The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-06

Sectien three provides that hereafter all de-
national bank shall be special deposits, not
to be used BY said bank for loans or dis
counts, but held subject to draft by the Treas
urer Of the United States OF other disbursing
officer, and snch deposits shall not be subject
to taxation. Section four provides that the
Comptroller of currency may at any time call
on any banking associations for statement
of it's affairs on any past day, to be by him
specified, and such report shall be made
within FIVE days Of the receipt Of the requiai-
ton therefor, with penalty of one hundred
dollars for every days delay Of sach report
after said Eve days. Abstracts Of such re-
port shall be published BY the Comptroller
i newspaper in the City Of Washington,
and report Of each separate association
shall be published in q newspaper in the
place where the association is establshed. or
IN the nearest place thereto. Publication TO
be at the expense of the association. In
making the report each Assessor is srequired
to report to the Comptroller on the fret
Tuesday OF each month the condition Of the
association Of the preceding day. Said state
ment to include report Of all loans, specie
deposits and circulation.
Mr. Conkling introduced bill to author
ize the New York, New Foundland and Lon
don Telegraph Company to land one or more
submarine cables upon the shores of the
United States, and maintain and work such
cables for the transmission of messages and
intelligence between the United States and
Europe or any intermediate places, during
the existence Of the Company s charter. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Stewart introduced . bill to enable the
people of Georgia to form State Govern
ment, Republican in form, which was refer
red to the Judiciary tommittee.
II provides TOR repesling 30 much Of the
act OF June 9th, 1868, as relates TO Geor-
aa, and making the government of the State
provisional only, and subject to the act of
March I'd, 1868. All officers elected under
the present proposed Constitution Of said
State, who are not disfranchised by the 14th
amendment or any acts aforementioned, ex-
cept members Of the Legislature, shall con-
tinue in office until the State shall be fully
restored.
After q short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
The Speaker laid before the House the re-
port of the special Commissioner of revenue.
Mr. Wells resolution to print extra copies
was referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to secure and
protect the freedom, oil transit in the Unit ed
States, which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Numerous resolutions OF inquiry were
passed, and various bills referred
The House then resolved into Committee
of the Whole on the state Of the Union and
of the Presidents message Of 1867.
Mr.. Window made speech in favor of
the construction of the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. My asked leave to offer q resolution
providing for commiNee o. five to investi-
gate certain newspaper charges against the
Postmaster General in connection with the
Arizona mail service, which was objected to-
Mr.. Miller introduced bill appropriating
tract of land on Meridian Hill, in Wash
ington. for the new Executive Mansion.
Referred to Committee on Public Buildings
Mr.. Lynch made q personal explanation
in reference to the charges made by the Gin
cnnati Gazette and the Worcester Spy
against him of selling his frank. MIR. Bald
with, proprietor, of the Spy discaimed the
responsibility Of the publication of the article
in question, and said that his investigation
showed that the gentleman had acted entire
ly within the law price.
A bill was introduced compelling all rail
roads accepting grants of land from the
United States or from any State to use only
American iron, under the penalty that said
grants be null and void. Referred to Pacific
Railroad Committee.
An Intellectual effort was made to take up
the bill appropriating 100000 for the relief
OF the poor in the District Of Columbia.
The bill relative to the claims Of the State
Of Iowa, on account ofthe late war, was re-
ferred back to the Committe which reported
it with instructions.
Mr.. Jones, Of KY, offered resolution that
the resolutions passed in both Houses of
Congress severely criticizing the Presidents
annual message are an Infringement upon the
rights of the Executive, and providing for
printing 10000 copies of said message for the
benefit of the people of the United States.
Objection was made.
The committee rose and the House ad-
journed.