Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-29

Referred TO the COMMITTEES 90 in'Ald
Pensions r,,r,,;,,oo -,
,,-I..,. r.i Tr-rrucv. reported bill IN
'sa.sn, ), ,axiny the shares OF National
- +, nrnyiles that the Legislature OF
.ars s;a.e may determine and direct the
,--~~-e -rd place OF taxing Oil shares oi Na-
.f~rst Eanhs kca,ci WlInin theif 5lh'9. sl.,
80 fs, NH sse,iictian th1sihc taxation shall
II. HI afa gsesteT rate than is assasscd on
$50 faaalsA capital In Ench States. Gnd
try taat shares Of thp National Bank
oct ly non residents Of any STATE, bn
tesaa II t1c ciir or town where such han@
q la4a'S1 and uo' elsewhere
r. EeaersT 7 ls1d 10 allow the an enc
le.fs, Lai i10gel Tie previous eaesloai
VIII 81 seconded and the bill passed.
VI p8neryy, from the same Commitco,
rfr.eft.I laA tie bill introduced hy LII
a5la ], 70 regulate deposits Of public nor.
e,s. i brownies that National bank shall
not be sa.crted as . public depository IN any
Statssor r,saec where there 10 located the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer OF the
United States; that all public moneys co..
lected and received for the Government in
any such city or place, shall be deposited
with the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer,
and shall b. subject only to the drsf. OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury, or OF the Treas
urer OF the United States. Any bupllc Of
Ecer depositipg public money otherwise
than is provided In this bill, or any person
aiding therein, 10 to be punished by fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by
imprisonment not exceeding fifteen years
After dcbtte, Mr. Pcmercy said as the House
seemed to be unanimous In favor OF the
princinle. he thought the bill should be
made more stringent, he therefore moved
an amendme mt. applying the provisions To
oil collectors OF public moneys within 10
| miles OF city where there isa Treasurer
or Assistant Treasurer of the United States.
Amendment agreed 10, and the bill he
amended passed without division.
An Executive communication from the
President in reference to the formal trans
| fer OF Russian America to the United States
was referred 10 Committee on Foreign Az
igiTs
| Dir Logon introduced bill 10 provide
for Bureau Of Civil Service ct Washing
| ton. Referred 10 Committee ON Retrench.
| ments.
On motion Of Mr.. Logan, the Secretary
of the Treasury was directed 10 commune
cate forthwith names, &c. of all officers In
his department against whom written char.
yes have been preferred by any one, and
whose dismissal was recommended by the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue since
the frs, Of July. 1857. for corruption or III
ability to perform their duties.
The House resumed the consideration 81
the bill declaring forfeited TO the United
States, certain lands granted TO aid In the
construction Of railroads in the States OF
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana and Florida
Mr. Julian concluded his argument in
support OF the bill.
Mr Chandler spoke in opposition to thu
bin
Mr.. Washburn. of Illinois, referred 70 hi
opposition q week or two ago. renewing
the railroad grant in Iowa to the Dubuqu,
& Sioux City Railroad, and said the Cover
nor of that State had since then sent mes
sage TO the Legislature complaining of tina
company for its utter bad faith In the mat
ter He was in favor OF taking away al
those land grants and keeping the lands to
the people.
Hr Allison remarked that Mr.. Washburr
was entirely mistaken as to the facts. III
inquired from Mr. Julian whether the bill
applied 10 lands granted to railroads which
have been completed.
Mr. Julian replied that it did not.
Mr.. Allison alluded to the fact that no
onlv was the State Of Arkansas affected
by Tie bill, bu. that the las, Congress ha
passed oil reported by the gentleman
from Indiana, giving an additional grant o
33j 100 acres 10 Arkansas.
an amendment was offered 20 the bill
by Mr. Arnold. providing Tor the future
that il shA.l not apply TO the grant made Il
the Nashville ami Decatur hairOad Com
p1nY
vi hou, vote on the bill the House a.
ipuFned