Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL,
Csnelusisa Of Yesterday. Proceedings.


SHNATf.-After our report closed yesterday
MI Harlan Introduced a bill TO amend the
seveiai acts relative to \ metropolitan police
LOT the District Of Columbia Referred Dis.
u1ct OF Columbia COMMITTEE.
Mr. Morton introduced a bill to punish the
collection OF an illegal tax on passengers. which
De afhed to be printed and to lie on the table.
1T provides that il shall be illegal for any rai.
road or the officer Of any railroad TO pay any
sum OF money 10 any State As a tax levied mp.
on passengers carried over the territory of said
State, and any agent paying TO any State gov
purposes Aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor. punishable by a Inc Of NOT less
than SiOOO or more than $500. Section two
ing to collect any such tax shall be liable to
fine of s2,0C0, to be collected as in action for
debt, the United States courts to have iurIs-
diction OF such cases.
The Copper Tariff bill was taken ND, and
considered until the Senate adjourned.
hoUsE-Yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Butler Mass introduced a resolution
calling upon the Comptroller of the Currency
for Information whether any and what banks
have relinquished their charters, under the
national banking system. and are doing busi-
ness under State CHARTERS. still reta in their ma
lional bank circulation, with the amount OF
such circulation ding also whether any
bank has been instructed that the 29th section
of ne bank king act limiting the amount of liza
bIllty OF any person in the association to one
tentn OF It's capital does not apply to endorse
ments or collateral Liabilities, or to checks GER
titled as good.
After debate. the resolution Com,tting the part
directing the cessation Of the exchangeJ was
adopted
MIR Schofield PA offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, that the Secretary of the Treas
nry be instructed not to pay any money to w.
w. Corcoran for the use OF buildings occupied
during The war, belonging 70 said CorcoraL,
until further action by Congress.
MIR. Boutwell, Mass from the Reconstruc-
tom Committee. reported the Senate resolution
o. . lSin tvnu pvvNap "a of Nlr
GINA and Texas, with an mendment. Passed
The resolution provides that the persons now
holding civil offices in the provisional govern
ments of Virginia and Texas who cannot take
the oath prescribed by act of July ,, 1862. 1.-THE
test oath. shall, on the pas sage of this resolu.
ton, be removed therefrom, and m axes II the
duty OF district commanders TO fill the vaean-
cies so created by the appointment of persons
who can take the oath The committee recon-.
mended an amendment that the provisions of
the act shall not apply to persons wto, by rea-
SON OF the removal Of their disabilities, as pro.
vided in the fourteenth amendment of the Con
stitution, shall have qualified for any office; al
that the act shall not take effect until thirty
days from its passage
Mr.. Butler Mass from Committee on An.
preparations, reported the Indian Appropria.
tlon bill. Referred.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole en- the Legislative Appropriation bill j.,
Mr.. Schenck in the chair. Ali general debate
was ordered TO cease in one hour.
MIR. Wood IN. Y addressed the Committee
in a written speech an hour long in favor of
economy and retrenchment in the public ex-
pendiures.
After several unimportant amendments had
been submitted 10 the bill. the committee rose
Mr. Farnsworth I'D made a personal
PLANTATION relative TO certain newspaper dis
patches and editorials rejecting upon him for
his championship of Wells, Fargo & Go. Mr.
Farnsworth charged MIR. Washburne, of llli-
nos. with inspiring these attacks, but Mr.
Washburnc denied having taken any part in
them. Adjourned.