Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-19
THE FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
Report of Proceedings in Senate
and House of Representatives.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.

w WASHINGTON, rep. 10.
Mr.. Hereford introduced bills
making appropriations to improve
the Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers,
and to continue the improvement of
the Great Kanawha and New Rivers,
in West Virginia. Referred to the
committee on commerce.
The consideration of the funding
bill was resumed, and amendments
made in committee of the whole re-
ported in their order. Seperate
votes on each having been demanded
by Mr.. Edmunds, the separate votes
upon the amendments recommended
by the finance committee were re-
served until the bill was gone through
with. The amendment requiring
issues of treasury notes to be in
denominations of $40, or some
multiple of that sum, not exceeding
$1,000, and striking out the issues OF
tens and twenties, was objected to
Messrs. Thurman and Edmunds and
advocated by Mr.. Bayard.
| A motion to strike out the amend
ment failed on division by vote of
Ito 36.
Mr.. Beck moved to amend the
amendment allowing not exceeding
one-half per cent. of the expense Of
placing the loan, by reducing the
amount to one-third of one per cent.
Not agreed to; ayes 27, noes 80.
| All amendments to the funding
bill, made in committee of the
whole, were agreed to as reported.
Mr.. Blaine then moved and advo-
Gated an amendment restricting the
requirement for the deposit of new
bonds to the bank circulation, issued
after July LIST, next.
Mr.. Blaine's amendment was re-
iected, ayes %, noes 33.
Mr.. Bayard asked for action upon
the amendments reported by the
finance committee not agreed to in
the committee of the whole, and a
vote was ordered upon striking out
the fifth section, known as the Car
Isle amendment.
At the request of Mr.. Plumb, the
question was taken upon the
first half of the section making
new 3 per cents. the only bonds
receivable as security for national
bank circulation or as security for
government deposits, &c. The Sen
ate voted not to strike out the secs
tion-ayes 29, noes 80. The re-
mainder of the section was agreed to.
The new SEVENTEEN section, re-
ported from the finance committee,
making the bonds receivable for cir
culation, at the option of the banks,
having been rendered superfuous by
the adoption of the fifth section, was
stricken out.
Mr. Bayard asked for vote upon
the amendment of the finance com>
mittee for 81 rate, instead of 3
per cent. on bonds. Not agreed to,
ayes 26, noes 36. The bill was then
read third time and passed, ayes
43, noes 20. All the Democrats
voted il the affirmative, as also Mr..
Plumb and Mr.. Saunders. The bill
now goes to the House for concur
renee in Senate amendments, namely,
$40 instead of $40 bond, com
pensation of one-half, instead of
one-quarter of per cent for placing
the loan, proposal for populariz-
ing the loan in the sense of having
it taken by the people and several
verbal alterations
MIR. Morgan introduced a bill to
regulate the disposal of coal lands
in the State of Alabama Referred
to the committee on public lands.
On molion of Mr.. Ransom the
river and harbor bill was read a sec.
ond time and referred to the COM
merce committee
The Senate then resumed the con-
sideration of the District appropria-
ton bill, and passed it.
The cattle diseas es bill was taken
up and the amendments of the Sen
ate committee adopted in the com.
mittee of the whole, and without
further action on the bill the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
The House, after transacting some
miscellaneous business, refused tc
consider private bills. and a discus
sion is in progress as to the priority
of business. ~
A motion to proceed to business
in the House calendar, for the pur.
pose of taking up the Fitz John
Porter bill. was defeated. yeas ia