Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-24
A Move in Both Houses to Re-
liefe State Banks
From the Tax of Ten Per Cent.
on Circulation.
Senate Still Simpering over the
Louisiana Bill.
Foreign Status of American Cit
izens.
A Lively Brace of Personals i'm
the House.
Great Noise, Confusion and Up


eAt- - SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mr. Anthony,
from the Committee on Printing, reported
a resolution to print 800 copies Of the re-
port of the Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads-upon the bill to provide for
the transmission Of correspondence by tel
egraph. Agreed to.
Something Like Free Banking.
Mr.. Davis introduced bin to reduce the
tax on the circulation of hanks TO an
amount equal to that paid by national
banks. He said the tax on national bank
circulation was per cent, aud that our
State hank circulation was 10 per cent,
which practically prevented any circulation
| of the latter class. he saw no reason why
national banks should have the advantage
over State banks of 10 to /. This enor-
nous tax was probably adopted as a war,
measure, but as peace reigned now he saw
no use in continuing it. The circulation of
the State banks would be measure Of
Great Relief 20 the south and West.
He gave notice that at an early day he
would ask the Senate to take up and pass
the bill reported from the Finance Com
mittee, to withdraw the national bank cir
culation from those States having an ex-
cess and distribute it in States having less
than their proportion, with the amendment
submitted by him to withdraw fifty mil
lions instead of twenty-five, as the commit
tee reported. The President in his veto
referred TO the proposed increase as one
hundred millions, but he (Dayis) thought
it was ninety millions-forty-four millions
in legal tenders and forty-six in nation |
bank notes. The bill was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The Texas Pacific.
Mr.. Scott introduced a bill supplement-
cific Railroad Company, and TO aid in the
construction of the road. Referred.
Mr.. MerTimon moved the Senate proceed
to the consideration of the bill referring the
cotton claims of r. NJ. and Stephen A.
Douglass to the Court of Claims. Re
jected.
Mennonite.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the bill to enable the Mennonites of
Russia to effect permanent settlement on
the public lands of the United States.
Messis. Thurman and Sargent opposed its
passage, and Mr.. Upton, Of Nebraska,
spoke in favor thereof.
ulcClloSAOn uONI CA-
pired, and the unfinished business be-
ing the
bill, Mr.. Window moved it be laid aside
informally.
Mr.. Hamlin gave notice that as soon as
the gentleman from North Carolina (Mer-
rImon) should have concluded his speech
on the Louisiana bill, he would move to lay
the whole subject ON the table.
Mr.. Carpenter said, after all the Senators
who desired had spoken, he wonld ask the
indulgence of the Senate to reply to some
of the arguments and would occupy about
an hour. He hoped the debate would not
be choked off.
Mr.. Thurman said he desired to submit
some remarks, but had not found time yet
to prepare them, on account of the pressing
committee duties imposed upon him.
Mr.. Hamlin said further debate on this
subject would do no good one way or the
other, as the Senators had become
Tired of it,
and always left the Chamber when the mat
ter came up. He at one time noticed that
there was but seven Senators in their seats
while speech upon the Louisiana bill was
being made. He thought when a debate
reached that point, to drive Senators out Of
the Chamber, ii was not calculated to ell
tighten any one.
Mr.. Carpenter said perhaps Senators went
out for reflection.
Mr.. Hamlin-Yes, and 1 think their re-
Elections are in this manner, ''that man is
doling-doling out what l have heard hall
dozen times from half dozen Senators" I"
| Laughter).
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, gave notice
that he would submit an amendment to the
Mennonite bill, that, any sale or assign
ment of land reserved under the provisions
Of this act TO any person within five years
from the date of reservation who is not
known as an immigrant from Russia be-
longing to the sect Of what is commonly
called MennOnites, shall be absolutely void
and of no effect, and any such land so sold
or assigned shall be open to pre-emption OF
sale in the same manner as any other pub
lie lands.
After some further discussion Mr.. Win
dom withdrew his motion to lay aside the
Louisiana bill.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Louisiana bill, aud Mr.. Merrimon
addressed the Senate as to the powers of
the General Government over the States.
Before concluding his argument Mr..
Merrimon yielded for a motion to adjourn
which was agreed TO, and the Senate ad-
journed.