The New York herald., 1871-03-26
FORTY.SECOND CONGaESs.
First Session.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, March 1 1871.
SENATOR CLAYTON, or ARKANSAS, SWORN IN.
Mr. RtCE rep) OF Ark presented the OF Pow
ell Clayton Senator Arkansas to succeed NJ
Mcdonald. Read and fled
Mr.. CLAYTON appeared and took the oath OF onlce
ExPENsEs or TIE sr DOMINGO EXPEDITION
Mr. SUMNER, trep) OF Mass offered resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Navy the
amount Of expenditure incurred in the support navga
on Of the several ships already reported Senate BY
the Secretary employed the St. Domingo since
the beginning OF the negotiations for the acquisition OF part
OF that isand setting forth the expenditures account OF
eacn snip, and the sum total taken from the annual
SosxIsa, opS Of n w. moseS TO amend 50 a. to
in the service elsewhere
that me had m eaees e:
they were needed The Secretary himself had COM
reported to the Senate that he had twelve vessels
Mr. CoNKLTNa replied that his amendment was simply to
make the information more explicit and consequently less
Mr. coLE, ep Of Call suggested 10 add tho words How
many vessels are usually in the service the West
Mr. GMASDEna Gsp2 Of Mish was opposed to entering
passage OF some measure for the South where he said
murdered and that the outrages the increase
Mr. CAssERLY tdeml of Ca objected to Mr. Chandl ers
proceeding unless was understood that the subject
THE GEoRGIA AND ALABAMA SENATOR'S
Unanimous consent being for the present
sderon OF the resolution i was laid aside upon objec
Boige and Goldthwae to seats from Georgia
Mr. WRIGHT offered resolution insructing committee
on a ns Of rule. to inquire and report what further
APPROPRIATION BILLS The resolution was laid over.
ahs cases Of BOdge and Goahwate @ debated
morning % hour and then laid over without action,
show the anomaly OF treating together without re-
Eard, to their Individual inertia that while Godthwate
direct and nagran violation Of the of Congress requiring
the election to be by the legislature chosen nex preceding the
DErIoirNcY APPROPRIATION pILLt
he Del Anpro utinnb
omeqoy e een an y Mr.
After Lengthy discussion the amendment laid the
osoonT a., ep Of Pa moved an appropriation Of
Mr;;osTockros, tdem, Of Nj. moved an appropriation
and stations on the New Jersey coast during the ensuing
OF the Jersey Legislature on the subject and
TO advocate the amendment the score of humanity and
sey coast the value Of the continually
showing the Operation q the sy.ss%
by which lives and property had been
rea1i. Ss .S Thurman and
Hamlin In advocacy and by Mr. Cole against the amend
After disposng Of numerous amendment. the bin
The amendments Of tho Committee were then concurred
S few IN Il. to hs
Of national currency, which Mr. THURMAs moved amend
SIDE aneS
IL II p
notes.
Mr. SHERMAN repl of Ohio opposed the motion limit.
ing the power OF the Secretary OF the Treasury In the inter-
est OF bank note companies. The original did
the Of "is I % and only required
Mr. THURMAN explained that his amendment merely
azed into law the existing regulations for printing
craving 80 as to prevent the entire work being In
Treasury any other place,
MT cosSiss preferred to employ the comDs:on Of
paper prescribed by the Secretary felony
to counterfeit novelty and lptnaed he Of
vast amount of evidence conhrnatory of this No
poly IN particular kind Of should be counenanced
Mr.. Thurman's amendment agreed to-23 IL
the amendment amended, conc1rred In.
Mr.. CALDWELL (~p) OF Kan, renewed the amendment
for appropriation FOR buildings
Kansas, limiting the amoun, to Sl0udOo. Adopted.
The bill then passed. and ut hapRs i've o'clock tbs
Senate adjourned.