The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-12
FoRTY-srxTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. February II
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WASHINGTON, February II.
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Mr.. Cockrell, from the Committee OF
Claims, reported adversely on the bill
grantinga a pension to the widow Of the lat,
General Custer. AT the request Of Mr.
Ferry the bill was placed on the calendar
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee OF
Judiciary, reported a bill to amend section
5352 OF the revised statutes, in reference tc
bigamy and polygamy. Placed on the cal
endar. 5s''-
Mr.. Randolph moved to take up the
bill forthe relief Of Fitz John Porter.
Mr.. Logan desired that when the bill
should be taken up, it might be outside
the morning hour so that the discussion
would not be broken up by the expiration
ofthe hour. Mr.. Randolph then asked
that the'bill be made the special order fol
Monday next after the morning hour.
Agreed to. ~
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Eaton
requesting the President to transmit copies
OF all correspondence with foreign gov
ernments or their representatives In rela-
ton to the interoceanic canal. Passed.
The bill directing the Postmaster Gen.
eral to readjust the salaries OF certain
postmasters, in accordance with the pro.
vision OF. section s. OF the act OF June 12,
1855, was passed.
The morning hour expiring, the consid-
Grafton was resumed OF the bill to ascer-
tain the amount of land located in
military warrants, &C., and Mr.. Edmunds
continued his remarks thereon.
The Vice President laid before the Sem
ate letter from the Secretary OF War, re-
commanding an appropriation Of $4,000
for the construction OF permanent brick
buildings for quarters for troops at Fort
Leavenworth, KS. ~
Mr.. Hill (Col. }, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported fayorably the bill
for the reclamation of arid and waste
lands. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds, reported
bill for the erection ola public building
at Denver. I
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs, reported with amendments,
q bill for the relief OF the Winnebago In
dians in Wisconsin, and to aid them to
obtain subsistence by agricultural pur.
suits, and 10 promote their civilization.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Edmunds argued that the five per
cent referred TO IN the enabling acts Of the
States named in the bill was five per cent
OF the cash revenue from the sales OF the
public lands. 1.-THE revenues were small
the States would get little, but they would
suffer no injustice on that account. Loca-
ton on military warrants was not sale
and nothing could be claimed by States on
lands so located. He stated the amount
OF land located on warrants to be sixty
million acres. Five per cent OF its valua-
ton would be aboutfour million dollars.
II due it should be paid, but he thought
he had shown 1t was not due.
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke In favor OF the bill.
The enabling acts referred TO contained In
the provisions that themoney received By
States should be devoted to public i'm
provements. The spirit Of these provis-
ions had been observed whether the par
ticular money received by States from the
Government was at once paid out on i'm
proyements or whether It went into the
Treasury and other money was used for
improvements was immaterial. This
money formed but small part OF the
money expended by States on internal
improvements. He showed that in 1856
the former policy regarding 5 per cent
was abandoned, and, instead OF 2 per cent
being expended by the General Govern
mentand 3per cent by the State Govern
ment, Congress provided for the payment
OF the whole 5 per cent TO the State
and included Indian reservations ai
"sales" in estimating the amount. Thif
bill proposes to treat locations on
bounty warrants as sales. He sup
ported this provision on grounds oi
equity.
Mr.. Mcdonald yielded to 8 motion BY
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, for an execu
tive session, which was agreed to, ant
when the doors reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Price submitted the report Of thl
Committee on Banking and Currency upol
the affairs OF the German National Bank
Of Chicago. 1t states that the testimon!
taken demonstrates that great irregularit!
had been produced, so far as the Comp
troller Of tho Currency and Receiver wer
concerned. The testimony indicates I
disposition on their part to protect th
stockholders and creditors. In the opin
ion Of the committee the, principal caus
Of failure was that the directors utterl
failed in their duty. The committee re
commends that the National Bank act b
so amended as TO hold oil directors TO
strict accountability, and provides thu
the stockholders whose duty II Is to cleo
directors shall in no case be relieved from
, responsibility to the creditors Of thei
bank, until they have paid not only tn
amount Of stock held by them but ais
an additional sum equal to said stock
, The report was ordered to be printed, an
! laid on the table.
| Mr.. Warner, from the Committee
Coinage, Weights and Measures, reporte
) back the bill amending section 1854 Of II
!. revised statutes. Printed and recommitte
!. It provides that section 1854 shall
/. amended so Us to read as follows: tt
Q value Of foreign coins rs expressed
0 money OF account Of the United Stat
!. shall be that Of pure metal OF such coli
D OF standard weight as compared vii
2 pure metal in the standard coins Of 4
!. United States, and the values Of gold at
d silver coins Of the various nations ot y
world knownto our commerce ghall be |
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