Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-13
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-On motion of
Mr.. Williams, the Committee on Post
offices was directed to inquire and report
what change can be made in the postal
laws for the purpose Of reducing the ex-
penses, without impairing the usefulness
and efficiency Of the service.
Mr.. Maynard, from the Banking and
Currency Committee, reported back Sen
ate bill to remove the Limitation restricting
the circulation of gold banks TO one mil
lion dollars. Mr.. Maynard explained that
the bill was local in its operation, relating
only to gold banks, which were confined 10
the Pacific coast. The Representatives
from that section were very anxious to have
il passed.
Mr.. Holman opposed the bill, re-
marking that the proposition was that
specie-paying banks should be left without
any limit whatever on their circulation.
After further discussion, the bill passed
yeas, l3G; nays, 50.
The bill repeats so much Of section lSj of
the Revised Statutes as limits 10 100000
the circulation Of banking associations Or
ganiZed for the purpose Of issuing notes
payable in gold, and allows them to in
crease their circulating notes in accordance
with existing law, without respect TO such
limitation.
On motion Of Mr.. Hale, Senate amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill were
cOncuTed in, they only increasing the APP
preparation $4,000, which Mr.. Hale said
was Unprecedented on appropriation bills.
The Speaker proceeded with the call Of
the committees in their regular order, thus
passing six committees without drawing
e
tempt was then made on behalf Of the
judiciary Committee, which was among
those that had been called and
had not responded, to get permits
sion to go back in the call, but
Mr.. Randall objected, and persisted in
his objection, thus shutting out the Civil
Rights bill, which the committee was pre-
pared TO report. To get over this difficulty,
the Speaker proceeded with the call, and
no committees responding, he got around
very rapidly till the select Committee on
the Washington National Monument was
reached, when Mr.. Chapman, chairman Of
that committee. reported a bill for the COM
pletion Of the Washington Monument, but
as that bill proposed an appropriation, it
was the subject Of a point Of order, made
by Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, and vas
got out Of the way by being referred to the
Committee of the Whole. Then, Mr..
Vance, in order to wind up the morning
hour to which the call was confined, moved
that the House adjourn.
The chairman Of the committee reported
4 general bill sranting to the Railroad Com
paDieS the right Of way through the public
lands. Passed. 1t gives the right Of way
10 the Southern Pacific Railroad, 100 feet
on each side Of the central line Of the road
and the right 10 take from adjacent public
lands earth, stone, timber, etc, necessary
for the construction Of the road; also ground
for stations, not TO exceed twenty acres for
each station, TO the extent of one station
for every one hundred miles of road. A
provision was inserted, on motion Of Mr..
Holmes, that the States in which railroads
may lie built under the provisions Of this
bill, shall have authority at all times TO
regulate AID limit the charges for transpOr
tatioD, and another provision was inserted,
on motion Of Mr.. G.. F. HOar, that all such
rights Of way shall be subject to the author
ity Of the States through which the roads
may pass.
The House then adjourned.