The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25
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Vance lbe necessary expenses n The lives.
ilgation ordered 10 he made q @ernlng The
administration oi tho slxth Nofh Carolina
revenue district we're ordered TO be paid ont
Of the appropriation Tor special committees.
The chair announced his signature 10 Tie
Joint resolution lOnninR 100 1a2s to the Char.
IOtte, North Carolina, lO7th anniversary NJ
Che celebiation Of tho Mecklenberg deolafa'
ton Of Independence.
AIbili was introduced by Mr.. Jones, oI
Louisiana, authorizing the survey OF q shiI
canal route, and harbOr, at New Orleans.
Mr.. Sherman presented the petition OI
Mrs. Betty u Mason, Of Virginia, setting
forth that she ~ owner, by inheritance, Oh
the family Bible OF George Washington,
and offering TO sell 1t to the government,
Referred.
Mr.. Vest reported favorably from The
committee on public buildings, house bill
fer a public building At Galveston, Texas.
After an executive session the senate adj
journed.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading OF the
journal, the house resumed consideration
of the bank charter extension bill, IL being
agreed by unanimous consent that general
debate should close at 4 O'Clock in the alter
noon. 800
Culberson, of Texas, opposed the bill
and advocated a measure winch would au-
thorize the secretary Of the treasury to Is
sue treasury notes to take the place of the
circulation of the national banks, when
ever such national banks shall cease to
exist. .
Mills, OF Texas, favored the substitute of
treasury for national bank notes, and
after attacking the present system passed
on TO a general discussion of the financial
question, declaring that should the refund
-, I,11 10 l,A.41,i To-, fAr fl.n tran nj
perpetuating the national debt, he would il
he could get forty men to stand by him to
fiiibuster against it until the 4th of March,
1883.
Hammond, of Georgia, confined his re-
marks to an advocacy Of his amendment
relative to the jurisdiction of suits in
which national banks are parties.
Debate was continued until 4 O'Clock,
when the bill was read by sections for
amendment.
Murch, of Maine, offered an amendment
reducing TO three years the period of ex-
tension. Rejected-yeas, 81; nays III.
Buckner, OF Missouri, moved to make
the period 10 years. The yeas and nays
were ordered, pending which the matter
went over for a day.
The committee on elections submitted a
report on the election case of Lowe VS..
Wheeler, from the eighth congressional dis
trict of Alabama, declaring contestant,
Lowe, entitled to the seat. Laid over for
further action.
Adjourned.
A democratic caucus was announced to
take place Immediately.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The senate passed
the bill appropriating $22,271 to reimburse
certain citizens of Henderson, Tennessee,
for excessive assessments levied upon them
by General Grant in 1862.
THE five per cent. land bill was taken up
as unfinished business.
Mr., Sa%ulsbury's amendment prohibiting
states receiving the money from applying
any of it to pay agents employed to procure
it, was modified by ad1iiis thereto the
words, except this ne in accordance with
the laws OF the state passed after the pass
age Of this act" Adopted.
Mr.. MorGan offered an amendment which
was accepted by The friends OF the bill re-
quiring tue payment of 8 per cen to be
I4lade in cash Instead of bonds. The bill
then went over.
The bill apprOpriating $50 600 for a pub
lie building at Greensboro, North Carolina,
passed.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Wise, OF Virginia, a bill
was passed changing the boundaries OF tina
10th collection district of Virginia and max
ing Newport News IA port of entry.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the bank charter extension bill, the pend
ing question being on the amendment
offered by Buckner, of Missouri, during
the period for which banks may extend
their charters from ten to twenty years.
The amendment was rejected-yeas, o.;
nays, ll6
Robertson, of Louisiana, moved TO reduce
the period to two years, and stated that ne
would avail himself Of the latitude allowed
to debate, and proceeded to make some re-
marks about the broken banksof Misslssip-
ri. ~praising the message OF the president on
that subject. He then withdrew his amend
ment.
Hammond, of Georgia, offered an amend
ment providing that jurisdiction Tor sallS,
hereafter brought by or against any nation
al banking association, except suits between
them and the United States or its oiic- rs
or agents, shall be the same as the lurisdlc-
ton for suits brought by or against banks
not organized under any law of
the United States, which might
do a banking business with such national
banking associ tions as may be doing bust
ness wncn such suits may DC begun.
Agreed to without division.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that in the organiza-
ton OF any banking association intended
to replace any existing banking association
and retaining the name holders OF such
stock IN the expiring association shall be
entitled TO preference in the allotment of
shares OF the new association in proportion
10 the number Of such shares held by them
respectively in the expiring association.
Id pied.
Holman, ofIndiana, offered an amend
ment providing that every bank
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I tam the benefit of this act
shall pay the cost of preparing plates
for such new circulating notes as slall be
issued to il, and all other costs incident TO
/ the substitution of such new circulating
notes for the old, In addition to the tax
lnow imposed on banking associations by
Law. Adopted.
The following amendment was inserted at
Lhe end of section 7 Of the bill: And tine
vrapchise Of such associations Is hereby eX-
landed for the sole purpose Of liquidpting
tleir affairs until such anhirs are finally
aosed."
section : has reference to banking asso-
citions which do not avail Themselves Of
Cannon offered the following amcndu ent
as In additional section 10 the bill: THAT
nalppal banks nos organized, or hereafter
oratuized. with "a capital Of SlJ0,O0J dollars
or L., shall not De required % Seer or de-
mol with ihct-eE urer 81 The United states
Upld States bonds in excess 81 Sl1l,ll1.
as II -fity for their circulating notes, and
eucl1 of these banks having on deposit
b0rls l. erta-a 90 shat amuuut TIRE gutlnr-
I'D 10 rrducs Tie circulation ny the de.
pnsitlrf lawful money o. fusds by lag'
Adaik,l+tas. Iu2 mays, 100
Cauton moved 90 reconsider and 70 Fay
the Nation DI IFc ttHi-.
G..a ID demanded the yeas and nats on
tie laifIr a.uiiHu. stating We hoped fhe
hou-e t.uli rvtf-r DE aciiui lisI ileu'
The a.f.On % lay he motion l1 rem.
fifer % Be tlrlC was agreed to-. tas, iI
NAYS. OF