The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-23
Forty-sixth COngress-Tbird Session
WASHINGTON, February %, 1881.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Bayard, from the Finance Commit.
tee, reported, with substitute therefor,
Senate bill to repeal all laws that impose
taxes upon the capital OF and deposits with
| banks and bankers and upon bank checks.
| The bill was considered. on motion Of Mr..
Bivard, who stated that the substitute re-
ported by the committee provided simply
| for repeal Of the tax on bank deposits.
The substitute was read and agreed TO, and
the bill, a. thus amended, passed, the title
being changed accordingly.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Finance Commit
tee. reported adversely Senate bin TO au-
,horize the issue and provide for the re-
demptiOn OF fractional notes. Indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Hill, Of Georgia. from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported a
resolution directing the secretary OF tue
Senate TO pay out OF the miscellaneous items
OF the contingent fund OF the senate TO the
LEGAL representative OF the estate OF the late
Henry VI. Sp0flord, claimant OF seat in the
Senate from Louisiana the salary or COM
pcnsation. without mileage, he would have
been entitled TO under the law a. senator
from the 4th Of March, 1877, to the 20ih OF
August. 1880. The resolution was adopted.
4 discussion peculiarly appropriate TO the
dav, and one apparently well apprt ciated by
the Galleries. which were unusually full,
was initiated by taking up. on motion OF
Mr.. Johnston. House joint resolution
amending and 'rCenacting the joint resolu-
ton approved June ii, 1879, providing for
4 monument to mark the birthplace OF
George Washington.
Both resolutions pending pllceS the ap-
preparation aud control Of the erection Of
The monument under the direction OF the
Secretary of state, and the pending one in
crea,cs the appropriation OF $1,000, as fixed
IN the resolution OF June II, 1919, 10 $780,
600.
4 motion BIZ Mr.. Teller TO recommit was
negatiyed-ayes, 10; noes, %.
The Joint resolution was then passed
ayes, 40: noes, 10.
4 motion by Mr.. Logan TO make the Grant
retirement bill the special order for tO-mor-
rev was lOst-ayes. 30; noes. pa party
vote, except that Mr.. Lamar voted Aye"
with the Republicans.
The Senate then resumed the consldera-
ton OF the legislative appropriation bill. the
question being upon the amendment proyi-
ding an additional clerical force TO facilitate
the settlement OF pensions applications.
A long debate followed. The amend.
meut of the committee was finally adopted
without division, and the remaining. amend
ments of the Senate committee agreed to.
The bill was then read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Johnston introduced bill TO repeal
so much OF section 1895 OF the Revised
Statutes as imposes an export tax on to-
| bacco. Referredto the Finance Committee.
on motion OF slr. Morrill,, the new con-
gressional library bill was taken up and laid
over as unfinished business, and the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Johnston, Of Virginia, reported back
the bill TO retire General William ii. French,
with rank and pay Of rIgadier-general'
Referred TO the Committee OF tho Whole.
The House then, ct ll:5O, went into
| Committee OF the Whole (Mr. Cox, OF New
York, in the chair on the agricultural ap
preparation bill.
Mr. Martin, OF Delaware, offered amend
Iments appropriating $4,000 for the contin
uation OF experiments In c0nneciioI wit
the manufacture OF sugar from beets, an
for the cultivation OF beeis for that pul
pose. Adopted by Of 10 u,