Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, on the 14th, Mr.. Davis, Of
West Virginia, called up the resolution sub
mitted by him early in the session to promote
the agricultural interests of the country, and
Thurman called up the substitute for the
House bill to divide the Western District of
Missouri into two districts. and to prescribe
the time and places for holding Courts there
I'm and for other purposes. Passed. The bill
to amend the Patent law was discussed at
some length but laid aside, and the Senate
by a vote of Il2 yeas to lO5 nays, the Geneva
award bill was postponed. and the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the bill for
the payment of pensions to survivors
of the Mexican and other wars. without
action the committee rose. The
Speaker announced tho following APP
pointments to I'LL vacancies ON committees:
Judiciary, Mr.. Forney, of Alabama; District
of Columbia, Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois; For
of Louisiana; Expenditures in the War De-
partment, Mr.. Bailey, of New York; Expen-
ditures in the Department of Justice, Mr..
Young, of louisiana
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Voorhees,
submitted a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs to inquire into the
circumstances which led to the recent
escape of Cheyenne Indians from Fort Rob-
inson and their SLAUGHTER by United States
the Military Academy Appropriation bill was
agreed TO, and the bill goes to the President.
The bill to amend the Patent law was fur
to go into executive session.. -. In
the House, in response to resolution,
the Speaker submitted communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury trans
mitting the supplemental statement OF bal
ances on the loan account in coin standing
to the credit of the Treasurer of the United
states in national bank repositories. ON jan
uary !. 1873. the aggregate amount of balances
was sl6 s9s, ,l6s, and the larger amounts We're {:
First National Bank of New York. SIS, ,l07,-
94s;: National Bank of the state of
New York, S,l55,O5i; Bank of the New York
National Banking Association, S5 ISL All; the
Maverick National Bank, Boston, S5,747 ,999
the National Bank of Commerce, New York,
S2,2l7 ,9sS; the Second National Bank of New
| York, Sl5l2 SCI; the Monument National
Bank, Boston, 81 ,0Ss SCI. The remainder was
distributed among IS banks I'm sums varying
| from $500 to 500 900. Mr.. Wood, Chairman
OF the Ways and Means Committee, reported
back the bill authorizing the issue
of certificates of deposit in aid of refundiDg
the public debt. The bill authorizes the Sec
| for lawful money of the United States certifi
Gates of deposit of the denomination of SO,
bearing interest at the rate of per cent and
convertible at any time at accrued interest
into per cent. bonds authorized to be is
sued, and directs that the money so re-
ceived shall be applied only to payment of
$50 bonds. Mr.. Wood called attention 10 the
bill introducing novel feature into the
affairs of the Government, so far as the pro
ducing classes were concerned. IL would
afford the poorer classes an opportunity of
inves' ing their small earnings where they
would be safe and secure, and not subject TO
the instability of private corporations.
It was proposed by this bill to make q
national savings bank where there would
be positive and absolute security FOR
every dollar deposited by the poorer classes,
and the result of which would be to make
these classes of the people copartners in the
Government itself. Another effect OF it would
be to cement fraternal concord throughout
the land. The bill was opposed by Mr.. Kelley.
Gen. Butler, Messrs. Hewitt, Phillips and