, 1874-02-11

withdrawn and iea,lGd shall no. exceed $25 0D0 GOO.
PcNt!nE consideration Of th. bill, tho acnnt0 wont
Into executive scssion, and aoon .sftor adjourned
HOUSE OF nEruEsEN .rAT1vEs.
Mr.. KNArr {1ll) offered rcHolu ton directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 report tho amount Of
certified cochs for olcari 1Ioto co orttcateH Of d.
ons sess st hss aS noeS a e
aoositors, and what banks TINT aro s iii suspension.
hTunnroN pAY CANAL.
M npY M M s .koa to 1y9 @ II. nn ta y; "a
ND ND thc bill was rcierred to tho Committee Of tho
Mr.. PACKER (la.> from the poa-on'c coEnmitte,
reported hilI nmcntlatory Of the General postoie"
masters. Passed.
SIR. BANNING, from tho post-oalce Committee,
made report on bill to AUTHORIZE tho transmission
Gf a 10y ,aausgr ese In null ut re-
Nlr. sTOwELI, from, Tho same Committee, rnado M
ssorsn report on ne b to provide for the pn1s a
III the Congressional District wleso tho routes arc To-
eated i,.yig tic ssgca circulation n the district
tie aa That 1t would Increase tue present annual cost
III. iFG5rR sroWRE11 elso from tho aac comnttee re-
Third class, tho ,ame and nadresa Of tho
'sner ~, my nS ws!tton sna ae tue mum
hero nay also % 10 written In a my hook Of raphie sent @
through tho mil tito form Of presentation, without
sxrA postage heinE cl!Rrged. Tn motion Of =. i.
Ioar, tho question nay apply to matter heretofore
lent.
nurnEa EXPLAINS.
Mr. BUTLER {ataaB} next rOse to pcraona cxpfann-
ou. It bud hee.l represented That tho Judtcnry Uum
o,ittec had taken certaln action With crrtnlu improper,
View It Ind also boon represented TINT Tho Commit
eo Of Ways ard Means had neun approached through
him. bY tho Secretary Of tho Treasury on questions
as sns IL sti s Ce Fsey ss Of ap na 4s
% e nsw yGk On saar
f1ftI ntnHH IN oF
two orey, Of Loisnna, for tho establishment Of two
United statca Courts In Louisiana IN lieu Of Judge
Il push tic aIorey b before nuy aetion should 10 Ind
m tho Dnroll impeachment articlos. SNOW" sail
New :. o ha q ws md q
sn ras sro to hys s care sss1 sSa
aoer New yos stae @ natr wss
hard ut work to save his friends tn brooklyn whose
acals were YER ~ dnnger IN eonae9ucnso ot tho snborn
bd Aloana, a, Ind made argument III favor Of
cindng tue resolution; calling on the Secretary Of
:ontract nndor which Stubborn bud been receiving
res cont Of tie anes collected, etc. nlr Butler do
Ei ny not for myse beea"so nm
Had to these attnckH, but 10 tho oao. Tho country,
as 70 NIKE 3
qropries they should know, authorat!vcly know the
s 't IN y ytdrs. y S ha1 f1on on VII sxo aa tht
npon tho wires every night. nssnlno TINT they
10 not know, mud, therefore, they. publish
lesiro to dissilse truo Or false intelligence .6oSt bout
Congress. have 10 words Of Characterization of
s na sufaa sa ou as
think Mcy ought to DO designated. alonld exceed
ls ao bounds I'd Of param,entary ,e nropriety and then
Hppose 1t Is parliamentary for oo to Mso those wurs
shich our instructors Of tho press hayo told s
i,acd by ono whom they attempted mako preslon
ind whom toy canozea for his good qualities, when
1nond III the New Yulk Times, You lio you villain
sou liel" [Laughtcr.1
Tho uouso then went 1 I inio committcc of tie Whole,
Mr. Kellogg III tho chair, on the Army Appropriation
Tho fourth section OF tho b1 requires TINT a claims
for stores supplies takcu furnished during the
rebellion for the Of tho army, including all atch
nentof the aovernment shall o presented beforo to
tst Of November, 1B7a, to the Southern clnima Com
hcar aud determine them. All claims no: prcscntcb by
TINT day to be barred. This section gayo risB to
ong @ sa ,any {s , offered
eotsa M woro 9ae offered 1a2y ny NJ YOUNG ofIaseng
pne @ os5ad By T.: r. MoAl for the appointment Of
An, amendment offered BY alr: spEER rns al@7
Go,a'asoners 1 iii si ovidenee sew on a viii tho o
:ermastereaeneral ., e and con:n!ssAry.oencra1.
tranxcr III ne.o cstns to tho Court Of uums % for ad
air. coDD {llan> moved M additional section re-
1ntring tho Secretary Of War; when selecting raiiroad
1nea for tho transpoitat1pn ct supplies, and wh.n
thors connecting l!ncs to cous!ar the r1ouey 7d
to lnose Pacific Railroads. mud their braxLSa from
which tho Government retains tho amount charged for
ls business, much money saycd to thp Trgaa,rs
Without dlsposing Of The amendment, the c=ausit-
leo roee<
RANK INVESTIGATING
Nj. BECK oEcred tas following resolution, which
WIS adopted:
wuEEEAs, The First Nationa. Hank of this City Of
Washington, recently bec.re tnsolyent, and
Is ncw in the hands Of Receiver III
conasqance, a. a alleged, Of lending to or placing
IL tho controfof'a single firm thu wholo Of its
capital stock, well largo part Of tho money Of isa
dsposttors, which Is iu pa;abe violation Of tue M
toual banking net; mud
WHEREAS, Circumstances attending tie failure of
Bnid bank. anti tho character If tho infringement under
which SO gross violation of law could have taken
place, demand investigations to tho end that REM
ces may 10 applied to guard against like frauds III
Hcsoired, That tho Committee Banking and Cur
rcncy he instructed to examine into tho condition OF
said bak ut tho time Of it's failure, and Into ita prior
traneact1ons ind general management, With power to
selNt Tor 1ersona antl papers,
The House I'd djouruel.
AGRICULTURAL
Meeting Of tho 1ndiaran Stnto Board.