Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1882 — FOUTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FOUTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.

The Honse of Representatives, at its session on the 13th inst., ordered the River and Harbor Ap propriationbill printed and recommitted. Objection was made to oalling np the bill to suspend the issue of silver certificates and limit the coinage of silver dollars. Mr. Crapo called up the act to extend the charters of the national banks, on which three speeches were made, when it went over. A joint resolution was introduced to make Lieut Danenhower a Lieutenant Commander for his services in the Jeannette expedition. Mr. Davis, of Illinois, laid before the House a petition signed by more than 3,000 citizens of Chicago and vicinity, asking for legislation to preventthe adulteration of butter and cheese with foreign fats. Tho petition was referred to the Committee of Wavs and Means. The Senate was not in session.

Favorable reports were made in the Senate, on the 15th inst., upon bills for publio buildings at Louisville, Hannibal, Detroit, Council Bluffs and Jackson, Tenn., and an act was presented for a postoffice at LaCrosse. A bill was introduced to aid in the establishment of a school of forestry at St. Paul. Bills were passed to refund the taxes on incomes collected without authority from citizens of • Tennessee and to bring home from Chili the remains of Minister Kilpatrick. Mr. Morrill offered a substitute for the House bill on bonded spirits, and Mr. Beck addressed the Senate in favor of the onginal measure. Mr. Windom announced his intention to proceed with the investigation into the purpose of the distillers in raisiug $600,000. The President sent to the Senate the following nominations: James A. McKee, of Texas, Marshal for the Northern district of Texas ; EL L. Goslin, of Texas, Marshal for the Western district of Texas; J. C- Bigger, of Texas, Attorney for the Northern district of Texas; M. K Williamson, of Tennessee, Marshal for the Western district of Tennessee; William A. Maury, of the District of Columbia, Assistant Attorney General of the United States; Robert R. Hays, of Kansas, Receiver of Public Moneys at Kirwin, Kas.; William M. Redpatb, of Indiana, Agent for the Indians of the Yankton Agency, Dakota. Despite the efforts of Senators Hoar and Dawes, Mr. Worthington was confirmed as Collector of the Port of Boston by 88 to 14. Mr. Burrows’ bill for the protection of Western farmers who purchase patented implements, etc., against claimants passed the House. Mr. Robinson offered a resolution of inquiry whether official papers respecting the imprisonment of American citizens in Great Britain had been received by the State Department, and what answer had been made. Mr. Lynch introduced a bill to reimburse depositors in the Freedman’s Bank. A resolution was adopted directing the Secretary of War to inquire into the propriety of purchasing the house in which President Lincoln died. An attempt to pass a bill revising the militia laws was defeated by 61 to 138. Mr. Lynoh introduced a bill in regard to the duties of supervisors of elections. The Commissioner of Pensions asked the House to, make the deficiency appropriation of $16,000,000 available by May 25. The Senate passed a bill, at its session on the 16th inst., authorizing the Rock Island and Southwestern railway to bridge the Mississippi at New Boston, 111. A joint resolution was passed authorizing the Librarian of Congress to accept the library offered by Dr. J. M. Toner, of Washington. Mr. Bayard made a favorable report on a substitute for the Bonded Spirits bill. An act for a publio building at Jackson, Tenn., was passed. Mr. Vest reported favorably the bill for a United States Court in Indian Territory. Mr. Plumb explained the provisions of the 5-per-cent. bilL The Honse spent the day on the bill to facilitate the reorganization of national banks. Mr. Hewitt pronounced the present system the best yet devised. Mr. Buckner thought the bill unnecessary. Mr. Butterworth insisted that revenues should be kept in coin. Mr. Bramm spoke briefly, when an evening session was ordered for a continuance of the debate.

Mr. Gameron made an adverse report in the Senate, on the 17th inst, on the joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Chief Engineer Melville, of the navy. Mr. Sherman presented an offer from Mrs. Betty B. Bassett, of Virginia, to sell to the Government the family Bible of George Washington. A bill to extend for seven years the patent on the steam grain- shovel was favorably reported. Mr. Garland and others spoke on the 6-per-cent, land bill, which went over. The House debated the National-Bank Charter bill. Mr. Murch offered an amendment to reduce the time of extension to three years, which was rejected by 61 to 117. Mr. Buckner moved to make the period ten years, when the measure went over. Mr. Hazelton reported that Mr. Lowe was entitled to the seat held by Mr. Wheeler from the Eighth district of Alabama. The Commissioner of Agriculture reported that cinchona seeds had been distributed through the country. The Demo cratic members of the House held a caucus in the evening and adopted resolutions declaring it to be the policy of their party to filibuster against>ny attempt of the Republicans to bring up the case of Mackey vb. O’Connor, from South Carolina. The reasons assigned by the Democrats for this line of policy are that the Committee on Elections is a packed committee; that there are only four Democrats upon the committee, and some of those are siok; that the Democratic party is without proper representation, and that the Republicans, for party purposes, are endeavoring to seat the Southern contestants.

Mr. Cameron made a favorable report to the Senate, May 16, on a bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for a public building at La Crosse. The Senate resolved to postpone for an indefinite period the bill to extend the patent of the Spendelow steam grain-shovel. A House bill was passed authorizing the receipt of gold com in exchange for b»rs. A bill was passed, for refunding $22,251 to Hiram Johnson and forty-six others, it being the surplus of a military assessment levied upon them. The 6-per cent bill was taken up and amendments were offered by Messrs. Saulsbury, Yance and Morgan, the latter proposing that payment be made in cash instead of bonds. Messrs. Conger, Allison and McDill also spoke on the measure, which went over. The House passed an act providing that any former citizen of the United Slates who has been naturalized in Great Britain may publicly declare his renunciation and resume his privileges as an American citizen by signing an instrument to that effect. A bill was passed to make Newport News a port of entry. The National Bank Charter bill was taken up. Mr. Buckner’s amendment, to limit the extension to ten years, was lost by 92 to 116. Mr. Springer offered a proposition that all charters shall expire twenty years from next January unless CoDgress shall provide for an earlier period. Mr. Cannon offered an additional section, which was adopted, providing that banks with a capital of $150,000 or less shall not be required to deposit with the Treasurer bonds in excess of SIO,OOO as security for their notes. He then moved to reconsider and to lay that motion on the table, which was agreed to ,by 111 to 96 Mr. Randall offered an amendment, which was adopted, that in the reorganization of any bank stockholders shall be entitled to preference in the allotment of shares. Mr. Holman proposed that banks obtaining the benefit of this act shall pay the oost of preparing plates for new notes,

which was agreed to. For the benefit of associations which do not reorganize, Mr. Crapo carried an amendment that their franchises be . extended long enough to liquidate. Mr. Crapo moved that any withdrawal of circulation mutt be preceded by ninety days’ notice. Mr. Culberson proposed that no bank be allowed to surrender more than one-tenth of its circulation in any one year, which was lost by 88 to 116. The Speaker laid before the House papers relative to the imprisonment of Thomas Shields and Charles Webber in Mexico, The Senate passed the 5-per-cent Land bill on the 19th inst, by a vote of 23 to 17. House bills for public buildings at Louisville, Hannibal, Detroit, Council Bluffs, La Crosse and Galveston, involving an expenditure of $1,975,000, also went through triumphantly. The Garfield Memorial Hospital was incorporated. An act was passed to authorize the Texas and St Louis railway to build bridges in Arkansas. The House resumed consideration of the bill to extend the charters of national banks. An amendment offered by Mr. Crapo as an inde peiuMwUWetion was adopted, providing that banks desiring to withdraw circulating notes must give ninety days’ notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, and that not more than $5,000,000 of legal tenders shall be deposited for this purpose during any month. By a vote of 109 to 82, Mr. Crapo secured the insertion of another section, providing that the circulation issued to any bank shall not exceed the par value of bonds deposited, or be greater than 90 per cent, of the paid-up capital. An amendment by Mr. Buckner to increase the reserve fund was rejected After a score of other amendments had been defeated, Mr. Murcb moved to lay the bill on the table, which was lost by 46 to 104. Following is the vote on the final passage of the bill: Yeas— Aldrich, Barr, Bayne, Beach, Belmont, Bingham, Bliss, Briggs, Buck, Burrows (Mich.), Butterworth, Calkins, Campbell, Candler, Cannon, Carpenter, Caswell, Cnase, Hardenbergh, Harris (Mass.), Harris (N. J.), Haskell, Heilman, Henderson, Hiscock, Hoblitzell, Houk, Humphrey, Hutchins, Jacobs, Jadwin, Kelley, Klotz, Lewis, Lord, Lynch, Rice (Ohio), Bice (Mass.), Rich, Richardson (N. Y.), Richardson (S. C.), Ritchie, Robeson, Robinson (Mass.), Robinson (Ohio), Ross, Russell, Ryan, Shelley, Shultz, Skinner, Smith (Pa.), Smith (Ill.), Smith (N. Y.), Covington, Crapo, Cullen, Davis (I1L), Dawes, Deeting, Demotte. Deunter. Dibble, Dingley, Dunnell, Dwight, Ermentrout, Ellis, Evins, Farwell (Iowa), Flower, Garrison, Mason, Mo-C-hvo, McCard, McCook, McKinley, Miles, Miller, Moore, Morey, Mutohler, New, Norcross, O’Neil, Orth, Parker, Fayson, Pecller, Pierce, Spaulding, Spooner, Stone, Strait, Thomas, Thompson (Iowa), Tillman, Townsend (Ohio), Tyler, Updegraff (Ohio), Updegraff (Iowa), Urner, Van Aernam, Wait, Ward, Watson, Webber, West, - George, Godsbaik, Grout, Guenther, Hall, Hammond (N. Y.), Pettibone, Phelps, Pound, Prescott, Itanney, Ray, White, Williams (Wis.), Willetts, W. A. Wood (N. Y.), Young—l2s. Nays Aiken, Anderson, Atkins, Beltzhoover, Bland, Blount, Bramm, Burrows (Mo.), Cabell, Caldwell, Finley, Ford, Forney, Geddes, Gunter, Hammcad (Ga.), Hazoltine, Hatch, Hoge, Holman, Morrison, Muldrow, Murch, Randall, Reagan, Rico, (Mo.), Shakelford, Simonton, Singleton (Ill.), Singleton (Miss.), Cassidy, Clardy, Clarke, Clements, Cobb, Colerick, Converse, Cook, Cravens, Culbertson, Cntts, Davis (Mo.), Dunn, House, Jones (Tex.), Jones (Ark.), Kcnna, Knott, Ladd, Lefevre, Marsh, Matson, McKenzie, McMillan, Money, Sparks, Springer, Stockslager, Thompson (Ky.), Turner (Ga.), Turner (Ky.), Vance, Warner, Welborn, Wbitthorne, Williams (Ala.), Wilson —67. The measure was passed by 125 to 67. A joint resolution was passed appropriating $16,1)00,000 to supply pension deficiencies.