, 1874-05-15
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

CHANCE or NAME.
Mr.. FARWELL, from tho Banking Commit
too reported bill to authorize the Fiat Nation
that of tls Fi1ss National Dank Of Morris.
Passed.
Mr. DURHAM, from the Same Committee, re-
ported \ bill to amend the charter Of the Freed
tho duty OF tho bank ofaoers to maks loans to
the o1tont Of half thcir depoalts on uninouu.
bcred real estate In the vicinity Of thu agency or
branch Of the company. With at ienst double tho
amount Of loans. aud to collect % eoon as pos
State In which he deposits wsre made. It a.
lows Trustsos, with the consent Of the Comp
troller Of the Currency, to close vt ony timo any
OF the branches or agencies. II forbtda the
ha loan sr,oa Of m0Fe than $4,000 to o.ta! e!
payment Of more than : por cent interest on do
posits, and it provides that whenever it il doomed
advisable to wiud up the ontire business Of the
corporation tho Trustees shall eelect three COM
pstent nen to do go, who are to dlepobe Of Ill !ta
property aud distribute the proceeds among its
creditors pro rata After discussion, tho bill WAS
paused.
DEFICIENCY D1LL. .-.
Tho Houss then went into Committee Of ths
g Wnols. a[r ,s; N1hLAok in tho o'a'r, on the Dc
5lr. sHANKs moved to strike out an itam Of
&90, 600 for ront Of building in Washington, due
John ". Wright. He made the motion, ho said,
for tho purpose Of putting on record the fact
TINT the Interior Department. ronted \ building
from q mAu who bud robbed and plundered tho
indians, and who had put up this building with
the proceeds OF hia pluuder.
hIr. NESM1TH suggested that, Il Wright had
robbed Indians, TINT was no reaHon Hhy the Gov
ernment nhould rob Wright.
The motion was rejected
The item OF 918.398 to reimburse tho fund Of
Che Reform School In tue District Of Columbia,
and which had been in the hands Of Honry D.
Ooole ~ Treasurer at the time OF the bankruptcy
Of Jay Cooke l. Co., gave rise to soms discua-
sion, in tho course OF which Mr. HOLMAN CHAR
acterized the losa Of tha money a. N act Of en-
bezzloment, which phrase WAS rspudlated by 1tr.
GARFIELD, WHO spoke Of Coo1e "a an unfor-
tunate nun uho had bson greatly trusted, and
who had failed in consequence Of : great oalam-
ity.
Tia iseu1 wss passed, with An amendment, Of
ton in the matter BY the Attorney General.
The bill waa laid aB1do to be reported to tho
Horse. and the Committee, Mr. Burroughs
[Mlch.) IN tho chair, took up tho
CONSULAR AND D1pLoNAT1o APPROPRIATION nrLI.
The following IL summary OF the bill Total
amount appropriated, s9,847, ,804 total amount
estimated fos ast year, 81 $40 754 total amount
appropriated leet year, sl,3t1 $50. The new
mattor appropriated ia to pay tho claims OF Brit
u Mr. IT, SW1AN, VIC had charge of tho bill, *.
planned its provisions.
On the conclusion Of Mr, Swhpn's Bpeacht tht
| Committee rose without any action on the Con
| sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and ro
| ported tho Deficiency bill. which Vaa ther
paused.
| THE REVISION.
blr. POLAND, from the Committee On No
vision OF the Lsvs, reported bill to roviss aut
| CONSOLIDATE the stasuteR on the District Of Co
| lumbia that wero in force On tho lat Of Deoana
F! bot last. PASSED.
| House adjourned.