River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-05-25

the issue Of silver certificates and TO limit the
coinage Of silver dollars TO the requirements Of
the people, met with objection.
Mr.. Grape then called up for consideration the
bill to enable national banking associations to
extend their corporate existence.
Mr.. Bland expressed opposition to the national
banking system, and characterized it as legalized
robbery, and advocated free and unlimited coin
age of silver.
Mr. Smith Qll.) advocated continuation of the
national banking system. After several other
speeches the matter went over.
MONDAY, MAY 15
iSenafe-Bills were introduced and referred, to
aid the endowment of the school of forestry at
st. Paul; for public buildings at La Crosse; joint
esslution for international convention to rec
ommend the establishment Of standard meridi-
an for reckoning longitude and time.
The following are the amounts appropriated by
bills fayorably reported for public buildings at
points named jackson, Tenn, $50 900; Council
Bluffs, Iowa, 500 600; Detroit, 5000 goo; Han.
nibal, Mo-, $75 900 Louisville $500 900,
After an executive session the sen~te adjourned.
House-Mr Robinson offered a resolution re-
questing the president to inform the house whe.h-
er certain official papers recently published re-
garding the imprisonment of American citizens in
British prisons had been received at the state de-
partment, and what answer had been given
thereto.
resolution was adopted directing the secre-
tary of war to inquire into the propriety of pur
chasing the dwelling house in Washington in
which President Lincoln died.
A vote of ayes I45, nays 4S, suspended the
rules and pa sed the bill providing that no action
tor damages for infring ements of patents shall
be sustained for the use Of any patented article
or device, when it shall appear on trial that the
defendant purchased such article for valuable
consideration in the open market.
TUESDAY MAY l6.
L.. thnrs fha Rnnk
Island and Southwestern Railway Company to
construct a bridge over the Mississippi, at New
Boston ILL.,, passed.
| Sem Bayard. from the Finance committee, Of
fered an amendment in the shape of a substitute,
for the measure known as the bonded spirits bill.
The said amendment would probably be offered
in the senate allowing bonds to be given annu-
ally.
Sen. Vest reported favorably bill to establish
an United States court in the Indian territory.
The house bill for public building at jackson,
Tenn, passed.
The per cent land bill was taken up, and
Sen. Pluiab explained its provisions. The bill
finally went over till tomorrow.
After executive session, adjourned.
House-The house resumed consideration OF
the national bank charter bill, and Hewitt spoke
in favor OF banks, stating the present system
was the best yet devised by the ingenuity OF
man.
Mr.. Buckner opposed the pending bill as being
wholly unnecessary. 1t was delusion and
cheat which would not accomplish what the
country thought it would, and which failed to
secure safe and stable circulation. If the ma
tional banking system were to be continued he
favored an amendment which would let every
bank know it could not at its mere caprice, re-
duce or increase in circulation.
While Brumm, of PENN was speaking it was
agreed that the subject go over and recess be
taken, the evening session to be for debate only
on the bank charter bill.
Ten members were present at the evening ses-
zion. Hazeltine, of (Mo) Anderson, Kansas,
and Holman, Qnd.) made speeches in opposition
to the bill to extend the charters of National
banks. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. MAY Is.
Senate. Cameron reported adversely the
resolution rendering the thanks of congress to
chief engineer Melville of the U. S. N, and 1t
was Indefinitely postponed.
Sen. Sherman presented the petition of Mrs. B.
Bassett of Virginia, setting forth that she is the
owner of the family bible of George Washington,
and offering to sell it to the government Re
ferred.
The bill for the extension of the steam grain
shovel patent was reported fayorably, with the
substitution of seven years in place of ten, as the
term of extension. Reserved for the calendar.
Discussion of the per cent. land bill was re-
sumed, Sen. Garland supporting the measure.
After general discussion upon the question, the
bill went over without action and after executive
session adjourned.
House-The house resumed consideration of
the bank charter extension bill, it being agreed
that general debate should close at p. m.
| Debate being closed the bill was read by Sec
| tons for amendments.
| Mr.. Murch. of Maine, offered an amendment
| reducing from 20 to years the period tor which
banks may extend their SUGGESTIONS. He was
willing to allow banks three years to go into bust
ness. Rejected, yeas 81, nays III.
| Mr.. Buckner moved to make the period 10
years. The yeas and nays were ordered pending
which the matter went over for the day.
| Mr.. Hazelton from the committee on elections,
submitted a report on the case of Lowe VS..
Wheeler in the Sth congressional district OF Ala
bama, declaring the contestant Lowe entitled to
| the seat.
| The commissioner of agriculture informed the
| house that cinchona seeds had been distributed
but there is little hope for the growth of the
plant except in southern California and southern
| Florida.
| FRIDAY, MAY 10.
Senate--The house bills for public buildings at
the points named, with the amounts appropriated
st ated passed. Leadville, $500,000 Hannibal
Mo-, $75 900; Detroit, 5000, 600; Council Bluffs
100000.
The senate bill appropriating 500 600 for a
| building at La Crosse, was also passed. The ag-
gregate of appropriations passed by the senate
during the morning hour was 81 $4,000.
| The per cent land bill was then taken up.
| Sen. Vance's pending amendment was rejected.
The bill then passed-yeas a. nays IL.
| Adjourned till Monday.
House-Mr. Townsend, of Ohio, introduced a
bill to establish a board of commissioners of in
| ter-state commerce as bureau of the interior
department. Referred.
The house resumed the consideration of the
| bank charter bill, the pending question being on
| the amendment offered by Mr.. Grape, which was
adopted without amendment
Mr.. Grape offered an additional section, an
amendment providing that deposit of bonds
the association making the same shall be entitled
to receive from the comptroller Of currency cir
culating notes equal in amount to 80 per sent. of
the current market value, not exceeding par, of
the United States bonds so transferred and de-
liyered. 1t further provides that at no time shall
the total amount of such notes issued exceed 80
per cent of the amount actually paid in of capt.
tai stock, and repeats sections 5l7l and SIG, re-
vised statutes. Adopted-yeas 109, macs So.
The bill then passed amended; yeas l25,
nays g. The vote was as follows:
YEAS.