New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-17
WASHINGTON.

RtsTARCK TO GEN. GRANT-THE ALABAMA
CLAIMS TREATY-THE REMAINS OF LII
ASSASSIN j. WILKES BOOTH EHHUAED--'iH
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday Feb 10 1909
The bill TO prevent tho loaning OF money upon
limited States notes. which passed the HOUSE lasV
Saturday was passed by the Senate to-oay' anu
needs only the signature Of the President 10 niAo
a law The provisions of the act are very inPo
II provides that no National Banking Associauon
.bau hereafter offer OF receive United states hoUeS
or National Bank notes as security OF as coiia'-
eral security for any loan OF money, OF lor COLI
sidaration shall agree to withhold the same
from use. or shall offer or receive the CUSTODY
r uronise OF custody of such notes as security OF as
collateral security or consideration for any loan OF
nancy. and any National Banking Association or
fending AGAINST the provisions of this act snail De
1eoued ouiltv of a misdemeanor and upon convlc-
zion thereof in any United States Court having Jurls'
diotiou. shall be punished by fine not exceeding
$1,000 and by O further sum equal 10 one
third of the money so loaned, and the
officer or officers of said bank who snail
make such loan or loans shall be liable for further
sum equal to onequarter of the money so loaned ana
tho prosecution of such offenders shall be commenced
and conducted rs provided for the punishment of Of
torsoo IN an act TO provide q national currency, APP
proved June g. 1854 and the fine or penalty so recov-
cred shall DO for the benefit Of the party bringing
such suit.
The proposition Of Gen. Butler, calling upon the
Controller of the Currency to learn by what author
ity bonds bearing interest payable in greenbacks,
were being substituted for bonds bearing gold inter-
est by the National Banks basis for their ercu-
lation has been answered by the Controller who
saws that it is IN accordance with expressed law
of Congress Pending the inquiry, the Controller
stopped the exchange, and will not resume 1t until
the Committee who have charge of the matter have
reported to the House
In the Senate, to-day, the immaculate Salisbury
followed the recent example of the delicate sOnin
law of the President by asking and obtaining leave
to be excused from further committee service.
committee Of three Senators was ordered TO make
the necessary arrangements for the Inauguration of
Gen. Grant. Carl Schurz was on the floor for some
time and held quite levee, the Senator'S crowding
around him with congratulations. His credentials
were presented by Mr. Drake. Quite debate sprang
up on the bill to grant pension to Mrs Lincoln,
during which the fact was brought out that some OF
the most prominent Republican Senators opposed
to the measure. Earnest and eloquent speeches
IN advocacy of the justice Of the claim were made by
Messrs. Morton, Nyo, Sumner, and others. 1t is be-
levcd that if final vote can DO reached, the bill
will be passed with the amount placed at Mr.. Sum-
ner's figure, 5000 per annum, but the enemies OF
Mrs Lincoln have combined to stave it of by killing
time. In the of the afternoon there quite
q stormy time at intervals When the morning hour
expired discussion of nearly an hour took place
TO whether the consideration of the Mrs. Lincoln
Pension bill should be proceeded with, or made to
give way for some other bill A dozen or more Sena-
tors were their feet at once each trying to drown
the voice OF the other, and each making all
sorts of notions Several inquired of tho Chair
whether the bill was in ORDER and what was the
question before the Senate, when MI. Wade plain
lively replied that he supposed it was in order for
any Senator to get up and make any motion. From
the middle into which the Senate had got he did
not, however seem TO be able to answer tho latter
part Of the question, and tne motions had crowded
on him so rapidly and in such numbers, that even
with the aid of the Journal clerks it was some time
before he could realize the situation At last 1t was
agreed by common consent to go on with Mrs. LIN
coin for half an hour but at the end of that time
Dit Ferry and others insisted on going on with
the unfinished business which was bill to incorpo-
rate the Washington Market Company. This bad
hardly been begun when Mr. Morton made motion
TO postpone it for the purpose Of taking up the House
bill to repeal the civil Tenure-ofOf act This was
the signal for general disorderly dispute Edmunds
with manner betokening some Jealousy, accused
Mr. Morton of desire to steal the thunder Of the
Committee on RetrenGhmept who had the bill in
charge and characterized his action dIscOurteous
Mr.. Morton retorted with an intmation that the
Committee wished to stiAe the b for proof of which
be referred to the fact that four weeks ago they had
made no sincere effort to take it up. Mr. Morrill, Of
Maine thought the appropriation bills ought to
take precedence Of everything else, remaFl1ing
that there was enough in them alone to occupy the
Senate for a month. Mr. Sherman came ont strongly
for repeal of the Tenure-oi ONCE act and sharply
ii 9th. MI, 1,a1
during this whole session invariably voted to let
important business go over for the purpose OF pass
ing Railroad SUI sidy and other bills At this Mr.
Morrill, few into passion, and elevated his voice TO
such pitch that little he said could be understood
In the gallery. At this point Mr. Fessenden. who
had been all the afternoon oyincing his disgust at
tie proceedings, and could stand it no
longer, and in no very amable tone sub
stantiany, though not in so many words
Informed his brother Senators that they were maxi
ing of themselves. As he dispaired Of the Sem
ate doing anything practical, he thought the doors
had better be shut the scene aud although ii was
only o'clock he moved an Executive session. The
Benate was evidently impressed with the rebuke for
the motion was carried without objection. The Ex-
ecutiye session lasted an hour and ten minutes.
Several nominations military and CIVIL but none of
much importance. were confirmed. The Caleb Cush-
ing treaty was referred to the Committee Foreign
Relations and several Indian treaties were ratified,
when a recess until Z o'clock was taken.
The feature Of the proceedings in the House to-day
was the passageof the bill reported from the Recon-
struction Committee relieving about $50 former
Rebels Of their disabilities The bill was reported by
Mr. Paine, who acted very generously with the oppo
nents of the measure in yielding to them most of the
time allotted him for debate. Judge Shellabarger
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