The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-02-26

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Eergfes

Inc amendment or the Senate committee 10
the funding bill, fixing the rate of interest az
three and half instead o. three per cent as
fixed by the House, was rejected by vote OF SO
/ nays to % yeas. The amendment making the
i bonds payable semi-annually was agreed to- rs
was the amendment to create 500 instead of
] $40 loan. Other amendments were voted
/ upon, after which the bill was reported from
! committee Of the whole to the Senate. :. A.
/ Voorhees, offered resolution which was agreed
! to, instructing the Judiciary committee to in
( quire into the best method of protecting inno-
! cent purchasers from the in1positions practicoi
/ by the fraudulent renders of patents and patent
rights, and report by bill or otherwise.
| After further amendments to the funding
! bill had been voted upon the bill was passed
substantially as 1t came from the House, except
that $40 instead of $40 bond is pro
/ vided for. It provides for three per
! cent, bonds and treasury notes in the pro-
portion of $500. 900, GEO OF bonds and $500, 600-
900 of treasury notes. The bonds are to run
twenty years, redeeinable after five years. The
! commissions for the expense CT placing the
loan, etc, were increased from one-quarter t.
one-haif of one per cent.
The credentials of Senators-elect johnson n.
Camden, of West Virginia, Howell E. Jackson,
of Tennessee, and James G. Fair, of Nevada
were presented. =. Mr.. Bayard, from the
finance committee, reported with substitute
therefor the Senate bill to repeal all laws that
impose taxes UPON lilO Cdplthl VI auu QcDOSltS
with banks and bankers, and upon bank checks.
The bill was considered, on motion Of Mr. Bay
ard, who stated that the substitute reported b.
the committee provided simply for tho repeal
of the tax on bank deposits. The substitute
was read and agreed to, and tho bill as thus
amended, passed.
Mr.. Conkling, from the com mittee on Judi
ciary. reported favorably, without amendment.
House bill concerning the settlement of bound
airy lines between the States of New York and
Connecticut Passed. The fertilization ap-
preparation bill was taken up. The amend
ments of the Senate committee were agreed to
az read, and the bill was then read a third time
and passed. The bill providing for new
building for the congressional library was taken
up and passed by 80 yeas to Is nays,
House.
The Senate bill was passed for the renting
of duties on an object of art awarded BY the
Berlin international fishery commission to Pro-
lessor s. Z. Baird. The postoffice appropria-
ton bill, with Senate amendments, was referred
to the committee on appropriations The
House then sat far into the night on the river
and harbor appropriation bill, which was taken
up by items.
Mr.. Blouns reported from the appropriations
committee the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which appropriates s19,991, 600. Printed and
recommltted. The river and harbor appro-
priation bill, which approprates about s1O.000.-
GOO, was passed. :. The speaker laid before the
House message from the President transmit
ting the report of the secretary of state in re-
lation to the resolution of the Horse ON the
thirty-frst Of January last, on the subject OF
International action for the restoration of silver
10 its IuH use as money. The President savy
ne prospect OF an international conference o.,
that subject, promising valuable results 10 The
interests OF tnis country, is such that he recon-
nlends TO the Immediate attention Of Congress
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the proper representation Oh the government at
such conference. The message wss referred.
Mr.. Covert explained the provisions of the ag-
rcultural appropriation bill. The am ount ap-
propriated was 1929, 900, an increase of So, 600
over the appropriation for the present wear
One of the items leading to this increase was
the enlarged amount which had been appropri-
ated for the continuance of the experiments in
sorghum :. Mr.. Hurd gave notice that he
would offer an amendment providing for q
statistician and subordinate officers in the az
ricultural department, and requiring that officer
to make q report as 10 the effect the customs
and revenue laws would, if continued in force.
have hereafter on the agricultural people of the
country: whether the effect of such laws has
been TO increase or diminish the price of Amer
lean agricultural products in foreign markets:
what effect they have had on the price of cloth
ing and of agricultural tools in this country:
and whether or not the wages of farm laborers
anu Tie pToHtS o. persons engaged IN agrlcut-
ture have been affected BIZ such laws and il
so. in what way and to what extent
Mr.. Carlisle, from the committee on WAYS
and means, reported bill repeating all laws
imposing taxes on bank checks, drafts and
orders, bank deposits, friction matches, medi-
cal preparations, perfumery. cosmetics, cologne
and other articles. -. Mr.. Tucker offered
resolutions, which were adopted, providing
that as a mark OF respect to the memory of the
late Fernando Wood, and in order to enable
members to attend his funeral, the House adj
journ at two O'Clock . The conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill was agreed
to.
Mr.. Martin offered an amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill appropriating
$1,000 for the continuation of experiments in
connection with the manufacture of sugar from
beets, and for the cultivation of beets for that
purpose. Adopted. Mr.. Bedford moved to
increase the appropriation for the reclamation
of arid and waste lands in certain Western
States and Territories from $40 900 to $50, 00O
Agreed to. The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the House. The amend
inent which was adopted in committee increas-
ing the appropriation for the reclamation Of
arid and waste lands was defeated IN the
House, and the bill was then passed.
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