Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

w ASHlNGTON MdTcQ l.-OeQaCOr
Vest introduced bill to prohibit
the issue of bank notes on the cur
rency, by national banks that may be
organized or recognized after the 1st
of July, 1882. He said he saw by
the papers this morning that the Ate
torney-General had delivered an
official opinion to the effect that un-
der existing laws, without additional
Legislation by Congress, the national
banks could continue their existence
with the same privileges and powers
now conferred by existing statutes.
By report of the Comptroller OF
Currency, it appeared that 1913 of
these institutions would go out of
existence between May 1, 1882, and
February l, 1883. Without legisla
ton the present banking systems
must continue for an indefinite
period of time. He simply
desired to bring this question fairly
and squarely before the respects of
the people, and for that reason, in-
troduced bill which provides that
that feature of the present law which
confers upon national banks the
power to issue currency upon the
bonds of the United States, and
shall cease as to the banks organized
or recognized after July 1, 1882.
He believed, if he might be permitted
to say SO, that the committee on
finances was opposed to any such
legislation, and if they were, he
hoped his bill would not be cone
signed to "the Tomb of the
Capulets," but that it would be re-
ported back either favorably or un-
favorably. The bill then went to
the committee ON finances.
The resolutions reported yester-
day from the committee on foreign
relations for an investigation of the
loss or abstraction from the State
Department, of the diplomatic cor
respondence relating to Chill and
Peru, and as to any improper con-
nection of the deplornatic or other
officers or members of Congress
with contracts or arrangements in
regard to claims against, or grants
derived from those countries, were
taken up.
Senator Bayard said the point to
which the resolution introduced by
himself referred, and one which he
considered most important was
whether or not the intervention of
the United in the affairs of neutral
governments had been implicitly or
expressly pledged. There, he said,
was danger. War making powt r
is vested in the Congress of the
United States, and it was to the
Senate of gravest moment that there
should be no implication of this great
power by way of mediation by any
| individual, or in any manner other
than in accordance with the grave
execution of the powers under the
constitution. He therefore moved
to amend by adding as specific
to the subject of inquiry the follow
ing: Whether any promise or
stipulation by which Intervention by
the United States in the controversy
existing between Chill and Peru or
Chill and Bolivar has been express>
ly or impliedly given by any person
or persons officially connected with
the Government of the United
States or whether It's influence has
in any way exceeded the promise or
intimated promise in connection
with or in relation to said contracts
by anv one officially connected with
the Governm ent Of the United
! States.
Senators Window and Edmunds
explained that the language reported
by the committee had been carefully
chosen so as to make the inquiry so
full that no possible circumstances
affecting the United States could
possibly escape. Therefore it had
not been limited TO any specific
matter. They had not any objec-
ton to the amendment, if Senator
Bayard thought it necessary.
Senator Bayard insisted upon his
motion; and his amendment prevail
ed without objection.
The resolutions, as amended, were
adopted, and the bills were intro
duced
By Senator Kellogg: Appropria-
ting 100000 for the construction OF
a public building for court house
and post-otfice purpose, at Opelousas,
La, and appropriating 100000 for
a public building, for like purposes,
at Shreveport, La.
After the morning hour, unfinished
business, the Chinese bill, was TEN.
porarily laid aside for a speech by
Senator Voorhees, upon the inquiry
of better accommodations for the
: library of Congress; the new bill
being taken up informally for this
purpose.
At the close of Senator Voorhees,
remarks, Senator Bayard suggested
that unless some other Senator de
sired to discuss the subject, the vot,
should be at once taken upon tn,
bill.
Senators Harris and ingalls, OBJ
jected, the latter giving notice of hi
intention hereafter to move tn,
recommittal of the bill, with in
structions to the committee to pro
vide for an enlargement of tn
library area in the Capitol. The bill
was accordingly laid aside.
Tho Sanota roc,1yno6 tho cnnSi6
Grafton of the Chinese bill, ant
Senator Hoar opposed the bill a
length, yielding the floor at 4:45
having been attentively heard fo
over two hours. The bill was the,
laid over as unfinished business fo
tomorrow.
Senator Jones, of Louisiana, ant
Senator Garland, introduced bills t,
provide for the Ocean Mail Service