Middletown transcript., 1871-01-21
pnocEEpIxas or cosun,csy.

SATURDAY, Jan. l4--Thc Senate was
no, in session on Saturday. The House
Of Representatives, however. did fair
days work. About ten private relief bills
were pissed Some iimc was again spent
In committee Of the whole on the lcgi.la-
tive, executive and Judiciary appropriation
bill, and after considerable debate il was
determined to increase the pay Of the chief
justice of the Supreme Court the United
States TO IS 800, and each If the associate
justices to s., ,0uo PER aunum.
MGxuAy, Jan, lG--in the Senate the
Webb < Company steamship subsidy lill
was introduced tcalls for twenty or more
iron ships, with shipyards. machine shops,
mills aui docks, anl provides that the
national treasury shall supply the interest
on first mortgage bonds Of the company
to the respectable tune Of twenty millions
dollars. gold gold is specified
Among tho bil!s introduced in the House
were hills 10 construct ligh; house on the
I Potomac, At Shipping Point. and another
ut l.ambrrt's Point. Va. and to construct
a break water IN the Potomac. The per-
soual controversy between Mr. Brooks. Of
New York, and Mr. Hastings, editor uf
ihr New York Commercial Advertiser,
wa, resumed by tie introduction of mem
orill from tho latter denying tho truth Of
the affidavit read hy the former in tie
House on Tuesday las,. The memorial
was referred to - sfcrinl committee, The
creiyn,li. dt T. NJ Young, " l. Price
.nd Marion Bethun., and also ot Jefferson
from IrTgla. we're presented, aal they
were dnly sWotu Ia,
Tre,b,a. Jan l1.--i'hc Senate con-
Cured in the House amendment to the
i've per cent fuuihg lill aud now. with
the signature oi the President. ii Will bl
eomc Law. Steamship subsidy and rail
road land grant hills were again promi.
nent Mi Ramsey reported the Amcri-
can nul European steamship bill \ pro-
position to sell the public lands IN Florida,
Alabama Mississippi, .onisiaua, aud
Arkansas created considerable debate
In the House the naval appropriation bill
wa, reported aud made the special order
FIR fuc.iay next Nr Butler. OF Mass
nchu,etis. introduced resolution for Tho
presidential appointment of "a commission
TO inquire into the usu ot the guyctnn,rn
mid extended 70 Pacific railroads H.,
West Point Military Academy apprqpra
ton bill WAS passed, apir'rna,ing S5ld.
231 The executive legislative and judi
eial appropriation bill was finished in com
t mitter If the whole, aud the House rn,si
Ell nearly all the amendments, except tn
one relative 10 advertising the laws il
pamphlet iurm The committee of III
q .halc fused n increase the ply .
{ tltei slale. circuit Jnigss
NEesE>pAY. ltn In the Seuate
/. tha finance committee was discharged fran
! intapr consideration Of the AcW Antl
Central railway scrip digieul tax case
5 the matter being considered one ,9!elg II
aIindita,lpn ia lhe courts, The bal IL
. tha redemption Of copper and other ioke
/ COINS was passed An adverse report vi
. made un tAe bill tp relieve ga1ls parcia,
i ed for importation PRIOR 10 january /,
! from the effects OF the new tariff la
! judiciary committee was instructed To IL
quire how Tar Congress may regulate raj
!. ron iarvs between the Sfatcs, There wa
Il ~. and interesting debate on Southct
at,airs. which was pr9irarted np to III
:. hour Of adjournment,
j, The llouse iinaly passed the lggislatiy.
II executive and jut!ieary appropriation bill
q increasing the appropriation for the hnrsa
of education and raising the salaries
= United states Supreme jndges--the chi
= justice II s., ano. and associates 10 IS .o1
Is per auuuui. \ b,li was introduced 10 N
nit | ah as a State The ro>toiiice a
81 preparation bill, calling for S26. Ill ,6a
:. was pissed. \ report was made in fay
Of lion James Brooks in the matter
.. charges against him by Hastings, and L
~ case was dropped.
f. THURSDAY. Jan. II In the Senate. ii
7. he bill was passed providing tha, the nas
- =, grades nf admiral and sict-admiral shi
l. cease upon the occurrence of 4 vacancy
er the sanle. This puts the navy aud Il
army on the same footing with regard
an the highest grades in each.
f. The House was engaged on the bill
nj organize the Indians under some sort
he government in the Indian territory, b
is 10 result was reached.