St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-15
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
THE House Of Representatives resumed
consideration of the river and harbor bill,
June II. The amendment striking out the
clause appropriating $500, 900 for a reservoir
at the headwaters OF the Mississippi was re-
tected. An amendment was adopted direct
Ing the secretary of War to carry on the
works contemplated in the bill by contract
when not detrimental to the interests OF the
Government. The bill then passed-ll9 to A.
The naval appropriation bill was ordered
printed and recOmmitted.
In the Senate, June 10, Mr.. Hoar re-
ported as substitute for resolutions and bills
on the subject referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee the bill introduced by him last week
to provide for the performance of the duties
of the office of President in case of the remov-
al, death, resignation or inability of both
President and Nice-President. ordered print
ed and recommtted The bill TO protect i'm
migrants on shipboard passed without dis
sent. The joint resolution reapprOpriating
S375,000, voted in 1877, to pay Southern
mail contractors passed as amended at the
instance of Mr. Conger The river and har
Dor bi /, being received from the House, was
Mr.. kellogg gave notice of proposed amend
ment. House bill to extend the charters of
natlonl banks came up as unfinished bust
ness, Mr. Hawley temporarily in the chair
ure went over. LIN the House, Mr.. Smith
OF Illinois, under instructions OF
the Committee on Banking and Currency
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury un-
til the LIST of July 1884, to receive trade dollars
upon presentation and give in change stand
authorizing coinage of the trade dollars.
Agreed to. A motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill to appoint internal revenue
collectors for four years was vigorously OPP
nOSp0 RaSnp tn
100 Under suspension of the rules bills passed
appropriating S00,00O 900 for pensions, regu-
latlng Immigration, establishing bureau of
animal industry.
THE national bank charter bill was taken
up in the Senate, June 90 and the section
providing for the issue of gold certificates was
debated an amendment having been offered
SO as to make silver certificates available as
part of the lawful reserve of banks. House
and report upon the claims of Texas, Cali
fornia, OREGON and other States, with
certain territories for Indebtedness as
sumed in repelling invasion and SuppresSing
Indian hostiities we're concurred in Bill ap-
propriating $30O,0c0 for the extension of the
executive mansion passed. lin the House,
Mr.. Young introduced bill to tax distilled
spirits so cents gallon and beer so cents a
barrel. The bill for 100000 building at Erie.
Pa, passed. bill to regulate the presiden-
tial electors meeting and the presidential
count was reported as a substitute for the
Senate bill. 1t cont aimed q section authoriz-
ing contest proceedings for the office under
writ OF quo warrantn. Mr.. Hammond of
Georgia, secuted the idea that a writ of a cir
cult court could turn out of office the com
mander of the army and navy. The substi-
tute bill was rejected and the bill recommit-
ted.
MR.. MORGAN's resolution for committee
of investigation into the labor strikes, their
cause and remedy, came up in the Senate
June 81, and was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor, with instructions to
report within one week. Consideration was
then resumed of the House bill to enable ma.
tional banking associations to extend their
corporate existence. The section before the
Senate was on authorizing the issue of
gold certificates. The pending amendment
to allow silver certifcate s, as we'll as new gold
certificates. to be counted by national banks
as part of their lawful reserve, and to be used
In settlement of clearing house balances. was
to allow the Secretary of the Treasury, in his
discretion, to suspend the issue of gold GER
tificates whenever the amount of gold coin
and gold bullion available for the redemption
of United States notes falls below 500, 900 900
After debate the motion prevailed, amended
at the instance of Mr.. ingalls, so as to abso-
lutely prohibit certificates being issued in the
advocated an amendment requiring silver
certificates to be accepted in the settlement
OF clearing house balances. Upon the sug-
modified that no national bank shall become
a member of any clearing house in which
silver cer.incates shall not be re-
ceivable in settlement of clearinghouse bal
ances. Agreed to-29 to 2O....... In the House
the bill for congressional library building
was laid over till December. The bill passed
to bridge the Mississippi at New Boston. The
bill to reduce internal taxes occupied the rest
of the session, large numberof amendments
being offered
A COMMUNICATION from Joseph F. Smith,
President of the convention of citizens of
Utah, transmitting an application for the adj
mission of that Territory into the Union as a
State, with copy of the proposed Constitu-
ton, was presented in the Senate June %,
and referred: Bills passed appropriating $685..
600 for Arctic observations at Lady Franklin
through the Indian territory to the Missis,
sippi, Albuquerque & Inter Ocean Railway
House bill to enable national banks to con
tinue their corporate existence then came
up. Mr.. Vest offered q substitute, directing
the issue OF Treasury notes in place of ma
tional bank notes, and forbidding the crea-
ton OF any new national banks. Mr.. Nor
given priority of consideration over MrVest's
substitute, as intended to perfect rather
than supersede the provisions of the bill. It's
purpose was was stated to be to compel the ma
tificates, and compel depositors to receive
from banks these certificates in payment of
their checks Reiected-l7 to %. Mr. Vests
substitute was then disposed of-yeas IL,
nays 81. The bill then passed-34 to BE-.
In the House, the bill to reduce in
ternal taxes was defeated. Mr.. Morrison
opposed the bill because it reduced
taxes least burdensome and retained those
most burdensome. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri
the proposed amendment allowing
and Planters to sell tobacco of their
own production without the payment of spe-
cial license. Messrs. Page, Aiken and Reagan
that they would vote against the
bill, and the committee rose.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
For the new Alabama Claims Com
mission provided for in the Geneva award
bill, President Arthur has selected ex-