, 1872-12-07

Cooper.
SELECT COMMITTEES,
Rerision Of the Rs}es-Pomeroy, Chairn*a; Et
Renonaz e5 Political Disabilities -Boreman, Chat,
; maa Ames, Clayton, Lewis, Vickers, Ransom, an
Lcrees sf tie Mss:ssippi Rtrer-Ke1logg, Chairman
| Alcorn, Clayton, Blair, and Rice.
To Inquire into Certain Allegations against the Hon
Po!esH clayeon-Wright, Chairman; Morrill, {a1aine)
On Alleged 0utrages in tie Southern szates-scott
Chairman; Chandler Bayard, Pool, Pratt, Spencer
EXCUSED.
Mr. WILSON (Mass.), at his own request, was
excused from further service On the Committee
on Military Affairs.
INDIANA JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
| Mr. MORTON presented q Joint resolution OF
the Legislature Of Indiana instructing the Sen.
ators and Representatives from that State to vote
against any measure dividing the State into two
or more judicial districts. Referred.
WANTS TO BE RESTORED.
Mr.. HAMLIN CIe.) presented memorial o1
George 2. Preble, asking to be restored to his
rank in the navy.
| h1r. MORTON introduced bill creating a
Commission to adjust the claims under the
Geneva award.
The bill authorizes the appointment OF three
| and Secretary at salary of 5000 to hear and
decide all claims for losses by the rebel cruisers
! for whose escape the Geneva Tribunal held
Great Britain responsible It also authorizes
the Commissioning, whose pay will be fixed by
the Secretary of State. The Commission is to
organize in Washington, but nay hold it's sas-
sions in other cities, and is limited to two years.
The awards are to be paid in sixty days from
per annum from the date Of the loss of the
property, except that no interest is to be paid
until the claims are decided, when, if the
fund is sufficient, the interest Will be paid in
full otherwise, pro rata. The money, when
received from England, is to be set apart as a
fund for the payment Of the claims.
Mr. MORTON, (1nd.) introduced q bill to re-
fund to the States the interest On the money
Roo|sd ed tG equip Pay supply ana transfer
the late war.
Mr. FERRY (ConnecticuD introduced bill
to repeal the act Of 1862, prescribing an ''iron-
clad OATH" Referred.
Mr. COLE introduced q bill to replace Nation
al Bank notes with United States notes. Re-
fer1ed.
The bill requires the Secretary of the Treas
1ry to withdraw from circulation all notes Of the
United States, and to issue in the place thereof,
It necessary, an equal amount of notes Of the
United States, and whenever, and as often as,
the notes Of any one Of such National Banks, to
the amount Of 5000; shall accumulate in the
Treasury, and after thirty days notice to such
bank, interest shall cease and be suspended on
81, 600 Of United States bonds, deposited in the
Treasury to the credit Of such bank, as security
for its circulation, until such bank shau redeem
said bonds BY the payment Of $500 current
money into the Treasury Of the United States.
Mr.. STEVENSON (Ky) introduced bill to
provide for the erection Of public buildings at
CoVington. Referred
THE MONETARY srREaEHcY.
Mr: WRIGHT Qown) offered the following,
which Was agreed to:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Finance be in
sucted to inquire what legislation is necessary to re-
lfeve the present strngency in the money MARKET the
proPrety of providing for additional issue Of legal
tender notes, and all matters connected herewith and
ties6s. ' OF ''Dsf"1Se '' as early Gay as pfa0-
ALABAMA POLITICS.
Mr. RICE (Ark. moved to take up his resolu-
ton calling upon the President for information
in regard to the application for sending United
States troops to Akansas, aud the action taken
thereon.
Alr. EDMUNDs (vt.) moved to refer the reso-
luton to The Committee On Military Affairs.
Mr. RICE modified the phraseolocv Of the |
resolution, and opposed its reference to the
Committee.
A debate ensued between Messrs. CLAYTON
and RICE regarding the present state Of affairs
Mr. THURMAN CO., said there YVES no neces-
sity for referring the resolution to Committee,
and said that whenever any Senator should state
IN IN the Senate that he understood the United
States troops we're to be sent to his State, and
-1~e+@A /
(Thurman) would vote to give it to hun as
promptly as possible.
Mr.: EDMUNDS asked 11r. Thurman whether
hehad ever known request Of this kind to be
made to the President unaccompanied by the
pEoviso that the information should be given
'nly if not incompatible with the public interest.
Mr. THURMAN said he did not reco11ect.
This was not an inquiry as to how the President
vas going to act, but an inquiry whether any
application had been made by some authority in
Arkansas for United States troops.
The resolution was referred to the Committee
n Military Affairs by q vote of % to 49,
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
tive to the Committees Of Conference of the
ast aession, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Conk-
ing, modified it so as to apply only to the Com
nittee Of Conference On the bill regulating the
obstruction Of bridges across the Ohio, and it
7as agreed to.
Mr: SCOTT Pa.) then presented the report Of
he Committee Of Conference on this bill, and it |
'as laid over.
The Senate then, at 1:2O p. m., went into Ex-
cutlve session, and at lao,
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.