New-York tribune., 1869-03-01
XIrH CONGRESS-IIIDSEss1oN'
SENATE. .wAsmNGroS, Feb, 81

SENATE WAsnINGToS, Feb, e.
A.. FFsSENDEN Rep. Mo.) presented the
dnt,as Of the Hon. Hannibal Haniln' senator ei00'
Mr. HOWARD CRep Mlch) called up the JOINT reso'u
~, more efsetuay 10 insure the faithful oompe'ion
no p,ciNc Railroad by Withholding Government pou's
, certain conditions compiled with' A,ci '''-
discussion the consideration Of 1t was POs,pO"'''
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
srrurA Apr 02ep NevD offered resolution re-
,,,n the President OF the United States to transmit
shWth 10 each OF the Executives OF the se1eIa @ nTe
cSpy OF the Constitutional Amen3Uen5 n sU ." XVI OBJ
its early Iat,hoation; but but NM, MT, dyer
Jeoleu' ""N w TuE PUBLIC CREDIT BILL ,r.o
IN motion Of Mr. SHERMAN QRop, ohlol tne hSTse Tae
hill TO strengthen the public credit was ashsa agreed
omendments OF the Committee on Finance Eere q
az eIhing from the House bill the words lhteleSSs
haarJnO - and also the prOYisO thAt peIOio e"y IN 80
nterest-pen id beie maturity, the United States
notes shall be convertible into coin AZ 'Ao OP'OH "
hTIGe AyARD Dem DELI had no objection to the frst
section OF BILL but he believed thah xI9 and
Tey 20 multiply HgatIons, and therefore ne noVeo W
S'SEo MOTION ep IndJ said the section was neces-
cary AZ limitation upon the power TO make coin con
tracts under the deesSn Of the superior oveS 70 strike
f ne clause Of the section providing that on the trial
f suit brought for the eRforoement OF coin eohtiAe
proof of the real consideration may be gwen, - h ,,o
MIR FISsENDEN (Rep., MOI saw no ieasoh WY i tio
@ Contracts ~ whaiever form they should please aud
he belieyed that any limitation Of their right 70 90 So
w0uid tend 70 postpone the resumption OF specie pay
Mr CoSK11NG Rep n. ", also thought i better to
leave the people free make such contracts as hey ingnt
Mr. HOWE thought the clause proposed to be struck
ant shOuld be retained as prOtectlOn .
MT DIXON Dem, Comm said that ~ reIerenee . "
the Globe found that in the House Of r6
were given in favor Of the bill e was gaa 10 see tnse
there was tpS no parry siate he intended to vote 10
cordanoe with the same Yew ana DIS ~ 'b bo6
the vote Of Connecticut would % unanimous III OO'H
= %T HFNDRRSON O2ep., MOI moved to amend the sec
Ssreafer made specifically payable in coin shall be legal
and valid aud may enforced according TO ite terms
boSds @5 would be Increased, and our credit abroad
strengthened by the first section OF the BILL ana that
Mr. HENDERsoS's amendment was then rejected
Mr BkY&RDS motion to strike out the second section
was then lost-Yeas, u Nays, 81; A., o,,,oo,,
The senate at 4G RSESa 9s2SG tISS sssso u
The Senate reassembed al o'clock -, a.,
Mr. WILSON introduced Dill Tor the more equai ul9-
,trbution of the National Banking capital ,,,...
il provides shall be four huDdei million, q Ssnf Sosa &
the shall rot be increased ne object OF ne OIL
: Mr. SHERMAN (Rep., Ohio offered resolution TO au;
thorize the recognition OF the independepee Oh OnDa anu
shall have established independents GOYernment de
aeO according the laws Of nations to recognize her
on motion OF Mr.. DAVIS the bill to incorporate the
Masonic Mutual Relief Association was taken up ana
On Motion Of Mr. WILSON the oint resolution dons'
ting condemned for the creation OF the monu
ment to Gen. Mcpherson was passed.
THE TURKISH SUPREMACY, ID -.- .'
Mr COLE (aep, CALI offered the following joint reso
luton and asked TO have IL LAID on the table:
resolved d. That the President Of The United States be re
pue 70 the Great Powers Of Europe ihs grave con
With which the United States would reg any on tn
part hohg the pesiuson Of The Turkish Supremacy
"a The Islands Of Greece ...
Mr MORRILL, Rep, Yt)-I think It is time to proceed
with the business for which came here.
THE PUBLIC cRsPiT BILL hS5 REsuHED, =, .,o HI
70 strengthen the public credit
Mr. DOOLITTLE Dem, Wis., spoke In opposition Il
the bin He said the first step toward paying the public
debt and resumng specie payment was the reduction o
the Interest," the pending bill seemed designed OK
pressly to prevent that from being done and, II were
passed, any such reduction would be impossible, Mr
DOottle here read from English financial authority
TO show that the English holders OF the yetwenty bonds
understood that they might not be paid In coin; and ht
Stated that the understanding the IN Germany
After some further discussion an amendment offered
by Mr. Henderson the first section rejected, and
the bill was then passed by the following votes