The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-19
FOrty-sixth COngress-Third Session
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1881.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, February Is, 1881.
SENATE.
| Mr.. Hereford introduced bills making an
appropriation to improve the Little k1na-
wha and Elk rivers and to continue the inn
provement Of the Great Kanawha and New
rivers. in West Virginia. Referred 10 the
Committee on Commerce.
| The consideration OF the funding bill
was resumed, and amendments made in
| Committee OF the Whole reported IN their
order. 4 separate vote on each having
been demanded by Mr.. Edmunds. separate
votes upon the amendment recommended
bv the Finance Committee were reserved
until il was gone through with. The
amendment requiring issues of Treasury
notes 90 be in denominations OF ten dollars,
or some multiple OF that sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars, and striking out the
issues OF tens and twentieS, was objected
TO by Messrs. Thurman ana Edmunds and
advocated by Mr.. Bavard.
The motion to strike out the amendment
failed on division-ll TO 3G.
Mr.. Beck moved TO amend the amend
ment allowing not exceeding one bali Of one
per cent. for the expense OF placing the loan
by reducing the amount to one third OF one
per cent. Not agreed tO-ayes, -; noes,
81
All amendments to the funding bill made
in Committee OF The Whole were agreed TO
as reported.
Mr.. Blair then moved and advocated an
amendment restricting the requirement for
deposit OF new bonds to bank circulation
issued after the 1st OF July next.
Mr.. Blair's amendment was rejected
ayes, %; noes, 80.
Mr. paVarn a. pH for not ion 1nnnO1.
ments reported by the Finance Committee
not agreed to in Committee of the Whole,
and vote was ordered upon striking out
the fifth section, known as the Carlisle
amendment. AT the request OF Mr.. Plumb.
the question was taken upon the first half
of the section making the new per cents
the only bonds receivable as security for
| natiOnal-bank circulation or as security for
Government deposits. &c.
The Senate voted not TO strike out the
section-ayes, 30 noes, 81.
The remainder OF The section was agreed TO.
The new 7th) section reported from the
Finance Committee, making the bond re-
ceiyable for circulation at the option OF
the banks, having been rendered superfu-
Gus by the adoption OF the 9Th section, was
stricken out.
Mr. Bayard asked for vote upon the
amendment Of the Finance Committee for
- rate instead OF 3 per cent. on the bonds.
Not agreed to-ayes, 26; noes, SO.
The bill was then read third time and
passed-ayes, 40; noes, 20. All the Dem.
ocrats voted in the affirmative, as also Mr..
Plumb and Mr.. Saunders.
The bill now goes to the House for con.
currence in the Senate amendments name
", - 20 instead OF a 80 bond; a COM
pensatiOn Of half instead OF quarter OF
per cent. for placing the loan; provision
for populariZing the loan in the sense OF
having it taken by the people, and several
verbal alterations.
Mr.. Morgan introduced a bill to regulate
the disposal OF cOal.lands in the State OF
Alabama. Referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Ransom the river and
harbOr bill was read second time and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Commerce.
The Senate then resumed the cODsidera-
ton of the District appropriation bill and
passed il.
The cattle.dlseases bill was taken up, and
the amendment of the Senate committee
adopted in Committee OF the Whole.
Without further action on the bill the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After transaciiDg miscellaneous business,
a motion to proceed TO The business Of the
House calendar for the purpose OF taking
up the Fitz John Porter bill was defeated
ayes, ia; noes, l10-and the House then
lat lilo p. NJ went into Committee OF the
Whole on the agricultural appropriation
bill.
MIR. Covert, OF New York, proceeded to
explain the provisions OF the bill. The
amount appropriated was 1922, 000-an in
crease OF $4,000 over the appropriation for
the present year. One OF the items lead
Ing TO this increase was the enlarged amount
which had been appropriated for the con-
tinuance OF experiments in sorghum.
Mr.. Hurd, OF Ohio, gave notice OF an
amendment providing for investigation into
the effect of the present customs revenue
upon the agricultural interests OF the coun-
try. He then spoke at some length in OPP
position 10 the protective tariff.
Mr.. Kelly, OF Peunsy lvania, replied briefly
on behalf OF the protectionlsts.
Mr.. FELTON,, OF Georgia, stated that he was
not protectioDist nor free-trader, neither
was be an advocate OF tariff for revenue
only. He favored revision OF the tariff,
and thought that that work should be CON-
mitted TO commission, whose members
should be experts in trade and agriculture
and familiar with all the details OF practical
business pursuits.
After some further debate tho committee
rose without action on the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. FELTON,. OF Georgia, ihe
bill passed making Atlsnis, Ga., pOf. Of
delivery.
Adjourned.
Accident On the Shenandoah Valley