The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19

bonds-an ordinary transaction. Th
committee on finance, to which wa
! referred the resolution heretofore IN
troduced by Mr.. Morgan, called be
fore them the comptroller OF currency
) who was familiar with all the facts
and examined him, and received iron
him all the information possible a
this time. They were still examining
into the subject. Over certilicatlon
the committee believed, had beer
. practically stopped, and there was ne
evidence that any of the banks ovel
certified checks, except those who
had got into trouble. Mr.. Sherman
felt satisfied the normal condition OF
affairs would very shortly be resumed
There was one thing, however, he
would personally uggeSt-namely
that there should be a severe and
stringent law prohibiting bank Off
GERS. other than directors, from dealing
in speculative operations.
Mr.. Beck said the papers exhibited
by the comptroller of the currency to
the senate committee on finance, this
morning not only showed he had Wig
ilantly prosecuted offenders, but was
in possession of papers, the contents
| vi WuICu UllC OClldlC WOuAu hOO uOoAA -,
in the interest of justice, to see pub
| lished.
Mr.. Hampton said that, in justice
to both senators, he ought to say he
| 1Iampton) was sitting just by the
senator from Georgia when he used
one of the expressions referred to, or
words to their tenor and effect; the
senator from Kansas not being at the
| fi,,oa in hic Int in tho hack 1ICIn
| of the chamber.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Ghe house
went into committee of the whole on
the post Office appropriation bill.
Several amendments were offered
and defeated. When the end of the
bill was reached Mr.. Randall moved,
as an sdditional section, his PROPOSE
ton against political assessments.
Mr.. Cannon made the point the
amendment was not in order under
the rules.
Mr.. Randall, admitting that the
amendment was open to the point OF
order, expressed regret that the point
had been made, adding the Judgment
of the people was that political assess
ucAGS udu UCOu CetIIlOO W o1 OuOl a
geouS extent.
Mr.. Kasson argued that the
amendment was Objectionable, not only
as being Bgainst the rules, but as be-
ing against good policy. If the farm
er sold hundred bushels OF oats to
an army commissioner he could not
use any of the money for disseminat-
political information, or for printing
nIr Of dncir
ing reelection would not be permit
ted to spend any of his own money for
the ordinary purposes of his election,
member), might expend any amount
he chose
The chairman expressing regret that
that such wholesome a proposition
and so conductive to public morals
was out of order, but felt constrained
to sustain the point of order. The
proposition was, therefore, not ad-
mitted.
The committee then rose and the
house agreed in bulk, to all amend
ments reported, except striking out
the provision as to compensation for
fourth class postmasters. The vote
on striking it was taken by yeas and
nays duu IooulICu yeas 4ol, heiyo VI,
the result being in the interest of
postmasters. The bill then passed.
Mr.. Hewitt (New York; from the
committee on ways and means
reported a bill to carry into effect
convention between the United States
and Mexico, signed Jan. 20, 1888, with
favorable report. The report was
ordered printed, and the bill placed on
the calendar.
A bill to prohibit Importation of
labor under contract, being the special
order for to-day, was postponed till
Thursday, and that day set apart for
its consideration.
The house then proceeded to the
the consideration of the bill reported
from the committee on Pacific
railroads, to amend several Pacific
railroad acts. 1t requires the
companies to file, within ninety days
from the passage of this act, or with
in sixty days after the completion of
surveys, a list of sections of land
claimed by them, and to deposit the
cost of surveying and selecting and
conveying the same. The first ques-
tiOn was taken on an amendment by
Payson to one offered by Hancock.
was OudU
all lands embraced in the notice to be
given by the secretary of the interior
to the railroad company Ito take its
patents) shall be subject to state, ter
ritorial and municipal taxation,
and after sixty days from the date
of the notice. Mr.. Payson's was
that the lien of the United States for
cost and expenses of surveying, shall
not be affected by the sale of the
lands.
Mr.. Payson's amendment was adopt
ed and then Mr. .Hancock's s so. amended
was also adopted.
Mr.. Crisp demanded the yeas and
nays on the amendment declaring it
was an abandonment of the security
which the government now had in
these lands. The vote by yeas and
nays resulted-yeas, SO; nays, SO. So
the amendment was agreed to- The
vote was then taken on Payson's sub
stitute for the bill and amendment.
1t provides that if the railroad compa-
MES shall not, within sixty days, from
receipt of notice pay costs of survey
ing land. then their right to such land
shall cease and the lands shall be re-
stored TO the public domain for settle
ment under the homestead laws. The
substitute was agreed to and the bill
in that shape passed.
The house then took up the bill to
amend the Thurman act, but without
action adjourned.
Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON. June 17.-At a DEM
ocratlc caucus of members of the
house tonight, the following reSolu-
tion was passed:
Resolved-That we urge upon the
house to press, as fast as possible, to
a conclusion of the appropriation
bill, and that we will
take it up in preference to all other
measures.
The motion to urge the passage in
the house of the bill to repeal the tax
on tobacco was last, as was also mo-
tion making the order of business af
ter the passage of the appropriation
bills, the consideration of bills from
the committee on public lands and in