This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 edition. Excerpt: ...at the end thereof the following: And provided further, That the authority to issue the sm'd treasury notes, or give the same inpayment for debts due from the United States, shall be limited to the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixtytwo, and that the same may be redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, at any time within two years after the passage of this act, and that said notes shall cease to bear interest after they shall have been called in by the Secretary of the Treasury under the provisions of this act, It was determined in the affirmative. On motion by Mr. Crittenden, to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment proposed by Mr. Bayard, to wit: in line 10 of the amendment, strike out "twenty" and insert fifty, It was determined in the affirmative; and, On the question to agree to the amendment of Mr. Bayard, It was determined in the affirmative, j Jj92 On motion by Mr. Bragg, The yeas and nays being desired by one fifth of the senators present, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Crittenden, Douglas, Fitch, Foot, Green, Hunter, Johnson, of Arkansas, Johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Sebastian, Thomson, Wigfall. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. So the amendment was agreed to; and, On the question to agree to the amendment proposed by Mr. Simmons, as amended, as follows: Strike out the fourth section of the bill after the enacting clause, and in lieu thereof insert: That in case the proposals made for said...