The Iola register., 1882-05-26
FORTY.sEYENTH CONGRESS-.

FORTY.SEYENTH CONGRESS.
{ N the House d RSpresentatisk on 4he
18th the rtser an harbor bill waf erdre9
priuss6- The tQ to enable the eton}
Bankfng Associa13on to TEND its SqgporaW
%sss Ss e: shs
ing OysteU.~ bNl was fntnpducC6 tendekSpI
the thanks of Congress to Lieut. j. w. Danen.
hover.
THE bin to refund taxes 'sa inc0mes col.
lected from citizens Of Tennessee without au.
tfbrity passed the senate ION the 18th; also
House bill for the removal OF the remains oe
House bonded distilled spirits bill Waving
all matters connected with tho Window in
vestigation, he proceeded to argue the tua.
tice fairness and honesty of the measure,
which; he claimed, would promote the inter.
ests alike of the dtstillers. dealers and the
Government, for collection OF all taxes due on
asserted on the authority Of the Internal Rev
enue Department the utter impossibihty Of
fraud without the. absolute certainty Of its
after spirits had sssn afasp
recorded every gallon must be accounted
for. Referring to the so-called whisky ring.
he read telsgrsm and letter from q: e
States Dissiiiers and Liquor Ds.Iersi
ooilscted By the western Export Association
to cover their losses; that, German alcohol
being very low, this was done to save the
homo market, and had nothing to do with
a Circular signed by President Miller, Of the
western Export Association, detailing the
exigencies, which required the formation
Of ring and Hayme%s Of Rsey very iaGSe sums
simply an honest. earnest effort Of bus
iness men to avert impending ruin
which political corruption and over-produc-
- H>r< . Nh u<nsNc<a
yeas l55, nays 45-suspended the rules and
passed the bill providing that no action for
damages for the Infringement of patents
shall be sustained for the use Of any patented
that defendant purchased such article for
valuable consideration in open market. % 70
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr. Bayard
reported favorably from the Finance Commit
tee, with amendments IN the nature of q SUBJ
stitute for the measure. the bonded spirits
bill He said the amendment would probably
be offered in the Senate allowing the bonds
to be given annually. Mr.. Vest reported
favorably the bill to establish q United
5.per. cent. bond bill was taken up and
MI. Plumb explained its provisions. Tho bill
finally went over. .....The House resumed
BIZ. and Mr.. Hewitt spoke in favor Of the
banks, stating that the present system was
the best yet devised by the ingenuity of man.
Mr.. Buckner opposed the pending bill as be-
and cheat, which could not accomplish what
the country thought it would and which
failed to secure safe and stable circul ation.
required by public policy and by the business
interests of the country, but insisted the re-
serves of national banks should be kept in
coin. '" -.- .# l|'.'E'i irVH'E
' CONSIDERATION of the five per cent. land
bill was resumed in the Senate, May II, Mr..
Garland supporting the measure. After gem
ho Nrho
military scrip lands were entitled to be
considered as among those actually sold up.
on which per cent was to be paid, the bill
the bank charter extension bill was read in
sections for amendment. MIR. Murch (Maine)
offered an amendment reducing from twenty
may extend their succession. He was willing
to allow banks three years to 60 into some
honest business. Yeas 81, nays liz. Mr..
Buckner (Mo.l moved to make the period
pending which the matter went over for the
day. Mr.. HazeltOn (Wis.) from the Commit
tee on Elections, submitted report on the
gressonal District of Alabama, delaring the
contestant Uowe) entitled to the seat.
THE bill to extend the Spendelow steam
grain shovel patent was indefinitely post
poned in the Senate, May 1875 to 10. The
House bill authorizing the receipt OF United
States gold coin in exchange tor gold bars
passed. The 5 per cent land bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment, pro.
hibiting States receiving money from apply
ing any of 1t to the pay Of agents employed to
procure it, was modified by Mr.. Beck adding
the words Except this be in accord with the
laws of the State, passed after the passage Of
this act" Adopted. Discussion was con.
Dill. and then Mr.. Morgan offered an amend.
ment, which was accepted by the friends
of the bill, requiring the payment
of per cent to be made in cash, instead of
bonds. =. In the House the bill passed pro-
viding for resumption of American citi.
zenship. Consideration of the bank char
amendments were rejected, and others offered
by Messrs. Hammond, Randall and Holman
were adopted. There was lively discussion
by the Greenbackers and the bill finally went
over. a-..t.... ...r ......