Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-13
The Senate,

ported faVorably with amendments from the
committee on commerce, senate bill to author
ize bridge across the Missouri river at the
most accessible point within five miles above
the city OF st. Charles, Mo. Taken up Janu-
airy IL, and passed as amended.
Senator Ingalls,, who has returned, having
been detained away since the reassembly of
congress, to-day took the floor to defend the
arrears ofthe pensions act, which was attacked
by Senator Beck in his speech the other day.
Mr.. Ingalls, said: "If there was anything
wrong in that act or the two methods of its
passage, Beck should have exposed it before
It's passage" He offered a resolution declar-
inglt is the sense of the senate that the ar
rears of pension acts should not be repealed.
Senator Beck asked that the resolution lie
over, saying that he would endeavor to pre-
sent some facts showing that the account was
passed under all sorts of Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice that he would upon
every occasion that he could get the floor, ask
for a vote on his resolution.
At1:25 D. m, Sherman's funding bill was
proceeded with. Senator Garland having the
floor, he quoted from decisions to show the
relations existing between the banks and the
government.
Senator Garland argued to show the rela-
ton of banks to the government was that of
mere fiscal agents and Vests amendment was
logical and legal sequence of funding. He
was not welded to the idea of per cent,
bond, but was willing to take the assumption
of saving 81 ,000, goo annually for what it was
worth.
Senator Allison inquired for information
whether upon Garland's construction of it
long age, Vests amendment making the new
bond sales a basis of bank circulation would
require banks having 81 per cent. on deposit
to surrender those and take 8 per cents. He
did not SO understand it.
Senator Garland-"We will try and make it
good en- ough to cover that" Refer
ring incidentally TO passages In the re-
port of the comptroller and secretary
of the treasury upon the subject, he said the
opinion seemed to be entertained by those Of
icers that by some means banks, upon the eX-
pration Of their charters, could be organized
by the comptroller to continue business. If
that be true, which he did not admit, the
country should know the fact and congress
should assert its authority in the matter. The
section of the statute which created banks,
fixed the absolute termination of their careers
at the end of twenty years. Where had the
law qualified that by allowing banks by
change Of name or persons, to organize
new section did not refer to organization by
five or any other number of persons. If we
had given these corporations the power to per-
petuate themselves after twenty years, as
claimed by the senator from Ohio, Sherman,
the country should knrow the fact, for it did
not know it.
Senator Sherman explained he said exactly
the opposite, that the banks had no power to
revive themselves, but that he thought any set
of people, either stockholders or outsiders,
could organize.
Senator Garland remarklng he could not
discuss N ore than one proposition at a time,
went on to argue there was no power in banks
organized, ard there should be none until con-
gress coul ID -. how they stood.
Senator 7 limb renewed his amendment so as
to require The use OF all funds now In the
treasury for redemption of United States notes
in eXces IS of $luO 000, 600, in redemption of 80
per cents !, such redemption tc be made in not
less than thee instalments, and said sum of
500, Zoo, 900 SO left in the treasury shall not
be Increased or diminished, except in redemp-
ton of United States notes. He also gave
notice of additional propositions, and pro
ceeded TO argue that upon any calculation OF
interest the government would
row LOSE more than it could realize
by the att empL at refunding. He favored in
lieu that of taking fifty million from the treas
ury fund, and a permanent limitation of that
fund, as proposed by his amendment.
Casually referring to the veto of the fund
ing bill last session he characterized it as a
wicked and defenseless act, which would have
caused the defeat of the Republican party, as
that party wonld have had no ground to stand
upon before the people, but for the success OF
Secretary WINDOWS subsequent operations.
Senator Vest, replying to Sherman, asserted
that between 1853 and 1878 silver dollars
were coined to the amount Of
six million dollars, to disprove the assertion
in the discussion, the bill was informally laid
aside till Monday.
The following bills were introduced;
By Senator Edmunds-To quorum the SUI
preme court of the United States, and pro-
vidIng that hereafter = majority of the JUS
tees instead of six, shall constitute quorum.
By Sen tor Kellogg-To extend the limits
of the port of New Orleans, and making an
appropriation of $500, 900 for the improve
ment of the harbor. Copies of bills already
introduced in the house were presented.
The president pro tenn presented a commu-
nicatIon from J. N. Arnold, president of the
Chicago historical society, asking the coop
Grafton of congress in the celebration, April
9th, at N ew Orleans, of the 2O0th anniversary
of the mouth of the Mississippi river by Robt.
DeLashlle.
On motion of Senator Teller, his resolution
directing the secretary of the interior to COM
municate the decision of the commissioner of
the general land Office, declaring the land
grant made to the Northern Pacific railway
compay lapsed under the operation of the law
granting the same, and also the decision and
order of instructions of his predecessor, Carl
Schurz, oyerruling the commissioners decis-
ion and restoring the grant of lands to the
Northern Pacific railroad, without reference
of the subject to congress, and further, all
memoranda on the subject, and the number
of acres for which patents have been issued to
said company or its assigns since July 4, 1877,
was taken up.
Senator Allison moved an amendment to
include in the call for information any opinion
of the attorney general on the subject. Agreed
TO, and the resolution passed.
Senator Window offered a resolution
requesting the president of the United
States to communicate, as far as may be
compatible with public interest, copies of in
Jurisdictions to the minister of the United
States in Hayti, of his rates to that govern
ment and of his dispatches to the department
of the state, not heretofore communicated re-
speeding the claim of Antonio Peller, citizen
of the United States, against the government
of Hayti. Adopted.
Senator Brown offered a declaratory resolu-
ton that it is inexpedient and unwise to con-
tract in currency by the withdrawal from cir
culation of what are known as silver certif-
Gates, or TO further restrict silver coinage,
further that gold and silver coin, based upon
proper rates of equivalent between the two
metals, and issues of paper predicted upon and
convertible.
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Mr. Robson, from
the com ittee on rules, submitted a report
increasing the membership of the following
committees: Ways and means to Is; judiciary
10. T., ply;nor ond currency to oopp,aroo