The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-16
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xL1st CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.


Several petitions were presented.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved TO refer the fund
ing bill to the Ways and Means. -ga! n
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to refer 1t to the
Banking Committee, us being tho proper
place for It, md proceeded 10 advocate his
motion. ...s
Mr.. NrBLACK asked if,there was any
reasonable prospect Of an increase Of the
volume Of currency by the present Con-
grcss.
MI. GARFIELD did not feel authorized to
make any statement Of what tic Commit.
tee on Banking and Currency proposed TO
reDort, but would say that for two weeks
the committee had had under considera'
ton the specific point how best tomCet
lllC very general demand, especially in the
West and Southwest, for enlarged banking
facilities, and the committee hoped to re-
port very soon. But the committee con-
sidcred the question Of loan ut u lower
rate Of interest indispenSably and neccssA-
riIy connected with any proposition to In:
crease banking facilities. The twOshould
necessarily go together, and the commit
tee would bC utterly unable to report q
bill that did not include also the issue Of
bonds at q lower rate Of interest on which
TO base the entire banking facilities Of the
country.
Mr.. NIBLAcK inquired whether any In
crease Of the currency would take the
form Of National Bank bills or legal tender
notes.
Mr. GARFIELD replied that tho rcsolu-
finn ofthc House did not state which form
the increase should take, and therefore tho
Committee would leave the matter to the
decision Of the House, making no recon-
mGndation on that point. -, - L.
After further discussion BY Alessrs&. :&
WooD, RANDALL. and others, the vote
was taken and the House by Us to % re-
fused 10 refer the billto the Banking Com.
mittee and then sent tito the Ways and
Means Committee.
Sir. BENJAMIN, Of Missouri, then adj
dressed the House in an hours speech on
the subject of various bills proposing 10
change the present mode Of paying pen
sions, arguing against the plans OF having
them paid by POstmasters or Revenue Uol,
lectorS. The subject was then postponed
two weeks. 96uI1. ,...., Z; -tJiy Z.
Mr., BUTLER, Of Mass, from tho Recon-
struction Committee, reported bill TO nd
nit Texas To representation in Congress,
stating il was identical with the Virginia
and Mississippi bills, with the exception
Of an additional provision that It's passage
shall not effect the conditions under which
Texas was originally admitted into the
Union. -
Mr. Woop. q member OF the Rec0nstruc.
tion Committee, offered an additional pro.
viso; that TeS1ls shall bea admitted with oil
the rights OF other States Of the Union,
without qualification or, fundamental con-
dition, except rs stated In tho Dill.
Mr., BUTLER said there was no objection
to tho proviso, except TINT II was useless
The amendment was rejected by n9f'
" vote, rs was a substitute offered by Mr.
BECK, simply adplittipg Texas TO repre-.
scntation, and the bill passed.
The House then went into Committee
of tho Whole OR, ,ScoFrEuD in thciclair)
on the deficiency bill. .-...
After considerable discussion the COM
mittec to0k q recess till evening ni.
SENATE. e,r,
Tho House resolution giving a years
salary as Justice Of tic Supreme Court
to the widow Of Edwin. NJ Stanton, was
passed. ~. ..,I< Va. a.,
an appropriation TO the Wilbertorcc Uni
yersity, near Xcnia, Ohio. III. 81
The Vice PRESIDENT presented mem
orial from tho Society OF Friends, praying
for an appropriation TO aid the civtllza'
tion Of the Indians Of the Northern Su-
perintcndcncy Of Nebraska. Referred.
Mr., SHERMAN, from the Finance Com
\ nittce, reported back various propositions
referred to that committee In regard 70 the
increase of the currency, which, at his re-
quest; were tabled. ~
At the expiration Of the morning hour
Ethe Georgia blll came up. J 2 .I''h
|, MessrS: STfwART and EDMUNDS nd
dressed the Senate upon the status o.
affairs in Georgia, the former against and
the latter In favor Of Mr.. BTNGNA%F
amendment limiting the terms of the pres
ent Legislature and Governor. .rs.
Mr.. DRAKE offered IN amendment pro
vidIng that whenever any Of the 1Legtsla'
tlrcs Of the late rebel States, or Governors
thereof, represent TO the President that or
ganizations exist therein for the pcrpetra'
lion Of acts Of violence against persons OF
property, or to olstruct the laws Of llC
Federal orSState governments, ,7and 1t Is
l1inable tossuppress such violence or de-
struction, It shall be the duty of the l'rcsi
dent tu furnish United States troops fol
the subiugation and disposition OF such or
ganizations. Upon the arrival Of suclI
troops IN districts IN which these 0rgani'
cations exist, martial law shall be declared
levy made upon the Whole inhabitants tc
nav the expenses oftransportatiOn ofsucl
troops; and they shall be subsistel upor
the inhabitants, ,gsg r..
At four o'clock the Senate went into cx'
: ccutlve session, and afterwards adjourned
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