Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-11
A Flood of Temperance Petitions.
Numerous Financial Brochures.
Sumner Wants Civil Rights be-
fore Amnesty.
The House Wastes Another Day
ON the Salary Grab.
Negley Comes Again to the Sur
face.
Dawes Debates the Presidential
Perqusites.
HOar the Champion of the White
House.
Bill Passed to Increase our Naval
Forces.
The House Wastes Another Day
ON the Salary Grab.
Dawes Debates the Presidential
Perqusites.
HOar the Champion of the White
House.
Bill Passed to Increase our Naval
Forces.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Mr. Fenton
presented petition of the Society OF
Friends and others in New York, asking
the appointment of committee to regulate
the traffic in alchoholic liquors.
Mr.. Scott said he had a similar petition,
and moved it be referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Edmunds hoped not. That Com
mittee would report Congress
Had Nothing to do
with the subject, except in the District OF
Columbia and the Territories. He would
be glad to see such legislation, but felt con-
WINGED that Congress had no power except
as stated.
MessIs. Frelinghuysen, Sumner, Thur
man, Conkling, Sherman, Morrill,, OF
Maine, and others, presented similar petit
tions to that of Fenton, and, on vote, all
were referred to the Finance Committee.
Financial.
Mr.. Sherman fromthe Committee on FL
nance, reported favorably bill to author
ize the organization of National banks
without circulation. Placed on the callen-
dar
Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue the forty-four million reserve fund,
and make it part Of the permanent circula-
ton. The bill is designed for the lmme-
diate relief of the stringency and to restore
confidence and business activity to the
country. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported a resolution declaring it is the
duty of Congress at the present session to
adopt measures to strengthen the public
credit. and directing the said committee to
report bill providing for an issue Of cur
rency, at all times redeemable in gold or its
equivalent.
Mr.. Bayard presented the views OF the
minority of the committee directing the
Finance Committee to report measures for
a return to specie payment. The reSolu-
tions were made the special order for Mon
day next.
Reviving the Constitution by Means
of Amendment.
Mr.. Hamilton. of NJ .sSOuri. submitted an
amendment to the constitution declaring
the United States should make nothing but
gold and siver coin legal tender for the
payment of public Or private debts.
Sumner Opposes Amnesty.
The House bill granting general amnesty
was read. Mr.. Sumner objected to a
second reading of the bill to-day, not be-
cause he was opposed to general amnesty
but before it became the law he desired tC
secure Justice to his coiOred fellOw-citizens.
Cotton Seized i'm Time of Peace.
Mr.. Gordon submitted aresolution direct
ING the Secretary of the Treasury to com
municate to the Senate all particulars rela
tive to the cotton seized under orders of the
department after the close of the war
Laid over.
Mr.. Sumner offered a resolution whicl
was agreed to- directing the Committee OF
| Postoffices and Post Roads to consider the
| expediency of providingfurther convenience
| in correspondence known as letter writers
| with a one cent stamp, being new article
of stationery adapted for a letter circula
and newspaper wrapper
Mr.. Morton introduced bill providing
that any National Banking Association de
Gliding to reduce its capital stock as provid,
| ed in section Is Of the National CuuenC
act, shall be entitled to take up pro rat
| portion of its bonds upon depOsiting Lawful
| money of the United States or returning it
own circulating notes in the proportion re
quired by the law. Referred.
More work to be UndOne.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, introduce
a bill providing for the free transmission b
mail of newspapers and periodicals; author
izing newspaper exchanges to be made tre
of postage as formerly, and also the fire
Transmission of weekly papers to subscr
bers within the county where published.
At 1:15 P. NJ. the Senate went into exec
utive session. At 2 the doors were Opene'
and the Senate adjourned until tomorrow