The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-15

Plumb called up tho Joint resolution appropri
htlnR t2h,VyO for tho eradication or tho root
q very eerloua disease, aud did not Affect tho
State OF kansas merely but all tho States.
lie sent 10 tho desk and had r0ad dispatch
from Governor dliok, OF Kansas, urging
Mr.. sherman moved 10 amend by strildnG
out the clause which provides that The money
DO expended In corporation with tho author
tiles OF Kansas, ~ the disease was apt 70
spread 10 other States and afe0t swine AMI
other animals The people qr Illinois ana
other States we're becoming alarmed NJ tho
spread or the daeas0, and tho appropriation
should not bo confined 10 kanauA, Mr., CuF
lon thought that the amount should Dc
$4,000 and the resolution passed NJ onoo'
H0usR,
In the House Thursday Mr.. Townshend
speaking on tho pending amendment W
the Poatolloo Appropriation bill, which
proposes 10 Increase the nppIopnR
tiOOO,0O0, declared that out OF tho one
hundred and hfly'four freedellyory of
noea only fourteen were lfauatalning Tho
Democratic city OF Chicago was sustaining
OF lllinoia said Chicago had sent no Demo
orat, M such, 10 the House, Mr., Moroy
though from State where there WAS not
single free'dollyely oiioe, advocated tho
benefited city aud country alike. The amend.
mont was adopted -l2i 20 r. Mr., IloT moved
70 strike out tho pr0ylao that and-Rrant r0ada
should receive but nifty per cent or iho pY
allowed other roads, MI, MINIS thought tho
compensation % ail rOada was enormous, aud
gave notice OF mn amendment reducing " "
ton per cont Tho committee rOHe 70 llnilt the
debate ON tho pending paragraph Mr., Town,
ahond auggeated one hour but Mr., HOrr asked
for three, The Republicans refused 10. vote
on the previous question, but ala not break
tho quorum, The hOurOf llyo o'clock having
arrived, tho House, on motion or Mr' Town
ahend, adjourned
NATIONAL BANKS,
A committee representing tho Associated
National Banks Oi Easten Pennsylvania,
has presented 10 the House Committee on
Banking and Currency tho following Ifan
OF relief from the consequences VI tho rapid
payment Of the three per cents,
|. Create contingent redemption fund
from the aurpua remaining OF thr por cont
tax on circulation hftor pnylnR tho okpepheh
Of the National bank syulom, and 70 thib ada
the gain from lost bank nOlea.
y Make tho per cent reserve iund now TO
Qurod " BE- deposited aud continuously main
tained with the United Htatea Treasurer liable
70 redemption Tor any part O! tho circulation
OF any inaOlynnt National bank, N ~ fO'
sources ana proposed contingent redemption
fund should prove insufficient
This practically substitutes for the bond
deposit tho mutual or united guarantee Of
all National banks. In submitting thla
plan the committee called attention 10 tho
fact that OF tho 3,070 National Banks OF
ganzed since 1883 only olghly-nlno have
gone Into tho hands Of receivers These
paid their circulation In full and an average
OF seventy per cent 0n all other indebted
meas, thlfty-0no OF them paying In full, II
no bonds had been pledged and no prefer
ence given notes over other liabilities, tho
loss on notes OF these banks would have
averaged less than $4,000 annually, whllo
the net annual yield proposed by the con.
tlngent redemption fund would have
amounted 10 100000, or moro than
twenty-five tlmos the amount necessary ~
provide for loss Tho losses hereafter
should not bo greater than heretofore
NEWSPAPER coPYmGIrE
Henry Wattcnon appeared before mo
joint Committee on the Library and mado
an argument In support OF the Newspaper
Copyright bill. In answer 10 an Inquiry by
members of the committee ML Wattorson
said the maapprehonslon with regard 10 the
scope OF the bill had grown out Of tho fact
that tho original draft provided for oxclu.
slyonosa In published matter fof period OF
forty eight hours, which tlmo was sub
soquently reduced 10 twonty.fOur
hours Both forms we're lmpractlca-
bic aud unncc esS,ry Mr. WnttmsOn said,
and presented bill granting copyright for
eight hours which was NIL that was sought
by tho promoters Of tho measure, It's ob.
Ject was simply 10 prevent the plratlng OF
news and lts concurrent publication. H0
illustrated the purpose Of tho bill aud tho
owl II was designed To correct by numerous
examples lilo said II did moi net 10 q bar
10 reproduction by afternoon newspapers OF
the matter which appeared In the morning
papers, and could not, In the romoicst do.
gree, aifoct what Is known as tho Country
proaAh