Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-02-25
xLvICONGREss.
Senate

for the Senate bill to repeal all laws
that impose taxes upon the capital Of
and deposits with banks and bankers
and upon bank checks. Senator Bay
ard stated the substitute reported by the
committee provided simply for the re-
peal ofthe tax on banks deposits. The
substitute. was agreed to and the bill as
amended passed.
Senator Wallace, from the Finance
Committee, reported adversely the SEN
ate bill to authorize the ISSUE and to
provide for the redemption Of fractional
notes; indefinitely postponed.
The remainder of the morning hour
was occupied IN a discussion peculiarly
appropriate to the day and appreciated
BY the X llieries upon the House joint
resolution for monument to mark the
birth place of Washington. The reso-
luton amends one of l879appropriatine
5000 for the monument by increasing
the amonnt to $4,000.
The objection was mainly based upon
the alleged isolated locality Of the pro.
po.ed site, and the absence of any des-
cription or indication of the monument
proposed. The motion to recommt the
subject failed, Is to 35. and the joint re.
solution passed. 40 to 10.
Logan moved to take up the Grant
retirement bill, but the motion was sub
sequently changed to make the bill a
special order for tomorrow, and was
negatived twenty-three to twenty-nine
The legislative appropriation bill was
then proceeded with and Mr.. Blair ad
vocated the proposed increased Of the
pension clerical force.
House.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The con.
ference report on the pending appro'
priotion bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Bicknell reported back the bill
relative to the Venezuela awards to the
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Rice reported back the joint re-
solution providing for joint committee
of the Senate and House to investigate
the alleged false and fraudulent proofs
and statistics used before the Halifax
fisheries commission; committee Of the
whole.
Mr.. Blount reported back the sundry
civil appropriation bill to the commit
tee of the whole. The House then went
into committee of the whole ON the ag.
ricultural appropriation bill.
Mr.. Martin, Of Delewsre. offered an
amendment approbriating $4,000 70,
the continuation of experiments in con,
necton With the manufacture Of sugar
from beets for that purpose; adopted
ninety-one to forty seven.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the Hosue. The amendment
adopted by the committee increasing
the appropriation for the reclamation
of arid and waste lands was defeated in
the House, and the hill passed.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 2,.-Sena.
tor kirkwood, from the minority OF
the special committee on the subject,
reported the bill for the relief ofthe Pom.
cas- Tabled temporarily.
Senator Butler addressed the Sem
ate upon his proposed amendment to
the river and harbor bill for the sur.
vey and examination of routes for the
Blue Ridge Canal IN the interest Of
water transportation to Charleston.
The following Senate bills were
passed:
To extend the time for filing claims
for horses and equipments lost by of.
ficers Of the United States. Amended
by extending the time two years, and
thereafter barring all such claims
whether by civilians or soldiers.
10 graduate the price and dispose
of the residue of the Cherokee strip
lands in Kansas.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was taken up.
House.
WASHINGTON. February .3.-The
House met in continuance of Thurs.
days session, and Immediately wen!
into Committee of the Whole ON the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. King moved to strike out the
clause prohibiting more than $25,oo
of the balance OF the appropriation
made to prevent the spread
Of yellow fever and other epidemic dis
ease to be used for that purpose dur
ing the coming fiscal year. Pending
action on the amendment the COM
nittee rose.
Slr. Cobb reported back the Dis
rict OF Columbia appropriation BILL
with the Senate amendments recon-.
nendlng concurrence IN some and
in other.
The report was agreed to and the
session of Tuesday ended and We'd
,esday's session commenced.
Mr.. Blackburn reported back the
'ostoffice appropriation bill, with the
senate amendments, recommending
in some and noncurrence |
n others. Report agreed to.
Mr.Cox called up the unfinished
BUSINESS Of the apportionment bill.
Mr. Conger raised the question of
onsideration in favor of the sundry
ivil bill. The Republicans, with one
r two exceptions, refused.