Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-02-01
amendment to the constitution for the levy1ng Of
direct taxes according to the wealth Of the respec

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direct taxes according to the wealth Of the respec-
tive States. Referred.
Mr.. Bagley of n. Y, offered a resolution d.
recting the committee on the Library to take into
consideration proposition 10 puachase collec-
ton Of plaster cut busts of Adams. Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Lafayette, and other public
men, Adopted.
Mr.. Luttrell of Cal, offered a resolution recit-
ing that all the Pacific railroads and branches to
which bonds and subsidies were granted by the
government, have received from the United States
money subsidies amounting to over S6t 900, 900 /;
land subsidins amounting to 220,000 900 acres of
the public domain; bond subsidies amounting to
- and interest amounting to That it
IS but just and proper that the government and
the people should understand the status of snch
roads and the deposition by the company of the
subsidies granted by the government, and there
fore insductng the Judiciary committee to
quire and report whether such companies have
fully complied with he requirements oflaw.
Second. Whether such companies have formed
within themselves construction companies for the
purpose OF substituting contract aud bnildu =
and equipping their road4. WAeh.r the moac,
bond aud Land ,ubsid.2a have bcca property ap-
Piled.
Third. Whether such railroad companies or
aDv OF them have forfeited their land subs dies
by failing to construct and equip their roads as
required by law, and that the committee shall re-
port to the House such measures as shall secure
10 the government full indemnify for all losses oc
ca,;oDed by fraudulent transactions or negligence
on the part Of such companies, and for non pay
nent of interest lawfully due the government, and
FOR any other claims that the | Cnited States may
have against such companies. Adopted.
Mr.. Holman OF Ind, offered resolution in
structlng tue committee on Banking and Currency
TO inquire whether the commercial and industrial
interests OF the country do not require that the
tiremcnt and cancellation Of the legal tender notes
shall cease, and whether common and equal jus
tce to the whole people do not require that nited
States notes shall be substitu ed for National bank
paper, instead Of National bank paper being sub
stitued for United States notes. Adopted.
Mr.. Atkins of Tenn. offered a resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to inquire
whether or not the Union Pacific X. +. Co. has
forfeited its charter. Adopted.
Mr.. Wallace of Pa offered resolution recting
the great depression under which industrial pur-
suits laboing endorsing the protective policy,
declaring that the question Of finance is but
question of labor, and that the question Of labor
Is but question of protection, and instructing
the committee OF Ways and Means to consider
the rroprety and ,sity of increasing the i'm
port duties on all products and manufactures that
come in competition with those of this country.
Referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Several bills providing fer works of internal
improvement, We're introduced aId referred.
The House then went INTO committee of the
Whole, Mr. Ho.kins of N. y. in the chair, on the
military academy appropi lation bill.
Mr.. Ilurlburt of Ill. offered an amendment for
detail of competent staff officer to act as quar-
termaster and commissary for the battalion Of
diets, and that all the supplies shall be furnished
at actual cost, &c. Adopted.
The committee rose and the bill passed.
Tne pay OF the cadets is fixed at $40, without
ratiohs. No other amendments, except that of
iered by Mr.. lIullturt, were adopted.
AAiouraed.