The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-06

III.
land was pardoned under such general proclar
nation.
distinction between pardon and amnesty.
Mr.. DooLITrLE said no. The question whether the
persons pardoned were named IN the proclamation,
In his opinion, was mmaterial and had not been de.
clded by the Court because no one has thought OF
raising it. The President having the right 70 pardon
one Offender had as matter Of eonasc l g 70
or accused OF the same offence.
Mr. FRELINGHuysRS, gepl Of n; j., also was glad
although he thought 1t more important as raising Q
great question In regard to the powers OF the Execu
i've than m any other respect me ua NOT an1 Inn
President claimed In the case, nor power 10 grant
amnesty at all. In England the king had such
sovereignty Of the nation against which the onence
is committed. There 1t Is the King W. A. B.; but
in the United States Il Is not the President vs. A. b.
Mr. DAVIS. DENY OF KY, approved Of the resolu.
tion OF inquiry because the subject was important;
but he had doubt OF the Presidents right 10 grant
the amnesty. the constitution vesting such power
wholly In the President-not at all IN Congress. He
thought there could be doubt Of the right to par
don before conviction as well as after.
Mr. coNxLlNG remarked that the decision In the
Garland case did not go so far as MT. Doollttle
thought 1t did. The question, he said, was not,
whether the President could pardon a man for an
offence, but whether he could thus pardon all men
for all oncnces--a very important question.
Mr.. DooLITrLE said that he had been mistaken in
saying that Garland was pardoned under general
amnesty without being named; but he held the de-
dent 10 pardon and grant reprieves except IN the
case OF Impeachment il unlimited.
The question was then taken upon the resolution
and was adopted.
AMENDMENT or ruE NATIONAL BANKING Law.
Mr. WILSON az Gep q Mass nlro ax a e %
currency, secured by pledge OF public stocks and to
provide for the circulation and redemption thereof
which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
Section one makes 1t unlawful for any bank organ
lied under tho said act 70 pay or receive interest or
money In any form for account OF any deposit
nv with. OF other bank.
corporation or individuals provided, however, that
the State city and town treasures may receive IN
terest on their deposits In any bank or banks.
Section two prohibits any bank officers from Ger
flying as good any check, Draft note to issue
unless at the time or such certificate or issue the
whole amount certified Ia in the actual keeping
OF said bank and payable ON demand.
Section three provides that hereafter all deposits
In behalf OF the United States in any national bank
shall be special deposits not to be used by sand banks
the Treasurer OF the United States other dsburs
ing officers; and such deposits shall not be subject to
Section four provides that the Comptroller Of the
Currency may at any time call on any banking asso-
citation for statement Of Its affairs on any past day
within five days after the receipt OF the requstion
therefor, with penalty Of 500 for every
iss days. y abstracts s' Of such report shall be
published by the Comptroller in news.
paper in the city Of h and
newspaper in the place where the association Is
ablished IN the nearest place thereto such publ
cation TO he at the expense OF the association making
said report. Each association IL required to report
to the Comptroller the first Tuesday OF each month
the condition Of the assoclation on the preceding
discounts, specie, deposits and circulation.
MEXICAN MAIL STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
Mr. P0MEROY introduced bill tO authorize the eS-
adjustment OF ocean mail steamship service between
the United States and Mexico which was referred TO
the Committee OF Post Oflccs and Roads.
IL authorizes the Postmaster General to make con-
tracts to continue not exceeding ten years, for the
transportation OF all mailable matter between New
York and the ports OF Slsal and Vera Cruz. with re-
sponsible parties possessing ample ability to furnish
the necessary steamships, provided that he require
the departure OF mail steamship from New York at
least once IN fifteen days, and that the expense OF
such service shall not exceed S. 900 per round trip
In case OF failure to perform regular voyages of0
and suitable fines and penalties may also be imposed
for delays and irregularities In the performance OF
service according TO contract.
the NEW YORK AND LONDON TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. C0NILING introduced u btu to authorize the
New York. Newfoundland aud London Telegraph
Company to land one or more submarine cables upon
the shores OF the United States and to maintain and
work such cables for the transmission OF messages
and intelligence between the United States and Eu-
rope, any OF the intermediate places, during the
existence OF the companys charter Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
RECONSTRUCTION OF GEORGIA.
Mr.. STEWART, trep.l Of New, introduced bill TO
enable the people q Georgia 70 form state gov
the Committee on the Judiciary.
It provides fdf the repeating Of SO much OF the
act OF June 25 1scs as relates TO Georgia and making
the government Of the State provisional only,
and subject TO the act Of March 3 1851.
All ofhcers elected under the present pro-
posed constitution OF said state who are not dis
franchised by the fourteenth amendment or any
OF the acts above mentioned, except members OF the
Legislature, shall continue In Office until the State
be fully restored II further provides that such
members OF the Convention elected under the laws
ofCongress to form State constitution as are not
dsfranchised shall assemble on the first Monday OF
March next, With full powers to alter or amend said
constitution In any manner not In conflict with the
laws Of Congress and the constitution. said state
people at such time as the Convention may appoint,
and ratification or rejection OF said amended con-
stitution such persons and no others shall vote rs
shall be prescribed In said amended constitution,
provided that no person shall be excluded from vot-
Ing on account OF race or color. When said amended
constitution shall have been ratified by majority Of
the votes II may he submitted Tor the consideration
Of Congress.
BILLS REFERRED.
Mr.. SUMNER introduced blll providing that Access
sorics to violation Of the hftynfth section OF the
National Currency act shall receive the punish
Also i bil declaring thar Se wors trial at COM
mon law IN the rst section OF the act OF july 1862
relating to the competency OF Witnesses, shall be
judges TO Impose sentences Of Imprisonment, with
hard labor, In cases where the law merely provides
Also i bill 70 regulate prosecutions under the laws
OF the United states for embezzing and kindred Of
fences, making . general alteration OF embezzle-
ment, &C. SUFFICIENT In the Indictment and making
no restriction as to the amount enbezzled.
Also bill to repeal the act Of February %, 1909,
prohibiting the importation Of certain persons into
certain States.
All Of which were referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. SUMNER also introduced q bill to provide for
the execution In the Disricto Columbia OF commits
sons issued by the courts Of the states and Terrific
ries and OF foreign nations and for taking deposit
tons 10 he used In such courts. Referred 10 the
Committee on the District OF Columbia.
Also o bill TO provide for the punishment Of Access
sores In criminal oences against the United States.
Referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
REPORTS or PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Mr.. Howard onercd resolution directing the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury TO transmit copies OF the last
annual reports OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, and the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which was
adopted.
Mr.. HOWE, rep. OF Wis., called up the bill for the
relief Of Sue Murphy, OF Decatur Ala.
hesers. FRELIN0nUYsEN. (rep.l OF N. j., and
Howard read arguments against allowing the claim,
taking the general ground that the government was
not bound to indemnify persons for losses inflicted
by the war.