The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-03-28

Morrill,, Payne, Platt, Salisbury,
Sherman, Spooner, Stanford, Stock
bridge, Wilson, of Iowa.-23.
Nays-Berry, Bowen, Call, Cam
eron. Coke, Daniel, Dolph, George,
Jones, of Nevada, Marderson,
Mitchell, Palmer, Plumb, Ransom,
Reagan, Sabin, Stewart, Teller,
Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall.-
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Mr.. Plumb renewed the amend
ment modified in regard to the le-
gal tender quality of the proposed
Treasury notes, and proceeded to
argue in support Of it.
After some discussion Mr.. Nor
rill moved to lay the amendment on
the table Defeated-Yeas "a; nays
"a. The amendment was then
adopted-1eas 2S; nays 2l, as fol-
lows: Yeas-Bate, Beck, Berry,
Blackburn, Blair, Call, Cameron,
CockTll, Coke, Daniel Dolph,
Faull,,cr, CeeSge, Ingalls,, Jones OF
Nevada, Kenna, Mitchell, Palmer,
Plumb, Ransom. Reagan, Stewart.
Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voor-
hees, Walthall-2S.
Nays-Allisou, Chandler, Cull0m,
Davis, Dawes, Farwell, Gray, Hale,
Hampton, Harris, Hiscock, Hoar,
Jones OF Arkansas, Morrill,, Platt,
Salisbury, ,Sherman,Spooner, Stock
bridge, Wilson Of Iowa, Wilson OF
Maryland-21.
The amendment as agreed to
reads as follows: Section 2. That
whenever circulation of any nations
al bank OF any portion thereof shall
be surrendered and the same is not
taken up by other national banks
within thirty days thereafter. the
Secretary of the Treasury shall is
sue notes of the denominations now
roYided by law for national bank
notes; said treasury notes shall be
deposited in the treasury and paid
out as other moneys kept for the
discharge Of obligations Of the Gov
eminent They shall be receivable
for salaries and for all dues to the
Government, including duties on
imports. shall be legal tender be-
tween national banks, and for all
debts due to any national bank;
shall be redeamable in coin as legal
tender notes of the United States
now are, and when received into the
treasury they shall be reissued, and
when mutilated or worn they shall
be replaced in the same manner as
now provided by law for said legal
tender notes. Coin held in the
Treasury at the passage of this act
for the redemption of legal lender
notes of the government shall also
be applicable for the redemption of
the Treasury notes herein provided
for, and such coin reserve may from
time to time tie increased by adding
tntIeto o,ner sums from PaytnonCo
made into the Treasury, in discre-
ton OF the Secretary of the Treas
urv; provided that the total amount
o said coin reserve shall never be
less than twenty-five per centum
tor more than fifty per centum of
the total amount Of legal tender and
treasury notes outstanding. The
true interest and meaning of this
section being that the volume OF
paper money outstanding Exclusive
Of gold and silver ce:titicates) shall
remain as now existing.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
ment allowing deposits of gold and
silver bullion (not less than FIVE
ounces of gold or fifty ounces of
silver, and issue of coin certificates
therefor. Pending discussion of
this amendment the bill went over
as unfinished business.
On motion Of Mr.. Vance the Sem
ate bill appropriating $4,000 for
public building at Charlotte, n.
C., was passed.
Executive session, adjourned.
HoUSE:-Under call of States the
following bills AID resolutions were
Introduce and referred:
BY Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, to
establish an arsenal upon the banks
OF the Tennessee river in Alabama.
BY Mr.. Oats, Of Alabama, to re"
fund the cotton tax.
BY Mr.. Kerr, Of Alabama, for es-
tabishment of a permanent board OF
arbitration between the United
States and Gteat Britain and
France
BY Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, to
provide for a Joint celebration at the
national capital in 1889 by the six
teen American republics in honor
of the centennial of the parent repub-
lie, the United States.
Bv Mr.. Gear, of Iowa, to provide
for worlds exposition at the ma
tional capital in 1892, and thsreaf-
ter for the permanent exhibition of
the three Americas in honor Of
400th anniversary of the discovery
Of America.
\ On motion of Mr.. Cox, of New
York, the Senate bill was passed
appropriating $1,000 for tie pays
ment of the funeral expenses of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Cyurt.
Mr.. Springer, from the committee
on territories, reported a bill for Or
ganization of the territory of Alaska.
Committee of the whole.
The pending bill vas one to pre-
vent desecration of the graves in the
District of Columbia. No final ac-
ton was taken upon it and at 4:4O
the House adjourned.