Year: 1870

Secretary Boutwell, was in conference with the Senate
Fuance Committee to-day for nearly an hour concern.
Ing financial matters II is understood he approves OF


the bill reported by Senator Sherman easing the


onal bank circulation sOCOOO0 and retiring the
amount Of three per certificates, and also the


lion In the bill allowing national banks TO be established
| on gold basis The members Of the Committee con.
ferred with the Secretary his proposition for funding
the national debt and the joint resolution introduced by
Senator Williams requiring the Secretary OF the Treasury
to redeem such United States Treasury notes may be
presented for redemption at the rate OF 81 in coin for
81 20 In Treasury notes At the next meeting they expect
to be able to settle the funding question, and also the
proposition Of Senator Williams which is understood to
meet with favor by the Committee.


| The rates at which gold has been sold in New.York
during the present month have been very satisfactory
to the Secretary Of the Treasury At the
Of the Year the currency balance the Treasury
duced to twelve millions Of dollars and at present IL Is
still lower, and that small as ia desra
BILE to have hand for the business OF the country The
gold has also been sold down sixty millions. The
cess on hand overdue interest belongs TO depOs
tors and II Is for this that but four millions OF
gold have been ordered to be sold during January and
but six millions Of bonds purchased The Treasury has
| not currency hand to bdy more.


Shortly before the December recess OF Congress- Mr..
Lawrence introduced in the House bill TO prevent and
punish election frauds which referred to the Eec-
| ton Committee. The Committee have agreed upon a
substitute, which Mr. Pane, the Chairman, Will soOL
| mort follows .---ifl r


BE HenGeted DE-. That IT, at any election for represen.
or for Eectors of President or Vice President Of the
United States any person shall knowingly personate and
VOTE attempt to vote in the name OF any other per-
whether living dead fictitious or vote more than
at the election for any candidate for the
entitled to vote, vote without having lawful right to
vote, do any unlawful act TO secure right, an op-
force, threat menace intimidation, bribery reward or
Offer or promise thereof or otherwise unlawfuy prevent
Unf No Df
Angelica Of Territory thereof from freely eXercis
ing The right OF suffrage or by any such means Induce
induce by any such means or otherwise any officer OF an


e m @my po sGG or entitled o Vote or
N any manner win any oeer Of a as
or or ofcSr Gi fSSS xfSso duty L is to ascertain,
announce, or declare the result OF any such
election or give or make any certificate, document or
evidence relation thereto TO violate or refuse 10 com.
ply with his any law regulating the same or being an
officer Of an election, gect refuse 10 perform any
duty required OF him by law violate any duty Imposed
by law, do any act unauthorized By law relating TO OF
affecting such election the result thereof; or AID
counsel procure. advise any such voter person or
any duty the omission OF which is hereby made crime,
attempt to do So every such person sha De deemed
guilty OF crime. and shall for such crime De liable 10
Indictment in any court OF the United states OF conpe-
sned by fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment
for term exceeding three years, or both, IN the
discretion Of the Court and shall pay the cost OF prose


SEC . That II at any registration OF voters for cleo


representative or delegate IN the Congress Ol the
United States for electors president ana SlcePres
dent OF the United States any person shall knowingly
personate and register attempt to register IN The
name of any other person. whether living, dead, or hc


ous register attempt 10 register at place where
attempt to register not having lawful right do,
do any unlawful act TO secure registration for himself
intimidation. bribery. reward, or offer or promise
any person having lawful right 10 register from duly
exercising such right compel or induce by any such
means or otherwise any officer or regstra ion TO admit to
III
Interfere any with any officer Of registration
i'm the discharge his dues, by any such means
otherwise induce any officer OF registration TO violate
refuse to comply with his duty, or any law regulating
refuse to perform any duty required of him by law
violate any duty imposed by law or do any act un-
by law relating 10 affecting such regista-
ton aid counsel procure or advise any such voter,
TO omit any act the omission OF which hereby made
crime ,eyery isueh person shall ibe deemed guilty OF
n,ant therefor as provided In the first section of
this act for persons guilty OF any OF the crimes therein
SEC, 3. That n any person shall by force threat
menace, intimidation, or otherwise unaWniy prevent
anv citizen or citizens from assembling in public meeting
70 freely discuss hear discussed the claims or merits
OF any candidate for the office OF President or pres


I'm Congress- Of any officer OF the Government OF the
United States or the laws or measures OF C9gtess on


Government OF the United States or any department or
ocer thereof or any person shall by any such means
Ireak M dsperse or mOlest any such assemblage,
nOest citizen IN OF such assenbage every person
he liable to Indictment and punishment therefor pro
yjded in the first OF THE act for persons guy 0r
any Of the crimes therein specihed.


The Senate consumed nearly the whole OF todays ses
sion I'm debating stewards bill for the admission OF Nir
pipa It's expected that the bll In another form, VIII
be passed at to-mOrrOws session.


In the House. to-day, opportunity was offered Mr.
Bingham TO again bring before that body his resolution
for the unconditional aud immediate admission of Viz
rina but deemng il useless to press the matter he re-
fused to take the advantage presented and yielded to
the Reconstruction Committee from which bill for tue
admission OF Virginia introduced by Mr. Farnsworth
This bill provides for the admission OF the state on GER
tain conditions which in substance says that no one
elected 10 office in the state shall be allowed TO qualify
who cannot subscribe to oath similar To that PROVIDED
by the Fourteenth Amendment TO the Constitution and
| the State Constitution shall not be altered
| in any way that will ever disiranchize citizens OF
the State on account OF race or color MT FarhswofIh
attempted to have bill made the special order Tor TO-
morrow but Messrs Cox and Brooks on the part OF the
| Democracy stepped with objections. causing It's re-
conmitta to the Committee. Under the rules, 1t can
now be called up any time by the Chairman OF the Re
| construction Committee As an Appropriation bill Is
booked for tomorrow II Is probable the House VIII walt
for the Senate BILL and then offer the bill OF the Recon-
| struction Committee q substitute The committee
representing the Conservative party OF virginia now
here urging the admission OF Virginia express them
selves as satisfied with the bill prepared by the Recon
structlon Committee They say they would prefer the
| hill OF Mr. Bingham but rather than have the delay
which Is threatened they viii accept anything soon
after the Virginia matter had been disposed OF in the
House Mr. Kelley obtained the hoordnd delivered an eN-
hausve most elaborate speech IN criticism OF the
late report OF Mr Commissioner Wells He made most
thorough expose OF the intriguing schemes OF the free
Trade League forth in the report OF Mr. Wells and
made answer the free trade arguments OF the author
| OF the report


The Ways and Means Committee today had under con
sderaton the Manila aud Russian hemp question This
subject was brought the attention Of Government
by the Russian Minister, who claims that the present