New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Senate Finance
Committee will at its meeting tomorrow take up Mr.
Beck's bill To punish the unlawful certifcaiOn OF
checks by officers of National banks 1t provides that
any officer, clerk agent of any National banking as
socaon who shall wilfully violate the provisions Of
Section 52OS of the Revised Statutes shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and be subject fine Of not
more than $1,000 or be imprisoned not more than five
years both IN the discretion of the Court. Senator
Beck and the supporters OF the bill hope to obtain IA
vorable action in the committee and To report the Dill
in time to bring It before the Senate this week
4 member OF tho House Committee on Banking ana
Currency said to-day that tho pending hill providing for
the extension Of bank charters will he acted upon 10
morrow and that there is doubt that majority OF
the committee Will vote to report the measure 10 Tue
House with a favorable recommendations
The House Committee the Judiciary met today ana
heard the reading OF the report of the majority OF the
committee in regard 10 the distribution of the Geneva
Award Fund. 1t ia understood that the minority oi inc
committee will prepare report in favor of the creation
of commission to dispose OF the question OF distrDu
ton.
The House Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to-day authorized favorable reports to he made
70 the pending bills providing for the constrnc
ton OF pubc buildings follows At Denver, Color
ado 5000 600 reduced from S}00000; AZ Scranton,
Pcnnsylysnis 100000. reduced from T3oo,OoO; ana
at Peoria Illinois, S225, ,oOO. reduced from 100000
The House Committee on AppropraiiGns today laiied
10 complete the Indian Appropriation bill Chairman HIS
cock the bill viii be reported to IN" iionSe 70 NOR
row The committee will;report immediate deficiency
b this week which Will rOntan appropriations lor nc
Indian Service. General Land OHce ana number OF
other matters OF a minor character which require I'M
mediate attention. r -, !.
The House Committee Foreign Affairs today di-
rcrtpd eurescntatiVc Lord, Of HC'Gan 10 report 10
the House, with "A favorable recommendation. rcsolI-
tion requesting the President 60 mvlie the GoSernmch
of Nicaragua into an arraugH Hmcnt #ith lhc
Government Of the United states lei certain claims
of citizens OF the two countries may he settled.
The House Committee on Printing To-Day agIp'u 10
O "a
Representative NcCoid's resolution authorizing Tue
Commissioner of Railroads 10 prepare map enhodylnS
2l the rail and wafer transportation routes I" 'Hc
United States
session today the further consideration of items OF
expenditure bc embodied in the River ana HalDOr
Appropria bill. Chairman Page he expects 10
have this bin ready for the consideration OF the hoe
about April !.
The House Committee Naval Affairs to-day heard
iI Park, Park Brothers Il Co, OF Pittsbrrg George
L.. Wilson SUPERINTENDENT of machinery, Washington
Navy Yard Henry u. Wiusor. manager OF the Lay
Evans and IIowiS0n United states Navy, members OF
the late Naval Advisory Board on the building OF new
ships for the Navy and the most prOhtabe material 10
be used III their construction.
Tie House Committee on Elections at its meeting 10
morrow will probably finally dispose Of the contested
election case OF MADISON against Oates from the ma
District of Alabama, by adopting the report OF the sub
committee. which recommends that the case ne Qls-
missed II thought that the committee VIII also dis
pose Of the proposition which reported upon favor
ably bV the subcommittee in regard 10 the ddhlSsOA
OF Delegate from Alaska. ~
The snh committee which rCfcrred the hill Tor
the admission of Washington Territory rs STATE VIII
10 morrow report House Committee Territories
favOTing passage OF the bill report prepared y
Delegate Brents Will be reported back 20 the tul COM
inttce with recommendation that it be adopted.