The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-05-11
xLIIld CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE. t
Tho Senate considered tho billt enable the
Monnonites from RuAAiI, 10 eject pormae
States. Mr.. Ramsey, Of MINI, submitted an
amendment providing tina. in The 9th section Of
the bill tho aggregate Of lands held under
declaration statements shall not at any one time
exceed 100000 acrOa, instead Of 900, 900, Is
reported by tho committee. Nor LhAll any one
filing embrace more than 10000 acres, instead
Of 10000, Agreed TO. Mr., Ramsey also sub
mitted an amendment TO tho ID section Of the
bill providing that location might also DO made
upon certain Indian lands in Minnesota, held
In trust by the Government, not exceeding 160
acres for each member Of the society. Agreed
to.
Davis, OF ". Va, introduced q bill 70 reduce
the tax on the circulation Of state banks to an
amount equal to that paid by national banks.
lie said the tax on national bank circulation
was one por cont. and that on State bank cir
oulAtion ten per cont, which practically pre-.
vented any circulation OF the latter class. He
saw no reason why national banks should have
the advantage over State banks ten TO one.
Tho Senate passed tho blu Rmendatory Of tho
act TO provide internal revenue TO support the
Government to pay tho interest on the public
debt, aud for otherpurposea, approved June 80,
1854. II provides that no legal document or
paper required by law TO DO stamped which was
made, signed or issued in tho Southern States
prior 10 tho LIST Of June, 1906, shall DO deemed
or held as invalid and OF no effect, by reason Of
tho failure to impose thereon the required
stamp.
Mr.. Stewart, OF New, introduced a bin 70
prohibit national banks from lending money on
money as security and for other purposes, To-
forred 70 the Committee on Finance
HfN tutnHa,,. lNaa aSk HaNa.
merce aud Routes, In presenting their report,
delivered long speech, He said that the value
OF commodities moved by railroads in 1872 was
over $40 000, 900, 900, for which their gross re-
ceipts Woro sl7S, 2il ,065 and yCt the facilities
arc inadequate to supply tho demand. Con-
sequently agriculture d paralyEed and labor
interests lAngutAh. Tho various routes for
carrying Western produce 10 the seAboard were
spoken Of in detail, and tho committooa OBJ
seryations and conclusions stated.
Mr.: Edmnnds, OF VI, introduced, by request
bill to provide for commission upon the
subject OF postal tolegrlphy Referred 10 the
Committee on Post ofleos and Post Roads.
Tie Chairman OF tue Judiciary Committee
reported unfAyorAbly on the BILLS 10 relieve tho
political disabilities Of J. ". Bennett OF Mary
land, John Forsyth OF Alabama. George Pickett
OF Virginia David A. TeliAr, Of North Caro-
lima, and Raphael Semmes Of Alabama. Most
Of these bills did not have the necessary petit
lions from the parties named, and tho latter
one tho committee was not disposed TO consider
fayorably, However, the committee was dis
charged from their further consideration.
The veto message OF tho President OF the
Financial bill was considered, and the Chair An
nounced that tho Finance bill was before tho
Senate, and the question was, Should II pass,
notwithstanding the Presidents objections
Upon this question tho Constitution required
that tho vote should DO takon by yeas aud nays.
No ono taking the floor tho roll was called, and
the vote resulted Rs follows,
YRAss-Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Foreman, Cam
eron, Carpenter, Clayton, Uonoyer, Dennts,
Dorsey, Ferry (Mieh.0, Goldthbditt, Gordon,
Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls,, JohnlloF, Lewis,
Logan. MoCreery Aerrinon, Mitchell, Nor
GOOD, oglesby, Patterson, peAse, Pratt, Ramsey,
Robertson, spencer, sPRkouE, T1PToN, West,
Window and WTight-Si.
NLYA-M essre. Anthony, Bdydrd, Boutwell,
buckingham, Chandler, conkling, crsgin,
Dapi,, Edmunds, FESTos, Ferry Conn.,.
Flanagan, Frelinghuynep, Gilbert, Hdger,
Hamilton (Nd(. Hamilton CTexasl Hanlin,
Howe, Jones, Kelley, Morrill, (yt), Sargent,
Thurman aud wadlelgh-50.
Democrats in Italics and Liberals In small
capitals.
bill was lost.
Mr.. Southland, Of Ohio, offered . resolution
instructing tho Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to inquire and report tho reasons why the
s26, 700 900 OF national bank currency, author
lied To- DO withdrawn from the States having
more than their proportion, has not been with.
drawn and distributed under the provisions Of
tho act OF tho 18th Of July, 1870, and what
further legAlation ID necessary TO secure that
result.
Mr.. Hereford, OF w. Va, introduced q bill
providing that the tai on Stale banks shall not
DO other or greater than tho tAx on national
banks. ~ 'Fa
Bills were introduced repeating all statutes
which forfeit widows pensions for second mar
riago; TO permit parties to testify In their own
defense in United States courts; 70 provide q
free system OF national banking and for the
resumption Of specie payments; TO facilitate
the resumption Of specie payments, and 70
prevent fluctuations In the value OF United
States notes, repeating al laws imposing q tax
on State banksi TO impose tar Of I've per
cont on all incomes Of individuals and corpora.
iotts exceeding 81, 900 declaring Il opprcssive
10 impose additional taxation, and inoxpcdictt
to retreneh en- necessary appropriations already
made In the interests OF commerce, and prr-
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tho issue OF an additional fity millions OF legal
tender notes.
Mr.. Negley, Of Penn, asked leave 10 offer q
resolution instructing the Committee on Mill
tAry Affairs to prepare aud report . bill To
amend the act OF The 9Th OF June, 1917, relative
70 soldiers and sailors homesteAds, 80 rs to
allow honorably discharged soldiers ard sailors,
their widows and orphan children 10 acquire
homesteads on the public lands, without being
required 10 commence settlement and improve
ment.
striking out the paragraph requiring the do
partment clerks 10 work seven hours day
instead Of SIX was struck out. number Of
amendments were made to tho bill and Il
passed.
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