The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-17
F0RTy-SEvENTH CONGRESS-.
HOUSE,


WASHINGTON, May 16.-The House re-
simed consideration of the national bank.
charter bill. Mr.. Hewitt spoke in favor
of the banks, stating that the present sys-
tenn is the best yet devised by the ingenu-
ity of man.
If the national banking system were to be
continued, he favored an amendmentlet-
ting every bank know that it could not at
its mere caprice reduce or increase its cir
culation. Butterworth, of Ohio supported
the bill as required by public policy and by
business interests of the country but in
sisted that reserves of national banks
should be kept in. The committee agreed
that the subject should go over recess to
the evening session to debate ON the bank
charter bill.
Ten members were present at the even
ing session. Hazleton, of Missouri, An
derson, of Kansas, and Holman. of Indiana,
made spec ches in opposition to the bill to
extend charters of national banks. Ad-
journed
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Senate bill
authorizing the Rock Island 81 Southwest
ern railroad company to build a bridge
over the Mississippi at New Boston, H.,
passed. s
Bayard reported favorably from the
finance committee with amendments in the
nature of substitute for the measure of
bonded spirits bill.
Morrill, only to-day presented his sub
stitste for the house bill relating to entry
of distilled spirits in distilleries and special
bonded warehouses and the withdrawal of
the same therefrom. Material amend
ments to the bill were agreed to by the
comm, this forenoon, the most important
being the addition of the 1st Sec, which
makes tax payable within year from date
of entry of spirits in bonded warehouses
Proviso provided that from and after ex
piration of three years from date of entry
of distilled spirits in warehouses interest
at the rate of per cent per annum on the
tax now imposed by law shall be collected
and paid on all distilled spirits to be com
puted until the time of withdrawal of such
distilled spirits in bonds; but no fraction
of month shall be computed This
amendment met with decided opposition
and was adopted by bare majority-5 to
f. In Sec. which prescribes the penal
ties for the violation of the act. comm
agreed to strike out the minimum, SO this
section as amended reads "a fine of not
more than $1,000 and Imprisonment for
not more than three go years for every
such failure or violation. Proviso to Sec.
In case of the death or
mental disability of the person
required to make statement and give bond,
his executor, administrator or other proper
legal representative may do is amended,
in the provision that tax shall be collected
and paid in accordance with existing laws
unless new bonds shall be given for the
hereby extended period in measure to be
prescribed by regulation Of the Secretary
of the Treasury
The bill finally went over until to-mor
row.
Conger, by request, introduced bill
providing that any officer now in the regu-
lar army who served with
volunteer forces or in the
regular army at any time during the
rebellion as regimental staff officer or as
Aad De Camp to General officers and actus
ally performed duty of suchposition shall
be considered as in the service for the en- :
Tire time he acted in such capacity He
is to rank from the eommencement of the
service and thereafter in the various grades
which he was appointed or promoted IN
accordance with the date of his appoint
ment or commission After executive
session the Senate adjourned.
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