Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-24

the Sena,e Finance Committee were re-
jected, and when the Senate adjourned,
the lill having been completed in
committee of the whole, and it was
very little different from the bill passed
by the House. The three per cent rate
of interest was retained, as was also the
clause making it compulsory on nation
al banks to deposit the new bonds as Sc
curity for their circulation. The only
change of any moment agreed upon was
| that making the bonds 5-20S, instead OF
BIOS.
In the House the Harbor Bill was
again taken up, and was passed in very
few minutes. Mr.. Cox called up the
Apportionment bill and succeeded in Sc
curing its consideration, but allowed it
to be laid aside at the request of Mr.
Conger, who stated that the Republican
members wished to confer upon it be.
! fore vote was taken.
In the Senate on Friday bills were in
trOduced Incorporating the lnter-oceaniC
Railway, and to improve the Little ka-
nawha and Elk rivers. Bills were pass
ed Refunding the public debt. and tC
erect a public building at Columbus
Ohio.
In the House motion to take up the
FitZ John Porter bill was lost. The Ag
ricultural Appropriation bill was con
Sidered in committee of the whole, but
without final action.
In the Senate Saturday, the creden
tialS of MeSsrs. Camden, Jackson, anC
Fair, Senators elect, were presented
The cattle disease bill was discussed by
i t., Il- l. irl-
wood, Morgan, Mcpherson, Johnston
and Rollins, but no progress was made
with it.
In the House, Mr.. Carlisle, from tn,
Ways and Means Committee, reported ;
bill repeating all the laws imposing tax
es on bank checks. drafts, and orders
bank deposits, friction matches, medica
preparations, perfumery, cosmetics, co
!: logne, and other articles. Referred t.
the Committee of the Whole. MI
Whitthorne reported back the bill fo
the registration and enrolment OF an,
vessel built i'll foreign country. Re
ferred to the Committee on Ways ant
!; Means. The agricultural appropria
ton bill was considered in COMMITTEE
of the Whole, and an amendment wa
adopted apprOpriating $4,000 for tn
|; purchase and propagation and diStribu
ton of seeds, and providing an equa
proportion of three-fourths of all seed
} shall, at their request, be supplied t,
Senators and Representatives, for dis
) tribution among agricultural cOnstitu
} ents. The committee then rose withou
: concluding the bill, and the cOnferenc
report on the army appropriation bill
} was agreed to.
In the Senate Monday the credential
of Gen. Harrison, Senator elect from In
diana, were presented. The House pos
J route bill was passed. The legislativ
appropriation bill was taken up and de
= bated.
} In the House, Sunday next was fxe,
upon for the ceremonies in memory o
, Fernando Wood. A bill was Introduce
; to create Board of Fiscal Inspector
to watch over the collections and eX
} penditures of the public Treasury. Th
} Senate amendments to the Indian aI
preparation bill, continuing the Indial
: Commission, were disagreed to, and
! new conference committee, consisting O
; Messrs. Wells, Huhbell, and Singleton
) of Mississippi, was appointed. A bill
; Incorporating the Cherokee and Arkan
sas River Railroad Company, for tn
, purpose of constructing railroad from
Arkans City, Kansas, through Indlal
! Territory to Fort Smith, Ark, was pass
/; ed. A motion to adjourn over Wash
ington's Birthday was defeated.