, 1870-02-09
4 Bill to Enforce the Amend
ments to the Consti-
tuition.
THE Feeling in Washington in Re-
gard to the tegal-Tender
Decision.
G7elnrns Of the National Bank, In
Response to the Comptroller
Of the currency.
*4'fc Ecw Superintendent OF
Census.
Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tnbunh
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. s.


Law 70 ENFORCE TUE AxENpxEkys.
The kscocstzuctlon Comm tiee has Agreed 10 |
N-epost bill TO enforce iii an Moments recently
made TO the Constitution OF the Cnted S:at'- 1t |
. originated with MI. Lawrence, Of Ono. and Is |
deeuel nsceEazy 1HcauEe Chiei Justice C-ase |
held, IN decision at R.chmond Is't sumner, that
: tue consutoton does rot execute Itself. The bill
;1aSes It perjury for any otaoer to
sal1ety take the oS2h prescribed in
the Fourteenth Amendment, And imposes the |
pena}tea Of felony on pe11org Who get into ot1ce
without hsvtrE been relieved from political dsa-
saties. II gives tho courts o = er to do eEerT.
thttg neces.a1J 10 enforce .any constitutional
amendment AlreatJ made, Is well a. o en- orce
and carry 1E1o eject the fundamental conditions
On which any State IL admitted to representation
In ConRreae. The mai see.ion provides tia: Any
-petEnn who. under co1or Of ary law, Salute, or
.dinanct, regulation. Custom, or othefTls', Hhau
sub1ect, OF caufe to be subjected. any cttlzen
IN iuhAoitant Of the United 6:a1es, or OF any
State or Territory. to the deprivation or deotal Of
any hight, privilege, or franchise. secured, pro-
tec1ad, Of sransed ny This acf, or By any amend.
.ent Of the constitution, which haA been, OF may
Ire made, or b. my fundamental condition upon
whtch any 6tato bss been. or may he, admitted to
representation IN Co1grcss. OF admitted into the
.Tnlou, shall be deemed guilty Ct mibdemtaror,
ard pIEIshed accordingly.
TIE LIGAL TENDER DEc1s1oS.
Thcle ts good deal Of feeling In ot1c1A aud
POLITICAL cttcleA about the decision made hJ
:the 61preme Court, yesterday, On the
-Lega1.TendeF question. careful reading Of
tie fQu opinion shows that tho construction
pu. upon It, BY lawyers Who heard It delivered,
Waa hardly correct IN one respecL Thc5 under-
stood the Chief Jus!ce 10 Imply the constitution
nlty OF the act spplied to contracts made since
its Fstf4gc; bat whatever Inference MRJ BE-
dawn from hia realonlrg. there certainly Ii no
.decl3rauon on this point and tho consideration OF
what he actually kait, In connection with what
has hten eA.d IN other recent discussions, leads
number OF persons TO now 1eat that The Hho!e
Law 4, win ne aEep: Away. the
neal decision Is given bJ presens
members Of the bench alone. Tde remarks Of the
Court aboot irredeemable paper currency arc very
oauox1ous to many membe1s Of Congress, who
aay theJ arc not becoming IN 4 man woo did 10
much ~ ChA4e did to originate the greenback
.6ys,etu, and s,rpu8 article Is published here, In
which the idea Ia held ihat he went out OF his way
to make tntA assault upon the policy Of the kos-
emmett. ana that his language Is improper
and imperiiaeut. 1t may ba added that
Justice Miller Is much comp'lneuted on his
. cplnsoa sustaining the coEs,: uuonait, OF
1he Act, and several Senators arc
satis1ed that the nomination OF Judge Hoas had
been confirmed, he would At lesSt hare concurred
in tho y!exs Of Miller
NATIONAL HAKKa.
The Comptroller Of tho Currency has received
fou sctuIns from the Nnt1on1l Banks to the cir.
cula,s rent ont last SUMNER, asking tnfotnauon
upon eyer7 texture OF National Bank buslness
The returns are IRON f,GlA banks and Tor the yea,
ending September ~, 1869. They chow tho ag'
cregAie amount loaned BY these b&uk8 to
Lite business Of tho country for this ume Wal
$500, ,s89 &so7o; number Of loans, 21s9.533
average Duration OF loans, slxty-nine dsJa
Tilted States taxes pAld, t1e, ,0s9, ,9s272; Sat
.xes paid, $s,q7., ,7llc2; miscell4neoos expensea
sela6si, ,6sGss; total e1peules. assae7; ne
profits. sa7 ,os7-ss; Dividends So CD aa4 %
carried to 9urpius fund, $l4, la,s4s.{9; Rye1Ag
1Atc OF dividend, 1oIs per cent
GENKKAL sIcELKA
Tue Senate Foreign Relations Committee, At
meeting this motnlng, AGREED 10 report faSorael
o. tie nomination OF General S,ckles a. Alnis
ter to Spain.
ncssEIL JuNEH
They lad up the nomination OF Russell Jone.
ns Iinistct to Belk!uu, but did nothing exceF
cali lo- certain papess In hlR caaa.
sANpwICH IsLANps.
The Reciprocity Treaty with the s8ndNic
1atauda Nss considered, and N agreement mad
to extend the ume for lA RATIFICATION
On Inc former occsEou. when thI4 w4s nefot
The senstc, It might nAve carried majority
but certainly did not command the support {
eewo-thlrds OF the senators-
BAN pox1N0o AND 81. THOMAS.
Tho committee had but llt1lt t1lk 8oont 81
Ddn,rxo and IT. Ihoma1 treaties, and tn.
-1emaln ~ they did week ago.
FREIpxEHta BrKKAu.
Tnt joint Committee On Retsenchment hi1
agreed to report IN favor OF trar1lerrinE Il
educational work Of the FfeedMens Bureau
the BotIau OF Education, and tnink IN auuu
saving Of betwesu So o10 and 600 Will bc taat
>, by such t1arster. They will draw up Few
carefully limllirg the functions Of the Bureau
Education 80 That 1t cannot interfere with Il
right OF each State to nansge ii oEn scho
2uat1E. The confirmation OF GenetRl Eaton
Commissioner Will not take pl.ce for some dA5
3s BAJrn1d oeEa for tilne In which to nn11h Up
work.
a test ea9e haI Teen made up IN this diaI
on The 9ueAtlon whether Confederate ao1tt
have right to vote under our local lnwB- 7
perkon who br1ngalt lives IN Georgetown. wna
r1lyase In tho rebel AsEy, and clatMs s7nss
under Johnson8 general amnesty proclamation
-,1nly l. 1868. Tbs Board Of Repatriation rerp,
to p1scc his naEe on tie poll list Tha case '
eoon he heard tef1re Chief Justice Cartier,
.he application 1or 1 writ Of saas1lamus a9Ati
Tho board.
TREASURY rrRculss OF soHDs.
The statement from The United Staten TrcaSs
ensce shoua tnst up 10 this date The Tteasr
Department hzs purch11ed bends amounting
.Ssd as3,os1, {2a,& $40 Of which belong
The sinking fuud, and f7o.71a,s
are 61hte1t to the acunn Of Copg1css, and I
covered into the 1ttaEu1 Gf the new fund.-
bill. Tho aecrned Interest on theat boz
,anaouuts 10 $500 s34 The department: buys
Other million on Thursday.
YRExpNEkS scnOoN-
Tho 6Qps.fntk nnent nf ffeedGcn'a Scho
writing from Charleston, says that south Carol
ant rear appropriated 1900 900 10 aid freedmen
becoming land owners; that 4A021 acres b.
thereby como into tneIr possession, and thst
EoTetnpr Will Recommend an appropriation
5ekf Of t4Go 600 fer a ei1uuar purpose.
tKL11SG cApEIsu1rs.
The M!ltsE1 Committee, IN beginning its tn'
1tg4tlon Into the sale Of naval and n1!lttzrJ c1t
'ahlra, hts called on the War Department lot
Information 1t III command beArpS on An laqu
Some facts Of \ conndeatial character nave
ready Reached them, 10 be brought out In a pEu
-Tay b. exaElnation.
SUPERINTENDENT or cxSsca
Il tts understood that General Francis i. II
es. Deputy Special Reyeuue Comu1a!oner,
head OF Bu1cau Of S:Auaucsna1 reslkntd his p
.vt1ouu md viii II once enter On dusy ~ Supe
tendent Of Census, having been appointed to t
ratce bJ Secretary CO.., under the provisions Of
cid 1Aw.1f tnccew Inv II passed, ,ve1lcg Ine cn
OF Superintendent IN the President, he Will nj
.r1ate Walter for confirmation.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MlltrART ASSIGNMENT,
Tho assignment following At1f oflcerE
-10ndc By order Of the President. General
ton from Washington to tho Fac1oc; Gen
-Iylli&u1 from Warrington TO SIRtnia; Gen
.Hrect, frtm Masntrctoa to Missouri: Gen
Nh1pplc, from The Pacific to TashicIron: Co.
lre, to the department OF the Cumberland,
leting Colo3et Aarlin, who cones hers: n