Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-08
Reports OF Committees.

The House committee on ways and means.
this afternoon, agreed to report the bill pro-
viding for the appointment of commission
to investigate the question of tariff. This Is
a substitute for the Kasson bill The bill as
agreed upon by the committee provides for a
commission of nine to be appointed by the
President from civil life. The commission is
to thoroughly Investigate all the various qnes
tions relating TO agricultural, commercial,
mechanical, manufacturing. mining and in
dustrial interests, as far as the same may be
necessary to the establishment of a judcirus
tariff or a revision of the existing tariff laws
upon the scale of justice to all interests. The
bill provides that the commission shall make
to Congress final report not later than Mon
day, December. 1882, and shall cause the
testimony taken to be printed from time to
time and distributed to members of Congress.
The House committee on post offices and
post roads today instructed Representative
Lacey to report TO the House with favor
able recommendation the bill providing
for the establishment of postal savings banks.
The House committee on banking and cur
rencv today agreed upon the substitute for
what is known as the MorriIl-C Grape Harden
burgh bill which extended the charters of 1893
national banks which have been organized
under various acts of Congress. A very
long and interesting majority report accom-
panied the bill in which the committee dis
cuss and defeni the national banking system.
Representative Buckner, who was granted
permission by the committee to make mi
nority report. reported as substitute bill
which was ordered 10 be printed in con-
nection with the majority report. His bill
provides for the virtual liquidation of the ma.
tional banks by the retiring of their present
circulation and the purchase by the govern
ment of their bonds held by the comptroller
to secure their circulation, and the payment
therefor in treasury notes or coin. 1t also
prohibits any increase in their circula-
ton, and the granting of any more national
bank charters and repeats the tax on bank
checks, bank capital and bank deposits.
The House committee on war claims TODAY
rejected the claim of Warren Mitchell of
Kentucky for $4,000 for losses sustained
during the war for supplies furnished the fed
eral armies, etc.
Annual Meeting Of the Board Of Steam
Vessel Inspectors.
The board of supervising inspectors of
steam vessels, which began its annual session
the 18th ulto., has completed its business and
adjourned sine die. The most important
work accomplished during its session was an
amendment to rule one of the rules of lake
and seaboard, which has been found to be
in conflict with the revised statutes. The
rule heretofore in force authorized the pilot
of either Of two steamers approaching "head
to head" to pass to the starboard of the 9TH
er steamer on the proper signal being given.
if in his opinion it is a safer course. The
amendment takes away this option.
Clerks Dismissed.
Nearly 800 of the census Office clerks ere
dismissed today and there will probably be a
few additional discharges in a day or two.