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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
XI&h OONGRE4S SECOND Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
House.

Mr.. Perham introduced bill providing for
bcuntg 10 stdoes sud ckiIdr1h OF 4kree
mopshs ssolunteess Who we're killed Il d,ed
in AkseesicSs aise psovidins tkat oh1n .
soldier entitled TO bounty hes died while his
application IS pending and before date Of
certificate, his heirs or legal representatives
shall be entitled 10 sscssse n. htkfered TO
! Committee on Invalid Penslons.
| Mr.. Pomeroy. from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported bill in re-
lstioo To1axls4 shesests NAti04At hAakG 1t
prosides shst the Iseyisiatnre ~ each State
may determine and direct the manner and
place Of taxing all shares of National Banks
located within tia State, subject to the n.
Ariction that the taxation shall not be al
greater rate than Is Assessed On other money
shsres cfkasionsl iRaAts owned ky kon-re.
sidents Of any State, be taxed 10 city or
town where such bank is located. and moi
elsewhere. u. PossEoy refused to allow
the amendments, but moved the previous
question, which was seconded, ard the bill
passed. ~
Nj. Pomeroy, ffom he same Committee.
reported back The bili introduced by Mr..
Randall. to regulate deposits Of public money
Il progtdes that National Bank shall not be
ss9sie3 y sPpAtic 9sppsilof5 sd anyYtsisl
81 p1A6s Shese shsFe 10 ! Treasurer Or sAsst.
Treasurer of the United States; that all pub
lie moneys collected and received for the
Government in any such city or place shall
be deposited with the Treasurer or Assistant
Treasurer, and shall be subject only to the
draft Of ihs Secretary of the Treasury or Of
the Treasurer Of the United States. Any
plb,;e officer deposi,ing public money other.
wise than AZ provided in tEis bill c. any per
son aiding therein, ID TO be punished by q fne
no, exceeding 5000 and by Imprisonment.
not exceeding fifteen years.
After debate, Mr.. Pomeroy said that, as
the H6oss sssMsd % BE- snaniHo1s in favo-
OF principle, he thought the bill should be
made more etringent He therefore moved
an amendment applying the provisions to all
collectors Of public moneys within fifty miles
Of sity yhere there is 8 Treasurer or AS
ssispt TreaspFey. oF 'he pni,ea stetss
a. amended passed withou. division
The Executive communicatlon from the
Of Russian America to the United States was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Az,
fairs.
Mr. Logan introduced a bill to provide for
Ia Bureau Of Civil Service at Washington.
Referred to the Committee on Retrenchment
Oumotion Of Mr.. Logan the Secretary Of
the Treasury vas diresfed IA coE.upnieate
forthwith he names, Ne, Of all officers in
bis department against whom matters or
charges have been preferred by any one, and
whose dismissal has been recommended by
| the Commissioner of Internal Revenue since
biiity d psri5em & ~ da.ies.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill declaring forfeited to the United
StAisss cettAiA Ish1s gained to aid ia sths
lconstruction Of railroads ia the States of Al
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida,
" JGen cotshded bis sfgan emf 10 sup
tpnrt q the bill.
I 3, u. schsnler, spoke in nnpositiaa 10 the
uMashburne. Of ! Illiaais, seferssd e kis
opposition week or two ago, reviewing the
Raiiroa@ grant u iowaete The Dubuaue 4
Sioux CITY 81 stdd, ard tSii IN 1 shs Nov>
ernof f nat State had since then sent : mes
ssse e ths 4-sgislasuEe eoHpl.ipipg 4 tha.
He was in favor ofsskinf aaway all those
hand grants and keeping the lands for The
I: Ma. Aljisas rsnssksd shst Mr WssASsfuS
Twas entirely mistaken as to ths MT. HeenE
'quired from, Mr.. Julian whether the bill Ap-
lplied to Jbuat eaaobd = Mi baat ekS1A had
heen complssed7
/ Mr.. Juliaaseyiial that It did nos.a xSspas
|tba faeAA Vns only ths StoGasf Arkansas
that vss e@eetsd ~ tn bill, bat thsk ths
last coagrssa peDesd : MI ssport4d 81 ths
esassats ess ESs ssses ssa!sae e iesplp.5
!, Amendasats 4 e tes bia vsrs egsred as
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