The Dickinson press., 1884-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-,


national banks passed-43 to IL.
The Mcpherson bill, as il passed the Senate,
Is as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., That upon any deposit
already or hereafter made by the United States
bonds, bearing interest, in the manner required
by law, any national banking association max
ing the same shall be entitled to receive from
the controller of the currency circulating notes
Of different denominations in blank, registered
and countersigned, as provided by law, and not
exceeding in whole the amount Of par value Of
bonds deposited provided, that at no time shall
the total amount Of such notes issued to any
such association exceed the amount at such
time actually paid in of its capital stock, and
that all laws and parts of laws Inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
That associations organized for the purpose
visions of section 5ls5, Revised Statutes of the
United States, upon the deposit of any United
States bonds, bearing interest, with the treas
urer of the United States, shall be entitled to
receive circulating notes to the amount and in
the manner prescribed in the act for other ma
tional banking associations.
Senator Harrison introduced q bill of great
Importance to soldiers and their widows. It
provides q pension for all soldiers who served
during the war of the rebellion in the military
or naval service for q period of six months and
were honorably discharged, provided they are
now disabled.
The President sent to the senate the following
nominations: Horatio G. Burchard, Illinois, d.
| rector of the mint; Commodore William G. Tenn
| pie, rear admiral of the navy.
Registers of Land Ofices-Byron G. Tiffany,
Grand Forks, Oak. Alonzo H. Church, North
Platte, Neb. Edward s.. Butler, Neigh, Neb.
Receivers of Public Moneys-William j. An
derson, Grand Forks, Oak. ; William B. Lambert,
Neigh, Neb.; samuel w. Sherify, Los Cruces,
The Senate confirmed Frank G. c. Lord, col
lector of internal revenue, district of Nevada:
William R. Wheaton, register of land Office, San
francisco; Emanuel q. Swanstorm, receiver of
public moneys, Duluth.
inquiry as to whether the act of the Dakota
legislature taking railroad property does not
conflict with the organic act establishing that
territory. A joint resolution was presented
appropr1ating $4,000 more for the Ohio
we're introduced prohibiting foreigners
lands in the s'1 United States; "a authorizin ngn ing
coinage of silver dollars and fractions thereof
under the metric system, gold metric dollars
railway transportation bureau for the regula-
ton of with foreign nations and
among the states; appropriating $5OO,WW for
persons made destitute by the overflow of the
Mississippi river and tributaries. The pleuro-
pneumonia bill was discussed, and MI. Hatch
~ NAS@oNA /" WIN 1AANlADCl
the Democrats for always following the wake
of the Republican party.
A bill by Mr.. Nelson, to provide for the
examination and survey of the Red River of the
North and Minnesota river, with the view of
improving and connecting them with the navi-
gable waters of the same and to appropriate q
sufficient sum of money therefor.
A bill by Mr.. Washburn IN the house to-day
authorizing the construction Of q foot, carriage,
and railroad bridge across the Mississippi river
of onroa rnip& hafu,aa, Eo,.f O,o11sD~a 49, Gu
Anthony's falls in Minneapolis.
A bill was reported to the house to-day pro-
vldlng for a civil government for Alaska: also
a bill requiring Pacific railroad companies to
pay the cost of the survey of their lands.
Mr.. Raymond of Dakota introduced a bill
authorizing the city OF Aberdeen to purchase a
quarter section of land near that city: also a
bill granting to the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway company the right of way through
the great Sioux Indian reservation; also a bill
to create a new land district in Dakota
In the senate on the Goth the bill for the re-
lief of Fitz John Porter was reported favorably
and made a special order for March Il. The
bill which recently passed the house was re-
ferred to this committee which amended it by
substituting the bill passed by the senate last
session. BY the terms of the latter Gen. Porter
is simply placed on the retired list with the
rank OF colonel, and prohibited from receiving
any pay, compensation, or allowance, prior to
his appointment. In the house bill he is to re-
tain ''the rights, titles, and privileges held by
him at the time Of his dismissal from the army
but this clause is eliminated from the amended
bill.
A joint resolution was adopted thanking the
governmental Great Britain for its gift to the
United States of the steamer Alert to aid in the
relief Of the Greedy party. TIL bill abolishing
the military reservation of Fort Rice, Oak, was
reported adversely and indefinitely postponed.
The hill anthOriziOr t],a oOOofyr1ofion of odd;
tional steel vessels for the navy was debated.
In executive session the senate confirmed:
Horatio c. Burchard, Illinois, director oftle
mint; Eugene Q. Fecht, Michigan, consul at
Of cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, Indian
Territory; Henry NJ. lawton, Texas, agent of
Indians, Guapard agency, Indian Territory.
Postmaster, William j. Sullivan, Leon, Iowa.
In the house nothing but routine business
was done, and the greater part Of the day was
devoted to the discussion OF the pleuro-pneu-
mOnia bill.
Mr.. Cox IN. W asked unanimous consent for
the immediate passage of the senate joint res
olution expressing the appreciation of congress
and the people of the United States of the gen.
erous act of her Britannia majesty's govern
ment inpresennng to the United States the arc
tic steamship Alert.
MIR: Robinson IN. W was on hand, however,
to interpose objecuons
On the 9th Mr.. Blair introduced a bill to
extend the time for the completion Of railroads
/ west of the Mississippi river to which grants
of public lands have been made, which in good
faith, are prosecuting the work of construction,
without the forfeiture of such grants. The
debate was participated in by Messrs. Jones
(Fla.), Mcpherson, Hale, Cockrell and Beck.
The latter criticised the management of the
! navy yards and referred to the statement of
Admiral Porter, that on one occasion $4,000
had been charged to the wrong ship. He said
no one could tell but what that money might
have been given to Dorsey to take to Indiana.
In the house Mr.. Phelps, of the committee
resolution directing the committee to inquire
whether the minister of any foreign power en-
deavored to nullify the effect of the unanimous
resolution of the house by reflection on the
honor and integrity of its members. The res
olution was accompanied by d report stating
thatthe committee made an investigation, but
had been unable to obtain any information on
the subject, and asks to be excused from any
further consideration of the resolution. The
report was agreed to without discussion, and
| the committee discharged from further consid-
Grafton of the subject
Mr.. Bingham, committee on postofices and
post roads, reported adversely the bill to pre-
vent the use of the United States mails to ad-
vertise noxious medicines, food and compounds.
Laid on the table.
The house went into committee of the whole,
with Mr.. Cox IN. " in the chair, on the pleuro-
pneumonia bill.
Mr.. Throckmorton moved to strike out the
enacting clause of the bill. Lost-l1S to III.
The debate continued all the afternoon, and
was rather dreary. The consideration of the
bill being concluded, the committee rose and
reported it to the house. The first question
was on the amendment striking ont the fourth
section.
Pending action, the house adjourned.
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