Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-01
HOUSE.

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Bills were introduced to provide for the
redemption of notes exceeding 500, 000,-
900 in United States bonds, and issuing
therefor an equivalent amount of notes
not bearing interest.
Fixing the pay of Senators and Repre-
sentatives at So, 200 per year, and reduc-
ing mileage to ten cents per mile from the
4th of March, 1870.
Additional GreenbaCks.
Mr.. Ingerson offered resolution direct
ing the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to report back within six days his
bill authorizing an additional issue of legal
tender notes to the amount of ga, 900, 900.
The House refused to second the previous
auestion-43 TO land the resolution
went over.
Postal TcIegraphy.
Mr.. Cullum offered a resolution direct
ing the Special Committee on Postal Tele-
graph to inquire into the. whole subject of
telegraphing throughout the United States,
and authorizing it to send for persons.
The House refused to second the previous
question by a vote Of 30 to 10, and the
resolution went over.
According TO the letter of the Bond.
Mr.. McNeely offered a resolution declar-
ing that the national debt should be paid
in strict compliance with the contract, and
that the 5-2Os are payable in greenbacks, and
condemning the policy of the administra-
ton in redeeming such bonds at high rate
of premium, while it has clear right to
redeem them at par.
| Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, moved to lay
! the resolution on the table for the purpose
! of testing the sense Of the House.
The motion was carried by a strict party
vote-year 122, nays IL.
\ Chance for TOOdIes.
Mr.. Barr offered a resolution calling for
information as to the quantity of raw ma
! terial, such as copper, tin and pig iron, on
| hand in the various dock-yards and ar
senals, and why the same should not be
sold. Adopted.
Faxes.
Mr.. Cullum offered a resolution calling
for information as to the amount of tax
collected for 1869 on liquors and tobacco
in each Congressional district; also the
aggregate amount collected from all sources
in each Congressional district. Adopted.
without Regard to Color.
Mr. Logan offered a resolution to invite
| the National Labor Union, in session al
Washington, and to have an address de.
livered by one of its members in the hal
Of the House of Representatives some
| evening this week, on the principles anc
object of the association. Adopted by a
yeas 20 3S nays.
Lesson in constitutional Law.
Mr.. Marshal offered Q resolution declar
ing that the constitutional authority to levy
taxes does not include any power to impose
duties for any other purpose than the col
lection of revenue. That a tariff levied TO
any other purposes than that of revenue, ant
especially if levied to foster and encourag
one section of the country or one class o
citizens at the expense of other sections o
other classes is unauthorized by the Con
stitution, unjust to the great body Of tn
people and injurious to almost all indus
tries, and directing the Committee Of
Ways and Means to prepare bill IN &C
cordance with those views.
Mr.. Kelsey moved TO table the resolu
ton. The morning hour having expired
, il went over till next Monday.
: BcIIigcrcsst Cuba
Mr.. Fitch offered a resolution to gran
belligerentrights to the Republic of Cubs