Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-08
House Of Representatives.

House Of RepresenistiEes.
After the reading Of The journal, by
unhrimou. consent the states were called
,,r the introduction 81 bills and re'oir-
lions. when the following we're introduced
and referred
Ey Nh. Hernert. Of Alabama Resolution
authorizing ne Committee on Rules, upon
one DAYS notice, 20 designate any measure
FOR the consideration o. the House.
Bv Mr.. Adams. d Illinois; To chlnge
the law in relation 70 the amount OF United
states bonds required TO be kept on deposit
by national banks a. security for their clr-
| cuatiou. II provides that banks having
,at,iisl II 100000 or le-- shall not be re-
CURED 10 Keep IN deposit bonds in excess
1 4 one tenth 81 their capital stock ~ Sc
,mity FOR their circulating note. and such
4 OF those banks a. have on deposit bonds In
excess Of This pmOuut are authorized to re-
/ duce their circulation by deposit OF law
mi mouey g provided by law: provided
! that the amount u such circulating notes
hall not exceed in any case 90 per cent. oil
/ The par value Of the bonds deposited Is here
IN provided.
Il, Mr.. Tucker. OK Virginia: Mixing
! The senate pOygamy oil the special order
| for December lab.
Bv. Mr. Mate,on, o. Indiana: To pre-
! vent the contraction q the currency. II
1 authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury
| toi.sue United Stsies notes Of the same de-
| nomination A. those u any banks that may
have been heretofore OF hereafter re-
tired from circulation by reason oi the
! ps,ment OF any bonds held by national
| iauks 10 secure circulation.
By Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania: For
! tie promotion OF Commodore TruNtun,
| retired.
Mir. Reagan. Of Texas, offered 3 resolution
! fixing the 10th Of December for the consld-
Grafton OF business reported from the COM
! miitee on Commerce.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Morrison the
usual clause giving priority 10 the revenue
| and appropriation bills was inserted, but,
IS Mr.. Reagan wouldn't agree 10 except
| a.o a prior special order, Mr.. Hatch, OF
| Missouri, objected 10 the con moderation OF
| the resolution, and ii was referred 10 The
| Committee on Rules.
The committees were then called, but no
| r, ports were submitted, and in tbe morn
ing hour Mr.. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, on be.
| half Of the Committee on VI itary, called
10 for action senate bull for the relief OF
| graduates al the Military Academy. II en-.
acts into law what is how TIE custom oil
| paying cadets a salary as iieutsn9nis from
| The rate Of graduation 10 the time OF regular
/ assignment in the army.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
| Caldwell, Of Tennessee, called no for con-
/ sidcTation the elecioral-cOunf bill, which
was The special continuing order.
! Mr.. Hatch. Of Missouri, antaconized the
motion with another proyiains Tor the con-
/ sideration Of the bill 10 enlarge tue po"er-
and duties Of the Department Of Agrieui-
| ture.
The House, however, decided BY vote
! Of l0l 10 ~ to consider the senate electoral
count bill With the proposed House amend'
meut.
| In advocating the bill Mr.. Caldwell,
| chairman OF the committee having iurls-
Giction Of the subject, explained ta4t its
object was to prescribe the mode 10 when
The count Of the electoral vote viii be made,
and to supply an omission which existed
in the Constitution. The passage oil the
bill would settle all questions which arose
from time 10 time ~ 10 the electoral
count. II would decide that the power to
count the vote did not reside in the presi-
dent OF the Senate; that il resided In the
two houses OF Coneress-not merely the
ministerial power, but the power TO count,
ana consequently TO decide the legality oil
the VOTES 10 be counted; that the action OF
the two houses should be separate upon all