Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-06-10

! r. ..4 o. WASHINGTON, June 8. b
Senate. The session to-day was occu-
| pied ia the discussion of the Franking bill
aud aftcr an executive session of two hours
! the Senate adjourned,
| HOUSE. When then House met the hall
was 80 dark owing to the heavy thunder
storm that was raging. the gas had to be
! lighted.
Mr. Mccormick of Mo-, who was men
toned IN correspondence of the New y ork
| Evening Post, in reference to Cuban bondsu
emphatically denies all knowledge of the
affair, and called on Mr. Butler of Mass, to
state whether any evidence had been taken
duplicating him.
Mr.. Butler being absent, Mr.. Mccormick
made the same inquiry of Mr.. Davis of New
York, also a member of the judiciary Com
mittce.
Mr.. Davis said that he was not member
of .tIle subcommittee, and knew nothing
about the proceedings. t.1
On account of the storm, a recess was then
taken.
After the recess, Mr.. Ward of New York
called attention to the resolution adopted on
Monday, directing the Committee on Ways
and Means to report as soon as practicable
a bill for the abolition of the duty on coal.
Mr.. Hooper of Mass, acting Chairman of
the Committee, said the committee had not
agreed as to the meaning of the resolution,
one member at least taking the ground that
all direct and indirect tax was to be taken off
coal.
\ discussion was opened on the subject
but the Speaker ruled that everything except
reports were out of order under the call of
committees. ...s
\ bill to punish the unlawful certihcation
of checks in violation of the act of March Sd,
1868, by officers OF national banks, was
passed. The penalties of the bill are $4,000
fine Orb years imprisonment, or both at the
discretion of the court.
Mr.. Garfield of o., reported the Senate
bill, to provide a national currency of coin
and notes, and to equalize the distribution Of
circulating notes with substitute thereof.
Mr.. Cox of y. Y, a member of the Com.
objected. He said that no meeting had been
held to authorize the report.
Mr.. Garfield of o., explained that the
meeting was held during the ten minutes re-
cess this morning. The substitute was then
read, being the S95 900, 900 currency bill,
with the banking and other sections struck
ont. The substitute having been read Mr..
Cox again mode a point OF order, that Mr..
Garfield was not authorized to make a re-
port tig
The Speaker ruled that the point of order
came to late, adding that if it had been per-
sisted in when it was first made, he would
have submitted the question to the House.
Mr.. Cox appealed from the decision of
the chair. and called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. Randall of Penn, moved that the
House adjourn, and called for the yeas and
nays adding in an undertone, that he would
filibuster on this bill every morning hour
from now till the end of the session.
During the roll call the morning hour ex-
pircd, and the bill went over. The appeal
from the decision of the chair had been with
drawn.
Mr.. Davis of n. Y, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill to establish uni
form system OF naturalization, and to regulate
the proceedings under the same.
The bill for the appointment Of Representa-
tiycs to Congress, among the several States,
was taken up. the question being on the first
OF the Senate Committees amendments, in
crrasing the number OF Representatives from
275 to 800.
Mr.. Wand of n. Y. advocated the bill, and
preferred that the term of residence necessary
to citizenship should be increased from three
to four years. He spoke in severe terms of
the election and naturalization frauds in New
York city.
Mr. Eldridgc of Wis, member Of the Ju
dietary Committee, addressed the House in
opposition to the bill.
\ motion was made to adjourn which was
rejected and after further discussion the bill
was laid on the table.