTRACTS.
Mr.. JULIAN offered resolution instructing The
Committee on Banking and Currency TO inquire into
sle expediencJ OF providing by law that existing
contracts and tnose that may hereafter be made be
adjusted aud paid In gold on the basis Of the reia-
1--WE value OF gold and United States notes.
REMOVAL or DISABILITIES.
MI. fAaNswoRTu from the Reconstruction Com
mlttee reported bill for the removal OF disabilities
l noln d large NUMBER o. persons in the Southern
Mr.. MULLINS, trep) OF Tenn. remarked that q
number OF the persons proposed TO be relieved were
on Mn snenanaoaa county Va, and inquired whether
MIR. FARyswoRTiI said that ne was NOT, bur II the
gentleman from Tennessee would introduce bill for
ms n relief II would receive due consideration.
Mr.. MULLISs-Nei sir, Gabriel will snap his resur-
rection gun before Will do 1t. lLaughterl
MI, WARD. repl Of \; X, opposed the bill because
Z should be relieved any more than other persons
the south.
Tne bin was passed BY the requisite two.thirds
vote.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The business 0f the morning hour then at a quar-
Ter past TWO commenced. beng the cali OF COM
mittees for reports.
A large number Of bills for pensions were reported
from the Committees on Revolutionary aud
Invalid Pensions, and were variously disposed OF.
:. THE Bull 10 sTRENGrHEN RusLic caEnIT
Mr.. ScHEScK gave notice, in reference TO the bill
Introduced by HIN to-day 90 strengthen the public
credit and In relation 70 gold confracts that in q
week or TWO hence when the buslness of ne House
would admit he expected 10 be authorized by the
Committee OF Ways ana Means TO report it back
and to submit some remarks IN support Of u. An
opportunity woud be offered for discussion and he
would then try TO get the acton OF the House
upon II.
TAKING THE xrsTH CENSUS
Mr.. GaRFiELD, lrep.) or Ohio, offered resolution
for seec. @ committee q seven 70 INQUIRE ana re-
Tor taking the ninth census. Adopted. t4a
THE DENVER PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The House, lou at = quarter pa. thiee o'c!oek, re-
ing land and right OF way TO the Denver PaclGc Rail-
way and Telegraph Company.
Dir. LOGAN, lrep.l OF III, olered substitute for
the bill, proposing TO authorize the company to con-
meet its road with the Union Pacific railroad at OF
near Cheyenne ana to issue coupon bonds TO the ex-
sas sasa q sal eaFs per ms to Be 'y the
Mr. covoDr, rep, Of Pa addressed the House in
advocacy and explanation oil the bill. He showed
the importance Of completing the railroad link which
this bil proposed TO enect 1t would enable the peo-
pie to carry their civilization and commerce into the
heart OF Mexico and bringing back trains frelghtcd
| with ore from Mexican mines ltwonld be the high
Asia and the 100000, 600 people in Europe,
means Of repressias Indian nostlites. Hs
| did not believe that specie payment could
be resumed inside Of ave years without bringing
crisis on The country The best thing THAI could pe
| done To bring about safe resumption, besides en4
couragng Southern productions, increasing exports
and diminishing imports, was to extend the Pacific
| production OF gold could be increased.
Mr. KELLEY, trepI OF Pa, followed in defence and
advocacy OF the bill, 1rst, however, having per-
sonal explanation with his colleague Mr.. RandauJ
in reference frauds III the Philadelphia Navy Yard
lie replied to Mr.. Washburne's speech OF yesterday
against the bill claiming that the bonds OF the com$
pany absolutely secured; that the government
could not possibly lose anything by them, al
that the government had alreauy sayet
millions OF money by the railroad IN the transporter
ton Of its troops and supplies. He asserted that the
subsidy asked Tor this INK OF road was only 100000
and that II the bill had been passed at tue last ses>
sion 1t would have been an absolute saving 10 th3
| government in the economical movement of Us
| army and supplies He quoted General sheridan
/ statement To show that the building OF the road
would put end TO Indian wars. Travel and trade
would then pass safely. As measure OF hutnsliiy,
| as a measure Of economy and as measure for the
development Of the industry OF the country be be-
| lieved that the gentleman from Illinois would show
his devotion interests OF the country more Dy
| advocating than By opposing the bill 4
| Mr.. VAN TRUMP den.l OF Ohlo followed In q
speech in opposition to the bill. He declared hiss
self opposed to granting any more subsidies to mere
private corporations for the reason that outside Oa
the question OF constitutional power, they were in-
tended to more TO privaetthan TO public good
He had not only grave doubts OF the constitutional
power OF Congress to grant subsidies, but his cons
victons to the wrong and impoicy OF The systnnS
IN the present disturbed condition OF the country
| were clear anl unhesitating.
Without concluding his remarks Mr.. Van Trump
yielded to motion to adjourn aud the House there
! upon. at hatpast four. adjourned. p