Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-15

teau's Appeal.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The session of
the House today was opened with prayer
by Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, of Houston,
Texas.
Mr.. Page, Of California, Chairman Of the
Committee on Commerce, reported the river
and harbor bill, and It was ordered printed
and recommitted, Mr.. Robinson, of Massa-
chusetts, reserving all points of order there
in.
Mr.. Dlngley, of Maine, asked leave to
report from the Committee on Banking and
| Currency bill to suspend the issue of sill
yer certificates, and to limit the coinage of
| silver dollars to the requirements Of the
people.
Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, objected.
Mr.. Crapo, OF Massachusetts,, then called
up for consideration the bill to enable ma
tionsl banking associations to extend their
corporate existence.
After the reading of the bill and presen-
tation OF the various proposed amendments
for printing in the Record, Mr.. Crapo, of
Massachusetts,, took the floor in explanation
Of the provisions Of the bill, and presen-
tation of the reasons which demanded the
| action of Congress. After discussion. the
matter went over.
On motion OF Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, q
resolution was adopted directing the Ser
geant- alarms to pay out OF the contingent
fund the funeral expenses of the late j. o.
Smith, contestant for the seat from the
Fourth district of Alabama, the amount
expended TO be deducted from any allow
ance to be made for the expenses Of his
contest.
Mr. Aldrich, of Illinois, introduced bill
= 4~wn
tenant j. W. Danenhower, and comforting
upon him the rank of Lieutenant Comman-
der. Referred.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, introduced a
bill amending the act recently passed re-
pealing discriminating duties on goods pro-
duced east of the Cape of Good Hope, so
as to make it apply to such goods as may be
in public stores or warehouses, or on ship
board, in port, on January 1st, 1888. Re-
ferred.
The House then at ABS adjourned.
NATIONAL BANKS AND THE FOUR PER CENTS.
The Comptroller of the Currency au-
| thO1zes the publication OF the following
letter:
CONTAMINATION letter OF the 10th
| instant is received and contents noted. l
can see no objections to the proposition for
a gradual charging off by national
banks OF the amount OF premiums
paid on United States bonds deposited for
/ circulation, and hereafter national
banks holding four per cent. bonds
| will be instructed to charge off each year
| one-twentieth part of the amount of pre-
| MUM paid on them aud counted as an asset.
! Those holding four and q half per cents. will
oe instructed to charge OFF in similar man
ner one-tenth Of the premiums, and those
| holding currency SKIES to charge off say
one-fifteeDth, in each case one-half of the
/ rtrorfarlu IN ha afsarnan off apmi-
annually previous to usual date for declara-
tiOn of dividends. This is to be done with
the understanding that at no time shall the
| amount of premiums counted as an asset
exceed the market premium of bonds held.
Very respectfully,
"(Signed) JNo. JAY KNOX,
"COmpToller.
"To Messrs. Fish & Hatch, Bankers, etc., NeaO
| York city,"
MISSION.
The French and American Claims
| Commission met to-day. Counsel for
| the respective governments presented
to the Commission copies of the cor
| respondence between the United Sta+es
and France concerning the meaning OF the
phrase, "Territorial jurisdiction" as used
in the treaty. The question arose in the
case of Chourresu vs.. the United
States, when the Commission held
that the place where claimants
property was taken or destroyed that is,
| Fausse Pointe, in the parish of Iberia, La, ,
was not within territorial jurisdiction" OF
| the United States. Upon application of the
| representatives OF the French republic the
question was referred to the governments,
/ aud the result of the correspondence pre-
sented is that the words territorial juris-
dicsion" means the same in this connection
as the word "territorv," consequently the
case of Chourreau will be again considered
| by the commission.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND THE CONSTITUTION.
The Senate Select Committee on Woman
Suffrage, by vote of three TO two, agreed
to-day to recommend to the Senate for
adoption Senator Lapham's joint resolution
proposing the following amendment to the
| Constitution:
"ARTICLE XVI SECTION l. The right OF
citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United
States, or by any State, on account OF sex.
SECTION 2. Congress shall have power by
| appropriate legislation to enforce the pro-
visions of this article"
The vote was: 4: Ayes-Lapham, Blair and
Jackson-9. NsYs-George and Fair-2.
Absent-Anthony and Ferry.
GUITEAU's APPEAL.
At late hour tonight there seems to be
good reason Tor d0u0tlng the report, Whlcn
has been current here since yesterday, that
the Justices of the District Supreme Court
are evenly divided upon the question of
allowing the exceptions taken by the de-
fense In the Guiteau case to the Jurisdiction
| of the court.
The Post to morrow morning will say
positively that the Justices have unani-
mously agreed to overrule the exceptions
and affirm the judgment of the court be-
low.
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN CLAIMS.
The Senate Committee on Claims has
made, through Senator Frye, very favora-
ble report, which has just been printed,
uDon the bill for the sscertainment of
French spolation claims and their settle
ment by the Court of Claims.
THE FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA CONTEST.
Arguments were begun before the House
Committee on Elections to-day in the case
of Lee VS. Richardson, from the First South
| Carolina district, and will be continued on
tuesday next.
sHAD FOR TEXAS.
The Fish Commissions car started from
here for Texas to-day with 5000, 900 shad
for distribution throughout the waters Of