The Portland daily press., 1881-12-17
XLVII tn Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-
On motion of Mr.. Allison, by unanimous
consent, the President pro tenn. was authorized
to fill vacancies by recent changes in commit
tee membership and otner IKE Vaeanc.es pre-
viously existing.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution for the appointment of
a special committee on the subject OF the rights
of women was taken up and Mr.. Vest spoke in
opposition.
epsued between Messrs Hoar, Morrill, and Ba-
ward and motion by the latter, to refer the
WI matter to the Judiciary Committee, was
unoer consideration at the expiration of the
morning hour.
Mr. Hill, of Colorado, at his request was re-
lieved from service on the Commlttee OF ClVll
Service and Retrenchment.
The following assignments in Encouragement
of committees were announced by the chair
MIR. Window is substituted Tor Mr.. Edmunds
as chairman of the committee on foreign al
fairs and takes the place MIR. Aldrich on the
same committee; he is also assigned to the
committee on patents and education and labor
to fill vacancies, and to committee on trans
portation routes to the seaboard 10 place OF Mr..
Blair. Mr.. Harrison succeeds Mr.. Logan on
the Indian affairs and Mr.. Sawyer on territor-
ties Mr. Aldrch takes the place of Mr.. Haw-
lev on the District of Columbia. Mr.. Sewall
is assigned to the craftsmanship of enrolled
bills in place of Mr.. Rollins; Mr.. Sawyer 10
the select committee on census III place OF Mr..
Cameron of Wisconsin; Mr.. Miller, of NV
York, to epidemic diseases in place of Mr.
Miller, of California: Mr.. Hill, of Colorado,
to select committee on Nicaragua claims in
place of Mr.. Hawley; Mr.. Dawes to civil ser
vice and reirenchment in place of Mr.. Hill, of
Colorado: MIR. Saunders to select committee on
civil service in place of Mr.. Rollins; Mr.. Van
Wick 10 pensions TO fill a vacancy.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution, referring to the
finance committee the parts of the Presidents
message relating to the repeal OF the laws au-
thoriZing silver coinage and issue OF silver Ger
tificales, was taken up and that Senator ad-
dressed the Senate in It's advocacy. The reso-
luton was agreed to-
The Senate, at Is, went into executive ses-
SIGN, and at 2 25 adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The following were appointed special COM
mittee ON expenses attending the illness aud
burial of President Garfield :-Messrs Taylor,
Prend. Cox of New York, Joyce, Leievre. Bel
ford, Blackburn, Page, Springer, O'Neil and
Shelly.
A resolution was adopted for holiday recess
from Dec. 21st to Jan. 9th.
Mr.. Robinson of New York, rose to ques-
tion of privilege. He stated that he had a res
olution which he desired to offer. During the
recess of Congress an officer of the Govern
meut, connected with the State Department,
had usurped the privilege of the House.
The Speaker-The gentleman has already
declared that he desires to proceed to business.
After further colloquy Mr.. Robinson stated
that the Speaker would hear from him again.
The call of States was proceeded with and
several bills introduced and referred.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Chalmers, OF
Mississippi, to pay the public debt and stop
the manufacture of money by corporations.
The provisions of the bill are quite lengthy.
Section provides for the issue of $3.50 OO0.-
600 of United States treasury notes, which
shall have the same legal tender qualities as
f1fet pfU an 70 faaI han
Section 2 provides that any bank, national,
State or private, shall be relieved from tax on
its deposits and from stamp tax on its check
Whenever it will exchange with the United
States Treasury all the national bank notes 1t
may have on hand at the time, and enter into
a contract to make monthly exchanges with
the Treasury of all the national bauk notes 1t
may receive for the Treasury notes hereby is
sued. The national bank which shall make
such exchange shall be relieved from tax tion
on circulation and may hold tho Treasury
notes herein described as its reserve fund.
Section ,rovides that whenever one thou
sand dollars or more Of national bank notes
have been received into the United States
Treasury in any manner except by voluntary
surrender of the bank issuing the same. the
United States Treasurer shall demand pay
ment therefor from such national bank The
said bank shall have the option to redeem its
notes, either in legal tender money or in Unit
ed States bonds, and if any bank shall TALL TO
redeem its notes on demand the Treasurer shall
proceed 10 ell the United States bonds depos-
tied by such bank and pay for said notes, and
all national bank notes, when redeemed or
voluntarily surrendered, shall be cancelled and
no more national bank notes shall be issued
after the passage OF this act; but whenever
any national bank notes are cancelled which
were not purchased by the Treasury notes pro-
vided for ali amount of these Treasury notes
equal to the bank notes thus cancelled shall be
placed in the Treasury to be paid out as other
funds.
Section provides that whenever any ma
tional bank shall redeem its notes in United
States bonds such bonds shall be cancelled, and
whenever it shall redeem its notes in legal ten
der money such money shall be at once applied
TO the redemption or purchase OF United States
bonds, which shall then be cancelled.
Section 5 provides that the United States
Treasurer may purchase gold or silver bullion
with United States Treasury notes whenever il
may be necessary, and shall keep in the Treas.
ury so per cent. of the amount of United
States Treasury notes and coin certificates out
stapding i'll gold and silver coin, and all coin IN
the Treasury in excess of that amount shall DC
applied from time to time to the purchase Of
United States bonds.
The call Of States was not concluded, but the
thirteen States called to-day contributed S6l
bills.
Mr.. Dihble, of South Carolina, announced
the death of his predecessor, the late nj. p
O'Connor, and the usual resolutions of regret
we're adopted, and the House, at 49, out Of
respect to the memory of the deceased, ad
iourned until Monday.