The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL,


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. The ere
dentaIs of Z. r Withers, senator elect from
Virginia. reread and laid on the table. =. The
committee on claims reported bill apprOI ri l.
ting. about two hundred thousand dollars to
pav some two hundred and eight loyal citizens
of Loudon county, Virginia, for their property
destroyed by fire, in conformity with Major
Gen Sheridan's order, dated Nov. 27, 1864. ...
4 memorial of colored citizens was nEesented,
stating that number Of Them had applied
to the American Colonization society for trans
portation to iberia, and the society was una
Bile to send them, and asking that the govern
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 q communication from
the secretary of war, asking for an apprO-
pTatiOn for 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 s bill. repeating
all acts of congress which limit or restrict the
amount of notes for circulation, and prOYld-
ing that all associations organized to carry
on banking shall be free to establish national
banks with circulation subject to all lmi-
tations now provided by law, except the limit
as to circulation, which is hereby repealed.
The discussion thereon occupied the rest of
the session. b
In the house, on the 10Th, bills were
Introduced: Imposing duty of six dollars
per ton on jute and jute butts imported;
orla
New London and Washington; to increase
taxation on whisky; to abolish pension ags nts,
AMI provide for paying pensions by post
masters anI collectors Of internal revenue,
thus effecting an annual saving Of 55OO,0OO;
to amend and Codify the laws i'll regard to
pensions, 50 as tt secure efficiency and econ
omy...A bill was reported, providing that
MONEYS paid into the hands of any collector
or into the treasury for custom duties in ac
cOrdanCe with any decision or ruling previ
ousv made by the secretary of the treasury,
shsll not be refunded or repaid except i'll pur-
suance therefor, or i'll &C Ordance with the
Judgment of the United States court, giving
construction to the law, and from which the
attorney general shall certify that no appeal
or writ of error will be taken by the United
States court, giving cOnstruc ion to the law.
1t was stated that a conspiracy of New York
lawyers had been formed to procure the re-
funding of duties, who are to have one-half
of all sums ftecOyered, and that an enrolled
bill in the state department had been tampered
with to the change Ct co NINA, 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. 1t provides for establishing the
8 Of pf
sixty; said paymasters to have the rank and
pay of majors of cavalry, and provides also
for repeating so much Of the 18Th section Of
the act of July S, 1866, as relates to persons
from said paymasters to be selected. A
bill 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 hfty-three
dollars be paid to every Cherokee Indian, now
living east of the Mississippi river, who shall
go west of said river, being an amendment Of
the act of July %, lS4S.. The committee on
claims reported fayorably on bill to pay GER
tain salt vol Ks destroyed in '62 by the United
States troops in Clay county, Ky. A resoln-
ton was submitted and agreed to, instructlng
the finance committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of providing that hereafter all banks
shall be organized or chartered By states; !;
each state 10 decide the question as to the
number of banks and capital required for its
legitimate wants: each state to provide such
guarantees to depositors ss may be deemed
proper; all banks to be organized under the
provisions of the law requiring deposit OF
bonds, as now provided for. The national
banks and federal government are to have the
keeping OF such bonds and the issuing Of cur
rency, aud to be responsible for the redemp-
tion of the circulation. The morning hour
having expired, the senate resumed the con
sideration OF the bill to equaliZe the distr1bu-
ton of currency the pending motion being to
recommit the bill to the finance committee,
which was discussed up to the hour OF ad-
| journment.
In the house, on the 18th, bill was
passed. transferring the military prison from
Rock Island to Fort Leayenworth, Kansas.
The house then took up the contested election
case from the third district of Arkansas, and
a resolution declaring w. W. Wiltshire entitled
to a seat was adopted-116 to 81.
In the senate, on the 18th, the chair
laid before s3e senate memorial from the
Cincinnati common council, board Of tradc,
and chamber of commerce, protesting against
any reduction in the appropriation for work
ON public buildings IN that city. The senate
resumed consideration Of the hill to eqnR'IZe
the distribution of currency. An amendment
was offered. providing that the secretary OF
the treasury shall retire or destroy dollar or
lesal tender notes fer each dollar q national