Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-19
be reduced to one hundred million dollars

be reduced to one hundred million dollars.
The National Banks are hereafter to make
their deposits for the security of their cir
culation in the bonds provided IN the act
By Mr.. r.POLAND-Allowing defendants
in criminal cases to testify Referred 20
the committee on Revision Of Laws. s.
By Mr.. BARNES-To prevent loaninR
money on United States legaltender notes
as collateral security. Referred to the
committee on Banking.
Z Aiso-To prohibit banks OF issue from
paying interest on deposits, except in some
specified time, not less thanthiIty days. =
tReferred to the same committee. C'A- -
By Mr.. BROOKS-To exempt manufac-
turers Of printed newspaper from tax the
same as manufacturers of other prints
Referred to the committee on, Ways and
Means.
By Mr.. KELLOGG-Relatiye to the sale
of gold and bonds. Referred to the com
mittee on Banking.
By Mr.. BINGHAM-To admit the State
OF Mississippi to representation In Con.
gress. Referred to committee on Recon-
struction. 1t provides for the admission
of Mississippi whenever its Legislature
| shall have ratified the 18th amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, and
declares null and void the disability i'm
posed by the third section of article z OF
| the Constitution of Mississippi.
By Mr. ARNELL--To provide for the
representation of the District of Colum-
bia in Congress. Referred to Judiciary
IcOmmittee. Ss -
BY Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Ohio-Provid-
ing that after March IA, 1869, no Senator
or Representative in Congress shall be en-
titled to receive or transmit by mail any
letter or mail matter free of postage. Re-
| ferred to the Post Office committee.
Mr.. HOLMAN offered the following:
Thaf tn, ~ l.
or national finance, no further subsidies
ought to be given by Congress either in
LANDS or money, to railroads or other cor
poratiohs, or to promote local enterprise,
out the whole resources of the country
ought to be applied to the pressing neces-
sities Of the public service, In such man.
ner as will relieve the people from the bur-
Ildens of taxation. 5.
Resolved, That the grants of public lands
to corporations ought to be discounten-
aneed, and the whole of such lands ought
to be held as sacred trust to secure home
| steads to actual settlers, and for no other
purpose whatever. ~
He moved the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution.
The previous question was seconded.
Mr.. WINDOW moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table. Negatived.
Mr.. SCOFIELD demanded separate
vote on the resolution.
The first resolution was adopted-90 to
81. li195. - ~
The question recurred on the second res
olutlon. esTsfiIt .a.i.}.
MIR. WASHBURNE, of Indiana, moved
to lay the resolution on the table, because
it would interfere with the soldiers boun
ty bill.
The resolution was laid on the table,
yeas no. nays 81.
NThe amendments reported from the
committee on Ways and Means to the ma
val appropriation bill were agreed to and
the bill passed. aslr- 900 "a .aaz-.
The House, at 8 o'clock, went into com.
mittee of the Whole on the Legislative, ex-
| ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
Mr.. Schenck in the chair, and was address.
ed by Mr.. Wood as to the powers of Con.
gress on the many subjects now being
comprehended within its Legislation. The
| committee proceeded to consider the bill
by sections, for amendment, and at hal
past four the committee rose, and 5rsDs
The House adjourned. ali