The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-12
Forty.seyenth Congress First Session.
WASHINGTON, January II, 1882.
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SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, January IL, 1882.
SENATE.
A number Of petitions were presented
for commission TO inquire into the liquor
and alcoholic trade. Nearly every senator
presented one or more memorials on the
subject.
The President pro ten. announced the
special committee on the rights OF women,
under the resolution Of Mr.. IIoar, rs fol-
lows: Messrs. Lapham, Anthony, Ferry,
Blair. George, Jackson, and Fair.
At the end OF the morning hour the
Sherman funding bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Vest addressed the Senate. He claimed
that the Democratic funding ILL OF last
Congress would have sayed the people
$4,000, 900 year in interest on the public
debt, and that this was prevented by the
Republican party. He said he was
not attacking the national banks.
but he did attack the vast power
vested in them. He condemned the legis-
lation which had given the national banks
the power to contract or expand the debt
at will. He declared that national banks
have grown i'm wealth and power to such
an extent that they do not intend to sur
render their charters or their existence.
These banks only continue with the ma
tional debt. and they do not propose
to have the public debt paid, because
1t would wipe it out. He insisted that the
issue between the aggregated capital OF the
national banks on one side and the people
on the other is now protected. He crit-
cised Senator Mcpherson for his remarks
yesterday in behalf and support of the ma
tiona banks, and said this was not Demo-
cratic doctrine; that the Democratic party
does not sympathize- with the national
banks.
After further remarks by Messrs. Me-
pherson and Sherman upon the accuracy OF
the statement OF the latter that the 3 per
cents proposed by the vetoed bill OF last
year could not have been sold at par, Mr..
Garland was entitled to the floor. The de-
bate was suspended, and after brief eXecr-
tive session the Senate adjourned at i:10
p. VI.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Orth. OF Indiana, offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Civil
Service Reform to inquire into the eXpe-
diency Of providing mode different from
the present for the appointment OF COM
mitteeS of the House, with leave to report
at any time.
The Speaker, holding that the resolution
related TO q change OF the rules, stated that
it would be referred to the Committee on
Rules.
To this reference Mr.. Ortiz objected, and
moved that the resolution be referred TO
the Committee OIL Ciyil-Seryice Reform.
On division this motion was lost by 50 to
81, but Mr.. Orth demanded the yeas and
fn1 ltN to
1879. and the resolution was referred TO the
Committee on Rules.
The pOlygamy debate came up again on
an attempt by Mr.. Haskell, Of Kansas, TO
present rs privileged question the resOu-
yesterday. 1t was finally decided by a vote
OF 100 20 l39 that no question OF privilege
was involved in the resolution.
The Committee OH POst-Onices and Post
Roads reported fayorably the resolution
calling on the Postmaster-Generalf for de-
tailed information OF mail transportation
since March 1, 1881. Adopted.
Further committee reports were then
called for.
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported a bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the final expenses OF the tenth
census. Referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. Hiscock gave notice that he would
tomorrow ask to have the bill considered.
The Committee on the District OF Co
lmbia reported back the bill to ncorpo-
rate the Garfield Memorial Hospital. House
calender.
Mr.. Burrows. OF Michigan, asked leave
to introduce and put on it, passage bill
defining the qualifications OF territorial
delegates. 1t provides that no person shall
hereafter be admitted as 4 delegate from
any Territory who shall not have attained
the age OF twenty-five years and been for
seven years a citizen Of the United States,
and that 10 such person who is living in
bigamy or polygamy shall he eligible to sit
in the House rs such delegate.
Mr.. Armfield, OF North Carolina, and
Mr.. Singleton. Of Illinois, objected, and
Mr.. Burrows stating that he had mistaken
the sentiment Of the other side gave notice
that he would introduce the bill again on
Monday.
Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, offered a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary Of War for
information rs to what additional work is
necessary at the falls OF the Ohio river to
to complete the improvement thereof.
Adopted.
Mr.. Robson, OF New JERSEY, introduced
a bill to declare certain lands heretofore
granted to railroad companies forfeited to
the United States.
A contest arose as to what committee the
bill beOnged-whether TO the Committee
on Public Lands or the Committee on Pa
cific Railroads.
Pending decision the Speaker laid be-
fore the House Il number OF executive COM
munications transmitting information from
Departments; also, memorial Of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
in reference to polygamy. Referred.
The House at 1920 Il. VI. adjourned.