The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
xLIst CoNaREss-sECOyB SESSION.
SENATE. wAsHINe,To,T. Jan- q


SENATE..-......W w WAsHINGToE, Jan. 81
The Chair submitted a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury, con
tanning drafts OF q bill for the organiza-
tion OF the Marine Hospital Service: also,
the annual report Ct the Commissioner Of
Patents.
Summer presented a petition from the
citizens OF Kansas for the selection Of 8
commission TO distribute eligible lands for
homesteads for freedLnen
sherman. from the Committee on
Finance. reported, without amendment a
bill requiring the Secretary OF lie Treas.
ury to withhold any monies due from the
United states TO defauiting State on any
account whatever.
Cragin introduced a bill to abolish the
cInce OF Survey or or Customs. 1t provides
that the present duties OF that office shall
hereafter be performed by the Collector OF
Customs, and the Surveyor = share of for.
feituI eS anu hnes shall be paIu into The
United States Treasury. Tie bill was ie-
ierred TO the Committee on Finance
Harlan introduced, by request "a bill re-
latIng to tr e Central Branch Of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company. Referred 10
the Com mittee on FacIne Railroad.
Williams, from the Military CfmmIttee,
reported adversely on the House JOINT
resolution authorizing the purchase or
lease OF buildings in New York for The use
OF the STAFF department OF the Army.
sherman presented the resolutions of
the Legislature Of Ohio rztifyipg the FIf-
t. enth Amendment, and exp aInsd that
a former Legislature, being Democratic,
rejected the En6uQm5nJ. but upon aC-
peal 10 the peop e, a Republican majority
had been secured, and tue present afiirma-
tive act on followed as a necessary con-
sequences. The above cJmmunication was
referred.
Carpenter introduce a resolution cali
ing upon the President for information in
regard to he affairs IN Georg a, which was
objected to bF Norton, and laid over.
Oragtn introduced joint resolution,
which was refeTrej. authorizing the Sec
retary of the Navy TO transfer 10 the use
of the Bureau of Construction aud Repairs
and steam Engineering certain balances
remaining to the credit OF other bureaus
for the current year.
Ramsey reported favorably the House
Bill abolishing the franking privilege
Howard offered a resotuJIoo. wbicn was
agTe eed TO, requesting The Attorney GEN
eral to com 10 unIcate 70 the Senate copies
ef any communication Sc by him to any
Of the Unite1 States Military authorities
since the passage Of IL last act relative 10
sentatlon in Congress, and particularly
any opIaion given by hi . touchiog The
eligibility OF members Of the Georgia
Morton offered q resolution, which was
agreed TO, calling upon the President Tor
information concerning the ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment by tue Legisia-
ture of Mississippi, and in reg ard TO OF her
affairs there.
Ramsey, from tho Committee on POST
Offices and Post Roads, reported back with
amendments the bill TO establish II postal
Telegraph system, ana 90 Inc Jrporate the
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pany is required to provide Telegraph lines
to every city and village where telegraph
stations are now maintained fof the trans
mission of m messages for the puOlfc, and TO
all places which have a population OF 5000
IN nhabitants. The person performing the
duties OF Commissioner of Telegr4 phs
sh All be styled Fourth Assistant Post
master General, and any Postmaster may
act as Ope atOr, with the approval of the
Postmaster General. The Com pany may
purchase any lines of telegraph which
may be offele ed to it prior to January lst,
1871.
Morton introduced a bill to provide for
the admission of Mississippi. IL imposes
the same conditions as In the case OF Vir-
ginis, except that members of the LeglsIa-
ture are not required to take any oath.
Refer ed TO the Committee on Judiciary.
The Senate then took up the Currency
Bill Upon the suggestion OF Sherma z,
the pending Amendments of Norton and
Sumner were Withdrawn.
sherman then submitted. from the
Finance Com mittee, an amendment which
after dtscu sion, was modified TO read as
follows:
"That after the expiration of six months
from the passage OF this act, any banking
association, located in any State, having
more than its proportion of circulation.
may be removed to any State having less
than It's oporitou Of circulation, under
such rules and regulations as the Comp
troiler OF the Currency, with the approval
OF the Secretary, may r. qulTe, provided
the amount OF issue of said bank shall
not be deducted from the amount of the
Morton said that, If the gtate of Mime
sofa was to be allowed more banking capi-
tai, the additional facilities should be
given to citizens OF that State WnO were
ready and willing to take them, instead Of
authorizing the transfer thereon TO banks
Conkliug believed the am ndment OBJ
jecttonable, because OF The uncertainty
and confusion to result from II practically.
After apportiontng the present addilionaf
volume OF circulation among the States
noV deficient, any bank might, by the
amendment, remove to increase lis circu-
JaLtOns W q ms In
allowed.
The Senate then adopted the am nd
ment-yeas 80, nays II.
The former amendment of Morton to TX
the additional amount OF circu alton at
So, 100000 was then renewed.
Chande Ter moved to amend SO as to au-
thorlze an issue of Sl00,@Q.O09, while pre-
venting any limitation or increase OF cir.
culatton by substituting bank notes for
legal tenders. If banks were not started
under this proposition, no gree.Ibacks
would be withdrawn, but If banks were
started, then an amount of greenbacks
equal to the amount of new circulation
words, he sad If this entire slO0,OOOOOO was
taken, we would be brought SI00 OGO COO
nearer to specie payment than we are to-
day, reduction to that amount being
effected in the present circulation; mean
time, the amount OF currency would not
be changed In the slightest degree. In re-
ply to Sumner. he said the amendment
was substantially similar to that offered
by that senator, and was calculated to
tl0nal Banks. He favored the provision
to authorize banks upon a specie basis.
During a further discussion Morton op-
posed the amen nsnt of Chandler, be-
cause he felt satisfied tnat bill fund
legal tender notes that bear no interest
into the Interest bearing debt could pass
Congress at the present session. He de
sired to relieve the present wants of the
West and South, leaving the question of
funding the gTeenbacks for q future Con
gress.
Sumner advised the Senate to give the
country an Indication OF It's financial pol
icy by maturing the present measure in
the manner proposed by his mendment.
The amendment of Chandler was then re-
jected without division,
Cameron remarked that the only remeoy
in his opinion, for our difticuitie5, was TO
ments. After that had been attained he
wouto be the first to make banking, like
other kinds OF business, free to all
An understanding has been efR4c ed so
vote Will be taken on the bill on Tues
day. AT O'Clock the Senate went into
Executive Session and short y ar erwards
al jOurned.
HOUSE, WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
A large number of bills were intro iuced
and referred, including the following:
For apprenticeship in the navy.
To admit Mississippi to pfeseEtat- On in
Congress.
TO remove all political disabilities.
To divide Ohio IN three Judicial Dis
tr1cts
70 authorize and aid the Kansas Pacific
Railroad.