, 1870-04-01
Texas Senators and Represen-
tati9es. Admitted to Seats.
Representative Connor Makes
His Initial Speech
The National Bank Men Before
the Banking Committee
The Legal Tender Decision.
Attorney General Hoar Argues in
Favor Of it's Reversal.

Banking Committee. On the subject Of the Funding
hill and the banking question generally. Brief
speeches were made and inquiries answered By
Hessr1 Hall, Of Boston; Calhoun, Of New York;
Coleman, Of Troy; CLARK, OF Pniladelpnia; Hunt
ington, Of Washington; Bald Of ST. Louia, and |
Seamnor and Mediu, Of Chicago. The wtsh OF |
the committee seemed TO bc to get the views Of /
bnnEerH on the subject Of nee banking. These |
gentlemen were unanimous In saying th1t |
nothing at free banking could be done under the |
Funding bill, but were divided tn opinion as to |
Whit might be dons under an extension Of
the present bank law The committee did |
not give any indication Of Its own Views, but the
membetB satd they were greatly pleased with the
interview and would undoubtedly he aided In
reaching wtee conclusions by the facts, ngurcst
and Arguments presented One or tFo Of tho bank |
men had conference this Afternoon with the Sec
retx1y Of the Treasury about the Funding bill |
They want the compulsory section stricken ont, |
hut 1t Is believed they mndc suggestions TINT VIII
k,c accepted By Nay Of conptoulse- They object |
10 the clause giving but 50 per cent circulation.
The Secretary said this originated not with him |
but with Nj. Shcrman's Committee. He WIS willing
he figures should be fixed at % per cent
as in the present law. and as the only object WAS
to secure sufficient protection, he didn't know but
he would consent To nineiy-nye per cent. They
were satisfied that It should remain It ninety pc
cent Mr. Sherman eays he Ia willing now to have
TO exempt the bankg from State and municipal
taxation on 50 much Of their capital as Is repre-
scented hJ bonds They asked that the time Of op-
Lion for payment Of the and *
per cent bonds. in the neT bill, he extended, and
thought the Secretary would be willing to coacede
something on this point They further asked for
d reduction Of the 1per cent tax on circulation.
The Secretary said this WIS higher than Is neces-
Sarr, and he would agree to some reduction,
though, he did not say how much The Secretary
then wanted to know II the gentlemen
thought the National Banks would
come into the provisions Of the proposed law II
those changes were made He was2answercd that
that they probably would, though It Would be well
10 cut out the clause cocsrlug them They were
afraid Of that because II they are now cocrced on
the md ~ Icr cent bonds, no one can
tell how ..eoon some future Congress may
want To coe1ce them on per cent bondz 1t
was held that they sad the Treasury would be
more likely to work together In harmony II Ill CO.
cFctve measures are abandoned and the bin Ia
fairly amended, 20 that they can have no just
ground OF complaint The bank men leave the
city with the conviction that this will be done.
CONNER, or TEIAs-
The HouBe h:d the sp!clest time Of the seRsion
to-day over the proposition to swear IN the Texas
members, which brought up the question Of the nt-
ness Of Connor, one Of the mcmbcrs-e2cct, who ia
An cx-oncef Of the regular army, md Democrat
tc caspet-bagger from Indians. AE. PUNE, from
The Committee on Elections, reported unanimously
In favor Of all the candidates who hold certificates
from the Governor. Ar. Shanks, Of 1ndisna, OBJ
jectctl to Conner being admitted, and had several
ai1ldav1s read charging him with great cruelty to
soldiers while he Was in the service. At 1hs point
General Dutler came In, and, not knowing exactly
what Shanls hail done, had the s1me aildaylts
read oEer again, and then took the floor
IN his most warilke style, demanding that Con-
ncr's case should be Investigated. Many Of the
strongest men in the House took Issue with Butler
ut once, and, for three-9narters Of an hour,
Brooks, OF New York, Garfield, Poland, Dawes,
:chcncI, Banks, Stevenson, and OEth, ulade It hot
enough for him. The ::points against Butter were
that Conner had all the constitutional require
1ntnts and regular CREDENTIALS and II his personal
conduct had l,een such as to 1nft him for q seat
on the floor, It should be matter for tnycst1ga-
nGn afIer he became 4 member MI. DATes
said this was the FIRST instance Of
such an objection as Butler had raised
t~iEg made In the history Of Congress- Mr..
Etevenson, OF Ohio, characterized the attempts Of
Butler as base. Nr. Ortn, Of Indiana, Btyled 1t
prrposte1ouh Brooks, Of New York, asked what
would become Of most Of them II such courae
Was to be insisted on Final5 the House divided,
and Butler WAS worse beaten than ever before.
He could only rally twenty-one votes for tho yeas
and nays, and only seventeen for tellers; and
when thc Fotc Has really taken not single person
voted with the leader OF the House When the
Speaker called the four Texans to thu
front to be sworn, they, With single
exception, presented the soHiest lo
OF Congressional timber ever received from anJ
quarter In one invoice. Next came an exhibition
OF sublime lmpudence in the ehapc Of persona
explanation from hi. Representative Conner him
Helf, In which he got In hard blow On Butler, b.
thanking The House for setting the question at res
IN Texas bT its Last vosc. He said when he was or
the stump, It VAS thrown In his teeth that no mat
ter how many yotes be got. Butler, who ruled TIL
House Of Representatives, wpuld demand that b
he rejected, and It would be done. He Judged tha
the last vote thowed the common belief On TIL
Babtect In Texas to he cEzoneoUA Most Of hi
speech, md his manner as well, wern In very bz
1aste, md the effect Of both were heightened b
the exceedingly boykh appearance Of conno..
THK TRAFFlcKK0 10L1ApAT.
It appears that the House Military Committe
got additional evidence In Go!ladaJs case just =
the report was made up to 20 to the House, but q
he had resigned it WAS determined to drop tn
matter. The evidence was to the effect that III
father Of the cadet appointed, after coming oye
from New Y0rk, being introduced to Goladay, N
At once receiving the promise Of an appointment
Immediately returned to New York and drew
check Oh his bank for s1,'oo, tho exact sum tn
cadet himself had given a. cash for the nom!n.
ton, and that tNo days after this check WAS draw
the appointment arrived from Washington.
NEW BOLIVIAN xrs1sIkK-
Hon. John n. Caldwell, Of Ohio, e1-unltt
States Minister TO Bolivia, reached hero to- day,
his ncw character Of Envoy Extraordinary Al
Minister Picntpotchtary from Bolivia to the Unlt1
StatcA
TUE FrNpySu B1II-KEMoSs1RAScEs AGAINST Il
BAsK SECTIONS.
The Chicago bnnk delegation this evening
cetycd from that city tcmonstTnnccs against &
compulsory features OF the Funding bill, viii
wcrr signed by about forty hanks and over Gig
hundred leading business houses Of the plac
They will he laid before the House to-morro
Letters say that more nlay he expected before q
end Of the week, end that by next week the
4 terror towns mud cities Will be heard from on t
came side
! TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THE IEaAl. TENDER pEc1s1oa.
WAsH!SGroS, March s1:.1n nc Supreme cou
to-d2y. Attorney General Hoar made brief asg
Sc reoreaed liz vi was not insenseie G to lie ERE e1e
weigh; Of he I'D M!ad'ctaIy. rs public 1eputation q!
lie and rI1ystc, was never before pronunced. +
atatute on which II was based was passed b.
s ss Rs4s T. e il III 1
been called In both Houses, to its conaututionalI
as1s VIII e. and ~ essass sfs1 Ms 81 law
eequlesced In By the people for nearly eight yea
and on which millions upon millions Of dollars
C00Ll8C{& uAQ UeEu tS&slcu+ 4Ac h>at44ts 80 !AE
constitutional h. every, State tribunal; but q
time rhcn By 'law this court consisted Ct n!
don don xss % decided here b four assi' i
.oc qdS asaetas IT, T to 1t. that a
the political opinion Of single man a case =
4 ad!ud!catsd liz suggested that It should not
ssitntiaral power affecting the legislation Of 50
II 81 inNit ant chafactef He pressed the reorent
II Of TIE question necao.e ii concerned great m,
q SEEMED 70 him % ,nvc!te fundsnentai % nTtn
pln, II, shs noFs1r :, ef governments. He desir
81 be. Such cases OF reconsideration were b.
ioeh :. Thc SLATE of Gs5l.nd 1T the &c coa 81 ae &
MI TIC opinion was pronounced, allowed the VII
III question to 6e reoPened ne snd reargnsd. Il seen
cer1,ed II the orulon On the legal lender {
q could be changed
<# ncy General had analyzed, and dlsraragsnsly {,
8 etfca the court1 sscanse, Is he hsd " remarked,
IN nat @sh
H Court which had been pronounced in t1st 6
1# What now was 10 become u the highest judi
8 tribunal IN Tic lsnd. opinions weTe 70 ne s 5soi
q <eldin. the question: Whatever might Be the
I'll 1or:sy, It vas, nevertheless, tne opinion oi
q so' he "ss5 eonas ~ s IL : tSsn rsisEsa :
5sSf a7stns 1Ss apcaee # as 1aRf p.y
IN ltcn postponed from one term to another fot
3S1 purpose ot argument. showing that they had
feTn r. eeafs1aIly e snd eleoorately considered. y,
ssIIf adr1sement
a$ TIE roR7 or ENTRY ELL
tA lNe House Committee to-day agreed to
we:7eTn aesehsndtse 81 Sill p POTS o' ent1' Ii
m I7:e President has nominated Jno. r. NcCa
& 'cs Postmaster At Valparaiso, Ind