Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-30
Aug. IA, 1854, to graduate and reduce the
price of public lands. journed.

Aug. IA, 1854, to graduate and reduce the
price of public lands ......Adjourned.
In the Senate on Friday, May IT, the
bill to amend the act to provide for the
greater security to life on vessels propelled
in whole or in part by steam was passed..
The Habeas Corpus Suspension bill came
up as unfinished business, but was post
poned till IL m. on Monday ....Adj ourned.
In the House on Friday, May II, the
Tariff and Tax bill was taken up in Com
mittee of the Whole. All Of the sections re-
lating to duties on imports were disposed
of. The most important amendment made
was offered by General Butler, providing
that from the time it takes effect one-third
of the duties may be paid in greenbacks or
Treasury notes. The Maine interest car
ried the day in the closing section by the
adoption of proviso to admit, duty free,
lumber, iron, and steel in rods, and bars,
and bolts for wooden sailing vessels, built
in the United States for the foreign trade.
Among the important additions to the free
list to-day are saltpetre, guupowder, emery
ore, seeds of forest trees, extracts of bark
for tanning, jute and jute butts......The
committee having reached the internal
revenue sections of the bill, after a motion
by Mr.. Speer to repeal the whole internal
revenue system, on which no vote was
taken, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on Saturday, May IS,
Mr.. Sherman reported from the Committee
on Finance bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to issue bonds in lieu of
bonds destroyed and defaced. Passed..
The Army Appropriation bill was taken up
and discussed through the morning hour. At
ter agreeing to amendments appropriating
100000 to enlarge the military depot at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and for expert
ments with, and tests of, heavy ordnance,
the Senate went into executive session, and
soon after adjourned.
In the House on Saturday, May Is, a
number of private bills were passed, the
most important of which was the bill MAX
ing appropriations for the payment of claims
allowed by the Southern Claims Commits
| sion......The bill, which gave rise to consid-
cradle discussion as being test case, in
volving large drains on the treasury, was
the Senate bill to pay $4,000 to DR.. J. Mil
ton Best, of Paducah, KY, in compensation
for the destruction of his dwelling house
and contents by United States troops under
order Of the commanding officer. Passed.
.....Adjourned.
In the Senate on Monday, May 90,
| the Supplemental Apportionment bill, Civ
ing one additional representative to New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, Tennessee, Louisiana, Ala
bama, and Florida, came up. The bill was
! laid over for further examination 49,. At the
| evening session the Habeas Corpus bill was
under considera ton, the Mississippi Sena-
| tors, Messrs. Aicorn and Ames, occupying
most of the time in abuse of each other.....
| Adjourned.
In the House on Monday, May 20, Mr..
| Dawes moved that the rules be suspended
and the Committee of the Whole discharged
| from further consideration of the Tariff and
Tax bill, and that that bill, as amended by
the committee, do pass This includes the
| internal revenue section and all. Agreed
| to-yeas l47, nays 62......The resolution for
final adjournment on the goth of May was
| agreed to-yeas 1872, nays 5l...... Mr.. Butler
| introduced resolution requesting the Presl
| dent of the United States, if not detrimental
| to the public Interests, to inform the House
! whether the Executive has any knowledge
of any promise being made by any official
| person that claims for indirect damages shall
not be presented to the Tribunal of Arb itra-
ton, and if SO, by whom such promise was
| made or understanding given, and, if any,
| what arrangement was made with the
British Commissioners or British Govern
ment by which the American Senate should
not be placed in a position requiring a con-
| fession that wrong had been done, or whether
ang arrangement whatever has been made
with the Government of Great Britain, or
with any official thereof, by which the ac-
ton of the American Senate was to be con-
trolled or Influenced in this behalf, and if
so, by whom, and when, and by what au-
thority such arrangement was made. Re
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
...... Mr.. Cox offered a resolution requesting
the President to join with the Italian Gov
eminent in protest at the intolerance and
cruelty practised toward the Jews of Rou-
mania. Adopted. Adjourned.