, 1872-12-20

On motion Of Mr.. WOOD, g. resolution wa
adopted that the Banking Committee inquire
! whether unlawful combinations for locking up
gold and money exist, causing commercial and
financial stringencv, and report what Legislation
Is necessary to prevent and punish such unlaw-
full combinations.
THE NEW YORK STAMP ROBBERY.
A resolution was adopted appointing = COM
Of stamps from the Assistant Treaaurer's Office
In New York.
DIPLOMATIC.
The bill for paying the expenses Of the Mexi-
can Commission was passed.
A Diplomatic Appropriation bill, appropriate
ing 81 1885,, 600. was reported, and made the spe-
cial order for Jan. T.
DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then, at o'clock, went into Com
mittee OF the Whole, Mr.. Scofield (Penn.) in
the chair, On the Deficiency Appropriation BILL
After some Intellectual efforts on the part Of
some Of the Democratic members to defeat the
item Of 81, "a, 800 for the Board OF Public
Works Of the District OF Columbia, the Com
with an amendment offered by 11r. Holman
Qnd.), forbidding the Board Of Public Works
from increasing further liability on the part OF
the United States for. the improvement Of
the appropriation previously made BY Congress,
or from entering into any contract touching
such improvements on the part OF the United
States, except IN pursuance Of appropriations
made BY Congress-. The amendment was adopt
ed, and the bill passed-ye 109 nays, Il.
THE BEAVER LAKE LANDS.
M1r. FARNSWORTH made conference report
On the Senate bill of the last session, releasing
to the State Of Indiana the lands known as the
bed Of Beaver Lake, Newton County, Indiana.
The House recedes from its amendment and
another amendment is adopted to insert the
words, " the same having been drained and re-
claimed at the expense OF the State of Indiana
and its assignees." After considerable discus
9$- .~I+.
and the House then took up the bill reported
last Tuesday by A1r. BANKS, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, in regard to the
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
at Vienna in 1878. The bill appropriates $780,
600, and requests the Governors Of the several
States to invite their people to assist in the
proper representation Of American industry at
the Exposition.
After remarks by Messrs. BANKS and sTEV-
ENsON (Ohio) in advocacy Of the BILL the
last Tuesday for the appointment Of Commits
sion Of not more than twelve skilled citizens to
attend the Exposition and report their observa-
hons to the President, Was agreed to.
appropriation. Negatived-
The bill Was then passed.
CHANGE OF NAME.
Nr. HOOPER reported back the Senate bill
authorizing the East Chester National Bank,
Mount Vernon, Ind, to change its location and
name. Passed.
CAPITAL uIPROYEaENTs.
Mr. GARFIELD (Ohio) asked the House as {.
matter Of courtesy to the Senate, to pass before
the adjournment OF the Senate. the bill for 9
steam passenger and freight elevator in the
Senate wing Of the Capital.
Mr.. cox objected
FARRAGUT STATUE.
The Senate bill extending the time to present
models for the Farragut statue passed.
NEW YORK STAMP Loss.
The SPEAKER appointed as the Select Com
mittee on the loss Of revenue stamps in the
Assistant Treasurer's Office at New York Mer-
riam, Cotton, and Cox.
NEW BILLS.
Leave OF absence VAS granted to great many
members. Amidst much confusion and pressure
for adjournment, several bills were introduced
and referred to the House.
Adjourned.