The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-22

!. ing at Harrisonburg at cost Of $4,000.
AIR. Malone. OF Virginia, moved 10 in
sert $40. 600 for a building at Abingdon.
: Mfr. Cockrcl objected TO this as an al
a tempt TO restore the bill In defiance OF tn
& committees action.
= Mr.. Morrill,, OF the committee. said tina
only one building had been recomlnendc'
because IL was not necessary Tor the com
mittee 10 report more than one publ
building for the state mt one session.
! Messrs. Malone and Johnston. Of Yir
ginia, occupied some time III advocacy o
the amendment.
Mr.. Vest. OF Missouri, Of the committee
said that n 100000 building at Lynch
burg and one at Danyille had already beer
given to Virginia. He thought the Stat,
had received her full share.
+. Mr.. Beck complained that his appea
for building nj Lexington, KY, had
been referred by the committee becaus,
they had made some little provision fol
Louisville. He demanded the yeas and
nays.
Mr. YES. said il The amendment pre-
vailed he wouId vote in committee for q
new building in Kentucky and one for his
own State.
Mr.. Mahone's amendment was carried
by-yeas. 30; nays. 81. Those oil the mem
bcrs of the Public Buildings Committee
who responded voted "No.'
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Morgan called up his resolution for
n committee Of investigation into the labor
strikes. their causes, and remedy, The COM
miitce 90 sit during vacation, to visit diff
forcnt places, TO send for persons ana
papers, 10 examine persons under oath, cue.
/ The discussion was participated IN by
Mcssrs. Morgan, George, Morrill,, lloar,
Dayi, Of West Virginia. Garland, ana Sher-
man. II developed general unanimiiy 81
sentiment in favor 81 the early passage OF
the resolution. The only diversity OF opin-
ion wa, as TO the method in which the in
! yestigatiOn should be made: whether by a
| special or standing committee. The rC>0-
/ luton was finally referred to the Commit
/ tee on Education and Labor. with insiruc-
! tons 10 report on ii within one week.
The senate resumed the consideration OF
/ House bill 10 enable national banking ASSOC
Citations 10 extend thcircorporate existence.
/ The section before the Senate was one an
/ thorizing The issue 81 gold certificates.
/ The pending amendment, 70 allow silver
certificates as well Is new gold certificates
10 be counted by national banks a. part
u their lawful reserve in the settlement OF
clcarinr-hOusc balances. was adopted with
out debate. An amendment was adopted
prohibiting the issue of gold certificates
whenever the caSh-rCdemption fund falls
below 500. 600. 600. IN amendment, offered
by MIR. Coke and amended by Mr. Pugh.
was adopted providing that 40 InatloLal
hank ,hall become q member Of any clear
ing-housc in which silver certificate, shall
NOT he receivable in settlement OF clearing
house balances.
4 provision was adopted iorbiddiny the
ccrtiiica,on 81 checks in cNcc>, OF deposits
under penalty OF $1,000 fine or Eve years
imprisonment, or both.
IN agreement was entered into that the
dcbote on the bin will close at O'Clock to-
morrow. when the voting upon the billand
amendments VIII BEGIN.
Mr.. Allison submitted q copy Of the bill
recently reported from the Commerce Conn
miltce for the construction OF what is
known rs n Pcnncpin canal. which he ill.,
tend, 10 oilcr a. an amendment to the river
and harbor bill.
Executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Speaker being absent this morning.
the House was called 10 order by Nj. Bur
rows OF Michigan.
Mr.. Reagan, Of Texas. rising TO qies-
ton of privilege. stated that the bill passed
on Monday last 70 regulate emigration
was not in the shape i'm which il was in-
tended TO pass II. The Committee on
Commerce had intended TO pass a sub>ti-
uute for The original bill, but by mistake q
wrong draft had been sent to the clerks
desk. On hi, motion q resolution was
adopted requesting the Senate TO return
the bin 10 the House. The main difference
between the bill Il passed and the sub
,ututc is that the former charges the cost
OF returning pauper-, criminals, &c., to
the nation t. which they belong. while the
Latter charges it 10 the steamship company
bringing them.
The House resumed the consideration %
the hill Tor the erection Of the Congress
,ional-Library building. After a long de-
bate the bill was postponed until next De-
ccmbcr.
MIR. Robson, OF New Jersey, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
back the naval appropriation bill, and ii
was referred TO the Committee Of the
Whole.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the bin 10 reduce Internal
revenue taxation.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania. chairman Of
tbc Committee on Ways and Means, cN-
planned thc provisions Of Che hill. tie said
The financial condition OF the Government
to-day presented = spectacle such - had
never been seen in The worlds history.
The bill in question proposed to make q
reduction in the revenue Of less than
/ 81. OOO. 900 10 take eject Immediately, and
les, than 100000 TO take eject the 1T Of
MAY. 1883. Last year the Government had
n surplus OF 500, O0O.OOO. Ii had then coi-
/ lcctcd $3.50. 900. 900 from MI sources. This
wear II would collect over DO.GOO,O0o, and
! il, expenditures had been greatly reduced.
lie then compared the financial condition
| Of the Government in the first month, OF
/ the present year with its condition Tor %
/ similar period OF last year 10 show that
| there had been an increase in receipt, from
each II the three sources OF reycnuc-thc
customs, internal taxes, and miscellaneous.
| Al the end Of the first mise months OF lcS2
| there had been exhibited reduction in
/ tlc interest charges from GG,i9O,O0O 10
| a5G. 500. 600. while in 1851 the Govern
mcnt had expended S2O4, 0G0. In l>S2
| If lad expended but Sl9i,000,C0O for
/ nine months. and not the surplus, which
at the end Of the first threc-quarters o. the
/ last year had been SG2, $4,000, and was ~
the end OF the third quarter o. the present
wear Sl04, GOO, 000-an increase oil $4,000
! 900. The Lii which he'was pressing on
the attention OF the House did not reduce
| the revenue much more than one third Il
/ the increase. The Government had $780,
100000 surplu, last year. ana when The
revenue should be abacd ny these Sll'-
O00.COO il would have this year about