The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, April @.

WARRINGTON, April %.
Mr.. Scott introduced q bill supple
meptary to the act to incorporate the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company and
to aid in the construction OF the road.
Referred.
Mr.. Merriman moved that the Sen
ste proceed to the consideration OF the
bill referring the cotton claims OF r. NJ.
and Stephen A. Douglass to the Court
OF Claims. Rejected.
The Senate then resumed conslt era
,ien OF the bill to enable the Memo
mitee OF Russia to effect permanent
settlement on the public lands OF the
United States. .
Messrs. Thurman and Sergeant op-
posed it's passage and Mr.. Upton, OF
Nebrasks, spoke in favor thereof.
Pending discussion the morning hour
expired aud the unfinished business
being the Louisiana bill, Mr.. Window
moved it be laid aside indefinitely.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont. gave no.
tice that he would submit an amend
to the Mennonite bill, that anv sale or
assignment OF land reserved under the
provisions OF this act, to any person,
within five years from the date OF the
reservation, who is not known as an
| immigrant from Russia belonging to
the sect OF what is commonly called
Meunomites, shall be absolutely void
OF any effect, and any such land so
held or assigned shall be open 10 pre-
emp ptiou or sale in the same manner ss
any other public lands.
Alter sone further discussion Mr..
Window Withdrew bis motion TO lay
aside the Louisiana bill.
The Senate then resumed the cons
sideration OF the Louisiana bill and
Mr.. Merriman addressed the Senate as
to the powers of the general govern
ment over States.
Before concluding his argument Mr..
Merriman Yielded for a motion 10
adjourn, which was agreed to aud the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Southard offered resolution IN"
structing the Committee on Banking
and Currency to inquire and report
reasons why the twenty. five millions
OF National bank notes authorized to
be Withdrawn from the States having
more than their proportion has not
been Withdrawn and redistributed
under the provisions OF the act OF May
18th, 1870. and what further leglsla-
ton rs noce Say TO secure that result.
Referred 10 the Co.n hIttee on Banking
and Currency.
After the remark by Mr.. Maynard
that the committee already had the
subjec. uude, consideration, Mr.. Beck
offered a resolution calling for lntorma-
ton on the same subject from the
Secretary OF the Treasury. Referred.
Mr.. Hereford introduced bill pro-
yidiug that the tax on State banks shall
not be other or greater than the tax on
National banks.
The House then took up the bill re-
ported yesterday from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, concerning the
citizenship and rights OF United States
citizens in foreign countries.
Mr. Dawes introduced bill to reduce
the tax on the circulation OF State
banks to an amount equal TO tbst paid
by national banks. He said that the
tax on the national bank circulation
va. one per cent and that on the State
bank circulation it was ten per cent,
which practically prevented any crcu-
lstion OF the latter class. He said there
was no reason why the national banks
should have an advantage over the
State banks Of ten TO one. This enor-
NOUS tax Was probably adopted as
war measure, but as peace relgued now
he saw no use in continuing it. The
circulation OF the State banks would
be 8 measure OF great rellet 10 the
south and west. He gave notice that
at an early day be would ask the Senate
to take up and pass the bill
reported from the Finance Com
mittee TO withdraw the national
bank circulation from the States bav-
ing excess. and distribute it in States
having less than their proportion, with
an amendment submitted by him to
withdraw s50.000,000 irs.esd OF S25,-
100000 as the Committee reported
The Presidsnt in his veio referred 10
the proposed increase as $l00 0000,0 900.
but be (Dawes) thought it was s90,-
100000, s44.0O0,0CO in legal tenders
and SAC, ,000,000in National bank notes.
The bill was referred 10 the Finance
Com mi,tee
Mr.. O,th, q member Of the Com
mittte on Foreign Affairs addressed the
House iu advocacy OF the bill. 4. the
close OF his remarks the House went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr..
Woodiord in the chair, on the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill.
On the motion to strike out the
paragraph for the salaries oithe officers
Of the Government OF the District OF
Columbia, an angry personal discussion
took place between Mr.. Brown, Of
Kentucky. and Slsrkwea;her, OF Con-
nec,icut, the former complaining Of the
latter for having iusulied him in .
speech Of his, published in the R::7rd
some weeks ago, a letter written by
Brown in the early days OF the rebels
lion, counsellipg the shooting OF any
man in Kentucky who would join the
Union army, and Brown retslliatiug
by reading 10 the House Starkweathers
letter to Huntington. the cashier OF the
Fret National Bank OF Washington,
asking for pecuuiary aid to deiray the
expenses OF bis election. Brown hsv
Jog bad Starkxeathers letter read
from the clerks desk, went on to say
that i;s author was blessed with thrifty
patriotism and always kept his eve on
the main chance. He denied that in