The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-31
HOrSE.


MI. Aercur, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back the Senate bill
extending for three years the act OF
June 25, 1860, for the final adjustment
Of private land claims in Florida, Mis-.
souri, and Louisiana. Passed with an
amendment.
Mr.. Scofeld, from the Select Conn
mittee on Affairs in Louisiana, pre-
sented the report of himself and Mr..
McCreary, and Mr.. Speer, Of Pennsyl.
vania, presented the report of himself
and Mr.. Archer. Mr.. Smith, Of New
York is to present his own views. There
was no regular committee report. The
documents were all ordered TO be
printed.
Mr.. Van Trump, rising to a personal
explanation in respect to the charge
against his official conduct as mem
Der of the sub-committe on Ku-Klux
Investigation, sent to the Clerks desk
and had read an article from the Colum-
bia, S. c., Union quoting from the Bal
timore American, to the effect that Mr..
Van Trump had declined to examine an
important witness, distinguished
Democratic lawyer, who knew and
could disclose too much of the Ku-Klux
history. He denounced the statement
as false in every particular.
Mr.. Stevenson and other members Of
the same subcommittee also made
some remarks on the subject in reply to
Mr.. Van Trump. He bore testi-
mony to the great zeal, activity and
energy exhibited by his colleague and
to his honorable and high.minded con.
duct in that whole matter.
Mr.. Poland, Chairman of the Ku-
Klux Committee. also made some re-
marks, particularly in contradiction Of
the statement made by Mr.. Van Trump,
that Senator Scott had spy along with
the subcommittee.
Mr.. Halsey presented the report OF
the committee on the public buildings
and grounds on Seneca street, which, on
investigation, was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Weldon, of Michigan, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate
bill to prohibit the issue and use OF
notes or bills as currency, except by the
United States or State banks. He ex-
planned that the object was to prevent
the issue OF railroad fare tickets issued
in similitude Of bank bills. The House
refused to suspend the rules and pass
the bill.
Mr.. Merriam moved to suspend the
rules 10 pass the bill for the better Sc
curity of bank reserves and TO facilitate
bank exchange. Agreed to. The pro-
visions of the bill are as follows:
That the Secretary OF the Treasury
is hereby authorized to receive United
States notes on deposit without interest
from the National Banking Association
in sums not less than $4,000, and to
issue certificates therefor in such form
as the Secretary may prescribe, in de-
nomination of not less than 5000,
which certificates shall be payable on
demand in United States notes at the
place where deposits therefor were
made.
Sec. 2. That United States notes so
deposited in the Treasury Of the United
States shall not be counted as part OF
the legal reserve but the certificate
issued therefor may be held and counted
by the national banks as part OF the
legal reserve and be accepted in the
element OF the clearing house balances
at places where the deposits therefor
were made.
Sec. 8. That nothing contained in
this act shall be construed to authorize
any expansion or contraction Of the
currency and the deposits for which
such certificates are issued shall be held
as a special fund in the treasury and
used only for the redemption OF such
certificates.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, in.
ouired of the Speaker whether there
was any possibility OF compelling a
vote on the enforcement bill as long as
motions to suspend the rules were in
terposed.
The Speaker replied that there wa,
not.
Mr.. Butler-Then l move to ad-
journ. Laughter.
Mr.. Dawes moved that instead Of ad-
iourument the House take recess uu-
til half-past seven, the evening session
to be for general debate only, and the
proposition was, at u o'clock, agreed to.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-assembled at 730 P.
", for general debate, with the under
standing that no business should be
transacted. Speeches on the Ku.Klux
bill. and in favor Of the same, were
made by Messrs. Poland, Scofeld and
MAYNARD, all Of whom urged the peces-
sity OF such legislation. Messrs. Wood
and Beck addressed the House in op'
position to further Ku-Klux legislation
Mr.. Beck referred at length to the
testimony taken last year by the Ku-
Klux Committee and argued to show
its failure. He charged that while q
night session looked like prepared
srran gement to hear all the Republican
speeches and not have the Democrats
saw anything. He referred in detail to
wittesses who had testified before the
committee and expressed his opinion
of the character of many of them as
bad . ID
After further remarks, the House, at
1890 A. NJ, adjourned.
The weather To-day.
W .aurrnnnu NJ On I'm ID N -