Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. MAY 10.

Sendt9-The chair laid before the sen.
ate the resolution offered Thursday by
Mr.. Morgan directing the committee on
finance to examine the cases of recent
failures of national banks, and to asrer-
tain whether such failures were due to
violations and evasions of the law on
the part of the officers or directors of
the banks. Mr.. Merrill moved to amend
by substituting, for the purpose of in
vestigati0n, the comptroller of the cur
rcncy for the finance committee.
Mr., Morgan said the very reason why
he moved to devolve the duty on the
committee was because the officers APP
pointed to sec tlat banks complied with
the laws had not performed their duty.
There was, for instance, a law against
over certification OF checks which, it
had become notorious, was utterly dis
regarded. On the pagsage of the law
on the subject in July, 1888 the New
York newspapers had broken out into
spasms of merrimeut, and told congress
the banks laughed at the acts of con-
gress, and were beyond congressional
control. The failure Of the Marine
bank was connected with a firm of
brokers; and that the bank had sup
ported the firm of Grant & Ward in all
their wild schemes which the young
| spectators saw proper 10 engage IN. A
spectacle had been presented to the
world that argued painful condition
of commercial honor in the city of
! New York
HouSe-Mr. Hurd, from the commit.
tee on ways and means, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass a bill to abolish
/ discriminating duties on works of art,
/ the production of foreign and American
artists. The bill imposes duty of 10
/ per cent. ad valorem on works of art,
whether the production of foreign or
| American artists.
| Messrs. Kasson, Belmont and Hur,l
spoke in favor of the motion, and Dunn,
Mills, Warner Ohio and Boutelle
against it. The motion was lost; yeas,
! so; nays, 49,
Notice was given that the Wallace
! Mckinley case would not be called until
Monday.
TUESDAY, MAY 20.
Senate-Tke agricultural appropria-
I ton bill passed the senate, with amend
ments providing $4,000 to encourage
silk culture, and for an appropriation
for the sinking of artesian wells to re-
claim arid lands. Senator Slater intro
duced a resolution asking the president
by what authority he had appointed
commissioners to examine sections of
the Northern Pacific completed after
the legal time. 10000.
HOuse-A bill appropriating $4,000 to
reward the officers and crews OF the
Il Cumberland and Monitor for their gal
lautrv in the fight with the Merrimac
was reported favorably to the house
naval committee by a subcommittee
The majority report in favor of seating
English, in the Peele-EHSlish contested
case from the Indianapolis district, was
debated in the house, but was not de
cided. A Joint resolution to add $780,
GOO to the relief of sufferers by The
p lower Mississippi floods was objected to
/, The senate amendments to the Dmgley
shipping bill were non-concurred ia
, Mr.. Hewitt rose to a question of priv
lege. and denied the authorship of the
letter purporsing to be reply 10 Mr.
Oliver letter.
WEDNESDAY, MAY n.
, Scuate-The resolutions calling OF
, the president for information concern
ing tho appointment of commissioners
! ia examine certain sections OF the
} Northern PaclEc rdlIIOdui was AcAell1e
to the Judiciary committees yeas, p
, nays. %. The following bills were
| passed. For the erection Of pubic
buildings: In Yicksburg, Sl00 600
/, Chattanooga. 100000; Opelanda. La.
$4,000: Portland, Oregon $4,000
, Sacramento, 100000; Dayton, Q.
I, $4,000; Springfield, O.. 5000, 600
The above Gums include the cost O
sites and buildings. The bill passed t
; authorize the issue Of the congressional
record and statutes at large to pubh
! libraries. The bin passed authorizin.
the construction Of a bridge across tn
! Mississippi river at Silbey, Missouri
=. The Utah bill was laid aside. and tn
bill establishing a bureau Of labor sta
, tiftics was taken up.
d HsuSe-Mr. Blackburn supported tn
( claims of the contestee. After censld
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