The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-19
Forty-sevontb Con sre.s


sion to inquire into the liquor and alco-
hol trade. Nearly every Senator presented
one or more memorials on the subject
The President pro TEN. announced n
special committee on the rights Of women,
under resolution Of Mr. Hoar, as follows {;
Lapham, Anthony, Ferry. Blair, George,
Jackson and Fair.
At the end of the morning hour the Sher-
man Funding Bill was taken up and Mr.
Vest addressed the Senate. lie claimed
that the Democratic Funding Bill of last
Congress would have saved the people ST.
100000 a year in interest on the
public debt, and that this
was opposed by the Republican
party. lie said he was not attacking the
National banks, but he did attack the vast
power vested in them He condemned the
legislation which had given the National
banks power to contract or expand debt at
will. He declared that the National banks
have grown in wealth and power to such an
extent that they don't intend to surrender
their charters or their existence. These
banks can only continue with the national
debt, and they don't propose to have
the public debt paid off, because
it would wipe them out. lie insisted that
the issue between aggregated capital in
National banks on one side and the people
on the other, is now presented, and he ar
rayed himself ON the side of the people.
He criticised Senator Mcpherson for his re-
marks yesterday in behalf and support of
the National banks, and said that this was
not Democratic doctrine; that the Demo-
cratic party does not. sympathize with
National banks.
Mr.. Hampton, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favsrably the
bill to authorize the sale of the military
barracks, etc, in Savannah.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Orth, of Indiana, offered resolution in
structing the Committee on Civil Service Re
form to enquire into the eXpediency of pro-
viding a mode different from the present
for the appointment of committees of the
Housc,with leave to report at any time.
The Speaker held that the resolution re-
lated to a change of rules, and stated that
it would be referred to the Committee on
Rules. To this reierence.Orth objected,
and moved that the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Civil Service Reform
On division Orth's motion was lost-55 to
81 but Orth demanded the yeas and nays.
This motion was defeated-yeas, 50; nays,
139, and the resolution was referred to the
Committee on Rules.
The polygamy debate came up again on
an attempt by Haskell, of Kansas, to pre-
which he failed to have considered yester
day.
1t was finally decided by vote of 100 to
1863, that no question of privilege was in
yolyed in the resolution.
The Committee on Post-offices and Post
roads reported favorably resolution calling
on the Postmaster-General for detail
ed information in regard to mail
transportation since March 4, 1881.
Adopted. Further committee reports were
then called for.
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported bill making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the first expenses of the tenth
census. Referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Hiscocl; gave notice that he would ask to
have the bill reconsidered.
The committee on District of Columbia re-
ported back bill to incorporate the Gar
field Memorial Hospital. Placed on the
House calendar.
Burrows, of Michigan, asked leave to in
troduce and put on its passage a bill de-
filming the qualification OF Territorial del
egates. 1t provides that no person shall
hereafter be admitted as delegate from
any Territory who shall not have attained
the age OF q years. and been for seven
years citizen of the United States and
that no such person who is living in biga
my or polygamy shall be eligible to sit in
the House as such a delegate.
Armfield, of North Carolina, and Single
ton, of Illinois, objected, and Burrows,
stating that he had mistaken the sentiment
of the other side, gave notice that he would
introduce the bill again on Monday.
Willis, of Kentucky offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for informa-
ton as to what additional work is necessary
at the falls of the Ohio river to complete
the improvement thereof Adopted.
Robson, of New Jersey, introduced bill
to declare certain lands heretofore granted |
railroad companies forfeited to the United
States.
A contest arose as to what committee the
bill belonged, whether to the Committee on
Public Lands or TO the Committee on Pub |
lie Roads.
Pending decision the Speaker laid be-
fore the House number of communica- |
tons transmitting information from the
departments.
Also. a memorial of the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church in reference |
topolygamy. Referred.
The House at 3:2O adjourned.
NOMINATION.
The President to-day nominated Chase |
McGuirken postmaster ut Elizabeth City, !
North Carolina.
TO REPORT ADVERSELY.
The Senate Committee on Claims to-day |
unanimously decided to report adversely /
on the claim of Warren Mitchell tor $l2S- I
G92, paid into the Treasury as the proceeds |
of cotton taken from him at Savannah by |
General CneTfnan DURING lue war. Inc ]
claim has been pending before Congress for
about fifteen years.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-The President
pro TEN. presented a communication from
Isaac n Arnold, President of the Chicago |
Historical Society, asking the cooperation
of Congress in the celebration, on April
9th, at New Orleans, of the two hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of the mouth |
of the Mississippi river by Robert Cavalier
de la Sallfry.
From the Committee on Rules a resolu-
ton authorizing all select committees to
employ a clerk was adopted.
At lbs y. nj. the Sherman Fund Bill was
proceeded with, Mr.. Garland having the
floor.
Mr.. Garland argued TO show that the re-
lation Of banks 10 the government was that |
ofmere fiscal agents and that Vests amend |
ment was logical and the legal sequence of
funding. He was not welded to the idea Of
a 3 per cent. bond, but was willing TO take /
the assertion of saving 81 100000 Tor what I
il was worth.
Mr.. Allison inquired for information |
whether. upon Mr. Garland's conception Of
its language, Mr.. Vests amendment, max /
ing the new bonds the sole basis Of bank
circulation, would require banks having
81 per cents. on deposit 10 surrender those I
and take 3 per cents. He did not SO under
Mr.. Garland-"we will try to make it
broad enough TO cover that"
Mr.. Plumb renewed his amendment, %
require the use Of all funds now in the
Treasury for the redemption Of United
States notes in excess Of 500 900 600 in the
redemption Of - per cents, such redemp-
ton to be made IN not less than three in
stallments, and that the sum Of SlO0,OJ0,000
so left in Treasury shall not be increased or
diminished except In the redemption Of
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