Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-15

to reduce TO 35 per cent. ad vaIorem tbs
duty on colored and bleached cotton goods
| By Mr.. Clay, to repeal the civil service
act.
By Mr.. Willis, to prevent persons under
fictitious and assumed names from present
ing claims before the executive depart
ment.
By Mr.. King, providing for closing gaps
in the levees of the Mississippi, and the
improvement of navigation ard oommeros
on the river.
By Mr.. Pusey, authorizing a bridge
across the Missouri between Council Bluffs
and Omaha.
By Mr.. Winans, to regulate the trans
portation rates on railroads., to prevent
unjust discrimination and to provide for a
uniform rate.
BY Mr. Washburn, to authorize bridge
to be built across the Mississippi at st.
Paul.
By M. Money, to regulate the compen-
sation of railroad com panies for the trans
portation of the mails.
By Mr.. Morgan, to abolish the postage
on newspapers.
By Mr.. O'Neill, Of Missouri, for donat-
ing the Creye Cour lakes to the city of st.
Louis as a pleasure resort for the working
classes.
By Mr.. Terrell, to protect American
wo,kmen from the effect of the i'm mporta-
ton of foreign labor under the contract
system.
By Mr.. Cox, of New York, to repesl the
law prohibiting ex-confederate officers
from serving in the United States army,
By Mr.. Warner, Of Ohio, for the retire
ment of the trade dollars.
BY Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, for authorizing
national banks in villages OF less than
10000 population to make loans to the
extent of the capital stock on mortgages
on real estate, providing the national
banks, whose capital do not exceed $780,
600, are eititled to receive circulating
notes equal In amount to 80 per cent. of
the par value of their bonds deposited.
By Mr.. YoHng, to improve the naviga-
tion of the lower Mississippi; and inci-
dentally to protect and reclaim the valley
lands of the Mississippi river.
By Mr.. Miller, of Texas, to provide for
the redemption of the circulation of the
national banks. 1t provides that when
ever any national hank shall expire or go
into bankruptcy, or whenever the bonds
deposited by them shall be called for t9e
purpose of redemption, it shall be the
duty of the United States treasury to pny
to such banking associations the difference
between the amount of the national bank
notes issued 1t, which are still outstanding.
and the face value and interest due upon
the bonds deposited thereupon, and such
bonds shall be cancelled and held 10 be
paid by the secretary of the treasury, who
is authorized to cause to be printed treas
usy notes to the amount of the circulation
of the national banks, payable on demand,
in gold and silver, at the Office of the es-
sistant treasurer in New York, when
presented in sums of not less than $l00,
amos receivable for all private and public
dues; and whenever any circulation Of the
lational oank shall be presented TO the
treasury for payment, it shall be paid and
discharged with the notes herein provid
ed for. Ali laws are repealed which re-
quire the national Darks TO deposit legal
tender or notes equal to the amount of It's
circulation to the order OF the
withdrawn bonds.
By Fir. Throckmorton, for the appoint
ment OF delegate TO the house Of repre-
by the council of the Indian
tribes in the Indian territory.
By Mr.. Shaw, to repeal the civil service
act. The house then adjourned.