Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL,

IN the senate, on th9 lbtn, memOrl-
al was presented, signed by officers of ma
tional banks Of Massachusetts, and Rhode Is
land protesting against the passage of the bill
for the withdrawal of currency from New Eng
and, which was laid on the table IT he Gre
dentials of L. h Withors, senator elect from
Virginia, wereread and laid on the table. -. The
committee on claims reported a bill appropria-
ting about two hundred thousand dollars to
pay some two hundred and eight loyal citizens
Of Loudou county, Virginia, for their property
destroyed by fire, in conformity with Major
Gen. Sheridan order, dated Nov q, 1864 "
4 memorial Of colOred citizens was presented,
stating that number of them had applied
to the American Colonization society for trans
poltstiOn to iberia, and the society was una
ble to send Them and asking that the g1yern-
ment detail vessel to carry them to Liberia
and bring back produce; also asking aid Of
the government for the construction Of rail-
road into the interior Of Liberia. =. The chair
laid before the senate a communication from
the secretary of war, asking for an apprO-
priation for q commission to establish mil
itary prison, which was referred. AT the
expiration of the morning hour, the senate
resumed the cOnside alton OF the bill to equal
ize the currency and Mr.. Cameron offered
substitute for the committees bill, repeating
all acts of congress which limit or restrict the
amount of notes for circulation, and prOyid-
ing that all associations organized to carry
ON banking shall be free to establish national
banks with circulation subject to all llmi-
tations now provided by law, except the limit
as to circulation, which is hereby repealed.
The discussion thereon occupied the rest Of
the session,
In the house, on the 10th, bills were
Introduced, Imposing duty of six dollars
per ton on jute and jute butts imported;
to abolish navy yards at Kittery Gharlestown,
New London and Washington; to increase
taxation on whisky to abolish pension ag nts,
ami provide for paying pensions by post
masters and collectors of internal revenue,
thus eiIectng an annual saving of $500, 600 ;
to amend and codify the laws in regard to
pensions, so as t) secure efficiency and econ
omy.. IA bill was reported, providing that
MONEYS paid into the hands of any collector
or into the treasury for custom duties in ac-
coriauCe with any decision or ruling previ-
ouslv made bv the secretary of the treasury.
shall not be refunded or repaid except i'll pur-
suanCo therefor or in ac ordance with the
Judgment of the United States court giving
construction to the law, and from which the
attoraev general shall certify that no appeal
or writ of error will be taken by the United
States court, giving construc ion to the law
| Il was stated that conspiracy of New York
LAWYERS had bcen formed to procure the re-
| funding Of duties, who are to have half
of all sums recovered and that an enrolled
| bin in the state department had been tampered
with to the change Of co nma, in order to en-
able that committee of lawyers to secure re-
versal of the decision and this had cost just
two millions of dollars. The bill passed.
In the senate, on the 18th, bill was
reported to increase the pay department Of
the army. II provides for establishing the
number of paymasters at fifty, instead of
sixty; said paymasters to have the rank and
pay of majors Of cavalry, and provides also
for repraling 30 much of the 18th section OF
the act of July g. 1866, as relates to persona
from said pavmasters to be selected. "A
bil was introduced directing the secretary OF
the interior to place on the pension roll the
names of all persons heretofore dropped there
from, because of participation in the recent
rebellion, Also, providing that tifty-three
dollars be paid to every Cherokee Indian, nov
living east of the Mississippi river, who shall
90 west of said river, being All amendment OF
fbe act of July 29, 1S4S -. The committee on
claims reported favorably on bill to pay Ger.
tain salt works destroyed in '62 by the United
States troops in Clay county, KY. "A resoln'
ton was submitted and agreed to, instruetlne
tho finance committee to inquire into the eX'
pedency of providing that hereafter all banks
shall be organized or chartered by states
zach state 10 decide the question as to the
number of banks and capital required for itf
legitimate wants. each state to provide sucl
Guarantees to depositors as may be deemed
0roper; all banks to be organized under thu
provisions Of the law requiring deposit o
bonds as now provided for. The nationa
hanks and federal government are to have lh'
keeninp of such bonds and the isslling of cur
renev and to be responsible for the redemp
tion Of tho circulation. The morning hou
having expired, the senate resumed the con
siderNtion of the bill to equalize the dlstribu
ton of currency, the pending motion being t.
recommit the bill to the finance committee
which was discussed up to the hour OF ad
journment.
In the house, on the 18th, bill wa
passed. transferring the military prison fror
Rock Island to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. -.
The house then took mp the contested oecto
lease from tho third district OF Arkansas, AM
aresolution declaring W. w. Wiltshire entitle
n toS scat was adopted-i16 to o.
o Inthe senate, on the 18th, the chai
Il laid ber,re tho senate memorial from th
: Cincinnati 'ammon council, board OF trad'
. and chamber on orqommorce, protesting again'
y any reduction in thv appropriation for wor
un public hlillings in that city,. The fenat
Il re .nmed consideration Of ne bill to euualiz
the distribution of cureeey An smendmer
WA, offered, movld'og that secretary {
B n,,.t t.r, y ,h,llralro or .'earfs.l6llir ,
/. legal tender uvtes for each doi@ II hn'-aut