Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
PorIy.Flnt Congress. Second Regular ssIdOn
TUESDAY, FEBRuART /, 1870.
aENATE

on affairs In that State. He has had several
conversations relative TO Georgia with the
iPresldent, Secretary Of War and General OF
the Amy, but docs not recollect the Lam
guage or purport Of such conversations. Re-
ferred to Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mr.. salisbury presented memorial ask
log such legislation ne will secure the Gov
eminent Of the United States TO white men,
and setting forth the oplnions Of the older
Adams, Jefferson and Lincoln on the sub.
Ject. Referred to tho judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill TO further
Regulate the public printing and to dlscon-
tlhue the publication Of books by the Gen.
eral Government for popular distribution,
which, at his request, was laid upon
tho table, Il being hls Intention TO call II up
and urge It's enactment at an early day. -,
The bill provides that hereafter there shall
bo only 1850 copies Of Government reports
and other documents printed, 70 supply
Congressman, the departments, foreign lega-
lions and the public libraries In tho different
States supplied by law
Provision IL made for printing additional
copies, should Congress think II imperA-
lively necessary, and the heads OF depart
ments can also order not to exceed i've hun
dred copies Of their reports for the service
|of their departments, but not for popular
distribution. The publication Of the abrldg-
knent Of messages and documents, OF the
biennial roglster and OF the laws 10 TO DO
dispensed with.
Tho present system Of publishing all Of
the laws and treaties In the newspapers Is to
lbe abandoned; but the Secretary OF State IL
to be authorized to publish In tho neWlpa-
pers such laws as are OF general value.
Mr.. Conkllng introduced the following
iolnt resolution
Rtsotped, &C., That the State Of Mississippi
u entitled to representation In the Congfsls
of the United States,
Referred to the Committee on the judi
blary.
Nj. Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Commit.
loo on Appropriations, reported bill to au-
khorlEe the Secretary OF the Navy to make
transfers. OF uneXpended balances Of other
bureaus Of that Department to the Bureau Of
ConItruction, Repairs aud Steam Engineer
Ing.
Tho committee reported an amendment
authorizing 81, 900 to be transferred to
he Bureau Of Steam Engineering, 1896, 900
o tho Bureau Of Equipment OF Vessels,
f25O,OO to the Bureau Of Navigation, aud
b ,05O, 900 10 the Bureau Of Yards and Docks
Mr.. Ramsey offered resolutions looking 10
\ mediation on tho part Of the United States
IN the difficulties between the Dominion Of
Canada aud the Red River settlement, aud
made some remarks eondeunlng the at
tempted absorption OF that settlement by
Canada. He said IL would be unnatural TO
dragoou the Red River people into allegiance
10 Canada. They had no Identity Of To-
!erests. lie advocated that they should
have the opportunity OF expressing nu opln-
ION as to whether they should Join their for
unes with the United States or with Canada.
No time is better than the present. They
we're separated by mostlmpassable barriers
from Canada, but bordered on the United
States Territories, aud their mutual posi-
lion was such as to invite q commercial union
with the United States. The resources OF
he Red River country only await coloniE a.
lion TO be developedj there Is sufficient area
Tor four Slater.
Tho resolution was then referred To the
,Ommittee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a bill for the
suppression Of drinking houses and tippling-
1hops in the District OF Columbia. Referred
10 Committee on the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution directing
Tho Secretary Of War to communicate the
humber, location and rent Of the buildings
tsed for the quartermaSter's department.
Passed.
The Vice President appointed In place Of
hessrs. Rice, Ferry and schurz, who were
Excused from further service on the Com
nlttees on the District Of Columbia, PEN
lions, and Disabilities, Nessrs. Howell,
Lewis and johnson.
The unfinished business, being the bill to
b. wide q national currency OF coin notes
log notes, was taken up.
Mr.. Buckingham, who was entitled to the
tOor, called for the reading OF the bill intro
huced by him on January 20, providing for
REC banking, and proceeded to argue In
ayor Of that measure.
Mr.. Sumner would embrace this moment
10 say q last word In favor OF the bill pre-
tented by him, and began by reading letters
rom different parts Of the country, APPROX
hg Of its features. Mr.. 8. further spoke
EainSt the bill OF the committee, regarding
] as defective and as calculated TO DO mis-
hleyous In Its effects, He believed no meas
70 Of finance should be considered In this
chamber not having the object OF specie
payments In view.
liz had some time since introduced bill
% provide for tho redemption Of specie pay
hents on July 4, 1859, and with . proper
bollcy on the part Of Congress We might have
lesumed at that timo.
-IJS. Williams replied To the arguments Of
Mr. Sumner, Mr.. Morton and others.
The debate was continued by Mr.. Morton
Ind other Senators.
Tho Vice President submitted an enclosure
1fdm tho President, submitting from the
lecretary Of the State transcript OF the &C
Ion OF Mississippi Tatifying tho fifteenth
amendment. Referred TO Judiciary Com
hlttee.
The question was then taken 10 Mr.. Nor
len % ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hAe No~BvSNlNsN
BIZ additional circulation may DO Issued,
which was adopted-yeas 80, nays 81.
Mr.. Conkllng moved an amendment that
, new apportlonment Of the $50, 000, 900 Of
circulating notes hereby authorised shall be
nado 90 soon as practicable, based upon The
census Of 1876 which was reJscted-yeas %,
bays 20.
owing words which conclude the nrst sec
ion, |but q new apportionment shall be
made as soon as practicable, based upon
census Of 1870"
Mr.. Salisbury moved an amendment to
epeal the 9th section Of the act OF March 8,
sos, to amend an act to provide Internal
'eVenue for the support Of the Government
Mr.. Salisbury explained that his design
was TO repeal the section In question which
imposed tax OF ten per cent. on the notes
bf stats banks.
Tho amendment was reIOcted-yeas IS,
nays AZ.
Mr. Morton then offered an amendment
authorizing the withdrawal OF $4,000, 900
y circulation from those States having an
Ircoss, to be distributed among those States
md Territories having less than their pro-
bortioni the circulation Of those banks haV-
ng more than 81 ,000, 900 capital TO be first
Withdrawn, pro RATA which was agreed to
1eas "a, nays 81.
-Mr. Kellogg moved to strike out the third,
ourth aud ntln sections, Whlch PROVIDE iof
rec banking on coin basisj which was
disagreed to-yeas "a, nays 39.
Nj. Vlckers moved that the aggregate
amount OF capital TO be furnished TO the
banks TO be Organised on q coin basis shall
hot exceed $50, 900 900. Rejected.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment that
new apportlonment shall BIO made In the
alto Of census OF 1870 Of the circulation
lerein provided for.
Mr.. Sherman said this was the same
amendment heretofore offered BY Mr.. Conk.
ing aud voted down, It being the opinion Of
ne committee that the language Of the bill
expressed that object, but to please the
senator he would renew Il.
Tho amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment thai
no national banking association, shall b
allowed to receive higher ratio OF intsres
han z per cent.
Mr.. Cameron moved to amend by author
zlng all banking associations to receive