The New York herald., 1871-01-10
Q Q N @ r E S S.
The st. Domingo Project Be-
fore the House.
MOrto1's Resolution Travelling q
Hard Road.
STRONG OPPOSITION ON ALL SIDES.
Sharp Discussion and Persist
ent Filibustering.
FHRMANro WOODS srHHcH
The Final Vote to be Taken
To-Day.
The Senate Debate on the New
Coinage Bill.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS-
Third Session.
SENATE
FzRwANro WOODS srHuuH
The Final Vote to be Taken
To-Day.
The Senate Debate on the New
Coinage Bill.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0, 1871.
MEMORIALS PRES ENTED.

MEMORIALS PRESENTER.
From residents OF the South for relief from polit
cal disabilities.
BY Mr.. CoNKLINa, rep.) OF N. Y.-From the New
York Chamber OF Commerce. upon the importance
OF laying submarine cable from western coast
to Asia, and of providing against monopoly in that
regard.
From citizens OF Baltimore, protesting against the
injustice Of the appropriations Of public money for
scctaran purposes and asking for an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the appropriation OF
money raised ny taxation Tor any religious 0oec..
MIR. FENrON. trcp.) OF N. " presented petition OF
bakers, soda water manufacturers and grOcerymen
OF the city OF New York praying Tor the enactment of
law for the redemption OF the copper coin or the
United states. he also introduced a bill to carry out
the prayer OF the petitioners.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
BY Mr.. RAMSEY, trep.) OF MinD.-T0 provide for
the construction and completion OF the harDor OF
DuluLh, Mimi: also tor ocean steamship service
from the head OF Puget Sound 10 the Sandwich
Islands.
by Mr.. PRATT. (repl OF Ind.-A joint resolution
:or the RELIEF oil certain indians residing In Michigan
anu Indiana.
BY AIR. WARNER. rep.) OF Ala-For the appoint
men Of an additional Judge for the District Court of
Alabama.
Mr.. THURMAN, tdem1 OF Ohio, from the Committee
ON the Judiciary, reported the Dill in relation 10 the
competency OF witnesses IN United States Courts
with an amendment restricting It's provisions TO
criminal cases.
Mr.. HOWELL, rep.) Of Iowa. from the Committee
on Pensions reported adversely, and the Senate
postponed indefinitely, the House bill passed June
!, 1870 providing for the payment TO persons per-
manentiy disabled arrears OF pension from June 0,
1866, to the dare OF their respective disabilities at
the rate OF twenty-five dollars o month.
The following bills were reported adversely from
the Judiciary Committee:-To regulate appeals from
United States District Courts IN certain or ad
mraity jurisdiction. To amend the judiciary act OF
1898 IN regard to appeas To provide that eiec IONS
for Presidential electors and members OF Congress
shall be 10y ballot
The House Joint resolution approprating 81, 500 a
year for IN amanuensls to Minister Schenck was
passed.
THE MOTLEY CORRESPONDENCE.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the senate mes
sage from the President In response to Senate res
oiuiion. transmitting report oi the Secretary Of
State covering y correspondence between Mr.. Not
ley and tne state Department.
On motion Of Mr.. MORTON, (rcpl OF Ind it was
laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
TIE COINAGE BILL.
the Senate then TOOK up as the business OF the
morning hour Mr.. Shermans bill revising the avs
relative to the mnts assay Offices and coinage OF the
United states. The bill makes the mint OF the United
STATES bureau Of the Treasury. TO be
under the control OF director TO be appointed for
five years by the President and consolidates the laws
the SUBJECT and prescribes the regulations for
saying and coinage, including the duties OF the assay
ers meters. reners and coner5, and the standards
for gold and silver and copper coinage. The amend
ment, as reported by tnc Finance Committee con,
tnulng the coinage charge on bullion, was debated
upon the proprleiy OF its total abolition. A motion
to that effect by Mr.. COLE was opposed by Mr.. SHER-
MAN as decreasing the revenue and because OF the
Increased expense TO the government In assuming
the entire cost OF making gold CON- He stated that
the amount or now realized from this charge
ed under the amendment was 100000.
Messrs. COLE, CoRBErr, WILLIAMS and STEWART,
representing the people more more directly affected
because the repeal OF the charge would enhance the
value OF bullion, by promoting Its conversion into
coin and tending to retain the volume OF COIN in the
United States, IN lieu OF Its expectation as bullion
the latter consideration being urged as facilitating
the resumption OF specie payments.
Mr.. MORRILL, Uep.l Of W., argued that the price OF
button was regulated, not by system OF coinage,
but by the markets or the world.
AR Wf in nf hA rnn Vp1-0 0nf
the advantage realized by England from free
Mr.. CAssERLy. (dem.l of Ca regarded the coin
age charge tax upon one OF the great stapie5
vi the country, the effect Of which to increase
the already large quantities o: bullion now annually
exported from California TO Europe. He spoke OF
the inherent unfalrness OF tax which diminished
the value Of the gold product TO Its producers and
claimed that, as question that involved the en-
couragement OF our mineral development, 1t was
not cOndned to the Pacific coast, but was OF national
importance. No such tax had been imposed since
1858, he was surprised IN view OF the present
excessive burdens on the people and the enormous
balances the Treasury, that the chairman OF the
Finance Committee tMr. Sherman) should persist III
his search for fresh objects Oi taxation.
Mr. SHERMAN objected to the repeal as inappro-
pirate mere c0diacation OF mint laws nd casu-
ally remarked that the Finance Committee warmly
favored an international coinage system, oy which
eur own coinage would asslmilate and be adopted
by other nations. ,.~
documents on the subject cited the late report of
the Retrenchment Committee, which shows that
Of forty million dollars OF Dulon produced on The
Pacific coast nos more than hlty per cent has re-
mained in this country.
Mr.. NYE, trepj OF Nevada, protested against
coinage charge as n tax upon gold producers.
MIR. Coles motion was withdrawn, when the Sem
ate Committees amendment was adopted by 20 to
%. The effect OF this is TO con lue the coinage
charge at the rate OF phreeenths instead OF hal Of
one per centunl, as heretofore.
Without dispos:ag OF the bull the Senate, at four
o'clock, went into an executive session. and soon
after adjourned.