Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Banks Chartert' Extension
Through the HOuse-The Five Per
Cent. Land BIII-A Big Drain for
Public Buildings-MaekeY veraus
OsCOnnor.


Public BuildIngs-MaekeY veraus
OsCOnnor.
WARRINGTON, May 19.-In she Senate, the
Committee on Printing reported a joint
resolution, authorizing the printing and sale
at cost price Of the Congressional Directory
and the current numbers OF the Congress
siO1aal Record. Passed.
On motion Of Mr. Conger, the Senate
proceeded to consider bills reported for
public buildings.
House bills for public buildings at the
points named, with the amount of the ap-
preparation, were passed: Louisville, KY,
$500 600; Hannibal, Mo, SIS 0OO; d etrOit,
5000 600; Council Bluffs, 100000
The House bill spproprlating 5000 900 for
a public building st Syracuse, New York,
was substituted for the Senate bill on the
subject and passed. The Senate bill appro-
priating $4,000 for q building st Pough-
keepsie, New York, was also passed. The
Lynehburg, Virginia, building bill was laid
sside without pre- ejudice, pending a contro-
veFsy ia committee The House bills ap-
prcphating S200 coo for a building at
Rochester, New York, $125, coo for build
ing at Galveston, Texas, ard the Senate
bin spprOpriating 100000 for building at
La Crosse, Wisconsin, we're also passed.
The aggregate Of these approximations dur
ing the morning hour was 81 975 .0CO.
The Senate bills authoriZ ng the Texas
and St Louis Railway Company TO build
bridges in Arkansas and to incorporate the
Garfield Memorial Hospital were passed.
The five per cent. land bill then came up.
The Offering and rejection of amendments
alternated with motions to adjourn, till
finally Mr.. Morgan moved to provide that
none Of tie money TO which any State shall
become entitled under the act shall be re-
tanned by the United States on account of
any direct tax remaining due or unpaid from
any State to the United States under the act
OF August, 1871. Adopted-Yeas "a, nays ).
The bin was then plssed-yess 23 nays IL.
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, Mr.. Townsend, Of Ohio, in
troduced bill to establish board of COM
missioners of Interstate commerce as a
Bureau Of the Interior Department. Re-
ferred.
The House then resumed consideration of
the bank charter extension bill, the pending
question being on the amendment offered
by Mr.. CrspO, Of Massachusetts,, as an inde-
pendent section, SIS fOllows:
That any national banking association,
now organized or hereafter orga-
nizsd, desiring to withdraw its circulation
upon the deposits OF lawful money with the
Treasurer OF the United States, as pro-
vided in section four Of the set of June 20,
1874, shall be required to give ninety days
notice to the s cretsTy of the Treasury
of its intention to deposit lawful money and
withdraw its circulating notes. provided
that not more than S5OO0OOOO of
lawful money shall be deposited during any
calendar month for this purpose, and pro
vlded further that the provisions OF this
section shall not apply to bonds called for
redemption by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury but when bonds are called for redemp-
ton banks holding such called bonds shall
surrender them within thirty days after the
maturity Of their call.
After several ineffec ual attempts to
amend it Mr.. Crapo's amendment was
adopted without division.
Mr.. CrapO off red as an additional section
an amendment, providing that on the de-
posit of bonds the association making same
shall be entitled to receive from the
Comptroller Of the Currency c Tculating
notes equal in amount to 80 per cent. of the
current market value, not exceeding psr. Ot
United States bozds so transferred and de-
livered Il further provides that at no time
shall the total amounts of such NOES is
sued exceed 90 per cent. of the amount ac-
tualy paid in capital stock, and repesls sec
tions 5171-5l76 Of the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, offered an
amendment, providing that Congress may
at any time amend, alter or repeal this act
and the acts Cf which this is amendatory.
Adopted.
Many other amendments were offered in
the course Of debate, but none were adopted
Except those above indicated. The main
question was ordered, and the hill passed as
smended-yess 125. nays 67. The vote was
as follows:
Brock, Burrows of Michigan, Bu'terwortb,
Calkins, Campbell, Gambler, Cannon. Car
penteT, Caswell, Chase, COvingtOn, CrapO,
Cullen, Davis Of Illinois, D9wd, Deering,
DeMotte, Deuster, Dib5le, DlngleY, Dun
nell. DTEight,, +; EfmentI0uf' pt0u P,das' Ellis
Garrison, George, Godspolk, Gout. Guen-
ther. Hail, Hammond of New York, Har
denburgh, Harris of Massachusetts,, Harris
Of New Jersey, Haskell, Heilmsn, Hender-
SOD, Hiscock, Hoblrzsll, Houk, Humphrey,
Hu-chins. Jacobs, Jadwin, Kelley. KlotZ,
Lewis, Lord, Lynch. Mason, Mcclure,
McCord, McCoOk, Mckinley. Miles. Miller,
More. Morey, Mitchler, Neal, Norcross,
O'Neill, Ortb, Parker, Payson, Peelle,
Pierce. Pettibone, Phelps, Pound, Pres
colt, RanDey, Ray, Rice OF OAic,
Rice of Massachusetts, Rich, Richard
son OF New York, Richardson Of South
Carolina, Richie, Robesou, Robinson Of
Massachusetts,. Robinson OF Ohio, Ross,
Russell, Ryan. Shelley, Shuliz, Skinner,
Smith of PENNSYLVANIA, Smith Of Illinois,
Smith of New York, SDaulding, SDooner,
Stone, Strait, ThOmss, Thompson OF Iowa,
TnlmaD, Townsend Of Ohio, Tyler, Upde-
graft of Ohio, Updegrsff of Iowa, Urner,
Van Aernsm, Wait, Ward, Watson, Weber,
West, White, Williams of Wisconsin, VIII
Its. W. A. Wood Of New York and Young
-125.
~ IEoes-s AV-oo Ardarson A,l-tns
BeltzhOOver, Bland, BlOunt, Brumm. Bur
rows Of Missouri, Cabell, Caldwell, Cassidy,
Clardy, Clark, Clements, Cobb, Colerick,
Converse, Cook, ,Cravens, Culbertson, Cults,
Davis Of Missouri, Dunn, Finley, Ford, For
my. Geddes. Gunter. Hammond OF GeOrgis,
Hszeltine. Hatch, Hoge, Holman, House,
Jones OF Texas, Jones of Arkansas, Kenna,
Kuntt, Ladd, lie Fevre, Marsh, Matson, Nc
Kenzie, McMillin, Money. Morrison, Mul
drow, MuIch, Randall, Reagan, Rice OF
Missouri. Shsckelford, SimontOn, Singleton
If Illinois, Singleton of Mississippi, Sparks,
Springer. Stockslager, Thompson of Ken
lucky, Turner of Georgis, Turner Of Ken
tueky, Vance. Warner, Wilbur, Whtthorne,
Williams OF Alabama and Wi.sOn-67.
There were a number OF pairs announced,
tus no statement as how the Members would
have voted excepting those o. Messrs.
Hewitt aud Ketchum, Of New York, WI o
would have voted in the affirmative with
MeSsrS- Wills anu DuChueIi WHO HOulu
have voted in the negative.
A Joint resolution was passed appropriat-
ing sic. 6.O0O, 600 to supply 8 deficiency In the
appropriation TO army pensions.
The Speaker laid before the House q CON-
munication, from ex-Sergeant at Arms
Thompson, stating briefly the status of the
case Of Hsllet K1bourue VS.. j. G.. ThOmp-
son, and asking that his communication BE-
referred TO the proper committee, in order
that sucb action may he taken by the House
as the exigency of the case may require.
Referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Calkins. of Indian 8, gave notice that he
would call up tomorrow the contested cleo
ton case of MscEey vs.. O'Connor, and the
House adjourned.
THE FIVE PER CENT LAND BILL.
Tie five per cent. land bill passed in the
Senate to-day provides that lands entered
by military scrip or bounty land war
rants in the States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Wiscon-