The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-25
rORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

sented for postoffice at Lacrosse. A bill was
introduced 70 aid in the establishment Of
passed to refund the taxes on incomes collected
without authority from citizens Of Tennessee
and to bring home from Chill the re-
MINIS Of Minister Fitzpatrick. Slr. Morrill,
offered q substitute for the Honso bill on
bonded spirits, and Mr.. Beck addressed the
Window announced his intention 10 proceed
with the investigation into the purpose Of the
distillers in raising 5000, 1000. The President
sent to the Senate the following nominations
James A. Mckee. Of Texas. Marshal for tho
Northern district Of Texas II. l. doslin, Of
eass Braer soa 0 OF Texas Aterney
f9r the Northern district Of Texas
The Western district Of Tennessee; William A.
Manry, Of the District Of Columbia, Assistant
Attorney General Of the United States; Robert
at Kirwln, KaAi William NJ. Redpath, Of In
diana, Agent for the Indians Of tho Yankton
Agency, Dakota. Despite the efforts OF Senators
Hoar and Dawes, Mr.. Worthington was confirmed
as Collector Of the Port Of Boston by So to Il
Mr.. Burrows' bill for the protection Of Western
etc, against claimants passed the House. Mr..
Robinson offered : resolution Of inquiry
whether Official papers respecting the imprison-
melt Of American citizens in Great Britain had
been received b the State Department, and
what answer had been made. Mr. Lynch In
trodnced bill 70 reimburse depositos IN
the Freedman's Bank. A resolution was
adopted directing the Secretary OF War to in
quire into the propriety Of purchasing the
house in which President Lincoln died. An
attempt TO pass bill revising the militia laws
was defeated BY 81 to l38. Mr.. Lynch intro
duced bill! III regard 20 the duties Of supervis-
ors OF elections. The Commissioner Of Pensions
asked the House to mako the deficiency appro-
priation Of GIG. .000. .0Oc available by May Is.
Tho Senate passed bin, at IL session on
tho 18th inst, authorizing tho Rock Island and
Southwestern railway to bridge the Mississ-
ippi at New Boston, III. A Joint resolution was
passed authorixins the Librarian Of Congress
to accept the library offered by DR.. J. N. Toner.
Of Warrington. Mr.. Bayard made favorable
report on substitute for tho Bonded Spirits
bin. An aot for : public building
jackson, Tenn. was passed. MIR.
Vest reported favorably the bill for
Plumb explained the provisions Of the 5-per-
cent. bill Tho House spent the day on the
bill to facilitate the reorganization Of national
banks. Mr.. Hewitt pronounced the present
system the best yet devised. Mr.. Buckner
thought tho bill unnecessary. Mr.. Butterworth
insisted that revenues should be kept in coin.
Mr.. Brnmm spoke briefly, when an evening
debate.
Mr.. Cameron made An adverse report In tho
Senate, on the 17th inst, on the joint resOlu-
tion rendering the thanks Of Congress to Chief
Engineer Melville, Of the navy. Mr.. Sherman
presented an ofler from Mrs. Betty b Bassett,
Of Virginia, to sell to the Government the fam
lily Bible Of George Washington. A bill
to extend for seven years the patent on
the steam grain-shovel was favorably re-
ported. Mr.. Garland and others spoke on
The House debated the National Bank Charter
bill. Mr.. Murch offered an amendment to re-
duce the time Of extension to three years,
which was rejected by 81 to lit. Mr.. Buckner
moved to make tho period ton years, when the
measure went over. Mr.. Hazelton reported
Mr.. Wheeler from the Eighth district Of Ala
bama. The Commissioners Of Agriculture re-
ported that cinchona seeds had been dis-
tributed through tho country. The Demo
cratic members OF the House held caucus in
the evening and adopted resolutions declaring
y 70 be the policy q their party 70 fillbuster
up the case Of Mackey ". O'Connor, from
South Carolina. The reasons assigned by the
Democrats for this line Of policy are that the
Committee on Elections il > packed committee !;
that there are only four Del Dcrats upon the
committee, and some Of those are sick that
sentation, and that the Republicans, for party
purposes, are endeavoring to seat the Southern
contestAnts.
Mr. Cameron made favorable report to the
senate, Nay 10, on : bill appropriating eloO, 900
for public building At La Crosse. The Sen.
ate resolved to postpone for anindeinite period
the bill to extend the patent Of the Spendelow
steam grsin-shovel A House bill Was passed
authorizing the receipt Of gold coin In exchange
for bars A bill was passed for refunding
ga, 25l to Hiram johnson and forty-six 9TH
ers, 1t being tho surplus OF . military
assessment levied upon them. The 6-per cent.
bill was taken mp and amendments were offered
by Messrs. salisbury, Vance and Morgan, the
latter proposing that payment be made in cash
instead Of bonds. Messrs. COnger, Allison and
McDlll also spoke ON the measure, which went
over. The House passed An act providing that
any former citizen OF the United Statcs who
has been naturallzed In Great Britain may pub
licly declare his remuneration and resume his
privileges % an American citizen by signing
an instrument to that effect A bill
Was passed to make Newport News port Of
entry. The National Bank Charter bill Was
taken mp. MIR. Buckners amendment, to limit
the extension to ten years. Was lost by 81 to
ll6. MIR. Springer offered = proposition that
January unless Congress shall provide for an
earlier period. Mr.. Cannon offered m addi-
tional section, which was adopted, providing
that banks with . capital OF $150.000 or
less shall not be required to deposit with
the Treasurer bonds in excess Of @l0, 900 -
TO reconsider and to lay that motion on
; the table, which was agreed to by Ill to
o6 NE. Randall offered An amendment
which was adopted, that In the rcorgan-
i1ation OF any bank stockholders shall be
entitled 70 preference in tho allotment Of
shares. Mr.. Holman proposed that banks
obtaining the benefit Of this act shall pay
the cost Of preparing plates for new notes.
which was agreed TO. For the beneht Of
associations which do notreorganse, Mr.. Grape
| carried nm amendment that their franchises be
extended long enough to liquidate. MIR. Grape
| moved that any withdrawal OF circulation must
be preceded By ninety days notice. Mr.. Cul.
besson proposed that no bank 10 allowed to
surrender more than one-tenth Of its circula-
! tion IN any one year, which was lost by SS tc
ll6. The Speaker laid before the. House
| papers relative TO the imprisonment Of Thomas
Shields and Charles Wehber in Mexico.
The Senate passed the 6-per-cent. Land bill
on the 10th inst, BY vote Of 23 to II. House
bills for public buildings 1t Louisville, Hanni
bal, Detroit, Council Bluffs, La Crosse and Gal
weston, involving an expenditure Of l,e75, 900,
| also went through trinmphAntly. The Gar.
field Memorial Hospital was Incorporated. An
| act Was passed 70 authorize the Texas and st
| LOUIS railway to build bridges In Arkansas
The House resumed consideration Of the bill to
extend tho charters OF national banks. An
amendment offered BY Mr. Crapo rs an indie
pendent section MAS adopted. providing that
banks desiring to withdraw circulating note,
must give ninety days notice to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury. and that mo-
more than s5,OOO,OOO Of legal tenders sha.
be deposited for this purpose during
any month. BY vote Of 100 to g. Mr.
Crapo secured tho insertion 81 another
section, providing that the circulation issued K
| any bank shall not exceed tho par value Of bonds
deposited, or be greater than 80 per cent. Of the
paid-np capital An amendment BY Mr.. BuckneI
to increase tho reserve fund was rejected
After : score Of other amendments had beer
defeated, MIR. Mnroh moved to lay the bill
on o. the table. which was lost BY 40 to lc4
the bill !: Yeas-Aldrich, Barr, Bayne Beach
Belmont, Bingham, Bliss Briggs, Buck. Bur
rows Mich. }, Butterworth, Calkins, Campbell
Candler, Cannon, Carpenter, Caswcll, Chase
Hardenbergh, Harris (Mass.). Harris (N. j.
Haskell, Hellman, Henderson, Hiscock, Hob