The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-05-26
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

the 18th inst, authorizing the Rock Island and
Southwestern railway TO bridge the Mississ-
ippi at New Boston, Ill Joint resolution was
passed authorizing the Librarian of Congress
to accept the library offered by DIR. j. M. Toner,
Of Washington; Mr.. Bayard made favorable
bill. An act for public building
1t Jackson, Tenn, was passed. Mr..
Vest reported favorably the bill for .
United States Court in Indian Territory. w.
Plumb explained the provisions Of the 5-per-
cent. bill. The House spent the day on the
bill to facilitate the reorganization Of national
banks Mr.. Hewitt pronounced the present
system the best yet devised. Mr.. Buckner
thought the bill unnecessary. Mr.. Butterworth
insisted that revenues should be kept i'm coin.
Mr.. Brnmm spoke briefly, when an evening
session was ordered for continuance OF the
debate.
Mr.. Cameron made an adverse report In tho
Senate, on the 18th inst, ON the joint resolu-
ton rendering the thanks of Congress to Chief
Engineer Melville, Of the navy. Mr.. Sherman
presented an offer from Mrs. Betty b. Bassett,
of Virginia. to sell to the Government the fam
lily Bible Of George Washington. A bill
to extend for seven years the patent on
the steam grains shovel was favorably re-
ported. Mr.. Garland and others spoke on
the 5-per-cent. land bill, which went over.
The House debated the National Bank Charter
bill. Mr.. Murch offered an amendment to re-
duce the time Of extension to three wears,
which was rejected by 81 to III. MIR. Buckner
moved to make the period ten years, when the
measure went over. Mr. Hazelton reported
that Mr.. Lowe was entitled to the seat held by
Mr. Wheeler from the Eighth district of Ala
bama. The Commissioner OF Agriculture re-
ported that cinchona seeds had been ais
tributed through the country The Demo
cratic members OF the House held a caucus in
the evening and adopted resolutions declaring
1t to be the policy OF their party to fhbuster
againstan attempt of the Republicans to bring
up the case Of Mackey w. OConnor, from
South Carolina. The reasons assigned by the
Democrats fer this line Of policy are that the
Committee on Elections Is packed committee
that there are only four Democrats upon the
committee and some of those are sick that
the Democratic party Is without proper repre-.
sentation, and that the Republicans, for party
purposes, are endeavoring to seat the Southern
contestants.
Senate, May 16, on bill appropriating $1O0, 900
for public building at La Crosse. The Sem
ate resolved to postpone for anindeinite period
the bill to extend the patent Of the Spendelow
steam grain-shovel House bin was passed
authorizing TIE receipt of gold com in exchange
for bars. A bill was passed for refunding
500, PSI to Hiram Johnson and forty-six 9TH
ers, 1t being the surplus OF a military
assessment levied upon them. The 5-per
bill was taken mp and amendments were offered
by Messrs. Salisbury, Vance and Morgan, the
latter proposing that payment be made in cash
instead of bonds. Messrs. Conger, Allison and
hlcDlll also spoke on the measure, which went
over. The House passed an act providing that
any former citizen OF the United States who
has been naturaiized in Great Britain may pub
hcly declare his remuneration and resume his
privileges as an American citizen by signing
an instrument to that effect. bill
was passed to make Newport News port Of
entry. The National Bank Charter bill was
taken up. MIR. Buckner's amendment, TO limit
the extension to ten years, was lost by 81 to
116. MIR. Springer offered proposition that
all charters shall expire twenty years from next
January unless Congress shall provide for an
earlier period. Mr.. Cannon offered an addi-
tional section, which was adopted, providing
that BANKS with a capital OF $500
less shall not be required to deposit with
the Treasurer bonds In excess Of so, 900 IA
security for their notes. He then moved
to reconsider and to lay that motion on
the table, which was agreed to by Ill to
SO. MIR. Randall offered an amendment,
which was adopted, that in the reorgan-
izati0n Of any bank stockholders shall be
entitled to preference in the allotment of
shares. Mr.. Holman proposed that banks
obtaining the benefit OF this act shall pay
the cost of preparing plates for new notes,
which was agreed to. For the benefit Of
associations which do not reorganlze, Mr.. Grape
extended long enough to iquidate. Mr.. Grape
moved that any withdrawal of circulation must
be preceded by ninety days notice. Mr.. Gull
berson proposed that no bank be allowed to
surrender more than one-tenth Of its circula-
ton in any one year, which was lost by 80 to
116. The Speaker laid before the House
papers relative TO the Imprisonment Thomas
Shields and Charles Weber in Mexico.
The Senate passed the 5-per-cent. Land bin
on the 10th inst, by a vote Of 23 to II. House
bills for public buildings at Louisville, Hanni-
bal, Detroit, Council Bluffs, La Crosse and Gal
weston, involving an expenditure of Ell, 975 900,
also went through triumphantly The Gar
field Memorial Hospital was Incorporated. An
act was passed TO authorize the Texas snd st.
Louis railway to build bridges in Arkansas.
The House resumed conside ration of the bill to
extend the charters OF national banks An
amendment offered by Mr.. Grape indie
pendent section was adopted, providing that
banks desiring to withdraw circulating notes
must give ninety days notice to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, and that not
more than s5,000,O00 of legal tenders shall
be deposited for this purpose during
any month. BY a vote Of 100 to 81, Mr..
Grape secured the insertion OF another
section, providing that the circulation issued to
any bank shall not exceed the par value of bonds
deposited, or be greater than 80 per cent. Of the
paid-up capital An amendment by Mr.. Buckner
After a score Of other amendments had been
defeated, Mr.. Murch moved to lay the bill
on the table, which was lost by AZ to l04.
Following il the vote on the final passage Of
the bill Yeds--Aldrich Barr, Bayne, Beach,
Belmont, Bingham, Bliss, Briggs, Buck Bur-
rows (Mich.), Butterworth, Calkins, Campbell,
Gambler, Cannon, Carpenter, Caswel, Chase,
Hardenbergh, Harris (Mass.), Harris On. J.),
Haskell, Heilman, Henderson, Hiscock, Hob
ltzell, Houk, Humphrey Hutchins, Jacobs,
lad win, Kelley, Klotz, Lewis, Lord, Lynch,
Rice (Ohio), Rice (Mass.), Rich, Richardson
On. " Richardson 6. o., Richie, Robson,
Robinson (Mass.), Robinson (Ohio), Ross,
Russell, Ryan, Shelley, Shultz, Skin
ner, Smith (Pa. J, Smith (IL), Smith On. ~,
Covington, Grape, Cullen, Davis (Ill) Dawes,
Deering, Denote Deuu;er. Dibble, Dingley,
Dunnel Dwight, Ermentrout Ellis, Evins,
Farweu Qoyo), Flower, Garrison Mason, Nc
CLUE, MoCsrd, McCook, Mckinley, Miles,
Miller. Moore, Morey. Mutchler, New. Norcross,
O'Neil Orth, Parker, Payson, Peeller, Pierce,
spaulding, spooner, Stone, Strait, Thorn
as, Thompson Qows), Tillman, Town
send (Ohio) Tyler, Hpdegran (Onio),
Updegraf Qowa), Urner, Van Aernam,
Wait, Ward, Watson, Weber, West,
George, GodshaiS, Circuit, Guenther, Hall,
Hammond On. ~, pettibone, Phelps, Pound,
Prescott, Ranney. Ray. White. Williams CWis),
Wllletts. w: A Wood On. Y.), Young-l25.