Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Proceedings in
Both Bodies.

Detailed Report of the Proceedings in
Both Bodies.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G-In the Senate
to-day, the Chair announced the affixing
| Of his signature to the House joint reso-
luton relating to the Greedy relief expedi-
tion.
Mr.. Hale, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported unfavOrably, and moved
an indefinite pOstponement of the joint
resolution introduced by Mr.. Mcpherson,
limiting the amount of money to be eX-
pended by the President on the Greely
relief expedition to $5OO,O0O. 1t was in
definitely postponed by vote of q to 26.
Mr.. Voorhees, offered a resolution which
went over until tomorrow, directing the
Secretary of the Interior to withhold for
the present his approval Of patents or GER
tificates for lands selected by the North
ern Pacific Railroad in lieu of others said
to have been lost to said company under
the act of July, 1864. The preamble to
the resolution sets forth that the rights of
settlers might be injuriously affected by
such approval.
After consideration of some private
bills, the Senate at . O'Clock laid aside
the unfinished business Of yesterday in
order to take up the special order for the
day, 1t being Mr.. McPhersOn's bill re-
ported by Mr.. Bayard from the Committee
ON Finance, to provide for the issue Of cir
culating notes to national banking asso-
Citations.
The bill provides that upon the deposit
of any United States bonds, bearing inter-
est in the manner required by law, any
national banking association making the
same shall be entitled to receive from the
Comptroller of the Currency circulating
notes of different denominations in blank,
registered and cOuntersigned, as provided
by law, not exceeding in amount the par
value of bonds deposited, provided that
at no time the total amount of such notes
issued to any such association exceed the
| amount at such time actually paid in of
its capital stock. The bill repeals all
laws and parts of laws inconsistent with
its provisions.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment
providing that if any of the bonds de-
| posted should bear a rate of annual
interest higher than 3 per cent, additional
circulating notes should be issued equal
! in amount to One-half the interest accru-
ing on such bonds before their maturity
in excess of 3 per cent. per annum, such
amount to be asceTtained and stated by
the Comptroller of the Currency on the
lst day July of each year hereafter.
Mr.. BaYard spoke at some length in
| favor of the bill. He was followed by MF.
/ Sherman in support of the bill with his
amendment. The debate was also par
ticipated in by Messrs. Mcpherson and
Aldrich. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day MIR. Warner, OF
Ohio, rising to a question of privilege,
said that he understood that the joint
resolution passed by the House and
| Senate Monday for the relief of sufferers
4 by the OHIO floods was not sent to the
| Senate for the signature of the presiding
! officer until late yesterday afternoon. lie
wished to know the cause Of the delay,
| and, therefore, offered a resolution
| directing the Committee on Enrolled
| Bills to inquire into the cause of the de-
/ lay.
The House proceeded to consideration
of the Mississippi contested election case
of Chalmers against Manning. Mr.. Tur-
ner, of Georgia, Chairman of the Commit.
! tee on Elections, spoke in support of the
majority report, which declares that on
| the prima facie case neither of tine con-
| testants was entitled to the seat. Neither
! the majority nor minority report were
signed, but Mr.. Turner stated that ten of
| the members of the Election Com
mIttee were in favor of the
former, while only five supported
| the latter. He went into an argument to
show that under the resolution referring
the decision of the prima facie case to
the committee the committee was not
! confined to an examination of credentials
! presented by Mr.. Manning, under which
| alone Mr.. Manning was undoubtedly en-
/ titled to the seat. 1t was its duty to in
! quire INTO the allegations made by Mr..
| Chalmers denying Mr.. Manning's prima
/ facie right.
Mr.. Elliott, of Pennsylvania, spoke in
favor of the minority report, which de-
/ clares Mr.. Manning entitled to the scat
on the prima facie right. In determining
/ that right the Committee on Elections had
not the power to 90 behind the Governor 5
| certificate. The Governor of Mississippi,
/ the only witness authorized to speak, had
! spoken, and had said in due form that
1 Mr.. Manning mad received a majority OF
| the votes cast. This case should be de-
! cided like other cases, where it had
! always been held that no evidence could
be introduced to impeach the certificate
! of Governor.
/ Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, offered a
/ resolution recOmmitting to the Committee
/ on Elections the question of the prima
4 facie right to the seat, with instructions to
| ascertain and report whether certificate
/ of election was issued by the Governor of
1 Mississippi to any one, and if so to whom.
/ He cOntended that the Elections Commit
4 tee had made mistake in going behind
/ the returns Of the Governor and making
/ an investigation of the facts which tend.
/ ed to prove the final merits of the case.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, supported Mr..
/ Curtin's resolution, asserting that the
/ Committee on Elections in investigating
/ the facts of the case and not confining its
examination to the credentials, had placed
I an erroneous construction on the action
| of the House.
! Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, spoke briefly in
| favor of the minority report.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said that Mr..
Manning certainly thought that there
were some bad features in his certificate
when he declined to present it. He was
anxious that the House should assume
! the responsibility Of accepting the GER