Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-31
FQrty.SecOnd Congressional Session
W 4 ARLINGTON, ~.
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Mr.. Van Trump denied certain newspaper
assertions relative to his course on the XII
Klux committee.
The report of the public building commit
tee on the Seneca sandstone investigation
was made and ordered to be printed.
The House refused to suspend the rules to
pass the bill prohibiting the issue of bank
notes except by federal or State banks.
The bill for letter security of bank re-
serves was passed under suspension Of rules.
1t provides that the Secretary of Treasury be
authorized to receive L. S. notes on deposit
without interest from National banks of not
less than SO, 1000 and the issue of certificate:
thereon of not less than $1,000, said rertit
Gates being payable on demand where the de
posts are made, the notes there deposited
not TO be counted as part of the legal treas
ury reserve; but the certificates may be
counted by the national banks as a part OF
their legal reserve, and be accepted in the
clearing house balances where deposits were
made. The deposits shall be held as a re-
serve fund in the treasury to be used only in
the redemption of said certitcat $.
Mr.. Butler being informed by the Speaker
that there not possibility of compelling
vote on the enforcement act moved to ad-
iourn, but at the suggestion of Mr.. Dawes a
recess was taken till evening when there will
be general debate only.
bill was reported authorizing the Secre.
tary of the Treasury to purchase a site il
| Philadelphia for post office, the expense OF
/ both site and building not to exceed millior
and half dollars.
A hill to amend the enforcement act ant
the supplemental civil rights bill was report,
ed
| Mr.. Sumner offered a joint resolution
amending the constitution by providing To-
the election of the President by the dlrec
vote of the people and abolishng the Vice
| Presidency.
number of pension bills were reported
and passed.
The tariff bill came up. The question wa
on adding the House bill appointing labo
commission. The salary of the secretary 0
the commission was made S2500.
| An amendment was adopted providing TO
! the appointment of three commits soners L
hold office one year, to consider and exam
inc the various plans and methods of raising
revenue and report the best tax and tariff
system they can devise, having regard to tht
interests OF labor in its relation 10 capital ant
otherwise, and having regard also to the in
terests of commerce and of all classes of tht
American people.
The question was finally taken on the labor
commission amendment to the tariff bill, anC
was lost.
Mr.. Fenton offered an amendment to til,
tariff bill adding to the duty on salt as fixeC
( by the bill 20 per cent. ad yalorem, and adj
yocating it. The salt interest he said wa,
entitled to the same consideration as iron
wooden, cotton and other great interests, and
this duty at least was necessary, in order &c
do it justice.
Mr.. Chandler said it should be thirty pei
cent. He noticed that New England Senators
were all in favor of a low duty on salt, about
II l-2 per cent, and he gave notice that i
they reduced the duty on salt he would try
to have the duties on New England manufac
lures reduced to the same extent. II II l..