The Evansville journal., 1869-02-15

HOUSE.................W w WAsHINGTory. Feb. 1S
Paine moved TO d spense with the morn
ing hour, so as to take up the political dis
abilities bill. After discussion the motion
The House proceeded to the business of
the morning hour.
A motion for the call of the Committee
for reports of q private nature passed.
The Dill for the relief of Knott & Co.,
American merchants doing business in
A bill to pay Leonard Pierce, Jr., United
States Consul at Matamoras, 81 ,4S3 dollars
In gold, expenditures made by htm from
vember, 1854, in aiding Union soldiers and
refugees fleeing from Texas. passed.
The morning hour having expired,
Broomall, from the Committee on Public
Expenditures, made report In the case of
Wells, Fargo & Co. s contract for convey
ing mails between the terminus of the Pa
cifc Railroad, which exe1npts the Post
Office Department from all blame, and re-
ports that tue dif1ieal Y originated in an
act of Congress, which threw about four
hundred per cent. more mail matter on
the route in questiol than the bids had
been made for; that the Postmaster Gen.
eraI did the best he could under the cir
cumStances. The report was recommitted
and ordered printed.
Clark, of Kansas. offered a resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Interior for
immediate information why certain land
of the Sac and Fox Indians has not been
| offered for sale, as contemplated by the
| treaty of the l4th OF October, 1865.
/ Hooper, from the Committee on Banking
| and Currency, reported a bill regulating
the reports OF National Banking Associa-
| tIons.
was passed. The following are its pro-
| visions:
| That every National Banking Asso-
citation shall make to the Comptroller on
/ the first Monday of every month q re-
port, exhibiting in detail and under
liabilities of the Association before
| the commencement of business on
the, I9I morning 9I EFF OF - the day aforesaid,
truller OF the Currency within i've days
/ thereafter; and such report shall be in the
| manner and form prescribed by the Comp
troller, verified by the oath or affirmation
| of the President and Cashier of such asso-
citation, or by either one of them and two
of the directors, and shall be IN lieu OF the
| quarterly reports and monthly statements
| required by tie 34th section of the National
/ Currency Act, approved June Sd, 1864. The
| Monday of January and July shall be
| verified by the oath or affirmation oi
| President or Cashier, and q tested by the
| signatures of at least three Directors GER
| tiiying they have personally examined
the resources and liabilities of the associsL.
tton as set forth IN said report, and have
found the same To be correct, and such re-
ports for January and July shall contain
a statement of the 81 0sS q rnings and prof
its of The previous six months, and be pub
Iished in n newspaper where such as socia-
tion is established, at the expense of the
association making the same; and Al
4 there be no spaper published 81
sucn place, then in some newspaper tC
rency within the County or State where
such association is located; and every
banking association shall make and
transmi6 10 the Comptroller of the Cur.
rency q special report, aS aforesaid, of IT.
condition on the day specified VIII never
| required by the mptroiIer of the Cur
| rency. Any association falling to make
| or transmit such monthly or other report
shall be Subject to penalty of Sl00 fol
| each day after five days. and that if such
bank shall delay to make and TRANSMIT
any reports as aforesaid, and in case any
| association shall delay or refuse to pay hs
I penalty herein ira ap8Sed wBea the SAM
snail be assessed by the Com mptrOller of LAl
Currency, the amount of such penalty mas
be retained by the Treasurer of the United
States upon the order of the ComptroIle
T OF the Currency out of the interest as i
) may become due to the association of tn
bonds deposited with him to secure circula
tfOn and all sums of money collected 70
/ penalties under this act, shall be paid int
: the Treasury of the United States.
Hooper, from the same committee re
: | pOrtesi a bill prohi ibiting national bank
: 4roIas certifying checks where they .hssv
t not deposits OF the parties covering tn
= amount certified. Passed.
: Barnes, from the same committee, lie
a / porfed u bill to prevent nati0 al bank
3 / from loaning money in nited states note
on national bank notes as collateral SecU
= | rity. lie explained the object o the bill
z | which is to prevent the loantng Of money
!, and thus making corner In the none
/ marhet.
After some discussion aud alteration {
{ the verbiage the bill passed.
9 L. Judd. from the same committee, report
: verting gold into currency. he said a Di
t had been reported last Saturday from tn
l. Committee on Ways and Means con ta1E
u ing two of the sections OF his bill and tW
+ additional provisions, and he was wilIln
Il TO have that bill called up instead of hi
! own.