The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-23
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 22.
The President pro tenn presented a commu-
nication from Jos. f. Smith, president of
convention of citizens of Utah transmitting an
application for admission of that territory into
the Union as state, with copy OF the pro-
posed constitution. Referred to the committee
on territories.
Mr.. Allison reported favorable from the COM
mittee ON appropriations the house joint reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 to continue work
of the Arctic exploration at or near the shores
OF Lady Franklin Bay, and of scientific obser-
yations at Point Barrow, Alaska, during 1883.
Passed.
Several bills and resolutions were presented
and appropriately referred.
The Senate bin granting the Mississippi,
Albuquerque and Interocean railway right OF
way through the Indian Territory was passed.
The House national bank charter bill was
then taken up.
Mr.. Vest offered substitute directing the is
sue of treasury notes in place of national bank
notes and forbidding creation OF any new ma
tional banks.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment to COM
pei national banks to receive as deposit silver
certificates; and to compel depositors to receive
from banks these certificates in payment OF
their checks.
Mr.. Frye doubted the power of congress
to compel depostor to receive silver certif-
Gates from banks
Mr.. Sherman deprecated any attempt by
congress to regulate the value of the two coins.
I16 expressed Il0 COQVlCblOn IlaI bl6 lTu0
course now was to put enough silver into the
standard dollar to make it an honest dollar
that would go everywhere in the markets of
the world. He suggested he should favor re-
moving the disparity between the two coins by
establishing ratio of IS OF silver to one of
gold, and having the outstanding issue re-
coined.
MIR. Allison replied to Sherman. He said,
warn the Senator from Ohio if he undertakes
in the face of more than two billions of dollars
of silver money now in circulation and legal
tender throughout the civilized nation of the
world at the rate of 151 to to make the Uni
ted States set up a different relation he has on
his hands task which no secretary of the
treasury in my Judgment can ever accompl ish,
and one that the people of the United States
cannot accomplish.
At 8 o'clock the Senate proceeded to di spose
of amendments to the bill without debate.
The pending proposition offered by Mr.. Nor
gan was rejected Mr.. Vests substitute di-
recting the issue of treasury notes in exchange
for national bank currency and forbiading the
creation of new national banks was voted
down.
The bill was then reported to the Senate and
passed; yeas "a, nays 13.
Adjourned.
HOUSE,
The morning hour having been dispensed
with the House went into committee OF the
whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation.
Mr.. White of Kentucky spoke in favor of an
amendment which he proposed to effer, re-
pealing the internal revenue system SO far as
it applied to the regulation of the production,
manufacture and sale of tobacco.
Mr. Anderson opposed the bill.
After further discussion the committee rose
and Mr.. Randall presented communication
from officers OF the navy urging the age for re-
tirement in the navy be not changed from 62
to GA. Referred.
Adjourned