The Morning herald., 1876-02-15
senate.

Y, s.,pept (Cal.) presented several ps-
~, npm.rously signed by citizens Of
ut 1;to,,s, setting forth the advantage to
asI,su from the Texas Pacific Railroad,
h,orpg subsidy to that road. Refer
II s,bs committe on Railroads. ~ 4
n, CLAYTON (Arkansas), from the Com
ts on Military affairs, reported adverse
a, tbe bill for the relief Of First Lieuten-
eeoree W. Wright, 7th United States
,ptry, and it was indefinitely postponed.
ll,o, adversely on the petition of James
Sherman, First Lieuteasnt United States
+il,,v, for relief, and the Committee
discharged from its further considera-
rbe bill to amend the provisions of the
vjed Statutes of the United States, rela-
to the transportation of animals came
and number Of amendments adopted.
MI. Morton moved to take up the Pinch
ck case. The motion was lost and the
spsportstion of Animals Bill was re-
med. After discussion the bill relative to
tnusportatiou Of animals was passed,
les 80; noes a.
Mr. Norton called up the resolution for
admission of Pinchback. He said he
opposed no other Senator cared to debate
|is question and he would therefore I'd.
Esu himself in reply to the views of 6ena-
II Thurman. ...'.
He discussed the attitude of Mr.. Thur
an onthe Goldthwaite case, and from that
|nator's speech on the Pinchbsck case to
ov that he had acted with Democrats and
allegations Of non partisanship was not
pcere He referrrd to the condition of af-
irs in Louisiana, 1872 to 1873; to the re-
bslof the Yarmouth party to give up the
Pc:ion returns to the Returning Board;
th. frauds perpetrated by the Yarmouth
rty and the action of Judge Durell, He
not wish to Justify any wrong, but the
upls factvas that the testimony all showed
at Kellogg and the Kellogg Legislature
IRE fairly elected and the only question
IS whether that fact was to be aecognizsd
the conspiracy to defeat the will of the
ppie Of that State was to be successful. Il
nchbsck was not admitted and the Demo.
htlc party got Senator on this floor from
nlsana it would cause immense crime
outrages. .
Al this point Morton gave way, and the
mate on motion of Mr.. Edmunds went into
executive session, and then adjourned.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Il, 1876.
large number Of bills were introduced
'~N among them one by Mr.. Harris, o.
"S' 'or the repeal of parts of the Rssump
w A@ and for the purpose of preparing
Wy ~ lot the resumption Of specie payment
sAs''s the Secretary of the Trsasnry
''us'er national bank notes are with
wv. .u from circulation, to issue in theil
" W. IN equal amount Of legal tendel
.''u e'ales notes, but he is not to issu'
,.u except when the aggregate amount o
Nv .N''u'eo legal tender notes and o
.'0aal bank notes in circulation are lesl
~ 'ne aggregate amount of both clssse
'0'es that were in circulation on the 14tl
,,.'y, January, 1875. 1t also, requires. tn
'ual oanks to retain as part Of their re
s' w. oil the gold received by them as in
w. ~. on their bonds held by the U. s
'''uflty for their circulation until tn
'4. w ~ u gold so retained shall equal one
bss ~. ., 'ne'r circulation, which gold 50 re
~ 'lsll % security for their circulate
T,p' ,pOsl's' 1t also requires the sscrstar
.'4Surer to retain from gold receive
Al sa''oms duties sle,ooo,ooo annual
NV Is :. amount so realized shall be equ,
~. ".'alfd Of the amount 81 legal tsnde
,,,'s NJ" such time unredeemed, which gol
NV ,'nea shall be taken from the sinkin
Ii. 'usnever w. the amount of gold retsine
II. treasury shall be equal TO one thil
ben tsa amount . Of unredesmed legal TENDER
de.m NC secretary Of the Treasury is
9No legal tenders to the amount {
\. 0Oo W. annually. Using for that pu
hi.s S%s gold received for customs duti,
ds..ss so'a is to bo taken from tho amour
be Iu hm 70 bo SGT apart for y sinking fun,
NJ NJ, ''l1 !. was referred r',p
bn =, freeman, (Pa.) presented the 20.
n. i. .ne Board of Marine Underwrite1
ssbItEy ,y Of Philadelphia, praying that IL
bmn,n: mat now rests upon the insuran'
efo,s e' =, with referance to their stat,
jst,,h,, s"e court of Commissioners in IL
emors. a,'on Of the Geneva award fund
judiciary. !" 'ne oo"n't'ee % q
k,c nn. m 'ne call ofstates, in addition to p,
ana for works Of in crnal improv
& &'tf'G Ia