The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-06-10
Congregational Summary

session ana the demands OF the
country for the speedy enactment of
necessary laws. The last week was
more fruitful of results and accom-
plished more real legislation than
any other two weeks of the session.
The Tariff Commission bill has be-
come a law; the bill to extend the
charters of the national banks has
passed the House of Representatives,
and it is thought will pass the Sen
ate with but slight amendmentif any.
Leading Democratic members, in
their discussion of this question,
while admitting the ACCESSIBILITY of
! the measure, are clearly of the opin-
ion that subsequent legislation will
be necessary to relieve the country
| from the financial complications
which are impending. 1t seems to
be an admitted fact that funding
bill of some kind will have to be ma
tured and passed in order to make a
substitute for the 4 per cents, which
are the only available securities
which can be used for banking pur-
poses.
The general appropriation bills
are all awaiting action in both hous-
es, the largest of which is probably,
the one approprating 500, 900, 900 to
meet the demands of the Pension
Department. The Geneva Award
bill to pay the insurance companies
for the losses sustained by the Con-
federate cruisers, etc, which was
passed by the Senate on Monday, the
22nd, which, when it becomes law,
will, we hope, be finality in that
direction.
The Senate has on the calendar a
bill for the admission Of Dakota into
the Union, which has been laid aside
several times and which does not
seem to have vitality enough to assert
its rights to hearing.
The South Carolina contested
election case has held the House and
all other legislation in suspense for
the past three days, and the princi-
piles involved are considered by the
Democrats sufficient reason for their
action in the premises.
The Republicans wish to bring the
matter to an immediate vote upon
the record as it stands, with the GER
tainty of seating Mackey, but the
Democrats claim that an investioa-
ton must be had of the implied
fraud in the records before vote
can be had upon the main question,
the right to the seat. The Democrats
are ready and willing to go on with
all legitimate legislation, but they
cannot consent to let this case be
tried until full investigation Of the
forgery is had The army retire
ment bill is now before the Military
Committee of the Senate. AS this
bill affects the most prominent off
GERS, from the General down, it will
require very thoughtful considera-
ton from the committee. The House
Committee on Naval Affairs have
determined to report adversely on all
bills looking to further searches in
the Arctic regions.
The Comptroller of the Currency,
Mr. Knox, was before the Senate FL
nance Committee on Wednesday,
and suggested several amendments to
the bank charter bill.
A resolution appropriating $780,
100000 to supply deficiency in the
appropriations for army pensions for
the current fiscal year, was passed by
the Senate on Wednesday.
1t is stated on good authority that
the President will not nominate the
tariff commission during the present
week, as he wishes to consult some
friends in New York before making
the selections.-Ameri Register.
What is to become ofNew England?
is one of the interesting problems of
the day. AS a great manufacturing
community, as the land of spindles,
this little corner of the United States,
once SO mighty in wealth and so i'm
portant as the nursery for great men,
10 ldoo iooiHS piSooiSO' Inv Sou.h
once found it necessary to send her
cotton to the east of the Hudson to
be manufactured. Now Boston re-
ceives manufactured cotton from the
cities of the South. Maine was once
the ship-building State of this coun-
try, but ship-building in America is
now one of the lost arts. The clocks
and lanterns of Connecticut are now
duplicated in the West, and the
wooden nutmegs of the little State,
long ago found out, are drug in the
market. The armories of Hartford
find formidable rivals at lion, New
York, while the supplies of neither
place are needed in these piping
times of peace.
AS an agricultural district New
England is now comparatively CT
pher. There are two or three farms