The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-05-25
TUESDAY. NAY 1G.

remainder of the session was devoted to thu
discussion of the 5 per cent. land bill. II
executive session the following nomination.
were rcceivcd:
Thos: Wing, Illinois, register of the lant
Office, Prescott, 0.
Postmasters-Bcnj. +. Robinson, Fair
bury, ILL.,: John G. Stevenson, Mount Yer
non, o.; VIM. I. zoe. Independence, Kan.
Samuel W. Dack,ls. San Francisco, Cal.
The senate confirmed: VIM. a. Mauris
assistant attorney general OF the United
States.
United States Consuls-H. S. Miller, Min
nesota, at Guayaquil; o. V. Tousley, Min
nesota, at Trieste
VIM. NJ. Ridpath, Indiana, Indian agent
at TanktOn, D. r.
P;s; Corbctt, United States marshal dis
trict Of Nevada.
Jas. c. Jewell, Purvcyor Of customs, Evans.
A. J. Kaufman collector internal revenue
Pennsylvania.
Postmastcrs-Lcwis c. Smith, at Stating
ton, Pa; Amanda 0. Sillyman, Pottcsyillc
Pa; Geo. P. Humphrey, Chebovgan, Mich:
Morton L. Cardcll, Hancock, Mich.; Jos. NJ
Bracket, Eau Claire. Wis: Charles II. Jack.
son, Georgetown, Colo.;J J. L. Epping, Daricn,
| Ga.
HoUsE.-The bank charter bill was dis
| cussed. Mr.. March's amendment, reducing
from twenty to three years the period 70:
which banks may extend their charters was
reJected-yeas 81, nays III Mr. Hazeltine.
| from the committee on elections, reported in
| favor OF Mr.. Lowe from Alabama
THURSDAY, MAY 16.
6ESAJE-The morning hour Of the senate
was unusually lively, 4 number Of bills being
hurriedly pushed through, not, however,
without a rcnonstrancc for such undue haste
from Senator ingalls, Of Kansas Among
the measures thus tli> posed cf was 4 measure
to refund s., 2,2227, ln to certain claimants in
Henderson, Tenn, lnr assessments paid by
them III reimbursement for public buildings
| destroyed by the rebel forces
The senate to-day by vote Of 2j to 81 i'll
| definitely postponed the bill to extend the
| patent on the steam grain shovel of Mcssrs.
Wilson, Spcndelow and Watson. Protests
against the extension have come from all
parts Of the country :.Inl comprise an cnOr-
| NOUS bulk OF papers and petitions.
The senate proceeded with the per cent.
| bond bill, but did not lake decided action as
! was anticipated.
In the executive session of the senate there
| was another display "f independence, John
Sherman vigorously opposing The coafirma-
ton of Mr.. EuckIlcr III the Louisville district
The senate finally deferred action on this and
| the contested Pennsylvania appointment fox
week, to give Senator Mitchell chance.
HoUsE.--On motion Of Mr.. Kasson bill
| passed providing that amy person being orig
inally q citizen of the United States, who
has been naturalizc,l a subject of Great
Britain may publicly declare his renunc-
alton OF such naturalization and resume his
| character and privileges, as a citizen of the
United States Oh signing All instrument to
that effect
A bill passed changing the boundaries OF
| the fourth collection district of Varginia and
| making a new port of entry.
The house then resumed consideration of
the bank charter cXtrn~ion bill the pending
question being on al amendment offered hy
Mr.. Buckncr reducing the period for which
banks may extend their charters from twen-
ty to ten years, which was lost-92 to 11G.
Nh. Springer offered All amendment pro-
vidilg that all charter; Of national banks
shall expire at the end Of ten years from the
1st of January, 1888, unless congress shall
provide for all earlier period for expiration
of such charters. Rejected.
Various other amendments were proposed
and 4 long debate cnsucd but without final
action.
FRIDAY, MAY 10.
SESArE.-The house bill for public build
ings at points named, with amount Of ap-
preparation stated, passed: Louisville, $780,,
600; Hannibal, $4,000; Detroit, 5000, 900;
Council Bluffs, 100000. The senate bill ap-
propriating 100000 for a building at La
priations passed by the senate during morn
ing hours was $1,975,OOO.
What is known as the five per cent land
bill finally passed The bill provides that
lands entered by military scrip or bounty
land warrants in the States Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Alabama Mississippi, Florida, Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado, including Virginia
military and United States military land
warrants located in Ohio shall be construed
to come within the provisions Of the law for
! the payment to the states of 5 per ccntum Of
the proceeds of public lands disposed OF
within their borders, the lands to be estimated
at 81. .25 per acre, and payment to be made
in cash. It also provides that money re-
| naming on the books of the treasury to the
credit Of any public land states under the act
| of 1885, which distributed the treasury sur
plus, shall not be charged as an offset against
any part or amount coming to the state un-
der the bill. The bill prohibits the states
from paying any part Of money received by
them to agents or attorneys for services in
procuring the passage of the act, or i'll con-
nection with claims of states, unless such
payments arc authorized by state laws
passed after the date of the act
p! HoUsE-Thc bill to enable National
banks to extend their corporate existence
passed by vote of 125 to 81. 1t provides as
amended and passed not only for the cxten-
sion of the characters of the banks but for q
limitation on their power over their circula-
ton which will prevent them from contract
ing the currency at will, as they did last
spring. 1t provides as we'll that hereafter
the banks shall issue circulation to the
amount only of 80 per cent. of the par value
Of the bonds deposited by them to secure
circulation when the bonds are above par,
and 80 per cent. of their market value when
| they are below par.