Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-29
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The SeHuie

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-At the conclusion
OF the morning routine business, the senat
resumed consideration of the legislative, ex
ecutlve and judicial appropriation bill.
Senator Window, from the committee OF
foreign relations, reported the senate bills al
lowing the widows of Ministers Hurlbut an,
fitzpatrick the balance Of one years salary
Passed.
Senator Rollins, from the commietia OF
naval affairs, reported favorably the bills au
thorizing the construction of vessels of wal
for the navy and other purposes, Placed on the
calendar.
Senator Blair, from the committee on edu-
cation and labor, reported n substitute for the
resolution directing investigation into the la
Dor strikes. The substitute enlarges The
scope of the proposed Investigation by includ-
ing the relations between labor and capital,
wages and hours of labor. Laid over and or
dered printed.
The conference report on the consular aud
diplomatic bill was agreed 10. o9. .lia
Senator Hoar reported back from the COM
mittee on claims the petition OF the executors
of the estate of Jno. w. Forney, with bill
appropriating S27,5St TO reimburse the estate
for losses sustained by the deceased while sec
rotary OF the senate, when making good de-
ficit in the account of the financial clerk.
The senate committee amendment making
general and district land offices at 50 900 each,
was amended to require that such persons
shall be skilled in surveying and have knowl-
edge of the land laws of the United States.
The secretary of the interior was empowered
to make appointments.
The remaining committee amendments up
to page ninety-four OF the bill was agreed to
aud the bill was temporarily laid aside.
The house bill for the extension of bank
charters was received with the information
that the house had agreed to some and dis
agreed to other amendments.
Senator Beck moved to refer the bill 10 the
finance committee in order that new provis-
ions, which he thought essential, might be in
serted in the bill. He said the communication
received to-day from the treasury department
showed that the directors of the Merchants
National bank and National Bank of Virginia
in Richmond had been permitted by the comp
trOler OF the currency to violate the national
banking law in the oath subscribed TO by
them and filed with him as to the rate of dis. =
counts. He said the prohibition of the law
against the charging OF a rate higher than
that authorized by a state law had been
evaded by the directors with the assent of the
comptroller by the insertion in the oath of
provision, excepting them from that prohibit
ton. He wanted Ethe bill amended so as to
secure the punishment of this official by DIS
missal or Impeachment.
After voting down Senator Beck's motion,
Is to 81, the senate refused to concur in the
action of the house and referred the differences
between The two houses to Senators Allison,
Morrill, and Beck and confe-ees. Senator's
Morrill,, Ferry and Morgan were constituted as
couferees on the japanese indemnity bill.
The house revenue bill was received and re-
ferred, with amendments proposed by Senator
Plumb, repeating Is per cent. of the import
duty on sugar under the law of 1875, and re-
storing the duty which prevailed prior TO that
year, and by Senator Beck, reducing the tariff
duty on Bessemer steel rails from S2S to S14
per ton.
The senate having disposed of all but
eighteen pages of the legislative appropriation
bill, adjourned.