The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-02
THE NEWS.
Congressional.
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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The bill for q
public building at Peoria, Illinois, was
reported favorably.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Ferry
to provide water route to facilitate trans
portation between Michigan and Lake
Erie.
After an extension of the morning
hour to dispose of routine bushes of no
special importance, the Senate resumed
consideration of the funding bill.
Senator Pugh's proposed amendment
was accepted by Senator Vest as
| modification of his proposition.
The question was upon the amend
ment offered by Senator Hawley, al
| lowing banks to retire their bonds de-
posted for circulation in amounts not
to exceed $5,OO0,000 per month and up
on thirty days notice.
This discussion was confined to the
merits of the fourth section, act IA,
| which repeats sections $3.50 and 5160 of
the Revised Statutes; the first men,
toned allows national banks to deposit
| United States notes to the amount of
bonds it seeks to withdraw, and there
| upon withdraw its bonds and reduce
its circulation, and requires it to have
| 1000 instead of one-third its capital
on deposit with the treasurer irrespec-
| tive of the amounts of its capital. The
section OF the revised statutes revive the
old law requiring one-third of the CAPT
tai of bank to be held by the treasury
| in United States bonds, and prohibiting
the deposit of greenbacks in lieu of
| bonds; and further requiring "a bank
| seeking to reduce its circulation to de-
post it's own notes, the latter feature be-
| ing one insisted upon in the discussion
| as preventing a combination OF banks
from contracting the currency arbitrarily,
and without notice.
Before action was reached, Senator
Hawley had the floor, and the senate
went into executive session, and soon
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 30.-Bills
were introduced and referred as follows:
BY Berry, proposing constitutional
amendment prohibiting state legislatures
from voting on the ratification of consti-
tutional amendments except at the regu-
lar session held following the election of
the more numerous branchs of the state
legislature, also to regulate railroad
fares. 1t makes it unlawful for any rail-
road company to charge fare for trans
portation to passengers IN excess of the
following rates per mile: Under 100
miles, AZ cents; over 100 and under 800
miles, cents; over 800 miles, 81 cents;
also proposing constitutional
amendment making a person holding
the Office of president ineligible for re-
election providing that at the end OF his
term of Office, he shall receive pension
of $1,000 per annum, and declaring cabi-
net officers ineligible to election to the
presidency for the term following that
during which they held such office.
By Phelps, an superintendent bill
fixing the number of representatives at
two hundred and forty-seven
Washington D. c. Jan. 30.-A bill
was introduced by Cobb repeating all
laws granting lands to certain railroad
companies and states for the benefit of
such companies, and declaring the titles
of such railroad companies and states to
said lands forfeited. The bill relates to
the Atlantic s. Pacific, Texas Pacific
and Northern Pacific, and was, after
contest as to proper reference, referred
to committee on judiciary by vote of
161 to So.
The committee on education and Ia
Dor reported back bill to regulate, |
limit and suspend the immigration OF
Chinese laborers. Made the special
order for February 9TH.
The resolution was reported back call |
ing on the secretary of the interior to
luc Va IA1C SOhA-
missioner of the general land office, de- |
claring the land grant to the Northern |
Pacific Railroad lapsed, and the text of
the decision of his predecessor, Carl |
Schurz, in overruling the decision of the |
commissioner of the general land office |
and restoring the grant of lands to the |
Northern Pacific without reference of
the subject to congress. Adopted.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. mckinley of
fered resolution setting apart Monday |
the 9th of February for memorial servi- |
ces upon the late President Garfield. |
Adopted.
Hill introduced bill reducing the |
postage on letters and sealed packages
to two cents for half an ounce and under |
two ounces, and for each additional two |
ounces or traction thereof two cents. |
Referred
Bills for the erection of public build |
ings at Louisville, KY; Minneapolis,
MINI. and st. Joseph, Mo-; were re-
ferred to committee of the whole.
The house went into committee of |
the whole on the postoffice appropria-
fion bill.
Carswell explained the provisions of |
the bill, and stated that the /
amount appropriated was $4S, $780,
800 only $7s7,57s of which would
come out of the general fund |
in the treasury. Since the estimated rev.
enue of the post Office department |
amounted to $43,741, 722 the committee
on appropriations had cut down the es-
Inmates of the department in several par
the principal reduction being
IN the refusal to appropriate more than
$50, coo for the purpose of extending free
letter carriers.