Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-13
CONGRESS- YESTERDAY.
ENLARGING THE HOUSE COM
MITTEES.
The Debate on Refundfng The
Northern Pacific Land Grants
The Currency Question as Pre-
sented by Mr. BrOwn-The Last
Call for Bonds.

Mr.. Robson, Of New Jersey, from the Com
mittee on Rules, submitted a report increas-
ing the membership Of the following COM
mittees: Ways and Means to Is; Judiciary
l9; Banking and Currency to 13; Commerce
to 19; Agriculture to 19; Foreign Affairs
to IS; Military Affairs to Is; Post Offices
and Post Roads to Is; Public Lands
to Is; Pacific Railroads to Is: Improvement
of the Navigation OF the Mississippi River
to Is; Invalid Pensions to 49,; War Claims
TO Is. and Accounts to IL. Also, for the
appointment Of committee on InterOceaDic
Canal and Foreign Inland Transportation, to
consist Of thirteen members, to which shall
be referred all measures relative to those sub
i-cts. Also, to amend the rules so as to re-
fer to the Committee on the improvement
of the Navigation Of the Mississippi River
all ma ters relative thereto. Under the
rules the report was laid over for one day.
The House went into committee Of the
whole on the census deficiency appropria-
tion bill. The committee, at three o'clock,
rose and reported the bill to the GOuse,
when 1t was passed without division. 1t
apDrOpriates $540,000
On motion Of Mr.. Upson, of Texas, a
resolution was adopted calling on the Sec
retary of War for copies Of all the cor
respOndence, Endorsements and recommen-
datiOns in his office relating to the expendi-
ture OF the appropriation for the acquiring
of sites and erection of posts for the pro-
lection of the Rio Grande frontier.
Mr.. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, introduced a
bill to repeal the tax on bank deposits and
the stamp tax on bank checks, land to reduce
the tax on the circulation of national banks.
Referred.
NJ praeoO4t Of Navu Vorlz ir4ro5uood ~,
appOrtiOnment bill providing for three hun
dred and nineteen R representatives.. Re-
ferred.
Mr. Browne, of Indiana, offered a resolu-
ton, calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for the following information: II all the
pensions arising from the war of the re-
bellion shall be adiudicated within seven
years, determining June 30, 1888, and, If at
the end OF that period the survivors of the
war with Mexico and their widows shall be
pepsiOned at the rate of eight dollars per
month, what appropriation will be required
annually to pay the pension due in the next
25 vears2 Referred
The House, at 3:20, adjourned until Mon
day.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, the President pro tenn. pre-
sented a communication from Isaac N.
Arnold, President Of the Chicago Historical
Society, asking the co operation of Congress
IN the celebration, on April 9h, at New
Orleans, OF the two hundredth anniversary
Of the discovery OF the mouth of the Mis-
sisstppi river by Robert, the Chevalier De
La Sale.
MIR. Frye reported from the Committee on
Rules a resolution authorizing the select
Committee on Womaa's Suffrage to employ
a clerk. Adopted.
Ok fha Gbaruoor fr1rd{pcr ryos
proceeded with, Mr.. Garland having the
floor.
Mr.. Garland argued to show that the rela-
ton Of the banks to the government was
that Of mere fiscal agents, and that Mr.
Vests amendment was a logical and legal
sequence of funding. He was not welded
to the idea of per cent bonds, but was
willing TO take the assumption of q saving
OF $1,000 600 annually for what 1t was
worth.
Mr.. Allison inquired for information
whether, upon Mr.. Garland's construction
of its language, Mr. Vests amendment,
making the new bonds the sole basis of
bank circulation, it would require banks
having 80 per cents. on deposit TO surren-
der those and take 3 per cents. He did not
so understand It.
Mr.. Garland-We will try to make it broad
enough to cover that.
to require the use Of all funds now in the
Treasury for the redemption OF United
States notes in excess of $l00, 600, 900 in the
redemption of the 81 per cents, such re-
demption to be made in not less than three
installments, and said sum OF 500 000, 600
50 left in he Treasury shall not be increased
or diminished except in the redemption of
Uuited States notes. He also gave notice
of addit onal PROPOSITIONS, and proceeded
%, 4l,oN oIo,,I ,I,E4 ,R =
terest he government would now lose more
than it could realize by an attempt at re-
funding.
Replying TO Mr.. AIlison's inquiry, Mr..
Vest explained that his amendment did not
apply to the bonds held by the banks now.
It merely applied to banks not now in ex-
istence, which seek to go into business af-
ter that date.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Allison, Sherman and Plumb. The fact be
coming apparent at APO that as several
ticipated in the discussion, the bill was in
formally laid aside until Monday.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Jonqs-For the relief Of the Me-
chsncs and Traders Bank of New Orleans
By Mr. Eimunds-Relative 10 a quorum
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
providing hat hereafter a maj )rity of the
Justices, instead of six, shall constitute a
quorum.
By MIR Kellogg-To extend the limits Of
the port of New Orleans, and making an
appropriation Of 5000 600 for the improve
ment Of the harbor.
By Mr.. Johnston (by quest) Three bills
as follows To authorize the coinage of
silver dollars and fractions thereof of full
standard value upon the metric system. To
authorize the coinage of the goloid metric
dollar, two dollar pieces and fractions of a
dollar, and also the coinage of the metric
gold uble eagle, eagle and half eagle, all
of standard value. To authorize q new
metric gold coin for internal use to be known
as "The Stella"
The foregoing three bills are copies of
bills heretofore introduced in the House by
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia.
Mr. Brown offered declaratOry resolutions
that 1t is inexDedient and uuwise to contract
the currency by the withdrawal from circu-
lation Of what are known as silver certif-
Gates, or to discontinue or further restrict
silver coinage. Further, that gold and
silver coin based upon a proper ratio of
equivalency between the two metals and
issues Of paper, predicated upon and CONVEX
tible into coin on demand, shall constitute
the proper circulating medium of this
country. Laid over temporarily.
On motion Of Mr.. Teller his resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Interior for
definite intelligence In regard to the de-
cisiOns OF the Commissioner of the General
Land Office and the former Secretary of the
Interior, affecting the land grant of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, was
taken up.
Mr.. Allison moved an amendment to in
clude in the call for information any opinion
of the Attorney General on the subject.
Agreed to, and the resolution was passed.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned till Monday.
THE CALLED BONDS.
S. cretary Folger to day Issued the one
hundred and seventh call for bonds for re-
demptiOn under the usual conditions, inter
est oa them to cease March 18Th next. The
bonds called are extended sixes. as follows;
$3.50, No. ,95l to No. $50 b)th inclusive,
500, No. l3 00l to No. 13, 700 both inclu.
sive; $500. No. 9 60l to No. 10000, both in
elusive $1,000, No. 1901 to No. IS 900,
both inclusive; SIS 600, No. l6,OO1 to No
Is, $50. both inclusive; $40 600, No. 80, 101 10
No. 80 $50, both inclusive. Total, $50 000,-
O00."
Vance Admitted TO Bail.
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