Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Proceedings i'm Congress.

Perteo Dill 10 allow the importation free of
duty of certain machinery designed for ex-
periments in mining in Louisiana. Passed
......Mr. Window presented petition, signed
by o. n. Sheridan and other officers, repre-
senting 900 soldiers in the Army of the
Cumberland, praying that the time they
served in the army may be allowed in the
five years required by the Homestead law,
after two years natural residence 49, The
Amnesty bill was again taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment.
The time of the House on the Esd was
taken up by discussion of the Legislative
and Executive Appropriation bill
In the Senate, on the 24th, bill was
introduced and referred making an appro-
priation to carry out such civil service rules
as had been adopted by the President.....
The Chicago Relief bill passed as reported
from the committee. Adjourn
In the House, on the oath, Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts, presented petition of 35 900
women of America for a declaratory law to
assure the right of suffrage. He assured the
House that, in his judgment, so surely as
the sun rolled on its course the right asked
for by this petition would be accorded to the
women citizens of the United States Re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. ... Mr..
Shellabarger Chairman of the Committee
H.,
was unanimously adopted, directing that
committee to inquire what legislation or
other means is requisite to relieve, revive,
and sustain the tonnage and foreign COM
merce of the United States. 1.-THE House
then went into Committee of the Whole on
the Civil Appropriation bill, and after q
long discussion adjourned.
In the Senate. on the 25th, Mr.. Har-
Ian presented memorial from the Choctaw
Indians, protesting against the establish
ment of Territorial Government in the
Indian Territory Mr.. Sawyer presented a
resolution from the South Carolina Legisla-
ture, instructing their Senators to vote for
the supplementary Civil Rights bill....The
Amnesty bill was made the special order for
Monday at l o'clock, the final vote not to be
taken until Tuesday. THE Apportionment
Dill was taken up, and the Senate went into
executive session, and soon after adjourned
The greater portion of the time of the
House, on the 18th, was taken up by the dis
cussion of the Educational Fund bill THE
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the General Legislative Appropriation
bill. In reference to the item for the pun
lshment of frauds in the Pension Office, Mr.
Garfield stated that the Coz mittee of WAYS
and Means had been assured, yesterday, BY
the Secretary of the Interior, that fully ono
fourth OF the pensions now paid were frauds
He had been SO startled by such an extraor-
binary statement, that he had written down
the words at the time, and the Commissioner
of Pensions, who was present at the time.
confirmed the statement. Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts,, and Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
MADE remarks confrmatory of the state
ment, the latter abiding particularly to
batch OF zoe or 300 cases in New York. an
pllcations for pensions for the war Of 1872,
which We're all found to be fraudule t, got
Ten up by claim agents, some of whom had
been arrested, tried, and convicted, while
others had fed to Canada. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 26th Mr.. Wright
presented the credentials of Senator-eIect
VIM. B. Allison, of Iowa The apportien-
ment bill and final adjournment resolution
Were discussed, and the Senate adjourned to
Monday, the 29th.
In the House on the 26th the Senate bill
authorizing disbursing officers to paw dupIi-
cate checks was concurred in...A large
number OF Pension bills were passed The
Legislative Appropriation and the Pension
bills were passed. The
former appropriates about $1,000 900 and
the latter $50, 4S0, O00.... djourned
The House met on the 9th for gen.
eral debate, but few members being present.
No business was transacted.
In the Senate, on the 29th, Mr.. Blair
introduced bill authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to pay for cotton seized bv
agents of the United States after June 30.
1865. Referred......T House Apportion
ment bill was ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In the House, on the 29th, bills were in
troduced and referred: Admitting pine
timber and lumber free for building ten
sloops of war; by Mr.. Butler, granting wo-
man suffrage; for arming the whole militia
force OF the United States; to allow half the
custom duties to be paid in legal tenders
oy Mr.. Voorhees,, placing printing type
and material on the free list..-..A resolu-
lion was adopted instructing the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds to in
lulre into the propriety and feasibility of
procuring for the United States the title to
independence Hall and Square, in Philadel
phla..-... Mr.. Burdett offered a resolution in
'tructing the Committee on Manufactures tn
inquire whether material for steamship
guiding can be supplied by the United |
states, and as to the difference in prices be-
,ween domestic and foreign materials.
resolution of INQUIRY as to |
he use of Seneca sandstone IN the new
building for the State Department was |
agreed to......Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 30th, the House |
dill appropriating $50, 900 for the expenses |
II the Japanese Embassy was passed "A |
esolution was passed directing the Post
naster-General to send in the names of |
claimants for mail service nr,or
0 1851 also, calling on the Secretary of
ar for in formation on the DISTRACTIONS in |
he Red River. 1.-THE bill setting aside tbe
raet OF land at the headwaters of the Vel
owstone for public park was passed .,
me House bill to authorize the construc-
Ion OF railroad bridge over the Mississinni
vas passed...-.The Amnesty bill was talan
lp and discussed until adjournment.
The House, on the Both, passed a hill an.
'ropriating $500 for the purchase of a
OF at st. Louis 70 Government purposes.
"a resolution was adopted authorizino
ne Banking Committee to send for nersons
ND papers for conducting an Examination
INTO the causes of the recent suspension of
atlonal Banks......A bill was passed ex-
ending the statute of limitations for nrose-
uuons for pension or bounty forgeries from
Wo to five years......A bill was passed To
ay the fees of respondents witnesses in ex-
cases.....A bill passed to prevent
The House took IN the Sanata
mendments to the Appropriation bill. and
hey were concurred in. The bill now goes
, the President for his signature. Mr..
carleton, from the Committee on Elections.
lade report on the Arkansas Contested
lection case, that Mr.. Bolles is entitled to