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CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



W. Wallace, "Walls, "Ward, Warren, Erastus "Wells, Cockrell, Davis, Gordon, Hamilton, Howe, John- 

 G. Wiley Wells, Wheeler, Whitehouse, Whiting, ston, Kelly, Logan, Merriinon, Norwood, Saulsbury, 

 Wigginton, Andrew Williams, Alpheus S. Williams, and Sherman 15. 

 Charles G. Williams, Wilshire, Alan Wood, Jr., Fer- 

 nando Wood, Woodburn, Woodworth, and Young 

 146. 

 NAYS Messrs. Ainsworth. Anderson, Ashe, At- 



kins, Bagby, John H. Bagley, Jr., John H. Baker, 

 Beebe. Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Blount, Boone, Brad- 

 ford, Bright, John Young Brown, Buckner, Horatio 

 C. isurchard, Samuel D. Burchard, Cabell, John H. 

 Caldwell, William P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, 

 Cannon. Gate, Ciiultield, Jolin B. Clarke of Ken- 

 tucky, John B. Clark. Jr., of Missouri, Cochrane, 

 Collins, Conger, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, 

 Davis, De Bolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Durham, Eden, 

 Evans, Faulkner, Felton, Fort, Franklin, Fuller, 

 Glover, Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Andrew H. Hamil- 

 ton, Henry R. Harris, John T. Harris, Hartridge, 

 Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, 

 Henkle, Hereford, Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Ilolman, 

 Hooker, Iloskins, House, Hunton, Hurd, Frank 

 Jones, Joyce, Kehr, Kimball, Knott, Franklin Lan- 

 ders, Lewis, Lord, Lynde, McFarland, McMahon, 

 Metcalfc, Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal, New^ 

 Phelps, John F. Philips, Poppleton, Potter, Rea, 

 Bice, Riddle, Robinson/Rusk, Savage, Sayler, Scales, 

 Shenldey, Singleton, William E. Smith, Southard, 

 Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Terry, 

 Thomas, Thornburgh, Tucker, Tufts, Turney, John 

 L. Vance, Robert B. Vance, Waldron, Gilbert C. 

 Walker, Walling, Walsh, Whitthorne, Wike, Wil- 

 lard. James Williams, James D. Williams, William 

 B. Williams, Willis, Benjamin Wilson, James Wil- 

 son, and Yeates 130. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Durand, Ely, Robert Ham- 

 ilton, Hays, Lynch, Odell, Packer, Parsons, Payne, 

 James B. Reilly, Starkweather, Charles C. B. Walk- 

 er, White, and Jeremiah N. Williams 14. 



So the bill was passed. 



In the Senate, the bill was considered on 

 February 9th. 



Mr. McCreery, of Kentucky, offered a sub- 

 stitute. 



The Chief Clerk: "The proposed amend- 

 ment is to strike out the preamble and all after 

 the enacting clause of the bill, and in lieu 

 thereof to insert: 



That it be recommended to tlie people of the 

 United States to assemble on the 4th of July next, in 

 such numbers and in such manner as may be conven- 

 ient, in their respective cities, towns, villages, neigh- 

 borhoods, or wherever they may be, publicly to tes- 

 tify their ioy at the one hundredth return of that au- 

 spicious clay by suitable eulogies, orations, and dis- 

 courses, or by public prayers and such religious ex- 

 ercises and ceremonies as may be appropriate to the 

 occasion and sanctioned by their own consciences." 



The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 

 The result was announced, as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Alcorn, Cooper, Eaton, Gold- 

 thwaite, Kernan, Key, McCreery, Stevenson, Thur- 

 man, Wadleigh, White, and Withers 12. 



NAYS Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Booth, 

 BoutwelLBruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Came- 

 ron of Wisconsin, Caperton, Clayton, Conkling, 

 Conover, Cragin,Dawes, Dennis, Dorsey, Edmunds, 

 English, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Harvey, 

 Hitchcock, Ingalls, Jones of Florida, Jones of Ne- 

 vada, McDonald, McMillan, Maxey, Mitchell, Mor- 

 rill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Ogles- 

 by, Paddock, Patterson, Randolph, Ransom, Rob- 

 ertson, Sargeant, Spencer, Wallr.ce, West, Windom, 

 and Wright 45. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bogy, Burnside, Christian cy, 



So the amendment was rejected. 



The bill was reported to the Senate without 

 amendment. 



The President pro tempore : "The question 

 is on the passage of the body of the bill." 



The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 



The result was announced, as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Bout- 

 well, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Caperton, Clayton, 

 Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dawes, Dennis, Doi- 

 sey, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Har- 

 vey, Hitchcock, Ingalls, Jones of Florida, Jones of 

 Nevada, Kelly, Logan, McDonald, McMillan, Max- 

 ey, Mitchell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, 

 Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Randolph, 

 Ransom, Robertson, Sargeant, Spencer, Wallace, 

 and Windom 41. 



NAYS Messrs. Alcorn, Cooper, Eaton, Gold- 

 thwaite, Hamilton, Howe, Kernan, Key ? McCreery, 

 Merrimon, Stevenson, Thurrnan, Wadleigh, Whyte, 

 and Withers 15. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bogy, Booth, Bruce, Burnside, 

 Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Cockrell, Da- 

 vis, English, Gordon, Johnston, Norwood, Saulsbu- 

 ry, Sherman, West, and Wright 16. 



So the bill was passed. 



The President pro tempore : " The question 

 is next on the passage of the preamble." 



The question, being put, was decided in the 

 affirmative, there being, on a division, yeas 37, 

 nays 16. 



In the House, on March 27th, the following 

 bill to redeem fractional currency was reported 

 from the Committee on Appropriations : 



A BILL to provide for a deficiency in the Printing and En- 

 graving Bureau in the Treasury Department, and for the 

 issue of silver coin of the United States in place of frac- 

 tional currency. 



Be it enacted, etc., That there be and hereby is 

 appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, the sum of $48,000, to pro- 

 vide for engraving, printing, and other expenses of 

 making and issuing United States notes. 



SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is 

 hereby directed to issue silver coins of the United 

 States of the denomination of ten, twenty, twenty- 

 five, and fifty cents, of standard value, in redemp- 

 tion of an equal amount of fractional currency, 

 whether the same be now in the Treasury awaiting 

 redemption, or wherever it may be presented for re- 

 demption ; and the Secretary of the Treasury may, 

 under regulations of the Treasury Department, pro- 

 vide for such redemption and issue by substitution 

 at the regular sub-Treasuries and public depositories 

 of the United States, until the whole amount of frac- 

 tional currency outstanding shall be redeemed. 



Notwithstanding several amendments were 

 adopted in the House and Senate, the only 

 ones retained on the final passage were as fol- 

 lows: 



The word " whether," in section 2, was changed 

 to " whenever," and the following was added to sec- 

 tion 2 : 



And all fractional currency redeemed under this 

 act shall be held to be a part of the Sinking-Fund, 

 provided for by existing law, the interest to be com- 

 puted thereon, as in the case of bonds redeemed 

 under the acts relating to the Sinking-Fund. 



On June 10th, Mr. Cox, from the Commit' 



