, 1873-12-18
Virginia for Losses causol by tho Federal troops during

AHoLtktl1Na TnE OFFICE or ooMstiss1oNEn or IN.
m SUMNER intasoa 1's1s aEsEn1a ssso,,on ,n.true,,os
tho O,nlm.tee ou Financo 10 inquire into tho o1-
rosioncy OF alolisng tho office or Commissioner Of
that tho Internal taxation o coI1ucted bY stamps It'll
stamped articles to bo inbo to sozro aud conlAeAt'on
by my untcd Snca court Of law, 10 10 onforccd It'll.
dsr tho direction Of tho Secretary Of tho Treasury
uRultY.
Nfr: PRATT ofrerol resolution which waa ngrcol
whether moro ollctcnt provisions of Inv hre not TO-
nurcd to restrain National D.nks from eargng. 70.
lowed Ivy tic law 10 hs tusrn.
WAT OLAtMR.
hr. Davis b'll to rcm urac the State Of wcat vir-
Rna, dtrecta tho B.crcaty Of tho Treasury pay that
State, ulon tho order Of tho Goyornur IT said stAtc
Ito eum Of sotoo, 10 bo applied 10 the rebuilding 81
rike roala, and other public property II sud State
destroyed W the Fe'tora troops by military orders
during tue Into civil war.
hlr. WRIGHT introduced u resolution instructinR
thu Committee on Pensions to inquire Into tho expe.
tho s1,o pension for the loss of m nrm aboyo III,
elbow Oh for tho loss OF leg aboro tue ncc passeI.
TIE BANKRUPTCY piLL.
mr.. EDMUNDB moved tint tho HouBc bitt for tho
s aa 7 rGaa ffaa eSsefs o s
reference, Phyug the matter should be fspoGo Of be-
rirE FRANCES.
Tho morning llonr expired, aud Mr. TENT0N pro-
cccdc1 to adrcsa tho HeAao tho resolution report
ni by tue Co!nfntoo on Finance last wock. lis said
tho !scuations of the currency serve 70 contm tho
belief that resumption Ia impossible with our preaent
redundant volume IF upper 11a argued u show that
IN returning to sound tinanclA condt ion every In
tcrcst of tho ,vernmcnt und Of tho poopo concur In
policy Of moderate ta1ea. 1'uteasl Of NIL expesli-
tnFc by tho Government Ut over $27 600 moro for
the paHt eenl gear than for tho previous ono, uns!
sisc There must bo reduction nf paper, that paper
md specie nla1 bcnr recognized rotation to eacl 9TH
Ct. is dearo was to adop rlau which would prevent
tho rcf,carrtnrs Of nAtical disastcra. III word, to
simplify the luancnl machinery, curtati expenditures.
aud IT to stead1iy a'lsanee to specie condition.
marks on tf,c lending RESOLUTION, hut not pre-
pared TO do 40 to-day: iIo nskc that II be laid uslo
for 5 p's t n I s H., to no cona
Osage Indian lnuds
Nj. Mol.lILl talc> said lie did not desire to in-
Special Naval approximation bill taken up.
Mr. WINDOW gavu notica tiiat lie would ask tie
asl'ate to t!ke up tho Ho'lso resolution to ndjonrn
Atr. EDMUNDs said, as aoon ~ he could get the
fnor ho would nsk That this bill 10 repeal tho Bank
runtcy net 10 considered ar!l disposed OF.
Ty e for tho reof Of tue ossae settlers vas taken
thereof, nfter which tile bil1 was referred to tho
Judiciary Committee.
THE HOLIDAY RESOLUTION.
Mr.. WINDOW asked that the uorHe resolution fix
Ing tho time OF adjournment for ho holidays he taken
n1r. MORRILL, {stc> naked that the seruto proceed
to tic .o1adcratiou Of tho Special Naval Approprln-
tlon BILL He did not think 1t safe to adjourn over
OIL Friday.
Mr.. EDMUNps opposed tho Senate e'sing holiday
Of two Or three weeks leaving important bills unactel
nron. Waa tho sennie going ou for roast turkey and
ruaBt dick at Christmas rushing through important
measures in haste, not To bo that they wcrc
1eEiAattnE upon eound baslh:
Mr. THURMAN declared that IN bis Judgment the
resolution to adjourn should not ha passed. 1ml'ort
ant measures were pending which should DO ace&l
upon without delay, and le bill in relation to salarics
would probay be received ly tho Scnae soon. Other
should Ge cUnhtueFcl. FAY nothing Of tbs
great question Of finance 11e N favor u sitting
here until NIL these ntlAl'1esa were A3tct upon.
Alr. MORTON took the Ralne ground.
hIrEsrs. THURMAN, LOGAN, uAlLIN, and SIIEN-
MIN opposed my recess Rt all.
31r. Wright favored recess nl,out March Ipstcnd
Of Christmas, If tho public business would nllow
Tho question being put, the Senate decided to takc
,ip tho resolution.
Mr. EDMuNDs then moved to indefinitely postpone
tho motion to poatpoue was agreed to-yeas, 81;
uays, n.