Evening star., 1870-03-11
EVENING STAR.
Cancellation Of Yesterdays Prosesdings.
SENATE.-After our report closed

SENATE-Aftcr our report closed
Ihe Vice President submitted a communica-
ton from General Reynolds, commanding in
Texas, transmitting the new constitution of that
State, and also the resolutions OF the Legislature
rstfying the thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth
samendments 10 the Constitution, and other
papeIs, al OF which were referred to the Com
Consideration OF the Funding bill was then
resumed, and 1t was discussed BY Mesrs Cas-
seriy, Pomeroy, and Sumner, when the Senate
took recess till I-30 p.
At the evening session. the Vice President
presented q Communication from the Secretary
OF the Treasury, asking an appropriation of
SlG9 coo 10 supply deficiencies in the appropri-
ations for the Marine hospital service; which
was referred TO the Committee on Appropri-
ations.
Also, Communication from General REYNOLDS
commanding the military district of Texas. in
closing the proceedings of the Legislature of
States Senators; which was ordered to be
printed, and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The Funding bill was then proceeded with.
the question being on the amendment TO modify
The eighth section to read a. follows:
That ON and after October 4. 1870 registered bonds
the provisions of this act and no others, shall be
deposited with the Treasurer Of the United States
security for the bonds issaed To national banking
sociatl' ns Tor circulation under eniitlei
p to prpsns M i9r nat8nal curIsncy secured by
Sncniati'n and redemption thereof, approved June
Mr.. Corbett spoke at length in relation to the
national banking system. He did not think tn :
profits 50 large a. was supposed These banks
should not be compelled to surrender six pc.
cent. bonds for four-and -a-half per cent bonds
A lengthy debate was carried on relative to
the working OF the national banking system and
the profits Of The banks, IN which great diversity
The amendment OF Mr.. Buckingham was then
rejected-yeas Il, nays %.
The Senate then, at 1870 p. m, adjourned.
HOUSE--After our report closed
4 Of
House proceeded to consider the army bin a. in
Committee of the Whole.
The first section, which directs a board con-
sistlng OF one major general, two brigadier gem
erals and two colonies to assemble for the pur-
pose OF examining the records of officers and
determining who shall be mustered out, was
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) tried bat failed to have an
amendment added that said commission should
not sit within five hundred miles of Washington.
he said his object was To prevent the pressure
that would be brought upon the commission if il
held its sessions in this city.
The section which provides for the expiration
OF the Offices of general and lieutenant general
when vacancies shall occur, was agreed TO with
out amendment.
graph providing for the muster-out of two ma
JoT generals; but he su bseq uently accented an
amendment, offered by Mr.. Kelley, that no more
promotions should be made To the rank of ma ior
general until the number of officers of that
grade Is reduced TO three.
After sharp personal controversy between
1ieS>IS- hcllty anu Logan, the amendment pro-
posed by the latter was rejected.
Mr- Negley pal moved to amend by proyif-
ing tha' all military storekeepers and medical
storekeePers should be mustered out sixty days
after the passage OF the bill. Agreed to.
The section to transfer the Indian Bureau to
the w ar Department was stricken ont without n
division, and a provision inserted allowing
professors at the Military Academy to be re.
tired with pay of cOlonels of engineers after
twenty-five years service.
MI Logan moved TO amend the 18th section
by allowing to each and every commissioned
Ofhcer below the rank of brigadier general in
cludlng ehapiains, 10 per cent OF the current
yearly pay ior every five years continuous
service, but the total amount OF such incresse
shall in no case exceed 10 per cent. ON the yearly
pay of his grade as established BY this act ami
the pay Of the colonel shall in no case exceed
$50 per annum, nor the pay of a lieutenant
colonel $40 per annum. The amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Logan also offered an amendment, that
ohcers OF the artillery below field Off GERS shall
not be promoted until after an examination by
board OF three artillery officers, and upon a
failure to pas on a second examination thew
shall be dropped from the rolls.
Tins anne endment was also agreed TO, after
which the bill was passed almost as reported
from the committee, and without a vision:
and the House then adjourned.