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WASHINGTON, May 1l.--Under q
call of States, number OF bills were
introduced and referred.
BY Butler, of Mass, to regulate the
banking system.
By Morrison, to fix the term of the
President at six years, and prohibit re.
election.
by Beck, authorizing the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, by sum-
mary process, to compromise cases
arising under the Internal Revenue
laws, in which penalties and forfei-
lures may have been incurred, with
out fraudulent intent.
BY Robbins, for the election of SUI
pervisors and Collectors of Internal
Revenue by the people Of their re-
spective districts.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed.
Mr.. Wheeler, from the Committee
on Appropriations, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the river and harbor
Dill. ~ 2sg6 IA s5s-t II se..ssis ss,.s,
The rules were suspended and the
bill psseed. Among the items are,
Yl6,OOO for Chicago harbor $26, 600 for
Calumet hArbor: 100000 for the Fox
and WiDconBin rivers; for the Falls
Of of. 8. Anthony, $50 O0 for the upper
Mississtppi river $4,000; For the
Illinois river, SO, 600; for the improve
mcnt Of the Des Moincs rapids, $4OO,-
OlO; for the Rock Island rapids, $50
600; for the MissisIppi. Missouri and
Arkansas rivers, 500, 600; for the Wa
bash river, $4,000; for the month OF
the Mississippi river $4,000.
Mr., CrOunse moved to suspend rules
and pass the bill declaring subject to
local, 6tateor territorial taxation
the lands of the Pacific Railroad
Company, from the time that
they become entitled to them
irrespective of the time at which the
patents are were issued. Passed.
Mr.. Fort moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution declaring
that u any increase Of taxation be
found necessary, such increase shall
begin with the taxation Of persons and
corporations, oa their annual incomes,
dividends and salaries. Tho rules
were suspended and the resolution
adopted BY l26 to 81.
MIR. Orr moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to confirm pre-emp-
ton and homestead entries on the
public lands within the limits of rail-
road grants, in cases where such en-.
tries Are made in accordance with the
regulations of the land Office. Pass
ed. is a.
Mr.. Mum offered resolution au.
thoriziug the President to appoint |
Provisional Governor of Arkansas, TO
hold the oflkce until tho questions Ia
dispute there can be decided by the
proper Judiciary tribunals. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee. 4sB
SENATE. s 2
WAsHIMaToS, May l2--Logan re-
ported fAvorably on the bill amendar
tory fsths. act to increase the pay Of
soldiers OF tho u. s. Army. Placed
on the calendar. /
+ Scott from the Finance Committee
reported a. an amendment to the FL
nance bin TO strike out the clause ma,
king the legal reserve Of the national
banking associations one.fourth par
of the coin received as interest on de.
posted bonds, and substitute therefor
clause making the reserve one-third
of that coin unless associations shall
elect to change such proportion Of
coin for u. s. bonds in that case three
per cent. OF such bonds shall be paid
to banking associations and the re
naming two per cent. be retained by
the Secretary of the Treasury and the
amount thus obtained be applied 70
the payment of six per cent. fve.twen.
ty bonds. The amendment was order.
ed printed and tabled.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Senate
resumed consideration of the Genevs
award bill, the pending question be:
ing on the amendment Of Mr.. Thur.
mnn, to strike out the clause excluds
ing insurance companies from flina
claims, which, aftAr : prolonged dis.
cussion, was agreed OBJ to n.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
that all claims provable or to be IL.
lowed under the act shall be estimated
and adjudged upon the basis of Unit
ed States gold coin At the time Of the
loss. 49,
u AT the request Of several Senators 1t
was agreed that this amendmen ut
should b debated, and that the agree.
ment made yesterday, should be tcm-
porarily land aside. -. IA,
The amendment was agreed to-37
to 81. ~
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury to pay the judgments of the court
created by the bill in coin, and for the
purpose of procuring such coin direct.
ing him to Issue bonds similar in char
acter to the new five per cent. bonds.
agreed to.
Mr.. Conklin moved to strike ont the
first ten sections of the act which pros
vides for the Organization of D special
court and insert in lieu thereof the
House bill comforting the Jurisdiction
upon regular Circuit Court of the
United States. Rejected-A to %.
Several other amendments were Of.
fered and rejected, and the bill wal
then reported to the Senate and the
amendments made in Committee OF
the Whole, agreed to except that oil
Mr.. Thurman. allowing insurance
companies to tile claims, which was
rejected-29 to II.
\ Mr.. Clayton, by consent, offered .
preamble and resolution reciting the
disturbed condition of affairs in Ar
kansas, and providing for the appoint
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