The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-12
F0R7T-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.


senate Proceedings Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, june IL. 1894.
MIR. Sherman. from the Committee on
Library, reported favorably the House bill
authorizing the National Academy Of
Sciences 10 receive and hold trust funds for
the promotion OF science. The bill was
read third time and passed. CT authorizes
the Academy TO receive requests and gifts
and hold and use them for the promotion OF
science.)
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution, which
was agreed TO, directing the Committee on
Indian Affairs TO inquire into the condition
Of the several tribes and bands OF Indians
in the Indian Territory. the tenure by
which the lands in the several reservations
in that Territory are held, and the charac-
ter Of their actual occupation and use. the
condition and rights OF freedmen among
the Indians. the relation Of such Indian
tribes TO the United States and 10 each
other, and the need, II any, OF legislation
i'm respect thereto.
The Senate insisted upon its amend
ments to the District OF Columbia appro-
priation bill, and conference committee
was ordered.
Mr.. Lapham offered resolution, which
was agreed to, ordering the reprinting OF
the testimony and the majority and minor
ity reports OF the Danville Investigation for
the use of the Senate.
The Senate then went into secret legisla-
tive session on the item in the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill appropriate
ing s250,000 TO cover the necessary eX-
penses attendant upon the execution OF
the neutrality act. (The supposed Nicara-
qua canal concession item.)
AT 4:35 =. NJ. the doors were re6pened,
when Mr.. Butler offered the following reso-
luton. which, under objection, went over
one day:
Resolved, That for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning whether further legislation is neces-
sary concerning national banks there be
appointed from the Committee on FL
nance a special committee consisting OF
five members, whose duty 1t shall be
forthwith to examine into the condition
Of the natioral banks OF the city OF New
York; that said committee be authorized
to send for persons and papers, to examine
witnesses ON oath, and il necessary to visit
the city Of New York for the purpose OF
such examination that they be required
to ascertain the amount OF circulation OF
said banks on the 31st day OF May, A. ID.
1884; the amount Of certified checks and
loan certificates issued by said banks and
outstanding on said day; whether said
banks, or either of them. have issued certi-
fed checks or loan certificates or other evil
dences OF Indebtedness upon pledge or Sc
cur1ty OF personal or real property OF any
kind or otherwise; what amount OF certifl-
Gates of Indebtedness or certificates OF de-
post had been issued by said banks
and are now outstanding; what amount OF
currency and Of gold and silver coin said
banks had on hand on said day; whether
accounts OF said banks with each other
were on said 3lst day Of May, 1884, or now
are, settled through the clearinghouse in
the city OF New York by lawful money OF
United States, or by certified checks, loan
certificates, or other evidence OF indebted
ness; whether on said day said banks had
on hand the reserve required by law, and
to examine fully into all matters which
may be necessarytO show the financial con-
dition OF said banks; and also to ascertain
the amount and character OF assets
OF said banks; whether they are
able TO meet their liabilities; whether
any OF the funds OF said banks have been
illegally used by the officers thereof. and
also whether they or any OF the officers
thereof have violated In any respects the
provisions OF the national banking law;
that said committee be further authorized
70 employ one or more special examiners to
aid IN such examination; that they also be
authorized to employ stenographer, and
that they be required to report as soon as
practicable the results OF such investiga-
tion to the Senate; and for the purpose OF
defraving the expenses OF such investiga-
ton the sum OF $4,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated and made Immediately available
out of the contingent fund Of the Senate.
The Chair then laid before the Senate
the consular and diplomatic bill, and a
vote was taken on the amendments agreed
10 in Committee Of the Whole; reserying,
however, for a separate vote the S250,0OO
item already referred to. All the other
amendments were agreed to substantially
as reported by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
Messrs. Vest and Jonas desired a sepa-
rate vote on the S2j0,000 item.
When the Chair was about to put the
question on this item Mr. Vest said: An
examination OF the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bills In the previous
history OF the Government will develop
tbe fact that antecedent to this time the
largest onpropriation ever made to meet
fine expenditures to be made under the d.
rection OF the President in the execution
nj the neutrality act has been S2O,00O..
This appropriation reaches the amount OF
so5O. 00G. 1t is an extraordinary appropria-
tjon. and il is due to the country ana 10
The senate that the Committee upon APP
nronriations should state before the Amer
;can nublic why this enormous amount
an nronortion or relatively $ now asked
Tor at the hands OF the American
neonle. undertake to say in my place IN
Tho senate that for the execution OF Inc
neutrality act this amount is not approprl-
ated as If has been in former appropriation
hills. undertake 10 say that, on the con-
trarv n ia for an extraordinary purpose,
and Il is dine to the Senate that the chair
man Of the committee should state what
that purpose really and honestly Is. lalter
n pausel I call upon the chairman OF the
committee TO make that statement. What
,s the real purpose OF this appropriation!
To this Mr.. Allison, the chairman OF the
Appropriation Committee, made no re-
MIR. Van wyck offered the following
amendment to the clause referred 10;
. But no portion OF the said S250,oOo snail
he Maid directly or through the Nicaraguan
Government to the owners OF the conceS-
sion granted to the Maritime Canal COM
pany of Nicaragua" -
Mr.. Allison moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. Van wyck: "Mr. President, seve'
The Chair: "The motion Is not de-
batable." ,,.o,, or,,,,od
% sneak ON his amendment, but Mr.. III
calls informed him that he lyan Wyckl na nat,
taken his seat. To this Mr.. van WICK
n.,iiad uNo. sir:r when Mr. lngaiis