National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Another Avalanche OF bills In the Senate and
House-Bills from Commlttees-D discus.
sion on the sherman Funding
Nsasure-R Reports, &c.

In the Senate on Monday communication was
submitted by the Chair from the Secretary OF the
Treasury transmitting letter from w. II. Robert
son, collector Of the port of New York. stating that
by reason Of defect in existing laws In regard 10
obtaining search warrants for the discovery OF
smuggled goods IL often occurs that smuggling
goes nudetectcd and smugglers unpublished. Sec
ton s0 ofthe Revised Statutes authorizes the issu.
ance Of search warrants by amy Justice Of the
peace" and no other authority for this Issuance is
given anywhere. This precludes the Issuance of
warrant IN the city of New York, MS there are no
Justices Of The peace In that city, and the Judges Of
the courts In that city and the United States com
missonerS refuse to issue these warrants no mat
ter how strong case Is presented The letter.
with an accompanying draft Of bill on the sub
ieet, was referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
The Chair also submitted letter from the secre.
tary Of War transmitting communication from
the Chief Of Engineers ofthe Army, and n report
from Major Gillispie Corps Of Engineers. ntoi an
examination Of the waters Of New York Bay from
a point between Ellis Island and the docks of the
New Jersey Central Railroad 10 q pofnt between
Robbins Reef Line and Constable Hook, New Jcr-
sev.
Bills were reported from the Committee on Pub.
By, Mr. Morrill, lmyorably) The bill for public
building nj Peoria, III.
lIy Mr. Rollins tavorably): To regulate the use
Of the Capitol grounds
Also Unvorablyl, making an appropriation for the
base and pedestal Tor monument In Washington
navy,
Mr.. Edmunds. from the Judiciary Committee,
reporter ihNorhhly, win an amendment the Sem
ate bill re- establishing the Court Of Commissioners
OF Alabama Claims and the distribution Of the
unanpronrihtod moneys Of the Geneva award lie
remarked that the committee was not unanimous
ns IN any Of the recommendations of the bill but
that rs 10 some things II did not recommend II was
unanimous.
Mr.. Hoar asked for n statement Of the substance
OF what the committee did recommend.
Mr.. Edmnnds replied that the Committee rec
ommsnded G1rs de, the payment out Of the moneys re:
arc known rs the cNculpated cruisers and nothing
else. The committee, he Thought, were unani
nous against ne war premiums, and majority
were not entitled 10 any relief Aftcr the promo.
| sal Of several amendments the subject was dis
posed of by an order directing the printing of the
| bill and the proposed amendment separately.
| Mr.. Dawes offered u resolution calling for in
! formation MS to the number of Indians held MS
! prisoners under War Department orders. the cost
| Of same, and what obstacles exist 10 Il dctcrmina
! tion of the period Of their confinement. Adopted.
Mr.. Morgan offered n resolution calling for the
| report Of the boards selected to examine inyen-
tious. guns, aud rropctiles also as to what officers
or agents Of the Government are or have been per-
sonallY Interested In such inventions, and directing
the printing Of the evidence taken last year by the
| Committee on Appropriations touching the con.
dtiOn OF heavy ordnance OF the United states ana
| rnriy.
The Senate lst 1:45) took mp the per cent. bond
were si accepted by Mr. Vest as Notifications Of bis
! proposition. The question was upon an amend
ment offered by Mr. Hawley, allowing the banks
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amounts not exceeding 100000 per month aud
only upon thirty days notice.
The discussion which followed wns confined to the
merits of the fourth section Of the act Of 1874, which
the amendment of Nr.NCSt repeas, and the sections
5l50 and 5lGD) of the Revised Statutes which IL
| enacts. The first mentioned allows any national
bank to deposit United States notes 70 the amount
| of the bonds Il seeks to withdraw, and therenpon
| 10 withdraw its bonds and reduce It's circulation,
and requires II to have $4,000 instead Of one third
OF its capital on deposit with the Treasury, ire
spective of the amount of It's capital.
The sections of the Revised Statutes revive the
! bank to be held by the Treasury In United States
| bonds, prohibiting the deposit Of greenbacks in
! lieu of bonds and further requiring bank seek
Ing to reduce lis circulation to deposit its own
notes.-the latter feature being one insisted upon
| in the discussion as preventing combinations Of
banks from contracting the currency arbitrarily
| without notice.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, opposed the repeal and
re.enactmcnt of these provisions so far as they
could be made applicable TO banks already exist
ing, upon the ground that II would be an interier-
enCe with the chartered rights Of such banks.
MeSSTS. Pugh, Vest, and Beck supported the
propOsitionsthC later cOnendng that as the fiscal
| agents of the Government all the banks were sub
! jeCt TO the order of Congress.
Mr.. HHwley took the floor and the Senate lat
$3.50 went into executive session, and at i:2O ad-
/ joulncd until Tuesday;
The following Is the text of the pending amend
mcnt of Mr.. Vest To the flndng bill: From and
] aftcr the lst day of July, 1882, the per centum
1 bonds authorized by this net shall be the only
bonds receivable rs security for national bank
| circulation or Hs security for the safe keeping
ana prompt payment of the public money de-
| poslted with such hanks hereafter organ
! izcd and banks applying hereafter for an
increase Of their capital 10 the extent of such in-
crease PrOlidsd, That the secretary of the Treas
ury shall not have issued all the bonds herein au-
! thOrized, or so many thereof ms to make II impOs
| siblg for him 10 issue the amount Of bonds re-
! duired. And prOrided fiirther That section 1
Of the act of June -. 1874 entitled "An act fixing
the amount of United States notes providing for q
redistribution Of the national bank currency, and
for other purposes" be und the same Is hereby re.
penlcd; and sections 5l59 aud jlGJ of the Revised
Statutes of the United States be- and the same are
hereby re. enacted with the word "any" stricken
out of said section 5l5g, and after the word inter
est In said section the words nj the rate Of per
centum inserted.
The amendment Of Mr.. Hawley TO the amend
| mcnt of Mr.. Vest modiies the latter by striking
out the last provisO and then adding the following
! That any national banking association now organ
! lied, or hereafter organized desiring TO withdraw
| Its circulating notes upon deposit of lawful
! money with the Treasurer of the United States, as
provided in section of the act of juno 4, 1874, en-.
Titled AN net fixing the amount of United States
| notes providing for redistribution of national
| bank currency, and for other purposes shall be
/ required 10 give thirty days notice 10 the Comp
trollcr of the Currency of it, intention 10 deposit
| lawful money and Withdraw its circulating notes
! Provided Thst not more than s0,0O0,OOO of lawful
money shall be deposited during any calendar
month for this purpose: Ind prOrdcd FURTHER, That
the provisions OF this section shall not apply to
bonds called for redemption by the Secretary OF the
Treasury.