Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. FEB.

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the restrictions of land sales but
Frelinghuysen said Bruce, who
was, sick, wished TO examine the
bill. 1t went over.
A personal explanation by Sar-
gent showed that the counsel for
the members of the Board of Public
Works defend their transactions in
issuing district bonds.
The Committee on Patents re-
ported favorably on the bill to ex-
tend the patent for shaping the
heels Of boots and shoes.
Hamilton introduced a bill Civ
ing the court of claims jurisdiction
to hear and determine the claims of
lawful owners or their legal repre-
sentatives, of cotton seized after
the Both Of June, 1865, by agents
or officers of the Government where
it shall appear to the satisfaction
OF the court that the seizure was
made by military officer, or
United States Treasury agent, and
that the proceeds of such seizure
were duly accounted for to the Gov
eminent, when the court shall rem
der Judgment in favor of the claim
ant for the net proceeds of his cot
ton, and if it shall appear to the
court that the military officers and
and agents of the Government
failed to report accurately the
names of persons from whom seiz-
ures were made according to law
and their instructions or the local
ity from which the cotton so seized
were taken, then the court shall
give judgment in favor of the claim
ant for such a proportion of the
number of bales seized from him
as it bears to the whole number of
bales Of cotton seized after the 30th
of June, 1868 and which arrived at
any port in the State in which the
claimant alleges his cotton was
taken after seizure and the pro.
ceeds of which still remain in the
Treasury. The bill is not to apply
to any claim now pending in the
court of claims for cotton seized
prior to June Both, 1865, nor to any
claim not filed in the court of
claims six months after the passage
of the act.
Pinehback's case was resumed,
the question being On Edmund's
amendment, that was introduced in
March last, that Pinchback be not
admitted.
Morton gave a history of Pinch
backs personal, military ana polit-
ical course, and read an affidavit
Pinchback, had been in the work
house for assault and battery. He
reiterated his former arguments
made in the case. At the conclu-
sion of Morton's speech, on motion
of Alcorn the Senate went into ex.
ecutive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On the motion of Douglass, q
number of gentlemen formerly con-
nected with the bureau of immigra-
ton were admitted to the floor.
The House went into committee
on the whole on the private calen-
dar, Holman in the chair.
The following bills passed: for
the relief of Robt. Erwin, Savan-
nah; john T. Burchell, Knoxville,
Tenn. Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.
.s WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
TheFhalr submitted q memorial
of the New York Board of Trade
demonstrating the nexpcdiency OF
attempting the resumption Of spe,
Gle payment before the requisite
conditions are ripe.
The bill allowing four per cent
interest on Alabama Claims after
judgment is given, passed.
The case Of Pinchback was re-
sumed. Thurman and Christiancy
spoke against and Howe in favor
of his admission. No action.
HOUSE.
A large number of bills were
presented and referred.
Kasson moved to suspend the
rules SO that the House might pro
coed to vote separately on the fol
lowing two resolutions:
ReSoIoed, That the constitution.
al authority of Congress to coin
. money and to regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign coin, does
dot include the authority to issue
the paper of the present as money,
and in the judgment Of the House
the constitution never had confer.
red on Congress the power to issue
in time of peace the promises OF
obligations of the government as a
legal tender in payment of debts.
ReSolced, That any legislation
touching the legal tender currency
of the Government, should keep
steedily in view the resumption OF
specie payment. and should tend