Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-18

Mr. house, from tke same committee, re-
ported q bill amending the various TexAs Pa
ciic acts. Same order.
The pro rata Pacific bill, establishing Pa
ci6c railroad commission and the bill amending
Pacific railroad acts, identical with the Thur
man bill, were also reported, and referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. HardenberGh reported back the bill max
ing it lawful for National banking associations
to sell Or dispose of legal tender notes which
they were now required to hold reserve
fund, and invest the same in United States
bonds bearing interest at q rate not exceeding
four per cent, which bonds shall be held as a
reserve fund. Referred to the committee of
the whole.
Also, q bill amending the revised statutes SO
a. to provide that any banking association
which has paid out obligatory promissory notes
signed by the president, vice president and
cashier of said association, may issue the same
as money; but if ssch notes are not signed by
the officers Of the association, shall be fined $40
for each note paid out. Referred to COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Hartsell reported q bill author
izing the deposit of silver bullion
and the issue Of certificates therefor. Referred
to committee of the whole, and made the
special order for May 9th. 1t authorizes the
issue of certificates of the denomination of
$40 and multiples thereof, in exchange for sill
yer bullion, which certificates shall be redeemed
on presentation in silver bars or dollars, at the
option of the treasury, and shall be receivable
for all dues to the government.
Mr.. Blair, from the railroad committee, re-
ported back the bill to facilitate the sale and
settlement of public lands granted to aid in
the construction of railroad lines. Referred to
the committee of the whole.
at the expiration of the morning hour, a
message was received from the Senate announc-
ing that that body had adopted resolution for
the final adjournment of Congress on the tenth
NF K&Nn ont y1Qa rpno UoA
with a. ,p1ause.
Mr.. O'Neill desired to call up the resolution
Tor present consideration, but the Speaker re-
cognized MIR. Cox of New York, to move to 60
to business on the Speaker table. The motion
was agreed to, ard the Senate amendments to
the House bill for the erection Of public build
in2s in Kansas City, Missouri, was concurred in.
The concurrent resolution for the final adj
jOurnment of Congress on the 10th of June,
came up, and Mr.. Wood moved reference Of
the resolution under the 54th rule to the COM
mittee of ways and means.
Mr.. O'Neill rose at the came time and moved
the House proceed to its consideration now.
The speaker. however, intilnated to him tkat
it was proper for the chair to recognize on that
subject the chairman of the committee on ways
and means.
Mr.. O'Neil replied with some warmth that
he was presumed to be able to say as we'll as
the chairman of the committee of ways and
whether the business of the House could be
finished by the 10th of June.
The previous question was seconded on Mr..
Woods motion ll2 to los, and then a vote was
taken by yeas and nays. and the motion to
refer the resolution to the committee of ways
and means WAS defeated, yeas 1O7 nays 1919.
Mr.. Wood thereupon moved to postpone fur
ther consideration of the resolution until the
third Monday in May.
M. Wright moved to postpone till this day
week.
Mr. O'Neill claimed that he had the right to
recognition by the chair, and he moved the res
Olution be concurred in.
The speaker gave precedence to Mr.. ONeills
motion, when Mr.. Wright moved to reconsider
the vote refusing to refer the resolution.
Mr.. Garfield moved to lay that motion on
the table.
MIR. Springer interposed a motion to adjourn.
Rejected: yeas 81, nays LAG.
Mr.. Clark, Missouri, moved when the House
sdjourn to-day it djourn to Monday. Rejected
on a yea and nay vote.
After two hours spent in voting on these and
other diiatory motions, On which the anti-tarif
Democrats voted with the Republicans in order
to force an early adjournment, Mr.. Durham
presented the conferencereport on the defcien.
cy bill-for temporary clerks in the treasury de
partment and to protect timber lands. He wat
proceeding to reply to the statements of the
Senate conferees in the Senate when he was in.
| terrupted by point of order made by Senator
Banks and sustained by the speaker, that il
the Senate. He said that he could get ut il
without violation of the rule, and he there
| fore asserted in denial of tn.
claim that the Senate was as economi
cal as the House, that the Senate hat
tackled onto this bill amendments increasing tn,
| appropriation to the amount of about 100000
| 1t had also been alleged, he said, that one o.
the points in controversy was in reference t,
the appointment of special agents to look afte
s'moonshiners." He represented q distric
which was largely interested in distilling, ane
/ where, he was sorry to say, "moonshing" ex
listed to some extent. He never would protec
"moonshiner,' knowingly, but neithe
/ would he vote money to the commissioner O
internal revenue to send out spies to entra]
men. The extravaganza of the men
| he said, was as plain proposition
as was ever yet on q man.
nose, (laughter) and he insisted the Hous
| should put down the brakes on such extrava
gance. As to the item for postal clerks h
would give an explanation about that to hi
colleague on the committee, (Blaunt).
I Another motion to adjourn was made an,
was again resisted on the Republican side Q
the chamber, although the Speaker in respons
to inquiries, said that the conference repor
and resolution for adjournment would come u
again tomorrow under the previous question
The vote was taken by yeas and nays and wa
decided in the affirmative 100 to Sc. Tn
House thereupon adjourned.
Supplementary Resumption BIZ.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following is th
full text of the resumption bill agreed upon b
the Senate finance committee to-day and II
ported to the Senate with a favorable recon
mendation:
An act to amend an act to provide for til
presumption of specie payments and for othe
purposes:
That from and after the passage Of thi
act United States notes shall be receivab]
in payment for United States bonds no
authorized by law to be issued and on an
I after October 1, 1878, said notes shall !
receivable for duties on imports and sal
notes, in the volume in existence in Octobt
1,l878, shall not be Cancelled or permanent
!. boarded. but shall be reissued, and they ma
be: used for funding and all other lawful pu
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