The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-03-21
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, IL. u, Mdrcn IL Mr.
IIardenberg introduced bill regulating
the reserve fund OF national banks The
bill authorizes such banks to dispose of
their reserve fund and invest the same in
United States bonds, which bonds shall
constitute a revenue fund of such associa-
tions. Referred.
Mr.. DURHAM, from the committee on
expenditures in the Department of Justice,
reported bill limiting to $500 the COM
pensation of clerks of district and circuit
courts, when one person holds both offices.
Passed.
The House, during the morning hour, dis
missed the bill reported from the committee
on expenditures in the Department of JUS
tice. limiting the number of special attor-
news appointed to assist district attorneys
to one and limiting the fee to 1000.
The bill finally passed and the House
went into committee of the whole on the
bill extending the time for the Withdrawal
of distilled liquors from bond.
Mr. SAYLOR stated the purpose of the
resolutions, and said its principal object
was TO extend the bond period OF whis-
XIV to three years instead of one year
as now prov .ded by law; or, in other words,
it was to give to the alcoholic spirits manu-
iacturers in this country the same privi-
leges that are given TO liquors imported
from Europe and put in the bonded ware
houses.
Mr.. CONGER said this resolution was an
old acauaintance-its face was familiar to
him and the lIou e; it had been here be-
fore Its principal claim at that time was
that the expectation Of change in the tax
on distilled spirits wholly disarranged bus
ihess anu 'hiea'eueu ~ WIN io "nu DN 1'un
ruP'cy 'ho7e ensaseu ~ 'ne o'1n ina'
ciaim nau peen PlonPit met =. .ne IuoP
.io,i VI ie.oiu''9i .'' W '""' :. " @ ;
Judgment Vi 'ne iiouse ''a.
dient 10 ehanse 'ne taN on "n. anu ~"
uhoer 'he aPPaeu! s.i"as Po"ei u
lour-yeaI'o,u one iiouse "as me-
TO extend ihe Time lOr 'ne payment Vi lne
tax-not three hon'hs as peiore PioPoee''
out three wears. lie couiu ,o' accoGu. lor
the ooldnesS ol the moVehent. WIS l. 1rue
as 'ney were informed on lne othei siIe I oi
the House. rhat 'he treasury neeueu an 'he
revenue IL conid gei' ana Una, eApenui'ures
must De cut down IN an .he dePa,'men,s ol
the Government. III 'nat were so, now
couid the Government anoru 70 postpone
lor tnree years .'ie Epiiec'lon oi .ne 'aA On
distiiied spirits ne wo"iu iea.e II W 'ns
geh.'e'nen "noee :stn, -: .s
with bankruptcy oy 'arin pii. oeihs .oI
eoc'ed 10 secret In corner Si .he eaPi'ai
oy oonnii en ioD' aPpo.S a.
and Kept out all information whe.neI the
manulaclurers m ol wnlsAy Sn seSmeu 70 ;n,nA tnN
'neie "eo " rII IT,
s.amsd 70 10 he an onin;on tba, !, wa. safe to
.nnaaI 70 Cnncrs.s to favor the whisky
-, md ~ deS,rov all other Interests
NJ, PJ-TtER lid he nnder.tood the
hill ,borouobly and was quite ready to
.gr.a IN ;ts General ob;ec, AZ a matter OF
rsI;sf and that was 10 lend at five per
con, for two wear an amount of money
sons, n the tar on whisky The Cavern
-, co,id ho,rox the money AT four ner
80, .nd ,b;s would ba a cain of one per
81, tn, w,s ali ,be,. VS. in If but he
vas onposed tn ANYTHING that looked like
f.xoc;nc q, o s,eculations and Il the promoters
'Jh"s III I.1... Al ~, r,a,n ,b., ,hsv
I'D 60. 10 an ,msndment which ne pro-
,o".d - - of,ar 70 the third section. That
amendment was providing that the tax or