Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-03

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Sypher. spauding, Mullins and Chandler opposed
It. Finally Delano moved TO lay the bill and
amendments ON the table. Negadved, yeas, 70;
nays, SO. After further discussion the bill was re
forred 10 the committee Of the whole yeas, 81 nays
CO. The House then adjourned till Monday,
SENATE, Jan. 18-Several bills we're in
troduced which were referred to their appropriate
committees Senator Sherman reported bill
from the Finance Committee, TO the @ fleet that
contracts hereafter made specifically payable In
gold shall be legal aud valid that $40 900 900 an
nually is to be appropriated out of duties levied
from imported goods and several other sections In
relation to liquidation Of the public debt--Mr.
Harlan called the attention Of the Senate TO alet-
ter written by the correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, which he considered personal to himself
and to some Of the other Senators, and which ho
considered TO be written by "A person unit TO bea
correspondent of any respectable journal. NUM-
Der Of the Senators spoke about this letter and de-
nounced It as slanderous In the extreme.-A bill to
regulate the duty on copper was introduced to
which an amendment was added but rejected
HoUsE.--A Financial bill was intro
duced by Mr. Pollard, and another one by the
same gentleman, allowing attendants in criminal
cases TO testify. This bill was referred to the
Committee on Revision of leWs.--Mr. Van Horn,
OF New York. presented bill for the construction
OF apostal telegraph between Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.--Mr.
Brooks presented bill to exempt manufacturers
of printed newspapers from tax, the same as man
proposed 10 amend the Judiciary system of the
United States Mr.. Barnes proposed q bill to COM
pei the National Banks to make statements six
times year. Nh. Holman offered resolution that
no further subsidies shoMld be given by Congress,
either in bonds or money, to railroads or other
corporations, and furthermore, that grants Of pub
lie lands be discontinued. The resolution was laid
on the table by vote Of ITO yeas against "a nays
SENATE, Jan. 19th.--A memorial of the
Mayorand Common Council, of Chicago, was pre-
1aNa AaI hu AH lfnn In aUl kan
larging the harbor and referred to the commit
for the establishment of line Of United States
given into the hands of the Committee on Post Of
fices.-A number of amendments were added to the
Copper bill introduced yesterday by Senator'S Sum-
ner Vickers and White.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ella reported resolution from the
committee on printing providing for the printing
OF 100000 copies of the Special Commissioner OF
Revenues report with an appendix for the use of
the House. Mr.. Kelley, opposed this bill very
strongly, saying that 1t would be of the greatest
injury to the country to circulate such q report,
fun of figures, and 80 marshaed as to lead to con-
clusions false. delusive and damaging TO the coun-
try.-Mr. Garfield replied to Mr., Kelley, and the
resolution OF Mr. Ella was adopted--Mr. Price,
from the Pacific Railroad Company, offered an
amendments to Mr.. Homans bill, in regard to the
granting OF subsidies and lands, asking for fur
ther grant Of land to this railroad. Mr.. Logan Of
fered an amendment providing that lands granted
should be subject to entry at the Government Land
Office, at two dollars and fifty cents an acre, the
money to be employed as a sinking fund for the
redemption of the Pacific II. r. bonds.