xxxratu Congress—rirst Session.
(CLOSE OF. YESTIMBDAVEI FROCEEDINEOL]
SENATE.—The bill to transfer the Indian
Bureau to the War Department_ was taken
vp.
.Mr. Guthrie took the ground that the bill
was unnecessary. He was opposed to, the
appointment of commissions to watch the
conduct of a Cabinet officer.
Mr. Conness moved that the bill be recom
mitted, with instructions to provide for an
annual inspection of Indian affairs by
officers of the krmy appointed by . the Secre
tary of War, but subsequently withdrew the
motion.
Mr. Nesmith moved to amend so as to re
quire the Board of Commissioners.to report
to the Secretary of the Interior, instead of
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Mr. Grimes offered an amendment allow
ing any loyal citizen of the United States of
tood moral character to trade with the In
dians, upon executing the required- bond
and complying with the regulations pre
scribed for intercourse with Indians.
Mr. Grimes said the above would remove
a great source of corruption that existed at
presglit,wldle Indian traders were appointed
bylndian agents fuquentlYr for abribe.
Dlr. Lane said that free trade with Indians
would lead to the introduction of spirituous
liquor among the Indians.
The, amendment of Mr. Grimes was
adopted, and the bill was then passed—yeas
19, nays 16. as follows : • '
Y - nas—Messrs. Buckalew, Cragin, • Doo
little, Foster,', Grimes, Howe; Kirkwood,
Lane (Kansas); Morgan, Nesmith, Norton,
Nyye
_Stewart; , Sumner, Trumbull, Van
winkle) WilleY, Wilson and Yates-19.
NAYS-Messrs. Chandler, Clark,ss
well, Davis, - Fessenden, Gutline, Harris,
Hendricks, Johnson, Poland,': Pomeroy.
Ramsey, SaulsburrY, Sherman,Spragne and
Wffliams-16., - -
Mr. Sumner called up the following joint
resolution, protesting against pardons by
forisigri'governMents of persons convicted of
infamous ,offences, on condition of emigra
tion bithe United States.
Whereas; It appears from official corre
spondence that the authorities of ..Basle,
a canton in . Switzerland, have recently un
dertaken to. pardon a person _ con
victed of Murder, on the condition that lie
would ' emigrate to America, meaning
thereby, the United States; and there is rea
son to belieVe that similar pardons of .per
sons-convicted of infamous offences have
been granted in other countries; now, there
fore,
Resolved, By the Senate and House of
Representatives af the United. States of
America in Congress assembled, that the
Congress of the United States protest
against such acts as unfriendly and incon
sistent with the comity of nations, and
hereby request the President of the United
State§ to cause a copy of this protest to be
communicated to the representatives of the
United States in foreign countries, with in
structions to present it to the governments
where they are accredited, respectively,
• and to'insist thatmo such acts shall; under
any circumstances, be repeated.
Mr. Sumner explained that there was a
neeessity for the passage of the above,
growing; out of the frequency with which
the offence was committed by foreign gov
ernments. The Committee on Foreigh Re
lations had thought of reporting. a bill on
the subject, but there was great difficulty
in determining what the character of the
bill should be. At one time it was thought
advisable to hold the masters of. vessels
responsible, • and punish them for
conveying: criminals to this country. It
was finally thought best to report the reso
lution simply protesting against such acts.
Mr. Trumbull inquired if the acts spoken
of had been . protested against at the time of
their commission by the American repre
sentatives in foreign countries?
Mr. Sunmereald in the case named by the
resolution the American Consul had.pro
tested. It was simply desired ripw to re
enforce the action of the State Department
and its by this resolution.. - •
Mr. TrUmbull mquired whether the Exe
- cnitive Department had exhausted all its
powers before applying to. Congress for re
' dress. He. thought. the Executive Depart
ment ought not to apply to Congress, until
it had done so. He believed that nothing
more would be necessary than for the State
Departnient to inform the authorities .of
Basle that such acts should not be re
peated.
Mr. Sumner thought the. passage of the
resolution would be more efficacious than
anything else that couldbe done in prevent
ing a repetition of the act referred to. He
would say, also, that the State Department
desired the passage of the resolution.
Mr. Chandler said such a feeble protest
was beneath the dignity of the Senate. It
would do well enough for the State Depart
ment, but it was clearly beneath the dignity,
of Congress..
Mr. Grimes said fie wonld s lllre some gen
tleman 'opposed to this resolution to state
his objections to it. [Laughter.].
Mr. Mr. Trumbull said the only objection
raised to the resolution was that it bad no
business here. It Was intended, no doubt,
to show that in some matters the Secretary
of State was willing to defer, to „Congress,
though, judging from his late speech in New'
York, he was not willing to do so in every
thing. [Laughter.],
Mr. Nye risked Mr. Trurlibull to remem
ber that this was the day of speedy conver
sions. [Latighter.]
Mr. Wil9oll
_spoke in favor of.the reso
lution. .
Mr. Chandler said he bad received new
light. He was glad to tear from Mr. 'Trum
bull that the Secretary of State was willing
to defer to Congress in small matted if not
in great. ' [Laughter.]..
The
The resolution was then passed, and the
Senate adjourned.
HOUBE.—Mr: Miller offered a resolution
in reference to 'minting twenty-five thou
sand copies of the agricultural reports of
Mr. Washburne (I 11.) rose to debate the
resolution and it , went over.
Mr. WiLon introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
pay certain , claims out of the balance of an
appropriation for ' the expenses of Indian
affairs in: Utah Territory, which was read.
twice and ' referred to the Vommittee on
Indian Affaiis.
Mr. Latham (W. Va.) introduced a bill in
relation to the guarded society of the Die
,trict of Columbia, which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr. Farnsworth (Ill.) introduced a joint
resolution appropriating $20,000 for the
survey of Rock 'River. in Illinois and. Wis
consin, with reference to water communica
tion between the Mississippi River and the
great lakeS. Read twice and referred to the
- Committee on*Cominbrce. .
Mr. Kelso (Mo.) Infroduced a bill to ex
tend thelproviSions of the act for calling out
volunteers to' thil 15th and 16th regiments
Missouri Voltuffebr cavalry. Read twi ce
and referred to, the Committee on Military
Mr. Garfield (Ohio) offered a resolution,
which w as adopted, directing the Committee
on Printing to inquire into the expediency
of publishing- the report of explorations
across the Great Basin of Utattto San Fran
Disco; in 1859,by
. 9aptain J. H. Stephens, of
the &its of Engineers: ,
Mr. Bundy (Ohio) introduced a resolution,
which was adopted; directing the Committee
on Pensions to. , inquire hate the expedi en cy
and justice of 'providing by law for the eases
of officers. and 'soldiers who have disap
peared and who are supposed to have been
murdered by rebels; ike.
Mr. Broomall (Pa.) introduced a resole-'
Lion; which was, adopted; instructing the
Committee on Military Affidra, :to 'inquire_
into the expediency of providing by legisla
tion that the - tenth section of the act of
March 3d, 1865, for calling out the national
forces etc., shall not be construed to apply
to the Quartermaster of the United States.
Mr. Ancona (Pa.)°introduced the follow
ing concurrent resolution, and -moved the,
forevious question. • •
_Resolved, The Senate concurring, that the
President of the Senate and the'Speaker of
the House of Representatives adjourn their .
respective Houses for the present session,on
Thursday, the --- day of May, at twelve
o'clock, M. •
The previous question was seconded.
Mr: Washburne (Ill.) asked whether it
wasin order to fill the blank with the last
Thursday of May. •
The Speaker said it was not except by
unanimous consent. -
- - Mr. Jenckes objected.
Mr. Morrill remarked that such a, resolu
tion wes pemature until the appropriation
bills were passed, and he called for the yeas
and nays.. •
The vote-was taken, and resulted yeas 80;
• nays 64: So the concurrentre,solution was
passed. • -
,Mr. Coffroth (Pa.) introduced aresOlution,
which was adopted, instructing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to report at an
early day a bill to equalize the bounties of
the soldiers and sailors who were mustered
into the service of the United:States.
Mr. Van Horn (Mo.) introduced a bill for
the relief of loyalsettlers on the pnblic do
main, which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. Kelley (Pa.) introduced a bill relating
to the currency of thi United States. Read
twice and. referred to the ..Committee ; of
Ways and Means.' -
Mr. Randall (Pa.) introduced a resolution
declaring that in the opinion of_ the House,
Representatives trot° the late rebel States"
who can take the .required oath under 'the
existing laws are entitled to their seats, and
should be admitted •as members of the
House. ' •
The Speaker stated that under the order
of the House the resolution should be re
ferred to the Rectinstruction, Committee.
Mr. Randall (Pa.) not desiring the re
ference, withdrew the resolution.
Mr. McCullough (Md.) introduced a reso
lution requiring the Secretary of War to
furnish, the House with a list of officers,
volunteers and regulars, employed in the
Quartermaster's Department, and also why
Corcoran's art building is still used by the
department. Objection being made, the
resolution went over under the rule.
The following constitutional amendment
was introduced by Mr. Cullom (Ill.): No
person except a citizen of the United States,
who has'at all times borne true allegiance,
shall ever hold office under the United
States, and Congress shall pass the neces
sary laws to prevent a violation of this
article.
Mr. Kelley (Pa.) introduced the following
bill:
That the Secretary of the Treasury be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to pay
and fully liquidate the principal and in
terest of all the compound interest notes of
the United States, where the same may be
become due, and the Secretary of the Trea
sury be and he is hereby authorized and di
rected to issue legal tender notes, which
shall not bear interest, for the purpose of
paying and liquidating such compound in
terest notes; provided, that the amount of
legal tender notes to be issued by the Secre
tary of the Treasury, as aforesaid, shall not
exceed the amount of compound interest to
be paid,and liquidated as aforesaid.
SEC, 2. And be it further enacted. That
from and after the passage of this act it shall
not be lawful for the Secretary of the Treas.
ury to increase the then existing amount of
legal tender currency or national bank cur
rency of the United states, except as, ia pro
vided in the first section of this act, or di
minish the amount to less than nine hun
dred millions of dollars.
SEC. 3. And be it farther enacted,_ That
from and after the passage of this act it
shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the
Treastify to sell . or dispose of any gold coin
or gold certificates of the United States un
til the" first day . of July next; and after
that timq It shall not be lawful for him to
diminish the price of gold more than one
per cent. per month in any month below
the price of the preceding month.
SEC, 4. And be it further enacted. That
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed.
Mr. Rogers (N. J.) introduced the follow
ing resolutions and moved the previous
question.
•
Besofved, That the - Federal Government
bas.- no constitutional right to assume or
pay the debt of the so-called confederate
government of the insurgent _States, or the
rebel debt of any of the said States,
and that it would be an outrage even to at
tempt to do so,
.Resolved, That the honor of the Federal
Government and every principle of justice
demand that the Federal debt should be
paid to the utmost farthing; that repudia
tion should be discountenanced and the
plighted faith of the country sacredly pre
served.
.Resolved, That equal taxation is just and
right, and that every person in this country
should bear his equal share of the Federal
and State taxes, and that there should be no
privileged class.
The House refused to second the previous
question—yeas 48, nays 50.
Mr. Conkling presented the petition of J.
M. Alvord and others. asking the prompt
passage of such a tariff as will more effectu
ally protect American indnstry,.
Also, petition of Michael McQuade, Chas.
Hutton and others, asking that no impost
exceeding five cents a bushel belaid on bar
ley coming from the British Provinces.
Both petitions were referred to the Commit
tee of - liVays and Means.
Mr. Chanler presented the petition of W.
B, Miles and Thomas T. Read to adjust
the duty on barley • so that it may not ex
ceed five cents per bushel.
Mr. Raymond presented' a petition of
John. Britten and other manufacturers of
agricultural implements in the State of
New. York, praying for an amendment
equalizing the tax laws in relation to their
business.
The morning hour having expired, the
next business in order was Mr. Garfield's
motion to reconsider the vote by which, on
Friday last, the Loan ,Bill was rejected,
which motion Mr. Beaman moved to lay
on the table.
The vote was taken on the latter motion,
and it was lost—yeas 70, nays 78..
The following is the vote in- detail:
Yrces—Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barker, Beaman,
Bingham, Blow, Bontwell, BrOrnwell, . Rockland'
Clarke (Ohio), Cobb, Cook, DIXOD; .Eggleston, Ellotl
Ferry, Goodyear. Grinnell, Harding ( Hart'.
• Hayes, Rigby, Rill, Holmes, Hubbard (lOwa.). Hub,
bard (W. 'VA„) Hubbard. Jr. (N. Y.). thibbell (N. Y.),
Hubbell (Ohio), Hulbara, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Julian.
Kelley, Helso,Kaykendall Lawrence (Pa.),Lawrence.
Loan, McClurg,' l!diller, Yd - oorhead. Morris, Moulton,
Myers. O'Neill Orta, Paine, Pike. Plante , Price,
Rice (Mass.), Rice (Me.). Sbellabarger. Sloan. Smith.
t•tevens, • Thayer. Francis Thomas , Trimble,
Trowbridge, 17pson. Van Aernam, Welker, Williams,
Wilson (Iowa). Wilsoa (Pa.). Windom. .
Mile— Messrs 'Alley, Allison, Ames, Ashlei.
Ancona, (Ohio), • Baldwin, Banks. Baxter, Bidwell,
Bergen, Blaine, Brandegee, Brooks , Broomall,
Chanier,"Coffroth, Conkling, BEwes, Dawson,
Delano, Donnelly,. Dumont,. Eldridge,. Farnsworth,
Farquhar, Garfield, Hale,- Harding,- - Hendersen,
Hogan, Hooper, Hubbard (Corm), ; Jaines M.
Humphrey; Jones, Eamon, Xerr; - Ketchum,
Lallin, Latham,.Le Blond. rd arshall, Marston, Marvin,
McCulioch,lldercur, Morrill, Nicholson- Perham, Ran
dall. - (By.), . Randall (Pa.), Ritter, Rollins,
, Raymond, Rogers, Boss, Rousaean, Sawyer,
Scofield, ; Sltgreaves, Spaulding. .
Taber, Taylor Thomas, Jr. (Md.) Thornton,
V lb an ro Pi w o t r r :(:lo: Ward Warner : Wtisiburne, (/11.):
Waaliburne• (M ass,), Wentworth' Winfield • and -
Mr. Garfield (Ohio) being entitled, to the
floor for one 'hour stated that he would
yiekluart of his , ,time 'to Messrs. Broomall
and Bout Well. ' ' • •
Mr. Broomall (Pa) addressed, the House
for the sPace of - twenty-live mintites. • He
said he had voted'againet - thepassage of the.
'bill, but would hive moved , reconsidera..
tier' if' the gentlerattrifroin, 'Ohio (Mr. Gar
field) ha . d not done so.. The discussion o
the billintuit have shown:the Committee' of
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WaySand` Means that, while they could not
get the legislation they asked, except as a
Democratictnerisure, they- could obtain from
the conservative side of the House all the
powers which should be conferred on the
Secretary of the Treasury:at this time.: He
- therefore entreated the Committee of Ways
"and Means to consent to a • recommittal of
the bill; - with or without Instructions, as
they might select. He . declared himself in
favor 'of the measure offered this morning
by Mr. Hooper.
Mr. Boutwell said that no one was more
unwilling than he to oppose :a::, measure' re
ported by a committee of the House, follow
ing the recommendation of a department of
the government, but he was obliged to
maintain the position which the House had
already taken. The question - was / ought
the House to confide to any executive offi:-
cer the authority to diiiiinish the circula
tion of the non-interest-bearing legal-tender
notes. 1 In view of the financial condition of
the conntry, the Reuse could reach but one
conclusion, and the bill introduced this
morning by . his colleague (Mr. Hooper)
oughtlto receive the support of the House
and of the country.
Heanted to say to the Republican side
of the ouse that this was not the timer to
accep gifts from.the Greeks, whatever it
might be pretended they were. It was now
a mat er of honor as well as of right that
these n his (the Republican) side of the
Hous , representing a majority of the loyal
pieople of the country,. should define and
limit the financial policy of the Adminis
tration. We have now four hundred and
'my • ion dollars non-iiitereit-bearing
`curre cry, twO hundred and sixty ' millions
nation 1 bank currency , which mightreach
its ma ium of three hundred millions, and
one h 'died and eighty million dollars
I FI
legal t rider notes, bearing interestamount-
ing to some nine hundred millions. In that
condit dila ;things gold was to-day 1281,
while ast Friday morning it was 1301.
Tho• ,on his side of the House who ob
jected o the measure of the Committee of
Ways . d Means proposed that currency
should be reduced to the amount of one
hundred and eighty millions by returning
the in t est-bearing legal tender notes,
which • • ould be a reduction of twenty' per
cent., ' theprice of gold followed the volume
of the tirculating medium, a proposition
which i e did not admit. Gold should stand
at 105 • hen Congress reassembled next
Decem er, with the reduction of the cur
rency.
We i ought that was as much as the busi
ness of . e country could bear. If in addi
tion to .at the Secretary of the Treasury
should reduce the non-bearing interest
circula on to the amount of a hundred
million three-fourths of the mining and
mann& turing establishments in the central
and northern portions of the country would
be suspended, and it would not be a ques
tion whether laborers should be able to
earn a dollar and a half or two dollars a
day, but it would be a question of work and
subsistence for eight thousand people whom
he rep; sented in one of the cities of Mas
sachusetts. He therefore should be false to
his true if he hesitated to say that a limit
should be fixed beyond which the Secretary
of theeasury should not go. He thoht
that tha limit should be fixed at four !hun
dred an fifty millions of non-interest bear
ing legal tenders, and three hundred millions
of national bank currency. If that reduc
tion were made he supposed that specie
would cc me to par.
Such a vast power as was here proposed
to be given to the Secretary of the Treasury
had never been demanded by or conferred
upon any man in a civilized country within
historic tunes. He would consent to no
such proposition, and yet he felt bound to
say that there was no man whose general
financial policy he more heartily supported
than the Secretary of the Treasury, and he
should regard it as a calamity to have that
officer's tlace occupied by any other man
whom it was his fortune to know; but,
neverthe ss, he felt that the conceding to
him of an a power, even though he might
not use i woulu give the people a right to
apprehen that at some moment; either by
him or b his successor, this power might
be exerc• ;it would be a constant menace
on the b Mess interest of the country. He
therefore appealed to the Chairman of the
Committ of Ways and. Means to consent
to a recd ittal of the subject without in
structions and let the judgment of the
committ be taken after the debate which
had faken place. If the committee insisted
that;there should be no recommittal of the
bill, he as no course left but to vote against
the bill.
'Mr. Gar eld (Ohio) said it was very appa
rent that e gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Boutwell ) I had raised an issue not be
tween the right parties. The issue he had
raised was between the Secretary of the
Treasury end the interests of the country,
and he said that this bill would put into the
hands of the Secretary a power which might
be used against the honest labor of the
country His (Mr. Garfield's) answer was
that the power to be put into his hands was
to be used against the gamblers of the,coun
try, who would not only break down the
currency tit all the interests of the country.
He wouli,
be the last man to give a vote
iz
that woul oppress manufacturers or and
of those who produce wealth or help the
liquidation of the debt. He believed the
Secretary 'of the Treasury was the last
man 'to ask for a power to oppress the
legitimate interests of the country. He
asked the House to consider where the
Secretary would be left in case he did not
get this poiver. What did the Secretary
ask for? What had the President of the
United Sta es declared and repeated asthe
financial p 'icy of the country?
The gen eman from Massachusetts had
stated th amount of currency which
might be 'withdrawn. Bat he had
forgotten at there was three hundred
millions of gold coin in the country, which
tit)
would flow in and help fill the vacuum left
by the re • ment of the greenback cur
rency. He ad forgotten that we were now
producing nio - hundred millions in gold
and silver .e ery year from our mines.
Mr. Steve s (Pa.) inquired what
t tta the
i d
gentleman ad for asserting that th was
three blind millions of gold coi n the
country re a yto enter into circulation.
Mr. Garfield replied that he made the
statement fibril data' gathered from the de
partment d ring the last six months, and
also from th condition of foreign exchange,
( t
which was n win bur favor that could not
be• so unlesit we' had considerable volume
of gold in the country. -
Mr. Stevens remarked that he saw no re
cord over seventy millions of gold.
Mr. Garfield replied that there was now
fifty-five millions of gold in the Tkeasury,
and he staked how much there was in the
banks?
Mr. Kelley (Pa.) inquired whether the
inflowing volume of gold was not rather
-for bonds of the government than for pro
duce either in raw materials or manufac
tures?
' Mr. Garfield replied that that did not alter
the fact. The fact was that we had so much
_gold which would help to supply the
vacuum caused by the retirement of green
backs. The Secretary of the Treabury did
not intend, the Committee of Ways and
Ricans did not intend nor desire that there
should be a rapid contraction of the cur
rency. There was no purpose of that kind.
Gold was already falling more rapidly than
the Secretary desired to see it fall, and if he
(the Secretary) could help it, he would nre
vent it from moving downward SO rapidly
as it does.,
Would the , llouse, give the Secretary the
power to initiate the . . policy of tho Contrac
tion of the currency as 'the House indicated
on the 18th.of • December last?' What had
been suggested as a remedy? The gentle
man from:Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelley) had
introduced a bill to-day authorizing the -
Secretary to take pp the bonds as they ma
ttne and to issue greenbaOke for them. ' lf
that policry were established, there would be
a thousand millions of greenbacks issued
within the next eighteen months. had
orthisdesk a pamphlet writteriblaome one,
in Pennsylvania signing himself "Patriot,"
which recommended the immediate Mane of
a thousand millions in greenbacks, which
would place the country in - a: glorious con
dition. A remarkable sentence in that
pamPhlet declared, as the sum of the writer's
financial wisdom, "that next to the immor
tal gods, paper money was the greatest and
most benificent power on earth. : [Laugh
ter.]
®Mr. .Kelley (Pa.) desired to make a re
mark:'
Mr. Garfield (Ohio) declined to: yield the
floor, and remarked that the gentleman's
(Mr. Kelly's) bills would flood the country
with new freshets and new deluges of paper
money, which would simply drive the
country deeper' and deeper into the abyss of
dishonesty in all-its -business transactions.
There was no financier, no statesman living
or dead, who • had lived within the 'last
seventy-five years, who did' not declare, as
the Secretary - declared, that the only honest
basis of businesawas a Money basis of gold
and silver. The Hotta*, should now act on
its own responsibility on , the measure. On
the one side was a proposition to returnto
honest and solicrvalues; on the othersidelo
float on the boundless and trackless' sea of
paper money; it was for the HOUSe to de
cide, which of dip two alternatives it should
choose.
Let the House pass this bill now,and with
a little depression in business, a little stria;
gency in the money market; the worst
I would soon be over, and the business of the
:country would have reached solid earth. If
the country went on as it was, now going, a
financial crisis worse tinin that of 1857 would
bring us to the bottom. He .was unwilling
to let his name go out committed to the pa
per money policy, which would result, by
and by, in general ruin. He did not want
to have on his head the curses of the people,
broken and ruined in business. It was in
scribed on the monument of the great Queen
Elizabeth,when her glories were recited and
her honors summed up,among the very last
and highest,and as the climaxof her honors,
that she had had the courage to bring back
money to its first and real value. When
this nouse shall have done its work, if it
shall have brought values back to their
proper standard. Itlwould deserve such a
monument to its memory. He moved the
previous question.
Mr. Conkling asked whether if the motion
to reconsider prevailed,the gentleman from
Ohio would allow a motion to be made to
recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr. Garfield declined to enter into such
an agreement. He desired that the bill
should meet its fate now.
Mr. Conkling inquired of the Speaker
whether if the vote was reconsidered a mo
tion to reconsider would be in order.
The Speaker replied that it would if the
previous question on the passage of the bill
was not moved and seconded.
Mr. Stevens asked whether the gentleman
from Ohio would allow a motion to recom
mit, with instructions to report Mr. Hooper's
bill, so as to test the question of the House
on that bill.
Mr. Garfield replied that the committee
bad considered that bill, and believed that
there was a fatal clause in it which tied up
the hands of the Secretary, and made it
almost valueless. He therefore could not
accede to that.
Mr. Kelley desired to make a remark,
stating that he did not desire to be misrepre
sented, by the gentleman from Ohio, who
bad said that his bill proposed to redeem the
bonds of the government with greenbacks.
Mr. Garfield declined to withdraw .the
demand for the previous question. The'
previous question was seconded, and the
House was brought directly to a vote on the
motion to reconsider.
The vote was taken, and resulted yeas 81,
nays 67. So the vote rejecting the bill was
reconsidered.
The following is the vote in detail. •
Has.—kt elms. Ailep. Allison,Ames, Astilv_(Ohle),
Baldwin, Banks, Baxter Bergen, Bidwell. Blaine,
Boyer, Brandegee, Brooks, Broomall. •Chanter, t
Conkling. Callow, Dawes, Dawson, Delano
Denison, Donnelly, Donlon; Eldridge, Farnsworth.
Farquhar, Garfield, Glosabrenner, Glider, Hale, Hard
ing MY.) Hogan, Hubbard ( Conn .), Ss.. 31. Hum
phrey, Jones. hereon, Kerr, Kerb um, Lallin, Latham,
Lawrence_ (Penna.), Le Blond. Marshal, Marston,
Marvin, McCullough, Meitner, Merrill, Moulton,
Nicholson, Noel, Perham, 13andall at. 1311111 ). Randall
(Ky.), Raymond. Bitter, Rogers, Rollins, Bees, Roos
aeon, sawyer, T a bor,e Smith, SMolding.
Stillwell, Strauss, Taylor, Francis Thomas,
John 1.. Thomas, Jr.. Thornton, Van Horn, Ward.
Warner. Wsshburne (111.), Washburn (Mass.), Went
worth, Whaley, Winfield and Woodbridge.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Baker. Barker, 'Wainer',
Bingham, Blow, Herniae'', .H`roomail, Rockland, Ban
dy. Clarke (Ohio). Cobb, Cook,_ Mien, E4gleston,
knot, Ferry, Goodyear Orkin eli, Herding (HQ, Hart,
Hayes, Henderson. Ilikny, Bill, Holmes. Hubbard
(Iowa). Hubbard (W. 'Lb Hubbard, Jr., (N. Y.).
Hubbell ( - St Y.), Hubbell (Onto), Hulburd, Ingersoll,
Jenckes, Julian, Keno, KnYkendall, Law
rence (Ohio) Loan, Lynch, Meeting, Miller, Moor.
bean, Morris. Myers, O'Neill Paine, Pike, Plants,
Price, Rice (\Sem). Rice Maine) Sbellabarger,
Stevens, Thayer, Trimble, Trowbridge. Epson. Van
Aernam, Van Horn (N, Y.) Welker, Williams, Wilson
(Iowa), Wilson (Penn.), V• lndom.
• Mr. Conkling rose to urge the recommit
tal of the bill, without instructions, to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Messrs. Stevens,' Wentworth and others
appealed to Mr. Conkling to withdraw the
previoas question, but he declined to do so.
Mr. Wentworth (Ill.) said he wanted to
show to the House that there was another
party here acting with the gentlemen from
New York, but who differed as widely from
hinwis the men over there (on the Democra
tic side) differed•from him.
Mr. Conkling—l propose to my friend
from Illinois to admit that, and then I in
sist on the previous question.
The previous question was seconded, ayes
97, noes not corniced, and then the bill was
without division, recommitted to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means without in
structions.
The house then went into Committee of
the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr,
Conkling in the chair, and took up thr bill
making appropriations for the legislative,
executive and judicial expenses of the Go
vernment for the year ending June 80,186'7.
After discussion on the expenses of the.
Agridultural _Bureau, and other inatters,the
Committee rose and reported the bill with
amendments.
Mr. Stevens said he would not ask a vote
on it in the House this evening, as there
were some other amendments to be offered.
Mr. Bidwell, (Cal.) presented a letter in
regard to the cattle 'disease, and' bad it re
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Washburne (Ill.) introduced a bill to
amend the act encouxaging immigration
and the act for the safety of passengers in
steamships. Read twice and referred to the .
Committee on Commerce. •
Mr. Washburne (Ill.) offered aresolation,
which was adepted, directing the Secretary
of War to communicate the report of Major
General Pope, in regard`to the conditionand
necessities of the Department of Missouri.
On motionof. Mr. Stevens, the Senate
amendments to the Deficiency bill were
taken from the Speaker's table,and referred
to the Committee on Appropriations.
The House, at 5,30 P. M.,having previously
agreed to omit the evening session this even
patnnrreo.
AND CO.
MALTSTERS,
mbs-e•o-chtfi
NEW b .oaas /Mach as 2 Layarlialata
SOO ,>»- Valencia Rastas, MD main Bereaßalsins far Bala by & 004 ua Sonth
R SALE—A copper emu pr. Alcohc!1; n Icon
plate order:" APAlant
718 Markel stmt.
AM I IJSEMENTS.
CONTIN - • a": N:& e :
oistoicr, mums
To all places of amazement may, be had np
to p
o'clock any evening.
is
: z Df. . • etz , zh I • No.
can be bad at _ _
THE .PROG.F...a.auzE OFFICE
431 CHESTNUT street. o "Rite the for
the .A..IICH, CHESTNUT. " ALMOT an ACADEMY
OF MURK. up to 6 o'clock every weaning. seta tf
. -
GRAND . BILLIARD CONTEST,
AT (70NCEitT HALL,
AT CONCERT HALL,
AT CONCERT HALL,
On Thursday Evening,March 2,1866,
At 8 o'cloCk„
On Thursday Evening,March 22,186 ~
At 8 o'clock, -
Between E. J. PLUNKETT, Champion,
ROBERT T. RYALL.
....FIFTY cmsTra,
Admitting.ene Gentleman and •
FOE SALE AT ALL BrLLTARD SALOONS, and
CGICTINENTAL HOTEL. ' •
The number of Curds being limited, persons who de
sire to witness this elegant game will do well to secure
their tickets as surly as practicable. rohl4-7t
BURGESS, PHENDERGAST,
HUGHES AND LA RUE'S
MINSTRELS
Will open fora short season, commencing
TUESDAY EVENING., March 20th,
AT THE
ASSEMBLY BUILDING. TENTH and CGISTNIIT.
MINSTRELS' CARNIVAL OF MN.
EXTRA.OIHDIARY COMBINATION.
The Great Confederation of Dieiingtdahed
ETHIOPL4N ARTISTES.
ME MASTER BAND OF TEE WORLD
THE MOST PERFECT ORGANIZATION Lti
EXISTMICE.
No stale Jokes. Everything new.
I Y BRILLIANT STABS,
1.1120 BY
coat, BURGESS, ARCHIE HUGHES,
T. B. PREBBERGAST AND FRANK BOWLES.
_ _
New and Choice Songs, Ballads and Superb Instra •
mettation; Pathetic, Descriptive, ntimental and
Operatic Music, Comic Recitations
A Omission, 25 cents. - Reserved Seats, cents.
Doors open at 7; performance will commence at 8
o'clock.
Secured Seats can be had during the week at Turner
Hama on's Book Store, No. lOS South TENTH street,
Assembly Building. mhIS
NEWI ti nos
Au/. s'numa , THEATRATE.CRESTNL"r Street, above TAVEL
LEONARD GROVER and Witt E. SINN,
Lessees and laansi,geta.
Doors open at &45. Curtain rises at 7.45.
THIS (Tuesday) EVENING March 211,
AN Aissolll3lNG NEW BRADS&
in three acts, never before performed in this country,
and entitled
CARTOIJOHE
CARTOUCHE
CARTOUCHE
CARTOLTRE
08,
THE STOLEN JEWELS.
THE SI OLEN JEWELS.
THE STOLEN JEWELS.
THE STOLEN JEWELS.
With new Scenery by Richard Smith, Elegant Alp
phintraeroa by John Duey, Mechanical Effects by
Joseph Stratum,
AND
A MOST POWERFUL CAST,
Including the
STEW.' O OP TEM COMPANY.
IiCSDNIMDAY TH
AFTEENDON, March 21,
• 10021( GIiAND FAMILY MATINEE,
THE FIREMAN OF PHILADELPHIA,
equmq
WEDNESDAYSVENING. March 21,
ISENEE.IT YOUG.
FRIDAY EVENMI. March 23,
BENEFIT OP MR. J. T. WARD
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, March 24,
MUT GRAND _FAMILY MATINEE.
C.ARTGUCRE OR, TRE SIDLES JEWELS.
Admission to Matinee. 30 cents. Childress, M cents
Doors open at 1.15. Clutam rises at 215. Adroiredon to
Evening PerfOrmance, 25 cents 50 cents and IL
WALNUT STREET THEATER
N. E. cornet NINTH and WALBMT Streets.
SEODND NIGHT
of the eminent American Comedian,
'MB- HACKETT.
appear as
who Is engaged fbr STE. NIGHTS ONLY , and will
_ FALSTAFF ES - LOW:,
In aillarapeare'a great Comedy of the
MEItItY WIVES - OF WINASOB.
lilt J. B. ROBERTS.
as Ford. the Jealous Husband.
, TIIIiNDAY .RVENING, March at,
THE IitERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Sir John Falstaff-- . --Mr. nacitErr
WEDNESFUTZSIRMURETT,
i In FhaSspeare's great play of
KING HENRY IV.
Chairs secured three dais in advance.
MRS. JOHN DREW'S NEW ARCH STREW
ALL THEATRE. Begins MIS o'clock.
Engagement of the world-famed actor,
CEA n:13:8 DELLON.
TUESDAY EVENING, Starch t toth,lB66,
and every Evening until farther notice,
BELPHEG R,
THE 110 UN T.E.BANK:
..„..--....—.—CELARLES DILLON
MadelLtie, E. Price
Faunal:made—Ramon
Duke de Mackay
Viscount de Hercule.- —...--.---... Mr. Marlowe
scene, France. lilt
To conclude with the new Farce of
THE KITCHEN BELLE.
Pitcher. of the Police.- Robson
FRIDAY—BF:N./FIT OF CHARLES DILLON.
THE YOUNG AND TALENTED ELOCUTIONIST, Prof. N. B. RICHARDSON, will give one
"BEADING" , at CONCERT HALL,
• FRIDAY EVENING, March 43.
Tickets, 50 cents. To be had at Rtaittra Continental
News Stand, Claxton's Book Store, sO6 chestnut street,
Fish's Drug Store , N.-E. corner of Thirteenth and
Walnut. nahee.3t•
THE
FAVORITES OF THE IdETROPOLISI
MUSICAL FUND HALL,
FOR SLS. NIGHTS ONLY. •
COMMENCING ON
MONDAY EVM.. - ING, March 28, 1868.
THE PREMIER BAND OF THE WORLD.
Te original and only
WOOD'S MINSTRELS,
From 614 Broadway, New York. their first traveling
tour in ten years: Great in their sensation spechutiee,
unequaled in Song Dance and Fun. •
Acmission,2s cents: Reserved Seats, 50 cents.
Doors Open at I o'clock. • Commence at 8.
r01d749 COOL WHITE, Manager.
NEW AMERICAN. HEATRE,
wALNUT street, above Elghth•
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION.
•
liinnense success of the brilliant
POW! E.R.SISTERS.
DILLY HOLMES, the great Comic Singer.
Mr. JOHN SEEM and his wonderful Straw Piano.
SPLENDID R A I.T Xrd. - ItRILLLaNT COMEDIES
'EVERY NVENINO
AND ON WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY APEEE
NOONS.
ASSEMBLY BIILLDENOS....
SIGNOR:BLITZ'S DOUBLE spinurs
SIGNOR BLITZ'S DOUBLE SPHYNX
Is still the great attraction at his TEMPLE OF WON.
DIMS. Ad the beat feats, including the HOPE
DANCRR, GRAND TURK, - CANARY BIRDS and
VHNTIULOQUISM. are also •given. EVERY EVEN
ING at 7)4, and ' WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
AFTERNOON'S at 3 o'clock.
Admission, 25 cents—Colldren, 15 cents. Reserved
Seats, 50 cents. • mhie
TESTITU_TION FOR THE BLEND. Exhibition
1 every Wednerslay at 3)5 P. lISI. Admission Ten
Cents. Store. No.lltionth %Eighth street:
080011.11.8711.8.—Pnb1i0 Itehearsaie
every Satorday afternoon at the Musical ihtnif
San, at half-peat three o'clock. Engagements made
by addressing OEOBOE BASTDIPRT. agent, Mil Mon •
erey street. between Baca and fxdift
A OA MY OF-FINEa i RTI3 ORESTNUT, abovi
Tenth
tred, - •
Open from 9 A.,14. till 6 P. ht.
CH
B ex_Wes ILIST t'seture
_
Still on exhibition,
0:00/103 otai: r(6 kiTr •A:411
1866. -BPRING. 1866.
OPENING
On Tuesdayl 4 , March
Mrs. E.Keyseios
Children's Clothing Emporia,
No 1227 CHESTNUT
mi ; l34 ; Below p paragoii A.
h side,
M
paqi
PRUNES: 00 cases Ln - tts
canisters andts boxes, 1111P01ted and inr Mee
by Joa, B, &00 108 BMW! Delaware
RETAIL DRY GOODS
CITRWEN STODDART & BROTHER
Axe In daily receipt of new and desirable styles or
Goods, purchased at the New York and Philadelphia
Auctions,
At Greatly Reduced Price,:
The attention of Ladles is requested, as we are de•
termined. to -
Offer Our Entire Stock
AT PRICES TO CORRESPOND WITH AUCTION
SALES.
CURWEN STODDART & BROTHER
Nos, 450, 452 and 454 north Second St.,
WHITE, MODE AND BUFF GROUND ,
• 1 1 41 4 013A.111,5,
AT REDUCED PRICES. -
OIIRWEN STODDART & BROTHER,.
Noa. 450, 452 454 N. Sedond St ,
mhl9-3tl • Above Willow.
BARGAINS IN BLACK SILKS,.
PROM THE LATE AIJCTION SALES.
PARIS TAPFETAt3,
PASIS GROS GRALNE,
PARIS GROS DU lECINE,_
WITH A PULL LINE OR SWISS MOM . .
•
.t • .•
Pries. from $1 23 to #2 per yard. • , '
•
CURWEN ,STODDART & BROTHER,,
Nos. 450, 457. and 454 North SECOND Street,
mhl9 at Above Willow,
WHITE AND BUFF MARSEILLES,
At Reduced PriCos
CURWEN STODDART d BROTHER,
Nos. 450, 452 and 454 N. SECOND Street,
mhl9-3t Above Willow
French Chintzes and Percales,
AT REDUCED PRICES.
CURIVEN BTODDART & BROTHER-
Nos. 450, 4:s2aztd 454 N. SECOND Stzegt,
man-3c • Abofe
03---rt WWI :119fzio WILOV IVY ;i1 DI 1.14
1866. Spring IF:•pcirtation. 1866.
E. M. NEDLES
Has Just opened, Emig
11,000 PIECES WHITE GOODS,'
In PI,AIN, FANCY,STRIRED PLAID and
Figured Jaconets, Cambrics, N a insook, Dimi.
ties Swiss. Mulland other Husifin% oompriz.
ing a most complete stock to whic h the atten
tion of purchasers to solicited as they are of.
fered at a large REDIICT.i.OZT from last SEA:
SON'h PRICES.
100 pieces SHIRRED MUSLIN'S for Bodies.
Lito pieces PIQUES in all varieties of style and
price from 00c. to $l. So.
to PARIS GOFFER.EID WS, newest
styles, of my own importati SKE on.
?t tic Ic frlfilizil)riltZfilizics:4M---c-111
tLee invite the attention of their friends a,.
others to their large and well assorted Spring Stock
comprising, in part,
COATI G GOODS,
Superrnick French Cloth.
Colored Cloths, of all kinds,:
BlackTricot Coatings.
Fancy French Coatings,
Super Silk Mixed Orgatin=,
Tweeds. of every shae and quality,-
PANTALOON STUFFS.
Black French Doeskins, the finest texture,
Black French Cassimeree, the finest terrors%
New styles of Fancy
Plain and neat stales Cassitneres.
Mixed Doeskins and CaP , lmeres.
rink Mixed and Plaid Casstmeres. .
Cords,l3eaverteens and Velveteens.
Cassimeres for Snits, all sWes. '
also, a large assortment or Goods expresely adapted` ,
to Boys' wear, for sale cheap. JA
..M..,M- & LEE,
No. 11 north Second st., sign of the Golden lamb.
IYRE et. LANDELL, FOURTH AND ARM harp.-
I replenished their assortment of
STAPLE BOUSESOLD, GOODS,
And are now 11#17 prepared h0r13321c. wlll2m.
GOOD MUS.LENS, BY
GOOD SHIRTIN G LINENS,
GOOD TABLE LINMNB.
GOOD BED TICKING&
GOOD WHITE FLANNELS'. •
GOOD - FINE BLANKETS.
GOOD DAMASK NAPKINS.
BUFF MARSEILLES QUALTS,
PINK MARSEILL.3 QUILTS.
FINEST AND LARGEST Ntitu...r.g Do -
Lusa BIRD-EYE AND SCUMS ....‘- ___Towmaskrea •
A
NEW LOT OF BRILLIANTS. a-ccazdaa.ns,
SPRING STYLE CIIINTZES, PERCALES, -
EDWIN HALL & CO., 26 South Second street, would' ,
invite the attention of the Ladies to their stock or
ervirg, and recommend them purchasing now, as we
have no doubt of their having to pay aatuch advanced'
price for them nextrmonth and the coming spring.
Colored Moire Antiques,
Black Moire Antiques,
Colored Corded Silks,
Colored Posit de Sols,
Black Corded Silks,
Pagrk. Gros Grained,
Black Taffetas, _
Black Gros de Blame,
N. B.—A fine stock of Evening Silks on hand.
5 BLACK 9LPACAB,
0-ceg and
00 Wide Bias 00l Delaines. • .
60 for finest r. wide Black Ceshmeres.
12 for new Sprin Shades Wide Wool Delatnes.
New White Piques, tes, Carrabrics, Plaids, &EL— -
Heavy Nursery Diapers, some extra wide goods,
Fine Towels; 40cent Towels— a bargain,
g.t and fa Napkins are much under value.
Itichardson's Heavy Lbirting and tine Fronting
.Llness.
COOPER AWNABB,
E 3. F.,. corner Ninth and atreein.
PDfiE Wiirrh, MOHAIR GLACE, with a B
/ 1 1 4. TA/V j ust adapted for Evening Dresses.
White Lish Poplins,
White Wool Poplins,
Pearl Color Irish Poplitus,
White Opera Cloths.
White Cloths, with spotts.-
, Scarlet Cloths.
EDWIN A AT.T. a. CO.. 26 South Second st.
A rrnmsTrioN! ATTENTION!
.REDUCTI ON' IN PRI f...k
Poplins and Mobairs, 20 per cunt,. off.
•
rode and Black Alpacas, at low figures.
5-4 Wool de Lalnes, t 3734. and $l / 2 36.
Blue, Green and Flack Plaids, at 40 cents. .
De Lidnes and Challies, at 2.5 cents. '
A full line of American and English Calicoes.'
4-4 Vnbleached _lluelin, good, at 25 cents at •
eTOKA'S & WOOD'S, 702 Arch street,
GLASSWARE.
PHILADELPHIA
Window GLASS Viarehouse,4
BENJAMIN EC SHOEMAKER,
AGENT FOR THE
FRENCH PLATE GLASS
COMP &NIES
IMPORTER OF
English, Freneh and German
Window and Picture Glass
And Looking Glass Plates'
ANIIPLOTIMER OP • ' ,
America% Window, Picture and Car - (Rasa:
Ornamental and Colored Glam.
205 and 207 North Fourth Street
,
LOST AND FOUND.
T 08T , 08 M e l N SLA nter lD— prls P e ° l l n ie s Y nraxi N° ce . 553 C0' in da p t lJ 1360 ; of rni De? ,lsB6 l ea - -17
to Robert 3fcElnleY, and transferred' to EnosSmed • •
ley, owner. Tbe finder will confer a favor by return
ing i s to • ' 'ENOS SMEDLEY;
lobs-th sa to st* West Chester, Pa,
Above Willow.'-