The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-10

ring The incumbency ofethe present printer
and bis prcdecessor, was adopted.
MI. Hatch called up the bill providing for
agricultural experimental stations, aud the
senate amendments were concurred In.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Thc house commit.
tee on banking and currency reported q bill
authorizing the secretary Of the treasury to
invest the lawful money deposited in the
treasury In trust by national banking asso-
Citations for the retirement Of their circulating
notes. House calendar.
The committee on banking and currency
today reported favorably to the house Mr..
Dingley's bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to invest money deposited by nation
al banks for the retirement Of their circuln
ton, in the purchase Of United States bonds
at current market rates. Bonds 30 purchased
With the interest accruing are to he held in
trust and used for the payment Of the circula-
ting notes Of banks which have deposited
lawful money for such payment. The com-
mtttee reports an amendment limiting to So
per cent the amoun that may be Invested,
and authorizing the secretary to sell the
bonds redeemed, II It be necessary to redeem
the circulating notes outstanding.
The committee on invalid pensions reported
bills granting a pension to the widow Of Gen.
Logan, and the senate bill increasing the pen
sion Of the widow Of Gen. Blair. Private
calendar.
A resolution was adopted assigning Febru-
airy 81, 2sa, %, 25 AMI 90, for the consideration
Of public building bills.
Mr.. Brumm, Of Pennsylvania, presented q
memorial of a committee representing Ssa,OOO
worklngmcn, asking an investigation of the
Reading strike. Ordered printed.
The resolution Submitted by the committee
on commerce, touching the investigation of
the Reading strike, was made the special
order for tomorrow afternoon.
Consideration of Mr.. wilkins banking bill
was postponed two weeks.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Most of the time to.
day was consumed by this body over u pro-
posed investigation of the Reading strike.
After some delay the various propositions
were consolidated into the following rcsolu-
tion, which was adopted without division:
Resolved, That a special committee of five
members be appointed to investigate, forth
with, the extent, cause and effect upon inter-
state of the continued failure by
the Reading Railroad company to transport
such commerce, n to report to the house by
a bill or otherwise, for consideration at any
time, such legislation as is necessary to secure
to the public the regular and complete cx-
ecution by the railroad company of it's
obligation to serve as a common carrier of
Interstate commerce: and to investigate the
difference existing in the L.ehigh and Schuyl-
kill regions of Pennsylvania between the cor
porations mining coal and the miners: and
further, to Investigate all facts relating to
the mining corporations and individual
miners of anthracite coal. in connection
Herewith, and report the same to the house,
with such recommendations MS the committee
may agree upon.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Cox, speaker pro tcm., states that the
committee will probably be appointed by Mr..
Carlisle, but that he will confer with that
gentleman for the purpose of learning his
wishes.