The New York herald., 1870-01-12

4 HERALU, w WEDNEODA1 i .
%sfect0aiy % to preserve the neutral relations OF the
JuRrsDIcrr0N or STATE COURTS.
Mr.. PRATT, (rep.) Of Ind, ntroduceda bill giving
to the State Courts concurrent jurisdiction with tho
District Courts Of the United States IN cases OF
| maritime contracts ana tOrts upon the navigabe
tides.
ENROLMENT OF FOREIGN vRssaIs.
Mr.. FEsTos, Tep.) ofN. " introduced resolution
requesting the Secretary OF the Treasury To report
nnas, s SENATE as o. oga 1I yesses = n
commerce Of the United States, with the names OF
sucn vessels whether steam or sailing vessels, the
tonnage OF each, where built, and the date OF the
law OF Congress which In the case authorized the
| registration or enrolment Of sucn loreign built
vessels.
Mr. RICE !repl OF Ark, called up the bill In rele-
ton to the Hot Springs Reservation In Arkansas,
MIR. KELLOGG, trcp.) OF La called up In. joint
resolution TO extend the limits OF the port Of entry
Mr.. C0RBErr, lrepl Of Oregon. called up the bill
to exempt canned and preserved isn from internal
| tax, which was passed.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
MT. SHERMAN lrenl OF OHIO, from the Committee
on fnance reported as substitute for all the vari
Gus pIopositlons relating 10 the national currency
| the following bll-
b' 70 provide national of coin and to
sEoTios BE snacssd &c. Thss $4,000, 900 IN note.
r IONS scHS1 IN sSao ss M Issued < @
twsnsy section Of to provide national cur
a. and na s 70
proved june 1854! and the amount OF notes provided
states ana Ssvns s:. S.s
Of the am &c psaps s
ton.l currency secured BY pledge OF United States bonds
saa ssss%S'Sa
s o osasa aSS me. s 4. q
this &C. shall bs the duty Of the Comptroller tho Cur
Of circulating issued banking associations
!. sss c z. q S ss
loan issued under the acts OF March
lang notes reported may. necessary in ordsr 70
s noss o. K. ~ D
cation or otherwise that certain OF said cert6oaes which
'I o . no r. H.
Of any national bank and after such notice n,srs.. shall
apart q The reserve q any banking association. se
s q my tho "sa sss e %
un'ea Sasss IN tho manner prescribed IN the nnesen.h
lawful for the Comptroller Of The Currency 70 The
association making the same circulating note. OF different
ninety centun Of the gold value OF Deposited
sf vas
@ ONCE o s sasa G p them on
United States and shall be rsdscnAbs
srp Tina. every national banking association formed un.
no e. Ssn q a ~
standing circuiatlon In gold or aiyer coin Of the United
gold notes q every other s.nIns association which, at bs
sn the rs circulating
.o That every association for the Rarposs Of
pss ast'a Ra MAJ
Which % s the Circulation Of q
Ssnkss ,sss,,os to the r clause
with tho preceding secon woud require national
their notes a. Sg Ia q s
York. and the last q hytwo. which requires
other Sansns 70 nssocaoa
iAss act II to asaS s .qs
provided for the terms lawful money and lawful money
/ or silver coin of the United States.
| Upon expiration OF the morning hour the Virginia
blll was again taken up, the question being upon
| the motion or Mr. wilson, rep.) of Mass, to post
| pone. debate ensued between Messrs. Sumner
Stewart, Trunbuil and Yates co the necessity OF
further time for consideration before taxing action
on the question, the position assumed on the one
| hand being that the request OF the Senator from
Massachusetts for delay should be conceded ii made
| In good ian ana upon personal grounds but other
wise no reason had been gwen for longer delay in
On the other hand the pOstp0nement not asked
for on personal considerations but order afford
an opportunity Of presenting certain information
| concerning the condition OF affairs IN Virginia.
The question beng put upon the motion post
pone the bill the motion was not agreed tO-yeas rs,
NAYS &C. as follOws:-
| YEAs-Messrs. Boreman, Brownow. Cameron Chandler
Norm Of Me- Mo Wv aars aowars Lowe
rss schrs sherman Spencer, Sumner. Tha5er, Taton
Ferry Rsass asdsss SSTs
Scott Stewart stocsson Thsrman, Tsumbu' yictysr
Warner, Wiley and Williams rs.
Tne pending amendment offered by Mr.. Drake,
Fep) OF Mo-, to deprive tae Stale Of
una remand 1t to It's present condition the event
OF the Legislature resembling Its ratification the
fifteenth anendment, then came up
| MIR. TKUMBULL- Tep.l Of ILL., said this was a con
fesson on the part OF the Senator who offered that
State had the right to rescind It's ratification or
constitutional amendment and proposed to punish
Stale Tor an act which In itself would be VOID Ii
would also imply distrust OF the validity OF yr.
ginlaS previols ratification.
Mr.. MoKlON (rep.) Of Ind, said the power OF Con.
| gress to establish new state governments implied
the right TO protect those governments when estap-
| lshed. and the amendment would operate as pre-.
ventve OF the treaohery which had been prac.ised
present CONDITION. she would be Kept There until her
Legislature again ratified the an0hdment. and TINS
process, II necessary, would be repeated until the
I State permitted It's act to stand as at present.
Messrs. HOWARD, trep.) OF Mich, and WILLIAMS,
4 trep) OF Oregon, opposed the amendment, the for
| mer denying that State could under any circun,-
stances withdraw its Ratification of constitutional
amendment; the latter believing tnat the admission
oil AState could not be made conditional, and that
| un0er the constitutional declaration that State
should DO deprived OF representation In the Senate
| and House Congress could not exclude State
which was once admitted.
! Mr.. DAVIS (dem.) of Kv., remarked that while
Georgia represented in the House or Representa-
tives at the last session majority In Congress now
denied the State admission.
| Mr.. WILLIAMS replied that Georgia could only be
| represented through its state government. winch
/ had not yet been reconstructed.
The discussion was continued by Messrs. Yates
I C0nhling, DAVIS, Drake and Williams.
VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message from the President Of the United States
was received, veto,ng an act Tor the relief OF Ro,in
White The message was read lald on the table and
ordered to De printed.
/ EXECUTIVE SESSION
On motion OF Mr.. TaAYER, rep) OF Neb the
Senate, at fifteen minutes past four O'CLOCK went
ntu executive session, aud shortly after adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. H. 1870.
l riot no re- Of fha