The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-31
Straws at which Guiteau's Counsel are
Catching.--MotiOn for New
Trial to he Argued on
Friday Next.
The Labor Performed by Congress Yes.
terday.-.A Slight Impression
Made ON the Huge Pile.
The New French Cabinet Again.--
Gloomy Financial Outlook
In Ireland.
Breaks in the Mississippi River LeYees
1.-The Tennessee Flood.
Mr.. Blaine Ventilates the Peruyian...
Gillian ImbrOgliO.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, January D.-A communi-
,ation was submitted from the secretary of
,he treasury, transmitting letters from Col
ector Robertson in relation to the difficulty
n obtaining search warrants for the discov-
cry of smuggled goods in New York
a bill for public building at Peoria, IL
inois, was reported favorably.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported favorably with an amend
ment, the senate bill re-establishing the
court OF commissioners of Alabama claims
and for the distribution of unappropriated
monies of the Geneva award. He ex-
planned that the committee recommended
the payment of losses by what are known
as ''exculpated cruisers" and nothing else.
MT, Hoar gave notice of an amendment
to strike out the provision in behalf of tex
cruisers and to provide for in
companies. The subject was dis
posed ofby an arder directing the printing
OF the bill and proposed amendments sep
arately.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Ferry TO
provide for a water route to facilitate trans
portation between Lake Michigan and Lake
Erie.
After the expiration of the morning hour
and the transaction of routine business of
no special Importance, the senate resumed
consideration of the funding bill
Bills were introduced defining the
powers and duties of the Mississippi river
commission; authorizing the appropriation
of land and material for the Improvement
of the Mississippi and its naviga-
bic tributaries; prescribing the man
ner of assessing damages and providing
punishment for the hnderance OF
such improvement; also removing the duty
OF % per cent ad valorem upon newspapers,
periodicals. and magazines; for the admis-
sion of Arizona and Idaho into the Union
rs states; in relation to the establishment of
customs union treaty with Mexico; re-
lative to the establishment of custo ms
union treaty with the Hawaiian Islands.
1t authorizes the President to negotiate
with the government of the Hawaiian
Islands for the formation of customs
union, to which the customs tariff of the
United States shall be applied in these
islands on goods coming from other ma.
tions than the United States.
The committee on education and labor
reported back bill regulating the limit
and to suspend immigration of Chinese
laborers, and it was made the special order
for February 7th.
The consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill was reported. 1t appropriates
Sl,l0S530, being Sl2,425 less than the
amount appropriated last year. and SIG 525
less than the estimates.
a resolution, calling for information MS 10
removals and appointments in the most
office department since March s, was
adopted
= rSSsScc.LtiUn was reported back calling
on the secretary of the interior to
communicate the decision of the
commissioner. of the general land office
declaring the land grant made to the North
ern Pacific lapsed and tha text of the de-
cision of his predecessor (Carl Schur:) over
ruling the decision Of the commissioner of
the general land office and restoring the
grant 81 land to the Northern Pacific with
out reference of the subject to congress.
Adopted.
Mr.. Pugh's proposed amendments were
acccrtcd by Mr.. Vest as notifications of
his proposition.
The question was upon the amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Ilawley
allowing banks to, retire their
bonds deposited for circulation in amounts
not exceeding $5000,0O0 per month, and
upon thirty days notice.
The discussion was confined ta the
merits of the fourth section of the act
OF 1874, which the amendment OF Mr.. Vest
rcpeals and sections 5l59 and 5ls0 of the
Revised Statutes, which il re.enacts,
allowing any national bank to
deposit United States notes to the amount
of bonds ii seeks to withdraw, and thereupon
to withdraw its bonds and reduce It's
circulation, and requires II to have $780,
900 instead of one.third its capital on de-
post with the treasurer, irrespective OF
the amount of its capital. The sec.
tions of the revised statutes alluded
to revive an old law requiring one
third the capital of the bank to be held by
the treasurer in United States bonds, pro-
hibiting the deposit of greenbacks In lieu
of bonds and further requiring bank seek.
ing 20 reduce its circulation TO deposit
It's own notes, the latter feature being
one insisted upon IN discussion, as pre-.
venting combination of banks from con.
tracing currency arbitrarily without no.
tice.
Before action was reached Mr.. Hawley
got the floor and the senate went INTO exec.
utivc session and soon adjourned.
vrsT's AMENDMENT.
Following Is the text of the pending
amendment of Mr.. Vest TO the funding bill:
From and after the LIST Of July, iss2,
per cent. bonds authorized by this act shall
be the only bonds receivable as security for
liu,iVuui hnuh NINululVH, UT M tcCur-
ity for the safe keeping and
prompt payment of public money
deposited with such banks hereafter organ.
ise., and TO banks applying hereafter Tor
increase of their capital to extend such In
crease; provided the secretary OF the
treasury shall not issue all the
bonds herein authorized or 30 many
thereof as to make II impossible for him Ia
issue the amount Of bonds required; and
provided further, that section OF the act OF
January -, lsi4, entitled, IAN act
fixing the amount Of United
States notes, providing for the
redistribution of national bank currency
and for other purposes be, and the same
Is hereby repealed and sections $3.50 and
5lGo revised statutes Of the United States
be, and the same are hereby rc-enacted
with the word 'anyh stricken
out In said section, 5l59. and after the
word "interest' in said section, the words
"at the rate of three per centum" be In.
serted.
HAwLEy's AMENDMENT.
The amendment Of Mr.. Hawley tc
the amendment Of Mr.. Vest modifies the
latter by striking out the lasI
rroviso and then adding the following
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