The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-28

national bank notes came up in the
morning hour and was laid over until
the first Tuesday in April. Amend
ments to the bill were offered by
Messrs. Coz, Roosevelt aud Holman, and
were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee on
Banking, reported a bill to allow the
printing Of impressions Of currency
notes and bonds for the use of Heath
d Co.'S counterfeit detectives. After
explanation the bill was passed. Also,
a bill directing the officers of the
national banks to whom counterfeit,
altered or spurious United States notes
or national bank notes are presented to
stamp them as such. =.
Mr.. Coburn opposed the bill as giving
too much authority to bank officers,
who might or might not be good judges
OF money.
Mr.. Cox defended the bill, as being
in the interest of the people it could do
no harm. Once in while a good note
might be so branded, but the brand
would not prevent its subsequent re-
demption at the treasury.
Mr.. Stoughton also defended the bill
as being extremely judicious and being
for the protection of the public. The
same law existed now in Michigan and
Massachusetts, and worked well.
Mr.. Morrill, also advocated the bill
and said instructions had already been
given to the same effect to receiving
officers OF the government. He thought
that under the bill there was no serious
danger to private interest to be feared.
The country was coming to such pass
that people dare not stamp false as
false or true as true. He did not like a
moral standard.
Mr.. Patton repelled the insinuatlon.
Persons who were not in favor Of the
Government doing everything were
opposed to stamping false as false, but
he desired that within all proper limits
such matters should be left to individu-
ais. He deprecated as the thing most
likely to produce confusion between
right and wrong the tendency to central
ize in the hands OF the Government
interference with every mans business
and occupation. After further Discus
sion the House refused to pass the bill
by vote OF 81 to 96, and it was recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Merrilnan, from the same COM
mittee, reported a bill to facilitate
banks, clearing houses and exchanges.
1t authorizes the Secretary OF the
Treasury to receive the United States
notes on deposit without interest from
the National Banks Of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Gin
cinnati in sums not less than $4,000
and to issue certificates therefor in
denominations not less than $4,000, pay
able on demand in United States notes,
at the place where the deposits therefor
are made, such certificates to be held
and counted by the banks as part Of
their legal tenders, and to be used in
the settlement Of clearing house
balances. The bill is not to be con-
strued as authorizing any extension or
contraction Of the currency.
After the explanation by Mr. Merri-
man the bill went over until tomorrow
and the House went into the business
on the Speakers table and disposed
thereof as follows:
Senate amendment to the House bill
authorizing the construction Of bridge
over the Missouri river at st. Joseph.
ConCurre,i in.
Senate amendment to the House bill
allowing the transportation Of goods in
bond. Non-concurred in and ordered
10 committee OF Conference.
Senate bill setting apart the Yellow
stone Valley in Montana and Wyoming
Territories as a national park came up.
Mr. Dawes said this bill followed the
analogy of a bill which passed Congress
six or eight years ago, setting forth the
Yo Semi:e Valley aud the Big Tree
country for a public park, with this
difference, that that bill granted that
region to the State of California beyond
the control OF the United States, whereas
this bill reserved the country within
the control OF the United States if ever
it should appear better to devote it to
any other purpose. After further dis
cussion the bill was passed by vote Of
ia TO 90.
Mr.. Garrett asked leave to offer a
preamble and resolution looking to the
pacification and annexation Of Mexico.
Mr.. Pierce objected.
On motion of Mr. Kellogg, Of Con.
necticut, the Senate bill TO defray the
expenses Of district Judges, from other
districts, while holding court 10 the
southern district OF New York, was
passed.
The House then, at 230 P NJ, went
into committee OF the Whole, Mr..
Schofeld in the Chair, and resumed the
consideration OF the deficiency bill.
The clause repeating the law for the
publication Of the statucesin newspapers
was struck out, on a point OF order, as
being independent legislation, and there
fore not in order in an appropriation
bill.
The House then went into committee
of the Whole on the deficiency appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Holman renewed his motion to
strike out the paragraph appropriating
5000 for publishing the laws OF the
4Lst Congress in newspapers.
Mr.. Farnsworth thought the act au-
thorizing those useless publications