Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-29
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
June IA lively debate took place in the
Senate on the bank charter bill, which, az IL
passed the House, provided that national banks
having a capital stock Of $4,000, or less shall
not be required to keep or deposit bonds in
excess Of $4,000 as security for their circulat.
ing notes. 1t soon became apparent that
large majority of the Senate would not concur
In this provision.
In the House the main business was passing
the pension appropriation Of 100000 within
ten minutes, an event unprecedented In legis-
lation. The government decides that Doyle
can go TO prison and IL he has anything to
communicate in regard to the bond plate he
can do 30 from prison as we'll as to wait under
suspended sentence.
June 20.-In the Senate were passed the fol-
lowing bills authorizing the Secretary of War
to erect at Washington's headquarters at
Newburgh N. Y, a memorial column and to
aid In defraying the expenses OF the centen-
NAL celebration TO be held in that city In 1888;
$4,000 TO construct a road and approaches
Mound City, ILL.,, to the national military Gem
etery and for other purposes was amended by
reducing the amount from $4,000 to $4,000;
$4,000 to construct road from New Albany,
Ind. to the national cemetery near that city.
bill was also passed appropriating 100000
for the extension of the Executive Mansion.
The extension will be erected directly south of
the present building, similar to 1t in interior
and connected with accommodations for the
egress Of large crowd OF visitors. Two years
will be required to complete the extension.
In the House the Senate bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
examine and report to Congress the amount
of claims Of the States Of Texas, Colorado, Or
egOn, Nebraska, California, Kansas and Nevada,
and the Territories Of Washington and Idaho
account Of money expended and indebtedness
incurred in repslliug the invasion and sup
pressing Indian hostilities.
In the Senate, the consideration OF the bill
to investigate the causes OF labor strikes was
resumed; the committee to sit during vsca-
ton, and visit different places, send for per-
sons. etc The discussion showed
favorable disposition to the object The House
bill TO enable banking institutions to extend
their corporate existence was taken up and
discussed at length. The amendment to al
counted by National banks as part of their re-
serve and to be used in the settlement OF clear.
ing house balances, was adopted without de-
bate. Other amendments were proposed and
discussed.
In the House Mr.. Burrows, In the absence of
the speaker, in the chair. A resolution was
passed asking the Senate To return the immi.
grafton bill, which, as passed, charges the cost
of returning paupers, criminals, &c, to the
country to which they belong. A substitute Is
proposed, charging it to the steamship compa.
MES bringing them over. The Rock Island and
Southwestern Railroad Company were author.
lied To build bridge over the Mississippi at
New Boston, Ill. The bill to produce internal
revenue taxation was then taken up in Com
mittee OF the whole.
June 22.-The House committee on patents
report favorably bill reorganizing the patent
Office. increasing the commissioners salary
from $4,5O0 to $4,000 and those of his subordI-
mates from Is to so per cent. 1t also creates
the office Of deputy principal examiners, ~ Of
them at s2,l00 each per year. The senate
passed bill TO extend the White house by
erecting another building of the same size and
similar In architectural form, In the rear of
the present building, at cost Of $SO0, 900, the
two to be connected by Lroad passage, to &C.
commodate state gatherings.
The Senate confirmed the nominations for
| the Utah Commission. Also passed the bill
granting right of way TO the Mississippi Albu.
querke and Inter. Ocean Railway through the
Indian Territory, also amended and passed the
house bill to enable national banks to contin-
ne their corporate existence, "a TO ID.
| juno 23,-In the House on the suggestion
Of Mr.. Kelly unanimous consent was given to
close debate on his internal revenue reduction
bill at O'Clock this afternoon. Mr.. Hewitt ad-
vocated the abolition Of all internal revenue
taxes, the maintenance Of reasonable tariff
and small direct tax on stills.
In the Senate the session up TO the sxpira-
ton of the morning hour was devoted to q
discussion of the amendment of the rule TO
garding temporary presiding officers Of the
Senate appointed by the president pro tenn.