, 1874-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, II. o., jan. y.
/ TIE BANKING LAZY.
| Tho Committee OH the Judiciary was engaged
| this morning in rorfecting amendments to the
Banking lay, which hRyo already been reported
aud which they expect to cali up III the Senate
for action aome time next week.
oAlE OF laItonAHrs.
Tho CHAIR. laid before the Senate commu.
nication from tho Secretary OF the Treasury ir
answer to resolution OF TINT body, giving In
formation as to tho conveniences furnished emf
GrantH. 1t was laid on tho table.
OPEN THAT nH1DHE.
Petitions wero presented by Dir. Allison from
citizens of Dubuque. Gregory. Lansing New al.
bion, Clinton, and Harpee's Forry. Iowa, aud
brownsville. Minn:, asking that tho bridge
across the mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa,
10 opened to MI railroads desiring to cross the
river On it. Referred.
MINOR BILLS.
Mr. TIpTON, from tho Committee on pnbliu
Lands, reported fayorab!y on y bill to confirm
Of Fort Koarney military reservation. Passed.
Mr. SHERMAN, from the Finance Committee,
reported iayornbly Oh L bill to pay the bonds OF
thy Louisville Il Portlaul Canal. placod oil the
calendar.
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
btr. TIL uRhlAN presented L. petition aaling
Congress to appoint committee to examine
into tho manner in which tho a1raira Of govern
nlont Of the District Of Columbia arc con-
ducted, aud especially those of the Board Of
lowed to bo present by counsel at such inyebti-
CATION. In presenting tile petition, Mr. Thur
man Anid 1t WIS ..aigned by respectable people
OF the District Of Columbia, and contained
llo did not propose at this time to Offer any
resolution for tho appointment Of auch com :
mittee, but Ao Ind boon told that evidence
would be submitted to sustain chargos aud it
would be time enough then to offer tic resolu-
ton. He thought the petition should ba print
Gj R0 that manila cnntd nen ita cnrt ente aud
therefore moved tlat it be laid on the table aud
printed. Aftor discussion tue 1notton'to print
was roferrod to the Committee Oh Printing.
coINAuE F0n FoREI1N cusroMs.
Mr. THURMAN, from tho Finance Committee,
reported without amendment tue House bill
authorizing the coltIaKe to be executed at tic
minta Of tha United 0latcs for foreign countries.
w1sloHrs TRANSPORTATION n1L1.
provides for t,e incorporatlon Of u company
tho nntnoA OF tho proposed incorporators not
lnolltaoued) to- construct a ship-Ganal around
Niagara Falls, tho United States Government to
intlorae tllo colstructlon hoMls to the o1tant Of
~ par cent Of tho cost Of the undertaking. aud
to rosorva tho right to rcgulnte itH tolls.
NEW posr-0YFIcEs.
Dir. PRATT offered = resolution, which waa
agreed to. directing the Committee OH Post
OtllceB aud Poht-loadA to inquro whether Just
construction OF tho Constitution dooA not ro-
lu're tlat I'LL poat.ofilcea shall DO established by
congross, or that its consont by gyon after tLoy
have Leon established by tho loBtnaA.er.t Con-
eral.
MISCELLANEOUS.
hlr. WRIGHT. from the FinRllce Committee,
reported fayorably on the House bill to abolish,
tho Office Of Deputy Commissioner Ut Internal
Revenue. Placed OH tho calendar.
Dir. WRIGHT introduced bill to provide for
cheap transportation by way OF the great lakes
and the Southwest. Referred.
M1Bs1bslpPI IMPROVEMENT.
Tho bill to facilitate the execution OF, and to
protect certain public works of tho Improvement
at the mouth Of tito AtissisBppl nyer waH takcn
up. The bill directs tho soorotary OF Var to as-
tho mouth OF tho AlasisBlppi Rlyor In the oourss
OF excavation, aud authorizes that oflcer to q.