The Portland daily press., 1870-06-09
XLIss OONGRESS---Second Session,
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, June 8.-Mr, Ferry present.
ed petition from Mr.. Hatch, asking the dis
charge Of Gen. Bahcock, now acting a1iIIaitcd
States omngo 6ecauss ter 81 fs BIS Of
ieaee- from prison while under sentence OF
death by the Dominican authorities was pre-
vented by Babcock to hinder him from divule-
ing IN washington certain objections 10 the
ratification of the Dominican treaty Mr..
Ferry moved the reference of the matter to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, with instruc-
tons to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Chandler said that Mr.. Hatch was
troublesome end worthless scoundrel, who,
without any sort of authority, had given GER
t:ficate to ship of war to leave the port of
San Domingo to prey upon the Dominican
Government, and had co-operated with the
rebels. He thought the great mistake of the
Government was that they had not executed
Mr.. Ferry said that Mr.. Hatch was resi-
dent OF his own town, and that he knew him
and would trust to his honor and integrity as
quickly as to the member from Michigan.
After the exceedingly vile language of that
gentleman word should be said in defence of
Mr. Hatch.
Mr.. Nye objected to the reference of the
matter 10 the committee on Foreign Relations,
in view of, as Mr.. Sumner had expressed his
OPINION, that Gen. BabcOck should be cashiered
special committee of five to be appointed by
the Chair
Finally, after long debate, it was agreed to
refer the matter to special committee of
seven to investigate the Imprisonment of
Hatch by the Dominican Government and the
circumstances Herewith connected, consisting
of Messrs. Nye, Ferry, Howard, Williams,
Warner, Schurz and Vickers.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
and the servile labor contract bills were report
ed from the committee with amendments
Alter an executive session the Senate took
a recess.
EVENING SESSION. IN
AT the evening session the Indian appropria-
ton bill was passed, with an amendment ap-
propriating $40 900 and $48 900 intereststo nav
the Pottawatamie Indians the balance due
them under stipulations in eleven different
treaties from 1895 to 1864, and the bill passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills were passed amending the supplement
tary pension act of 1866 so that persons who
lost their sight or both feet or both hands in
the service, or were so disabled as to require
permanent aid and attendance of other persons
shall be paid arrears o. pension from the pas
sage of that act to the date of their disability
at the rate of $25 per month.
Mr.. Fitch, of Nevada, made denial of the
report in the New York Evening Post impli-
eating him in the corrupt use of Cuban bonds
and pronounced its author a cowardly liar, en-
deavoring to intimdate members from speak
ing behind people struggling for liberty.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the currency bill.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa, offered an amendment,
reducing the proposed new issue from 800, OO0,-
600 to So, 100000.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, argued that
the circulation should be all greenDacks, and
strongly advocated their adoption in the whole.
The discussion of the bill was continued at
length, Messrs. Coburn and Stevenson speak
INA n and aFef Of aahsTs oppos
tion was mainly directed toward the national
banking system being favored and continued
by the bill, and the funding sections 3, 4 aud B,
which Mr.. Garfield, by direction of the Bank
ing and Currency Committee, and as an act OF
comfy toward the Committee of WAYS and
Means, moved to strike out. Messrs. Kerr
and Kelley opposed the bill in consequence of
| its tendency toward contraction, and was fol-
lowed on the same side by Mr.. Lynch, who
said all legislation on the subject should be de-
ferred till the country was prepared to return
| to specie payment and to system of free
banking based on gold.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio, moved to amend the
bill by striking out that part of the section al
| lowing cancellation of greenbaeks and striking
| out all the succeeding sections except the
eleventh. He explained the effect of the amend
| ment and advocated the striking out of every
thing relating to gold banking and encouraged
| gold gambling His amendment would leave
the additional circulation of $4,000, 900 and
would relieve the people of the per cent in
| terest now paid on these certificates.
Mr.. Garfield in reply said that these gold sec
| tons which hs wished struck out had passed
| the Senate after the most elaborate and careful
debate, and with all the limits of the banking
| law applied to them. He offered as a substi-
| tute the original bill with the sections 3, 4,
| and IL struck out and with a section inserted
| instead of the funding section. After discus
| sion and explanation it was agreed that all the
| amendments should be considered pending, but
| only two should be regarded as amendments te
| the substitute, and Mr.. Garfield moved the
| previous question.
Mr.. Dickey moved to adjourn, which was
| rejected.
Mr.. Negley moved that the bill be laid on the
| table. Rejected, Is to &C. The yeas and nays
| were ordered and Mr. Edredge renewed the
| motion to adjourn, which was carried, IS tC
| 70, thus virtually killing the bill.
| The Speaker stated that should the House
adjourn, the pending question being, shall thu
bill be engrossed and read third time, the
bill would go to the bottom of the bills on the
Speaker $ table. Among the yeas were Annis
| Brooks of Massachusetts,, Brooks of New York
| Buffinton, Butler of Massachusetts, Covode
| Dawes, Davis, Ella, Fox, Hale. Kellogg, May.
nard, Morrill, of Moline, Mangen, Peters, Pc
land, Starkweather Strong, Twitchell, Willard
and Woodward. Among the nays were Bee
ton, Bingham, Cox, Farnsworsh, Fitch, Kelly
Lynch, Orth and Smith of Vermont. There
| was good deal of excitement when the prob
able result of the vote became known, and eff
forts were made by the friends of the bill to
induce members to change their votes from
aye to no. A few changes were made, but no
| enough TO affect the result. ~