The Delta independent., 1890-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, JAN. 27.

MONDAY, JAN. ~.
SENArE-Mr. Cockrell introduced bill
10 repeal the silver coinage bill of Febru-
ary, 1878, and to require the purchase and
coinage Of 8 ,00O, 900 q month in standard
silver dollars. Mr.. Cockrell respectfully
requested the finance committee, to which
the bill was referred, to take immediate
action upon it and report 1t back to the
Senate tor its action.
Mr.. ChandIer's resolution, calling on the
Attorney General for a report concerning
the maltreatment Of Henry Faunce at Alb
srdeen, Miss, was taken up and MIR.
it could not possibly be pretended that
Congress had any jurisdiction OF the sub
ect. Referring to the hanging in effigy Of
Secretary Proctor at Aberdeen, and the
assault on Faunce, he said it was simply
wanton conduct from persons, that was
disapproyed by the community. Speaking
for himself, and representing the senti-
ment of the people of Mississippi, he con-
demned those outrages, and felt the people
Of the State would not hold the entire
community responsible for the action Of
few persons. Proceeding TO the question
Of federal interference In the elections,
Walthal agreed with Ingalls, that the race
question was the most formidable and por-
tentous ever presented to free people for
solution.
duced a bill for the appointment Of Com
missioner OF Immigration also one pro-
hfbiting the transportation Of Intoxicating
liquors from one state or territory to an
other state or territory In violation OF the
laws thereof.
Mr. McCreary offered q resolution con-
graduating people of Brazil on assuhlp-
tion Of Republicapism, recognizing the
country by the. United States as a free and
independent Republic, and instructing the
President TO give proper notice Of this re-
cognition to Brazil.
The HouRa treut into Car, ,rv,it 0f the
Whole to consider the bill appropriating
81 500, 600 for the erection of three United
States prisons for the imprisonment Of
United States prisoners. An amendment
was adopted providing that there be such
an arrangement in the construction Of the
prison buildings that prisoners under 20
years of age should not be 10 any way as
sociated with prisoners above that age:
The committee rose, reported the bill to
the House, and it passed.
A motion TO reconsider the vote by which
the bill passed was made, and also one to
lay this motion on the table. On the latter
motion, no quorum voting, and Mr.. Holmes
having raised his point, the House without
further action, adjourned.
TUESDAY. JAN 2s.
SESATK-The Senate resumed the consid.
erstion OF MIR. Chambers resolution dis
cussed yesterday, and Mr. George made an
argument against 1t, holding that the
Senate had no jurisdiction to pass q law TO
punish men who had committed the Aber-
deem outrage, and asking il such was the
case, what right the Senate had to make
an inquiry into the matter. He condemned
the hanging in effigy of Secretary Proc.
tor.
Mr.. Gray said the hanging Of a high Of
hcial in effigy, while TO be condemned, was
not an unprecedented outrage. Quite re-
Gently President Harrison had been
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He moved 10 amend the resolution by add
ing the words: .And also . letter Of in
struction TO the Marshal to which the re-
port was the response" and also the fol-
lowing: '.And he be requested TO inform
the Senate whether in the alleged assault
on Fance any right secured to him by the
constitution or the laws of the United
States were violated
After further debate the first part of
Gray's amendment was agreed to. The
second part was not voted on, as Mr.. Call
offered an amendment calling on the At
torncy General to report the hanging in
effigy of President Harrison in Indiana
and President Cleveland in Kansas, and
without action the pending amendments to
the resolution went over.
The bill 70 aid the State of Colorado to
support school Of mines was passed.
After the executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Dorsey reported from the
Committee on Currency bill TO provide
for the issue of circulating notes by the
national banks. 1tprovides in substance
that upon a deposit of United States bonds
any bank shall be entitled to receive circu-
lating notes, not exceeding in amount the
par value of the bond deposited: provided,
at no time the amount of such notes shall
exceed the amount actually paid in Of the
banks capital stock.
Mr.. Cannon gave notice of Q proposed
substitute for the bill, which is in sub
stance, that the national banks shall not
be required to keep on deposit United
States bonds in excess Of q 900 rs security
for the circulating notes, but shall keep
on deposit an amount of bonds as herein
required and such of those banks having
deposited bonds in excess of this amount
are authorized TO reduce their circulation
by the deposit of lawful money as pro
vided by law, provided the amount of such
circulation does not exceed in any case 90
per cent Of the bonds deposited as herein
provided. The bill then went over.
MIR. Peters introduccda bill, which was
referred, setting apart certain lands in No
Mans land for the propagation of buffaloes.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 90.