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Show By W. U. Telegraph. COXt-KESSIOJiAL. House, W ashington, 1 9. On motion of Wood, a resolution was adopted that the banking company inquire whether unlawful combinations for locking up gold and money exist, causing commercial commer-cial and financial stringency, and report what legislation is necessary to prevent and punish such unlawful combination. combina-tion. Hooper reported from the investigating investi-gating committee on the charges against the Tenth National bank of New I ork, of its locking up currency with the view of producing a money panic The committee recommend the passage of a bill prohibiting National banks from lock inn un currenov. and that anv nffi. cer of such bank abetting such action be fined $10,000 and imprisonment for five years. A resolution was adopted appointing a committee of three to examine the cause of loss of stamps from the assistant assist-ant treasurer's office of New York. Bill paying the expense of the Mexican Mexi-can commission passed. Diplomatic appropriation of $1,32,000 reported and made the special order for January Janu-ary 7th. The houso went into committee com-mittee of tho whole on the deficiency bill. After debate the bill was reported with amendment forbidding tho board of public works, of the district of. Columbia, Col-umbia, incurring indebtedness for the United States beyond the amounts appropriated ap-propriated by congress. Bill then passed by 109 against 43. Senate. Bill allowing women in the Territc-ries Territc-ries to vote aod hold office reported adversely from the judiciary nd placed on the calendar. Sherman, from finance, reported a substitute for the bill prohibiting the sale of liquor io the district of Columbia and other Territories. Edmunds said he intended to call up the joint resolution adverse to the erasure of the names of battles from flags and from the army register, but refrained as he understood senator Sumner was too unwell to speak. Resolutions Re-solutions were adopted extending the time for receiving models for the Far-ragut Far-ragut statue thirty days. Sherman cailed up the bill authorizing an exchange ex-change of registered coupon bonds. |