The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-05-23
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national banks in New York city have been
engaged since July II, 1882, in violation or
evasion of the laws regulating their conduct;
and that the committee have leave 10 slt uuri's
the sessions of the Senate, to vslt the city o,
New York, 10 send for persons OF papers anu
examine witnesses on oath
These bills were reported iavorahly: By MI
Logan of H., the invalid pensions bIi WIN
| amendments; by Mr.. Allison OF Ia, WI
amendments, the bill to aid the worlds indus
trial and cotton centennial exposition at New
| Orleans.
The chair hid before the Senate the House
| bill u g .tablish bureau Of labor statistics.
Mr. Blair of New Hampshire criticised tho
conduct ofMr. Van Wyck of Nebraska, IN com
mittee in regard to pension bill, and the Two
| got into a wmnglc and were called to order
cove I'll times.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the re.
print ofthe "Medicnl and Surgical History OF
the Rebellion" and other public documents
| when n sufficient number Of copies shall have
been ordered and paid for
A bill to pay Uricl Crocker of Boston 1886
due ON four lost United States bonds believed
| to have been destroyed, was passed
| Mr.. Vest Of Missouri announced that he had
voted ''no" on the Grant retirement bill "on
| principle"
| The Blair labor statistics bill was taken up.
| The Indian appropriation bill as passed APP
| proprates abont 1886 COO more than when it
| left the House, making a total appropriation OF
| SO 100000, about $950,0G0 more than last
year. The amount appropriated for Indian ed
ucation is 81, l66,O00 an increase OF $i00,0Oo
over last year.
Mr.. Post of Pa. submitted for reference the
report of the minority Of the committee on
Pacific roads on the bill amending the sinking
| fund act TIE minority bases its report and
the bill which it proposes as substitute for the
| majority bill on the conceded failure of the
| Thurman net to accomplish the purpose in
| tended. There is no dispute, says the report,
in the committee or in the minds of the public
| that some legislation should be enacted which
| will better conserve the interests ofthe govern
ment in the matter of the indebtedness of the
Pacific railroads than the operations Of the
| present law.
| The House went into committee of the whole
| mir, Cox OF N. Y. in the chair) the bill pro-
vidng a civil government for the territory of
Alaska. The bill provides that the territory
shall constitute civil and judicial district at
the temporary seat OF government, which is
established ut Sitka. governor shall he ap-
pointed, who shall be conmander-in-chiefo of the
militia, with power to call it out when
necessary. A district court is established,
which shall hold at least two terms in each
year, one NJ oltki anu lne Oller III W ItulgeI.
A clerk, district mt orney and marshall are
also provided for, and authority is given for tho
appointment of four commissioners with the
powers and jurisdiction of commissioners of
United States circuit courts. The general laws
of the state OF Oregon are declared
to be the law of the dis rict, far as
the same be applicable. The officers
shall be appointed for term of four years, and
shall receive the following salaries Governor,
-. ntf, gbo1
$S2500; Judge, $1,000; and clerk $500 AZ
Ter short discussion the bill was passed wi TIL
out amendment.
The Townsend bill ,,roviding that hereafter
no territory shall form a constituti n or apply
for admission as a state into the Union until
it shall contain permanent population equal
to that required i'll II congressional district, in
order to entile it TO I, presentation IN the
House OF Representatives was next taken up,
bat on motion Of Mr.. Hammond, Of Ga, was
laid upon the table.
Several territorial bills of but local inpor-
ance were then passed.
The Senate bill was passed to prevent and
punish the counterfciting wi hin the United
States of notes, bonds and other securities OF,
foreign governments,
Mr.. Hewitt of n ~, introduced al bill to
modify existing laws relating to duties on im-
ports and internal-revenue taxes and to enlarge
the free list.
Other bills introduced BY Mr.. Cox of N. y,
10 place u. S. Grant on the retired list OF the
army; by Mr.. Beliord OF Col, to prevent the
sudden contraction of the currency. ltprohlb-
its any solvent national bank from retiring
more than 10 per cent. Il year oil its entire issue
ofno,es, and provides that any bank violating
tiis prohibition shall forfeit lis charter; by Mr..
Poland of Vt, (by requesD, to regulate COM
Inerce among the several states and to codlfy
the law relating to bids of exchange. This is
substantially the English law, and the bill is
an English print with amendments necessary
to oxtenl its provisions to this country
The House proceeded the consideration of
business relating to the District ofCoumbm.
Several District bills were passed, including one
appropriating $500 0Go to complete the Dis
tIict sewerage system, half to be charged to the
District, and another prohibiting the sale of
lottery tickets and repeating laws requiring
commercial travellers to pay u license tax.
Mr.. ONeill Of Mo, introduced a bill provid-
ing that after July l, 1884, the following arti-
cles be exempt fIom duty Raw sugar not re-
fined molasses, salt, rice, rye and barley, pota-
toes, oatmeal, currants, rai~ins, prunes pes,
beans batter, cheese, live animals, vegetables
and chicory. Mr.. ONcl estimates that the
bill will accomplish Il reduction Of S57 ,000,0 900
in the revenues.
The resolutions to unseat Messrs. Mckinley
of Chic and Peee Of In.li.na were reported
from tho elections committee with minority
reports.
The consular and diplomatic bill was taken
UP in committee 1t appropriates S91S,l1O as
nguinst 81 ,296 $50 for the current year and ST.
3i5 .Gl5 estimated. Mr.. Burnes of Missouri
exllained the bill and Mr.. Robinson Of New
York attacked Minister Lowell and moved the
adjustment of the post of minister to Great
Britain. The motion was lostand the commit
Tee rose.
The pensions committee agreed to report IA.
voraby bill providing that all persons now
On, on hereafter placed on the pension roll,
who, while in the military naval service Of
the United States lost arm or leg shall be
entitled to pension Of $40 month; those who
have lost hand or foot $50 per month, and it
they have received a wound or other disability
in addition thereto, $50 month; all persons
who have had leg a,npntated at the hip joint
or have lost an at the shoulder joint, $50
a month; those who have lost an arm and a leg,
$s72 n month.
Mr.. Laird of Ncb., from the military COM
mittee reported a bill authorizing the location
OF n branch soldiers home in Arkansas Colo
RADIO, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri or Ne
braska.
bill was passed authorizing the extension
of the Chesapeake and Ohio ralroad TO point
on the military lands Of Fortress Monroe, Va.
The House went into commi tee of the whole
(Mr Hammond Of Ga. in the chair) The dip
lomatic consular appropriation bill Mr.. Buns
of Mo. said the question pre- ented by the bill
was whether the House would pay TO the min
listers at Rome and Vienna larger salaries than
were accorded TO the justices of the supreme
court or to the chiefs of great departments of
the government. Mr.. kasson of liz. protested
against the appropriations committee attempts
ing to change these grades without the eNami-
nation Of proper committee. Mr. Hit of Ill.
moved to amend BY restoring 10 Sl2,0 900 the
salaries OF the ministers to Austria and Italy
which the bill reduces to $4,000. After de-
bate the amendment was lost.
All in the Scrape.
A bad bribery scandal is rep rted from n