Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-09
HOUSE.

After the approval of the journal and the ref
erence of several unimportant executive COM
munications, Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee, from,
the committee on rules, reported back the
Mutchler resolution directing the committee
on banking ard currency to make an inquiry
as to the failure of the keystone and Spring
Garden banks Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. ONeill Mass offered an amendment
extending the inquiry to include the fail
ure Of the Maverick National Bank of Boston.
Agreed to.
MIR. Mutchler PENN thought that Congress
owed 1t to the people to make an investigation
into the manner in which the affairs OF national
banks were conducted, and if it were found
| that the power of the government was not suf,i-
Gent the national banking laws should be
amended.
Mr. O'Neill Cpa.) favored the resolution, but
called attention to the fact that the affairs of
the Keystone and Spring Garden banks had
been three times investigated-once by a
committee appointed by the governor OF
Pennsylvania. once by committee appointed
by the citizens OF Philadelphia. and once by a
committee appointed by the councils of Phila-
delphia. The resolution, as amended, was
adopted.
THAT GOLD RESERVE.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri offered resolution
directing the Judiciary committee to inquire
into the right OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO employ the 800, O0O, 600 god reserve for
current expenditures. Referred.
Mr.. Bacon of New York, from the committee
on banking and currency, reported o bill to
promote the safety OF national banks. House
calendar.
Mr.. Cultivate (Ohio). from the committee on
military affairs, reported back bill author
izing the detail OF army officers for special
duty IN connection with the worlds fair. House
calendar.
In the morning hour Mr.. Stockdale Miss. }.
from the committee on Judiciary, called up and
the House passed a bid determining tine ses-
sions Of the circuit and district courts for the
eastern district OF Wisconsin.
IN THE LINE OF SUCCESSION
Mr.. Powers (vt), from tho same committee,
called up and the House passed the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri placing the Sec
rotary of Agriculture in the line of PRESIDENT al
succession aftec the Secretary of the Interior.
VIOLATIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
Mr.. Bynum Qnd.) }, from the same commit
tee, called up the bill sbolishtag tho minimum
punishment fer violation Of the internal rev.
enue laws. It also directs that no warrant
shall be issued in internal revenue cases upon
an affidavit making charges upon information
aud belief unless made by certain official per-
sons. In every other case q sworn complaint
is required alleging the facts to be within the
personal knowledge Of affant.
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
III; nays, S9-when Mr.. Milliken (Me.), who
desired TO offer an amendment, entered mo-
ton to reconsider. pending which, the morn
ing hour having expired, the motion went over
until tomorrow.
DISTRIBUTING TEE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.) from the committee on
ways and means reported q resolution for the
distribution Of the Presidents annual message,
and the House went into committee Of the
~hole (Np McCreaYy XVI in the chair) for
its consideration.
No objection was made TO the manner in
which the distribution Of the message among
the various committee was proposed and the
committee of the whole having arisen, the res
olution was adopted The House again re-
i solved itself into committee Of the whole with
the chairman on the Military Academy appro-
prission bill.