The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-02-11
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5 bill, which Is being pressed with some earnest
ness as numerous state legislatures are II
session and desire the bill passed that the,
may apporlon the representatives in thel
respective states On the ith no less than 81,
amendments were offered, proposing to fix tho
number of house members at any number
from $40 to 3G5 General sentiment however
seems to favor the provision lor 3l0, which
will divide the gains equally between the pc
liuCal parties,
The resolution Of Senator ingalls,, declaring
against the repeal Of the back pensions law
afforded the mover, as well rs Senators Vest
and MaNey, an opportunity TO spout consider.
able soldier nily on Monday aud Wednesday
IN the senate
The house on Monday, by an adroit parlia.
mentary movement on the part Of Mr.. Bur.
rows, was brought t. a direct vote on the bill
declaring that no polygamist shall be eligible
to seat on the floor OF the house and by near
! ly unanimous vote passed the measure. AS
the senate no doubt will promptly pass the
bill on the ground that the house must be al
lowed to pick its own company, the bill comes
as sort of snap judgment on Mr. Cannon
IN his contest for the delegateship from Utah
with Mr., Campbell.
Among various other riders of hobby horses
in the house As Mr. Joyce OF Vermont, whose
craze is the liquor business. HIS hearts de-
sire Is to be appointed at the head OF a com
mittec of five to travel over the country dur.
ing the recess of congress at government ex
pense to Investigate" the liquor trade and
then treat the next congress to homily on
temperance. The house on Monday, however,
very uncerimonously killed his little measure
to raise such a commission.
| Sherman's 3 per cent. funding bill passed
the senate on Friday of last week by a vote of
81 to Is, IN such form as simply to direct the
Secretary CT the Treasury to sell new bonds to
an extent not to exceed two hundred million
dollars, which shall bear per cent interest,
and to employ the proceeds Of the sale of those
bonds in the redemption OF the bonds bearing
80 per cent. interest, or the 80 per cent.
bonds may be received directly in exchange
for the new ones. These bonds shall be pay
able at the pleasure Of the United States, but
shall not be redeemed so long as any bonds are
outstanding that bear higher rate of interest
1t Is expected that the bill, the real object of
which IS to provide the national banks with
long bonds to deposit as security for their
circulation, will be opposed in the house on
the constitutional ground that it is a revenue
measure, which the senate had no right to
originate.
The house banking committee on Tuesday
reported bill in favor of extending the char
tiers of the national banks, many of which ex-
pre during the present year There is mol
doubt that the sudden discontinuance of so
many banks would be disastrous to the coun.
try, as there are trust funds in large amounts
invested in bank shares which could not be
carried to new organizations besides that the
measure would involve the sudden withdrawal
of nearly $i00,0O0,0O0 OF bank circulation
There is this however to be said on the sub
ject, that If the bill tails nothing can prevent
the banks recognizing under the law as it'll
now stands 1t might be inconvenent to 90
through the Formally of closing the old bank
and opening a new one, and it would be pro-
digious fol-derol, but If congress refuses to do
anything and leaves no other way open to per
pesuate the nationa! bank system, why the
banks would probably 90 through the mo.
tons.
The senate has passed the bill to aid the |
poor negroes who were swlnded by the Freed. |
mems Bank explosion, to the extent of pnr.
chasing at round price by government, of
the building owned by that concern in Wash.
ington,
Mr., Springer, in the house, is pressing q
resolution calling on the President to state un.
der what clause of the constitution he got his |
power to invite a congress at Washington of
representatives Of the South American repub |
lies. Why don't Springer include IN the IN. |
quiry by what authority the President invites
foreign representatives to the White House to !
dine and wine with him?
Senator Blair is pressing bill in the sen.
ote to prohibit the manufacture of all intoxi. |
eating drinks in the [. s. after A. D. 1900
Mahone Is not happy, though still recog |
nlzcd as quite big dog IN the puddle at
Washington. IIis party is going to pieces in
Virginia, the boilers in the legislature at Rich
mond being SO numerous as 10 leave /, doubt.
ful whether he has working majority left. |,
The Riddleberger reputation bill havingl
been passed shorn Of some Of il worst tea
tures, there is nothing left 10 keep the party
together except the spoils, and thosc hayingl
all been dolca out, a dissolution of the con.
Germ 10 generally regarded az inevitable
Mr.. Supervisor iioge, the htrcatgr statesman
NJ hrit arLa,n. -, 81, $500. -.