The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-02-10
Nale1gn ~ T., Wednesday Morning. February TO ,2o2

which 1t was made. Calm na.oa
once more descended upon the d.
l,oeratlons Of the Senate and the
discussion OF the legal aspects of
'ne case was continued to the ex
cluslon OF the regular order. tba
printing bill. Ten minutes before
the hour named for the memorial
remarks on ex- Representative Houk
OF tennessee. Mr.. Sawyer, chair
man OF the committee on postoffices.
asked the Senate to yield for a
orlef executive session. Before this
was agreed to Mr.. Faulkner secured
unanimous consent that he sbould
oe permitted to continue his re.
marks after the morning hour to-
morrow. At 3 o'clock the public
session OF the Senate was resumed
and eulogies on ex-Coneressman
Houk were delivered, and at $3.50
p. m. the Senate, as mark of re-
spect to Mr.. Houk's memory. ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Mr.. Nc.
Mlllin, from committee on rules.
reported favorably the resolution
providing for full investigation of the
keystone national bank, the
Spring Garden national bank. of
Philadelphia, and the Maverick
National bank, of Boston, by the
committee on banking and currency.
MIR. Dockery, Of Missouri, offered a
resolution which was referred to the
committee on rules to inquire and
report to the House as to the rights
OF the Secretary of Treasury to use
the one hundred million gold re-
serve for current expenses. A bill
to abolish the minimum punishment
for the violation Of the internal
revenue laws was considered. The
principal feature OF the bill directs
that no warrants shall be issued in
internal revenue cases upon an atfi-
davit making charges upon informa-
tion and belief unless made bv
certain official persons. In every
other case a sworn complaint is re-
quired alleging the facts to be with
in the personal knowledge of the
atfiant. The bill gave rise 10 con-
siderable discussion and the MORN
ing hour having expired the bill
went over. The Presidents annual
message was then referred to the
various committees for considera-
ton. The military academy ap.
preparation bill was called up by
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabam l, and the
House proceeded to consider the
same. Mr.. Wheeler explained the
provisions Of the bill giving
the total appropriation as
$465,795, being $114,247 less
than the average amount of appro.
priations for the military academy
for the last three years. Mr.. Dock
cry, of Missouri, opposed the bill
and stated that it carried $4,000
more than was carried in the last
Congress. This was the first bill
presented this session and yet it was
an extravagant bill. If the Demo
cratic party intended to redeem
their pledges to the country it
should not pass this bill. Mr.. Blount of
Georgia referred to the extravaganza
of previous Congresses and said that
it was the duty Of the Democratic
Congress to retrench expenditures.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, said that in
view of the present condition OF
the treasury and of the country the
committee on military affairs had
increased this bill $4,000 and that
in it's present shape it should not
receive the assent of Congress.
Pending further discussion, the COM
mittee rose and at 5:15 the House
adjourned until tomorrow.