Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-14
NRTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session,
sen ATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec ID.
Mr.. Morrill, presented the Credentials of
Senator EdmuBds.
Among the bills introduced were tie fol-
lowing:
10 revise the rates of paw of certain en-
pioyes 10 the government printing Office.
hy Mr.. Bowen-Providlng a new basis for
circulation of national banks
On motion If Mr.. Hoar the electoral count
Dill, as received from the House. was laid on
the table and ordered printed.
The Senate, at l2 80, resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of Mr.. Morrill's resolution declaring
the promise of making proper revision OF the
tarln at the present session, obviously hope
less and impracticabe, and Mr.. Dawes pro-
ceeded to address the Senate on that subj ct
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Dawes crit
iclsed the tariff views of Secretary Manning
a. outlined In his annual report, and in his
advocacy of protection declared that a man
who would attack home industries and home
labor would strike deadlier blos at the
welfare OF the country than could be inflicted
in any manner short of war and treason II
were treason. itself, to the great. untirng
interests of the country, on which its future
depended and by which alone its stability
could be maintained. He who impaired and
weakened these Industries came very near to
him who sopped and mined the citadel of the
nation.
MIR. Morrill moved the reference of his
resolution to the committee on finance, but
Mr.. Beck desired an opportunity to discuss
The questions involved and the resolution was
ald over.
Mr.. Hoar moved to take up the bill repeal
ing the tenure of Office act, but pending the
consideration, message from the House was
presented, announcing the death of Repre-
sentative Dowdney ot New York
As mark of respect the Senate, at $50,
adjourned
HOUSE.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Oates to pro-
bibit the appointment of congressional CON-
mittres to attend funerals, and to prohibit
the draping of public buildings in mourning
except bv order of the President; also author
zng the appointmentment of clerks to sena-
tors and tprestntatives who are not chair .
men of committees.
By MIR. Lawler of IllinOis-A resolution
reciting that the coast defences are inadequate
to prot, CT the lake and sea coast cities and
that nearly 10000, 900 men are unemployed,
and declaring it TO be the sense of the House
that large proportion of the surplus in the
treasury should be expended through liberal
appropriations for repairing and properly
eQuipp Dg the coast defences and for the con-
structiOn OF ships.
BY MIR. Weaver-Asking for information
of the destruction of Cne and two dollar treas
uty notes and the authority therefor, how
many Of them were mutilated and whether
notes OF like denominations are issued in their
stead.
By Mr.. Allen of Observation-Disclosures
al h. l.
become aged or disabled in service.
By Mr.. Moffat of Misunderstanding a
frankng privilege to inmates of the soldiers
home
BY Mr.. Hewitt of New York-Authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to anticipate the
patent of interest on the bonded debt of the
United States and to provide for special de-
posits of public money. The bill provides
that out of any money in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and empower
ed to anticipate the payment of so much Of
the interest on interest bearing bonds of the
United States as shall be in excess of the rate
of three per cent per annum, by payment in
gross of such sum in each case as shall be
equal to the aggregate present worth of such
excess of interest thereon, and for the purpose
of ascertaining such present worth, the inter-
est upon the amount paid by the United States
in anticipation of such excess of interest, shall
be computed at the rae of three per cent.
per annum, reinvested quarterly so as to se-
cure to the United States the benefit of COM
pound interest thereon. When such pay
ment of interest, in anticipation of the ma
turitv thereof, shall have been accepted by
any holder of the bonded Indebtedness of the
Unit, States, the bonds shall be distinctly
stamped and properly endorsed in such a
manner as the secretary of the treasury may
prescribe, so as to show the reduced rate Of
interest thereafter to be paid thereon. and
the coupons, if any, shall be cut off and can
celled, and for the coupons so cancelled shall
be substituted coupons bearing a reduced
rate of interest. and the bonds so stamped
shall be receivable bv the comptroller of the
currency as security for the issue of their
circulating notes of any national banking as
sociation to the full extent of the par value
of the bonds, instead of ninety per cent as
now required by law. 1t shall be lawful for
the secretary of the treasury to deposit from
time to time, with any national banking as
sociation, any portion of the money not 9TH
erwise appropriated, upon the security OF an
equal amount of bonded or other indebted
ness of the United States. provided that the
whole amount of special deposits thus made
snaii bot ~ ANY tluie eACeeu 1lUO OUU,uUU.
All such deposits shall be subject to call upon
such notice as the secretary of the treasury
may Sc fit to prescribe.
BY Mr.. White of Pennsylvania-For free
coidage of silver
Bv the government of Vsrmont-To en-
able the people to name their own postmas-
ters.
By Mr.. Springer of Illinois-For adms-
sion into the Union of Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico Territories.
By Mr.. Throckmorton of Texas-Provid-
ing for the leasing of unoccupied Indian
lands.
By Mr.. tlolmes of Iowa-To quiet the title
of settlers in the Des Mones river lands.
MIR. Stewart of Vermont introduced bill
appropriating 500, 900 for the erection of a
monument on the revolutionary battlefield in
Bennington, VT. The hill shows that the
Bennington Monument Association has al
ready raised a like amount.
The speaker laid before the House sup
Elemental report from the secretary of the
treasury relative to the collection of customs
duties; referred to the committee on ways
and means.
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