The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-05
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xLIId CONGRESS..sECOND SESSION.
HOUSE.


nos, Houghton of California, Averill of Minnesota
Wells Of Missouri, Mckinney of Ohio Ely of New
York, Harper of North Carolina and McHenry Of
Kentucky.
Claims-Blair of Michigan, Strong of Connecticut,
Buckley of Alabama, Holman of Indiana, Smith o.
Virginia and Foster of Pennsylvania.
C0mmerce-Shellabarger OF Ohio, Sawyer of Wis
consin, Lynch Of Maine Conger Of Michigan Sheldon
diana, Hazleton Of New Jersey and Townsend Of
Public Lands-Ketchum of New York, Townsend
of Pennsylvania, Hawley of Illinois, Kellogg of Con-
necticut, Dunnell of Minnesota, Rush Of Wisconsin,
Mccormick of Missouri, Richie of Maryland and
Slater of Oregon.
Post Office and Post Roads-Farnsworth of Illinois,
Hill of New Jersey, Twitchell of Massachusett, Tyne
of Indiana Randall of Pennsylvania, Porter of Viz
snia, Houghton of California, Van Trump of Ohio
Manufacture T. Burdett of Missouri,
Ames of Massachusetts,, Epson OF Ohio, Stowel OF
Virginia, Deange of South Carolina, Rice of Ken
lucky, Rogers, Of New York, Stevens of Illinois and
Agricuture-Wilson of Ohio, Hayes of Alabama,
Ravens of Missouri, Lamport of New York, Speer OF
Georgia, Hazelton Of New jersey Haldeman of Penn
syvania, Garrett of Tennessee and Crossman of Ken
lucky.
Indian Affairs-Shanks of Indiana, Burdett of Mis-
souri,, Smith of Ohio, Averi of Minnesota, Greedy of
Pennsylvania, Edwards of Arkansas, Adams of Keu-
lucky, Mitchell of Mississippi and Williams OF New
York.
Military Affairs-Coburn of Indiana, Stoughton of
Michigan Hay of Illinois, Donnan of Iowa, Morey of
York. Campbell of Ohio and Terry of Virginia.
r., Militia-sheIdon Of Louisiana, sprague of Ohio,
Twitchell Of Massachusetts,, Walls OF Florida, Rusk
Acker of Pennsylvania and Tuthill of New York.
District of Notwithstanding of Connecti-
cut, Williams of Indiana, Poland of Vermont, OAR
rell of louisiana Harmer of Pennsylvania Cotton of
Iowa. Eldridge of Wisconsin, Crebs of Illinois and
Roosevelt of New York.
sets, Peters of Maine Mercur of Pennsylvania Will
son of Indiana, Goodrich of New York, Eldridge of
Wisconsin, Voorhees, of Indiana and Potter of New
York.
Revolutionary Claims-Wallace of South Carolina
Pendleton of Rhode Island, McJunkin of Pennsylva-
mia, Stowel of Virginia, Comins of Missouri, Han
cock of Texas, Handley of Alabama and Forker Of
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Wisconsin, Strong
Foster Of Michigan, Kinsea of New York, Mayors Of
pennsylvania, Davis OF West Virginia and Read OF
Kentucky. .
Epson of Ohio, McGrew of West Virginia, Smith of
New York, Coghlan of California Barber of Wiscon-
sin, Haldeman of Pennsylvania, Bell of New York
Naval Affairs-Scofeld of Pennsylvania, Stark
weather of Connecticut Hays of Alabama, Platte of
Virginia, Coghlan of California, Archer Of Maryland,
Sutherland Of Michigan and Whtthoine of Tennes-
Foreign Afairs-Banks of Massachusetts, Myers of
Pennsylvania, Willard of Vermont Amber OF Ohio.
- of New York, Packard of Maryland, Wood OF
New York, Morgan of Ohio and Robinson of Illinois.
Territores-Taffe of Nebraska, Mckee of Missis-
Of kansas, Shoemaker of Pennsylvania, Barnum of
Connecticut, Vaughan of Tennessee and Bereford of
West Virginia
Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1S12-Willard
of Vermont, Foster Of Virginia, Eames Of Rhode Is
land, Cobb Of North Carolina, Sprague of Ohio Rice
of Kentucky, Forker Of New Jersey, Caldwell of Ten
nessee and - of Mississippi.
Invalid Pensions-Moore Of Illinois, Peck of Ohio,
Wallace of South Carolina McJunkin of Pennsylva-
mia, Wakeman of New York, Turner of Alabama,
Bird of New jersey Manson of Indiana and Speer of
Pennsylvania.
Railways and Canals-Packer of Pennsylvania,
Ames Of Massachusetts, Halsey of New York, Nor
phis of Mississippi Knapp Of Illinois, St. John of
New York, Briggs of Delaware, Winchester of Ken
lucky and Lamson of Ohio. 1853
sets, Thomas of North Carolina, Perry of Ohio, Haz
elton of Wisconsin, Eames of Rhode Island, Arthur
of Kentucky, Merrick of Maryland and Rice of Hi
nois.
The Presidents Message was presented and
read by the clerk
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts offered reso-
luton to print $4,000 copies thereof, which was
referred
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky asked leave to offer
resolution inquiring why the President caused
the constitution of the United States and of the
State of South Carolina to be set aside and mar
tial law declared and the habeas corpus suspen-
ton in certain counties of said State.
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts objected and the
Speaker declared the motion out of order.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts asked if there
was any objection to its being referred; and
none being made the resolution went to the
Committee on Insurrectionary States.
The credentials of Herndon and Clark of
Texas were referred.
Mr.. Stevenson of Ohio asked leave to offer
a resolution asking the President for nforma-
ton of security of life and property in Ken
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, objected, and
the resolution was referred to the Committee on
Insurrectionary States.
Mr.. Lynch, of Maine, introduced bill for
al
ests, providing for the admission of all stores
and coal free of duty, and for the resumption
of specie payment.
A motion was made by Mr.. Dawes, of Mas
sachusetts, that the laborers, etc. employed by
the government between the % of June, 1865
and the 18th of May, 1869, be allowed full
days pay for eight hours work.
Mr.. Campbell offered resolutions for the
amendment of the constitution so that all di-
rect taxes should be assessed on all duty paying
not proftably produced in the United States,
and for a specific rise in duties in case the an
nual revenues fall short ten or more millions
Referred
Mr. Cox, of New York, offered a resolution
which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, for an investigation of the negotia-
tons by the Secretary of the Treasury, Of the
new founded loan. Adjourned.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon and there was nearly
a full attendance
Mr. Sumner of Massachusetts, presented pc
titions for the passage of his civil rights bill.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill for reform in
the civil service.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill authorizing
compound interest notes substitute for le-
gal tender notes, $4,000 900 to be dated the
first of each month, commencing with July
next, till the requisite amount is furnished.
The said notes to be used for all disbursements
Inv ooyarnmant eYcaDt those dine in coin and
an equal amount of legal tenders to be cancell-
ed each month. The compound notes to be
convertible at the end of two years into 1910
bonds or sold at any time at par in gold for
cancellation of legal tenders the said notes to
constitute no part of the reserve of national
banks.
Mr.. Sumner said the compound interest notes
had been tried so that their operation is known.
1t is their peculiar quality that at the time they
enter into national currency and become part of
active circulation but as the interest accumu-
lates they are gradually withdrawn and held as
securities So long as there is little appreciate
accumulation of interest, these notes pass from
hand to hand as ordinary greenbacks, but this
ceases with their increase in value. Now if
these are made to substitute for greenbacks the
currency is gradually contracted, according to
the laws of trade till it is on par with gold and
we arrive at specie payments. Until this Is eS-
tablished, the nation is bankrupt and its out
standing notes are no better than failed papers
BeyOuu tue SUlSUld NY tulS CUuultlUu
there is arrangement of affairs and conse-
quently n of embarrassment in commercial
relations abroad. Our business is out of gear
with the business of the world, while at home a
vicious speculation runs riot This has been al
lowed too long During the war it could not
have been prevented, but it should have ceased
with the war. The suspension of specie pay
ments was war measure like the suspension
of habeos corpus or the draft and, like those it
should have been discontinued at once. So
long as it is allowed to prevail we have a war
measure projected into period of peace, and as
such it is out of place and out of season.
l am not insensible to the credit obtained by a
swift p ayment of the national debt, but this is
superficial only. 1t does not enable us to refund
our debt without an extraordinary and abnor-
NAL effort. Let there be specie payment and
the debt will refund itself. The payment of the
national debt is a feather in our cap, but in
stead of taxing the people for the sake of this
feather, would reduce the taxes and apply the
inestimable energies of the government to make
paper equal to to coin. Here is another equali-
ty before the law which would establish.
Senator Blair offered resolution to-day
which was tabled, asking the President under
what law he declared martial law in portions
of South Carolina, with the full information Of
facts leading thereto.
The Presidents message was read and ordered
to be printed Adjourned.