Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-05-25
CONGRESS.

May l5--In the House Mr.. Robinson offered
resolution requesting the President 10 answer
il any American citizen had offered the Irish
American prisoners money to accept release on
condition that they came to this country. The
House passed by vote OF 152 to 40 the bill
introduced by Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan pre-
venting actions fof damages for infringements
on patents in all cases where the defendant
purchases the article openly for valuable
consideration, for personal use and not manu-
facture.
In the Senate Mr.. Beck made a speech In
support Of his resolution to take action on the
House bill extending the bonded period for
distilled spirits, as 500 as practicable after the
finance committee report on the same. Mr..
Beck claimed that the bill was an honest meas
uie which would promote alike the interests
Of the dealer, government and distiller.
May l6.-In the senats, the senate bill TO
authorize the Rock Island and South western
railway company TO construct bridge ovei
the Mississippi at New Boston, Illinois, was
passed. A joint resolution authorizing tire
Librarian OF congress TO accept library offer
ed the United States by DR.. Joseph Meredith
Toner Of Washington was also passed. MI.
Vest reported favorsbly the bill to establish a
United States court in Indian Territory. NJ.
Couqer by request introduced bill providing
that any officer now In the regular army who
Served with the volunteer forces or In the reg
ular army at any time during the war Of the
rebellion as regimental or staff office, or
aide de camp to any general officer, and acsual
y performed the duty OF such position, IL
be- considered as in service for the entire time
he acted In such capacity.
The House resumed consideration of the
national bank charter bill, and NJ. Eey tt
spoke in favor OF the banks, stating that the
present system was the best yet devised by the
ingenuity OF mar. Mr.. BIckner opposed the
bill. II the national banL ng system wee to
be continued he favored an amendment which
would let every w. nix know that { could not, at
its mere caprice, reduce or Increase Its sircula-
ton. Mr.. Butterworth supported tis bill as
required by public policy and by the Business
Interests OF The country, but insisted that re-
serves of national banks should be kept In coin.
He r,diculed the proposition that the banks
should be overthrown and the government 60
into the rag business Of publishing money.
May 17.-In the senate Mr.. Cameron report
q adversely joint resolution rendering the
thanks of congress to Chief Engineer Melville,
U. s. N. MIR. Sherman presented the petition
Of Mrs. Betty r. Basset, OF Virginia, setting
forth that she is the owner Of the family bible
of George Washington, and offering to sell 1t
to the government The bill for the extension
of the steam grain shovel patent, reported
tavorably with the substi dtion OF seven years
In place of ten as to the tel IN OF extension,
occup' ed the time reserved for the calendar.
Discussion Of the five per cent. Land bill was
resumed, Mr.. Gal land supporting the measure.
The house resumed the consideration OF the
bank charter extension bill. Debate being
closed the bill was read by sections for amend
ments. Mr.. Murch offered an amendment re-
ducing from twenty to three years the period
for which banks may extend their succession.
He was willing to allow banks three years to
90 into some honest business. Rejected-yeas
81, nays III. Mr.. Buckner moved to make the
period ten years. The yeas and nays were
ordered, pending which the matter went over
for the day. Mr.. Hszelton, from the commit