Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-25
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senate.
WASHINGTON. FEB. 24-MorriIl called
up tue House bill requiring national
banks to change their names. location
or capital on q vote Of too thirds Of
their Shareholders The bill make
changes subject to the appfoval Of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
Beck tho1eht that such important
changes ought TO be ma e subject to the
approval of the Secretary OF toe Treas
ery. Beck charged that the Con p,roller
appeared to work to drive ous Of b1si-
ness all bat national banks He moved
TO substitute the Secretary Of the Treas-
ury IN the bill. bat this Vas lost.
On motion OF Hoar an amendment
vas made to the DILL limiting the right
Of bank to change its location % that
II shall not change TO another State nsr
to place more than thirty miles dis
tant from the original location The
bill then passed.
The bill authorizing the President 10
grant permission TO sne or more officers
OF the army to accept temporary ser-
woe from the Government of Corea xas
taken up.
Sevell offered an amendment per-
hitting the officers indicated 10 accept
compensatiss from the Corean Govern
msnt. The amsndnsnt was agreed 10
and the bill passed
The Education bill was taken up and
Blair addressed the Senate in reply 30
the objections and criticisms made
against It. He denied that the people
OF the South were opposed to the
measure and insisted that they "a
vered It.
George said the House Of Representa-
tives Of bis State (Mississippil had
passed resolutions req uesting the United
States Senators from Mississippi 70 sap
port this measure. Mississippi vAs not
here. however, George said. IS q suppl
can't for national bounty. Ii regarded
the Northern States towards removing
the illiterscy prevailing in the South.
George would be compelled, however, to
decline the offer II he believed it TO be
unconstitutional. Hs cited q number
OF instances in which money had ben
appropriated from the National Treas
ury TO purposes net in any manner
enumerated in the Consultation. which
amounts, if the theory Of she opponents
OF this education bill we're correct, had
all been uniavful,y and Improperly
paid out.
After a lengthy discussion between
George and Morgan and Gray and Hau-
ley as to the authority for the sppfopria-
tons, George Continued his argument
At some length, bat Tally yielded for
an executive session, after which the
Senate adIoarned.
House.
The COMMITTEES on Naval Az airs re.
ported back the resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Navy for a com
plete list of the Off ers now on the re.
tired list of the navy, together vita a
statement Of the specific reasons for
which they were placed thereoa.
Adopted.
The Committee on Publis Lands re-
ported the bill forfeiting certain lands
granted TO the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company.
Ia the morning hour the House pass
ed the bill to annex the northern part
Of the Territory Of Idaho to Washington
Territory.
On behalf Of the Conmittes on Rail
ways and Canals. Murphy Of Iowa call
ed up and the House proceeded to con-
slider theiHennepin Canal bill.
Murphy of Iowa prefsced his speech
IN faver OF the canal bill BY reading 10
full the report Of the committee, in
which are presented the arguments
which impelled % to . favorable COD
sideration of the measure. He then
proceeded to emphasize the beneficial
results 10 the shape of cheap trans
psrtstion that would follow the CON
struction Of the Heunepin canal. Pend
ing the conclusion OF Murphy's speech
the morning hour expired and the CON-
mittee ross.
James of New York, under instruo-
ton from the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures, asked leave to
offer a resolution making the bill for
the free coinage of silver a continual
special order frsm March I'd. not to in
tsrfere With the revenue or appropria-
ton bills.
Burrows, Of Michigan, thought that
some time should be fixed TO special or
ders, and James modified the resolution
so as to provide that the discussion
should continue for one week.
DouRherty objected to the resolution.
The House then weat into c)mmittee
Of the whole, Hammond, of Georgia, in
the Chair, on the half gallon tax bill.
Butterworth opposed the bill, and
eontended that half gallon should not
be taxed because the loss by soakaee and
leakage always exceeded that quantity.
He had prepared Q substitute for the
pending bill, which amended the Car
isle bill By requiring the minimum
capacity of packages into which spirits
might be drawn to be 30 gallons instead
of 10 gallons.
Morrisos, Adams, Breckenridge and
Brady discussed the measure at some
length, after which Better worth offered
a substitute, as proposed by him in his
speech, bat 1t was rejscted.
The committee then rose and report
ed the bill to the House. aud IL Vas
passed without division, and the House
adj ourued.