The Portland daily press., 1882-05-20
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session.
SENATE.


Mr.. Anthony reported favorably from the
printing committee joint resolution authoriz-
ing the printing and sale at cost price OF the
Congressional directory and the current num-
bers of the Congressional Record. Passed.
The Senate considered bills reported for pub
lie buildings
Mr. Rollins, chairman of the committee on
public buildings, said these bills were more
numerous than heretofore, yet the aggregate
of appropriations under them at the present
session was less than at previous sessions.
Several House bills for public buildings were
passed.
Bills were passed appropriating $200,000 for
public building at Syracuse. and $4,000 for
one at Poughkeepsie.
A controversy ensued between the New
York Senators over proposed building at
Rochester, Mr.. Lapham insisting upon the in
sertion in the House bill advocated by his col.
league Miller, OF proviso the effect OF
which was to secure the retention OF the Unit
ed States courts at Canandian.
The bill was passed.
Bills for the erection of several public build
ings and to incorporate the Garfield Memorial
Hospital were also passed.
The five per cent. land bill was taken up.
Various amendments were rejected, as also
one offered by Mr.. Hoar.
An amendment admitting California to the
benefits of the bill and requiring money paid
that state to be held as school fund was
adopted.
Mr. Morgan moved to provide that none of
the money to which any state shall become en-
titled under the act shall be retained by the
United States on account of any direct tax
remaining due or unpaid from any state to the
United States under the Act Of August, 1871.
Adopted and the bill then passed-yeas %,
nays IT.
After placing the Geneva award bill on the
order as unfinished business the Senate ad-
iourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration of the
bank charter Gbill, the pending question being
an amendment offered by Mr.. Crapo as an in
dependent section as follows:
"That no national banking association now
organized, 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 June 20, 1874, entitled An act fixing
the amount of United States notes, providing
for redistribution of the national bank cur
rency and for other purposes. shall be re-
quired to give ninety days notice to the
Secretary of the Treasury OF its intention to
deposit lawful money and withdraw its cir
culating notes, provided that not more than
$5 900 600 of lawful money shall be deposited
during any calendar month for this purpose,
and provided further that the provisions of
this section shall not apply to bonds called for
redemption by the Secretary OF the Treasury;
but when bonds are called for redemption the
der them within thirty days after the maturity
of their CALL"
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to amend the
amendment by inserting three million dollars
in lieu of five millions dollars. Rejected, yeas
90, nays 104.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois moved to amend Mr.
Crapo's amendment by striking out the words
"but when bonds are called for redemption
banks holding such called bonds shall surren-
der them within 80 days after maturity of their
call" Rejected.
Mr. Bayne of Pennsylvania moved to amend
the amendment by adding the following pro-
viso, "That said banks may withhold said
bonds in whole or in part for one year on noti-
flying the Secretary of the Treasury of their in
tention SO to do, in which event said bonds
shall not be redeemable until the expiration of
the year, nor shall they bear interest Re-
iected, AZ to 1869.
Mr., Crapo's amendment was adopted with
out division.
Mr.. Crapo offered as an additional section
an amendment providing that on deposit of
bonds the association making the same shall
be entitled to receive from tue comptroller of
currency circulating notes equal in amount to
so per cent of the current market value not
exceeding par of United States bonds SO trans
ferred and delivered. 1t further provides that
at no time shall the total amount of such notes
issued exceed 80 per cent of the amount actual
ly paid in of capital stock, and repeals sections
5171 and 5176 of the revised statutes.
Mr., Holman OF INDIANA moved 10 strlKo out
the clause repeating section ollo. rejected,
yeas Sc, nays.110.
Mr. Crapo's samendment was then adopted,
| yeas 109, nays 92.
Several other amendments were offered and
| rejected and the previous question was then
| ordered.
| Mr.. Morrison offered an amendment provi
| ding that Congress may at any time amend,
alter OF repeal this act and acts of which it is
| amendatory. Adopted. The bill then passed
| as amended-yeas 125, nays 81.
A joint resolution was passed appropriating
| sixteen million dollars to supply deficiency in
the appropriation for army pensions.
Adjourned.