Middletown transcript., 1871-02-11
PaOCEEoisus o. CosoRnsss.

4 national holiday. The Senate passed
the House bill giving pensions to soldiers
Of 1912, and TO the widows Of those who
were then married. There were several
amendments. which will carry il back 10
the House for concurrence. Two months
service, not consecutive months. however.
will en,itIc any survivor Of the war to
pension. -.
In the House Mr.. Swami presented the
memorial OF numerous tobacco dealers OF
Baltimore, praying that manufactured to-
hacco may bc treated as general merchan-
die, and not subjected TO the tax ON sales.
The naval appropriation bill was consider
cd in committee Of the whole.
SATURDAY, Fen. 4.-In the Senate n
joint resolution wns passed authorizing the
President to station one or more United
States vessels ut New York to convey
brcadstuHs and supplies contributed by the
people Of the Iii,cd States +" for the des.
iitutc and suffering people in France and
Prussia" There was M interesting dis
cussiou us to the propriety Of including
Prussia. the great point Of which was the
argument Of Mr.. Pomcroy in favor Of re-
siprocal German sympathy, that European
nations had sent us the men TO fight
our battles during the late war. The
first act Of Mr.. Hill the newly admitted
senator from Georgia, was to offer bill
to remove individual political disability,
which was passed The Senate discussed
the bill TO amend and revise the postal
laws. The House was chiefly engaged in
legislating for the United States tcrriior-
les. A'bili was passed making Alaska u
county Of Washington territory. so as to
provide laws for ,ha, celebrated iceberg.
MONDAY, FgB. 6.--ln the Senate,
quite number Of bills were passed, n.
,nong which were the bills for the protec-
ton Of beacons, buoys, lighthouse piers,
Nc providing facilities for obtaining pat
rnts 10 mining lands. and repeating the act
of March II. 1900, giving the nsscn, of
congress to certain acts Of the States Of
Md aud Georgia. The bill for the con-
struction of an AIRLINE railroad from
Washington 10 New York and the bill to
incorporate the Japan Steam Navigation
Company were debated ut length, without,
final action.
In the House. the Senate amendments
to the consular and diplomatic hill aud 10
,thc West Point appropriation bill were
non -concurcd ia, and committees Of con
ference ordered 4 resolution for the re.
lief Of John l. Thomas. Esq. collector of
the mort 0f baltimore, frsm responsibility
for the alleged dcfalea,ion Of subordi-
mate, was passed; else tie bill making an
appropriation To icfray the expenses ol
1.-THE .Scnatc committee 10 Investigate thS
r.osdition of affairs If. the South.
Tugsr,y .rsp. tn the SorIt. the
House. j. nl resolution suspanding the res
.ulutuu ss,horizing tie Postmaster Gen
era, 10 adjust the elsiGi Of George Chor
penning was passed after considerable de-
bate Messages were received from III,
President vctoing Senate bill for the relic
,bf certain naval contractors recommend
ling ;" that, in view Of the growing pcwel
and ip'yortaniec Of North Germsny, 'h'
limited States .,i,sss, sttBerlin be raised t,
,she first. iw :. .,s.nd transmitting copies u
correspond sf our naval commander
lin Domini.au Matters. After some dcbai
;,Le consideration Of the Washington ans
Ncw.Yo- airline railroad hill was pos,
,,oucd, lyt vote Of % yoes, y nays
The House rrssoi bill 10 prevent th
,reopcninc ae clain,t ,iiat have ibo.n andit
led By the Treasury .ncparsmemt, eyoep
those of loyal mcn in States lately in ,c
lhcllon. .anl prohibiting department c'n
lploys IRON practicng in the department,
,wiihins,Lrcc years after outing the ssmc
4 bill 70. The repeal ef the income Ia
was reported from tkc committee Of way
and neaus: 10 be considered cx Thersday
Wgpxgsn.y, Feb Sin the Seua,,
che appropriation for the Southern oarag
Investigating committee was Increased
S2O, 900. There was so;nc dcbs'c on
memorial from North Carolina against re
moving the disabilities Qf Senator rlci
Vance aud Representative eject Waddcl
OF that State. The bill To reorganlzc m
consolidate the public schools of the Di
ttrict Of Columbia. aud the question
forcing colored and white children to II
tend the sane schools, was debated
some length.
There was nothing Of importance doI
In the House. The bill to establish a AZ
ten Of national education was under di
cussion.
THURSDAY, Feb Sin the Senate {
adverse report was made by Senator Vie
crs, from the committee on commerce.
the bill TO secure wages Of seamcn in ca
of fwrcck. The legislative, executive al
judicial appropriation bill was considcre
and withop, actipn the Senate went il,
executive session for several hours on
sealed message from the Yresident in !
.la,ion TO the difference between the II
ted States and Great Britaip.
Iu the House. Richard II Whitley "
sworn in as a member Of Congress frs
tho second Georgia district.