The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-17

WASHINGTON, December 10, 1881.
SENATE

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thorizcd TO oil vacancies occasioned by the
recent changes on committee membership.
or other ike vacancies previously existing.
The following bills were introduced:
by Mr.. Johnston: Bill 10 authorize the
erection Of a statue Of Chiei-Justice Mar
shall. Referred 10 the Committee on the
Library.
Also, bill for the relief Of the trustees
OF the Protestant Episcopal Theological
Seminary and High School OF Virginia.
Referred TO the Committee on Clsims.
BY Mr.. Camden: For q further sppro-
priation to continue the improvement Of
Little kanawhs river, IN Virginia. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Commerce.
| Mr.. Hoar's resolution for special COM
mittee OF seven on the rights OF woman
was taken up. and Mr.. Vest spoke in op-
/ position to il.
/ After some discussion Mr.. Voorhees, de-
handed the regular order-the resolution
on The presidential succession. This sub
I iect was accordingly taken up. but after a
/ statement by Mr.. Jones. Of FLORIDA, who
lad the floor, that he would yield for a
speech by Mr. Voorhees, on another sub
Jet, IL was laid over.
The following assignments in the roar-
| fangement OF the committees consequent
upon recent vacancies were announced by
the Chair: Window is substituted for Ed
munds for chairman OF the Committee on
/ Foreign Affairs, and takes the place OF Al
drich on the same committee he IS also
assigned 70 the Committees on Patents and
Education and Labor to fill vacancies, and
to the Committee on Transportation Routes
to the Seabord in place Of Blair: llarri-
son succeeds Logan on Indian Affairs and
Sawyer on Territories; Aldrich takes the
place Of Hawlcy on the District Of Columbia;
Sewcll is assigned to the craftsmanship OF
Enrolled Bills in place OF Rollins; sawyer
to the Select Committee on Census in place
OF Cameron, OF Wisconsin,; Miller, OF New
York, to Epidemic Diseases in place OF Mil
Ter, Of California; Hill, OF Colorado, to
the select Committee on the Nicarauguan
Claims in place Of Hawlcy; Dawes 10
Civil Service and Retrenchment in the
place OF Hill, OF Colorado; Saunders 10
the select Committee on Civil Service in
the place OF Rollins; Van Wyck to Pen
sions, to Gil 4 vacancy; Miller, OF Calfor-
mia, is awarded the Craftsmanship OF Re
vision OF the Laws.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution referring TO
the Finance Committee and the parts Of
f tue lItNlutUl , lltNHsi-' ithtlifC W Lll' ~
peal OF the laws authorizing silver coinage
and the issue OF silver certificates was
taken up, and that Senator addressed the
Senate.
At the conclusion OF his speech a resolu
ton was agreed tO,On motion q Mr.. Jones,
OF Florida, calling for information relating
to the construction OF the Florida ship
canal.
IA, Ito, - nTr C,-iovd fI,o Iiff 1nerol-
zing the election Of the Legislature OF
New Mexico held December 2, 1880, was
taken up and passed.
The Senate at 2:lj went into executive
session, and at 2:2j adjourned until Mon
day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The journal OF Monday was 40 long that
its reading would probably have consumed
two hours, but after q quarter OF an hour
its further reading was dispensed with.
The Speaker announced the following
special committee on the expenses attend
ing the illness aud burial Of President Gar
field: Messrs. Taylor, Pound, Cox of New
York, Joyce, Lcieyrc, BeliOrd. Blackburn,
Page, Springer, O'Neill, and Shelley.
Mr.. Robinson, OF New York, rose to
question Of privilege. He stated that ne
had a resolution he desired to offer. During
the recess OF Congress IN officer Of thi,
Government connected with the state De
partment had usurped the privileges OF this
House.
Mr.. speaker: The gentleman has already
disclosed that he desires to proceed to bust
ness.
Mr.. Robinson: This Is aQucstion inyoly-
ing the privileges OF the House.
Mr.. Speaker: IL is not a matter relating
10 any member Of the House.
Mr.. Robinson: II relates to the whole
House. Il is usurpatiOn by Depart
mCnt ~ this Government. II involves the
Imprisonment OF our citizens abroad. We
can get nothing into this Congress. The
right, OF our citizens cannot be heard.
Loud cries Of "Order."l | will not press
Il now, hut YOU VIII hear from me again.
The call OF States was then continued at
the point where left unfinished on Tues
day last.
The following is the substance Of Mr..
Chalmus's bill introduced IN The House to-
day:
Section provides for the issue Of $780,
O0O.O0O Of United States Treasury notes.
which shall have the same lecai-;cnder
qualitie, rs ere now given TO national-bank
nOics.
Section , provides that any bank, ma
tiona. state. or private, shall be relieved
from tax on its deposits, and from stamp
tax on it, checks, whenever ii will cX-
change with the Eited States Treasury an
nationai-bank notes il may have on hand 70
the time and enter into a contract TO make
monthly exchanges with the trclSurcrs OF
all national-bsnk notes it may receive for
Treasury notes hereby issued. National
banks which shall make such exchange
shall be relieved from taxation on eircula-
ton, and may hold Treasury notes herein
described n is reserve fund.
section provides that whenever 81 900
or more Of natIoual-bauli notes have been
received into the United States Treasury
i'm any manner except by voluntary sur
render Of the bank issuing the same, the
United States Treasurer shall demand pay
ment therefor from such national bank.
said bank shall have option TO redeem it,
note, either In legal-tender money or in
United States bonds. and il any bank shall
iail 20 redeem It's notes on demand the
Treasurer shall proceed TO sell United
states bonds deposited 10y such bank and I
Day for said notes; and all natiOna-bank
notes. when redeemed or voluntarily sur
shall be cancelled; aud no more
national-bank notes shall be- issued aftcrthe /
passage OF this act; but whenever any
notes are cancelled which /
were not purchased by the Treasury notes
herein provided for, an amount OF those
Treasury notes equal to bank-noies thus
cancelled shall be placed in the Treasury,
10 be paid out as other funds.
Section provides that whenever any
national banl, shall redeem its notes In
United States bonds such bonds shall he
cancelled. and whenever it shall redeem IT,
notes in le-al-tondcr money such money
shall be ut once applied TO The redemption