Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL,
THE BANK CHARTER EXTENSION BILL c
sIDERED IN THE SENATE

sIDERED IN THE SENATE
/ WASHINGTON, June 16.- House, Tn
Senate amendment to the House bill author
izing the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad
Company to construct bridge across th'
| Missouri river was agreed to.
| The House then went into committee OF
the river and harbor appropriation bill, anC
number of amendments were offered anC
rejected.
Mr.. Springer Ill., moved to strike out the
| paragraph appropriating 100000 for reser
| voirs at the headwaters of the mississippi
river, and argued that they were works Of
| local and not Federal importance. Pending
| action the committee rose.
Mr.. Blackburn [Ky.l, from the COMMITTEES
| on Appropriations, reported back the Mill
| tary Academy appropriation bill, with the
Senate amendments, recommending con-
| currence in others of those amendments.
Report agreed to.
Mr.. HIscock N. Y. chairman of the Com
mlttee on appropriations, reported joint
resolution appropriating $33, 900 to continue
the work of scientific observation and ex-
ploration near the shores of Lady franklin
bay, and at Port Barrow, Alaska. Passed.
Recess was taken, the evening session to be
for the consideration of pension bills.
The House at its evening session p3ssed
seventeen pension bills, including one grant
ing pension OF 700 per month to Betty
Taylor, daughter of Zachariah Taylor, and
then adjourned until tomorrow.
Scnote.-Senator Hoar introduced bill to
provide for the performance OF the duties of
the Office of president in case of the removal,
resignation, inability or death both of the
president and vice-president. 1t rests the
succession to the presidency in the members
of the cabinet in the order in which they
were named in Washingtons cabinet, begin
ming with the secretary of state and ending
with the secretary of the interior, and ex-
cludes cabinet officers not previously con-
frmed by the Senate. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Senator Blair introduced bill for statue
10 Washington of Benjamin Franklin.
The Senate bill authorizing the Oregon
and Pacific Railroad Company to construct
bridges across the Willamette river, Oregon,
passed.
The bill to reappropriate 1876, 900 to pay
Southern mail contractors for services prior
10 the secession of their States, was taken up,
and Senator Garland addressed the Senate in
favor OF the BILL and Senators Conger, Sher-.
man and Ferry in opposition.
After further discussion, participated in by
Cameron Wis and Maxey, the bill went
over without action.
The bill to enable national banking asso-
Citations to extend their corporate existence
was read for sction upon the -eommittes's
Sehste Committee to exempt national banks
from attachments and injunctions by State
courts was, after discussion, voted down
yeas, "a; nays, ".
The bill was proceeded with to the sixth
section, providing that all notes of existing
banks now in circulation shalt be returned,
destroyed or cancelled, and new notes bearing
different devices and descriptions substituted
for them as they come in and are redeemed,
the banks to pay the cost OF printing, the
cost of new plates, etc. This section, as
passed by the House, provided that whenever
the old circulation wss reduced to five per
cent. of the capital stock of bank, the
banks should deposit lawful money for that
five per cent. amount. This amendment was
also rejected-yeas, 13; nays, "a.
On motion of Senator Voorhees,, the secre-
tary of the navy was directed to communi-
cate the amounts required for the pay of
officers OF the marine corps and unadjusted
claims of naval officers for mileage, 10 ac-
cordance with a certain decision OF the Su-
preme Court.
In several instances details of the bill were
perfected upon suggestions by Senator Sher-
man. Pending the motion for an executive
session the bill was laid over without action
until Monday.
A number of bills were introduced and
after which the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors were
reopened the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.