Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-26
Summary OF Congressional Proceedings.
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summary OF CONGRESSIONAL Proceedings.
SENATE Jan. 11th.-After consideration OF
the proposal for joint committee on Ocean
cablo legislation, and the bill to aid in the re-
pair of Mississippi lcvees, the Senate took up
the San Domingo resolution. Eight or ten
amendments were offered To the House amend.
ment that the resolu lion shall not commit
Congress to the anne, alton of the country
but they we're all voted down, and the House
amendment was adopted unanimously-yeas
81. The amendments offered and rejected,
directed the Commissioners to examine into
the alleged pendency of civil war in fhe
Island whether there is any treaty between
Hayti and San Domii 60 prohibiting the two
governments from alternating any portion OF
the Island without mutua, consent that il
any restraining power has been or is exercised
over the San Domingo Government by our
naval force, it shall cease. etc. Adjourned.
HoUsE--A bill was passed to procure and
disseminate information ae to the extent of
cereal crops in other countries, requiring such
information to be furnished by the United
States Consul.-Some time was spent In dis
cussing the bill to prevent cruelty to animals
on railroad trains in the midst of which tele
gram was received from the Governor of
Pennsylvania, announcing the death of Con
gressman Covode, and committee consisting
of Messrs. Mercur, Van Horn. Phelps, Beatty,
Gilfllan, Axtell, Gstz and Root, was appointed
to attend hiE funeral. The bill above mention
ed went sver.-The House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the bill making an
additional appropriation of $500, 900 for the
Louisville and Portland Canal, for the current
fiscal year. An amendment was adopted
appropriating S3i1, 900 for the Des Moines
Rapids, and the bill laid aside, to be reported
to the House. After some discussion Of the
Legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, the Committee rose, and the House pass-
ed the bill making an appropriation for the
Louisville and Portland Canal and Des Moines
Rapids.-After some further business of minor
Importance the House adjourned
SENATE, Jan. 12th.-A bill was introduced
increasing the compensation of census mar
shals west of the rocky mountains one hun
dred per cent.-Edmunds presented and had
read remonstrance of Mrs. General Sherman
and one thousand other ladies against female
suffrage; the remonstrance including a num-
ber of wives Of Senator'S and Representatives
and prominent men in professional life
throughout the country.-Thc House joint
resolution appropriating $3.50, 900 for continu-
ing the work of the Louisville and Portland
Canal and f34l 900 for the completion of the
Des Noines Rapids, was coDcurred in.-The
Eouee bill was concurred in for q committee
to investigate the claims arising from depre-
dations committed by or upon the Indians in
Kansas and Nebraska.-Trumbulls bill to re-
lieve Congressman from Importantly in the
postponed to Wednesday next. After an ex-
ecutiye session, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The bill for preventing cruelty to
animals, while in transit by railroad, was dis
cussed until the expiration of the morning
hour, when it went over.-Two resolutions of
instruction to committees were adopted. when
the House went into Committee of tho Whole
on the legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill After long discussion of
the appropriation for publishing the laws an
amendment was adopted sppropriating slO,-
900 for publishing the Laws in pamphlet form,
and rcpealing all acts requiring the laws to be
published in newspapers. Some further dis
cussion was had. when the committee rose,
and the House adjourned
SENATE, Jan. 13th.-The Senate, after some
business of q general character, but which
wa. of no special Importance, went into exec
utivc session, and, after some four hours
debate on the nomination of Porter for Ad-
miral in the navy, confirmed him, and ad-
journed to Monday.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill authorizing an in
crease Of the per cent. funding bonds to
$500, 900, 900, interest payable quarterly, WAS
amended so as to leave the payment of the
interest quarterly to the discretion of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, and to provide that
the total amount of funding bonds rbal NO.
be increased, and then passed--The House
then went into Committee of the Whole, and
executive and judicial appropriation bill The
appropriations for Departments of Agricul-
ture and Education gave rise to long Discus
sion, after which the committee rose and bill
WAS introduced providing for q commission to
audit all claims for damages by the steamers
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and Georgia,
with their tenders, and for issuing bonds of
the United States for the payment thereof.
Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. I6th.-Edwards, frola the
Committee on Pensions, reported fayorably
on the House bill increasing the pensions to
soldiers and widows and children of deceased
soldiers, and orphans Of sailors.-The remain
der Of the session was consumed in discussing
the bill to relieve certain citizens of Virginia
Of political disabilities, and the bill to give to
the state Of Ohio jurisdiction over the Dayton
Military Asylum, but no vote was reached on
either, and after an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
HoUsR.-Among the bills introdd dced was
one authorizing the appointment of Commits
sioners on certain damage done by the Ala
bams and other rebel cruisers.-Fcur of the
Georgia members were sworn in.-After some
discussion the bill relating to telegraphic
communication between the United States
and foreign countries was passed, and the
House adjourned.
SENATE, January IL The Senate concurred
in the amendments by the House to the bill
authorizing the issue Of an additional three
hundred millions Of five per cent. bonds
After some debate, the bin ceding to the State
of Ohio jurisdiction over the ground occupied
sy the Dayton Soldiers Home was passed.
The Senate took up and discussed the bill
providing that the United States shall pay in
teres. on the principal borrowed by different
States to equip, furnish and transport troops
for the United States to the time the principal
had been or shall be paid back to the State,
the Government Also to pay the discount on
State bonds sold to borrow such money to an
extent not exceeding ten per cent. The senate.
however, adjourned without coming to vote
on the bill.
HousE--After some business of secondary
importance the House, in Committee Of the
Whole, resumed consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill Considerable time was
spent in discussing amendments, but all, ex.
cept one unimportant one, were rejected, and
the Military Academy appropriation bill wal
considered and both bills reported back to ths
House and the Military Academy bill passed
Pending the other bill the House adjourned.