Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-16
Proceedings in Congress.

In the Senate on Tuesday, April 80,
the House bill repeating all duties on tea
and coffee was passed after brief debate,
and with only ten negative votes. An
amendment that it shall not 90 into effect
till July l next, and providing for a rebate
on such goods as have paid tax in bond, was
adopted, which necessitates the return of
the bill to the House, otherwise it would go
to the President Tor signature. Adjourned
In the House on Tuesday, April 30, the
bill to encoura the planting of trees and
for the preservation of woods on the public
domain came up. After debate, the bill was
rejected-S1 to SSH Mr. Maynard, from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported
bill providing for the issue of United States
bonds in all cases of bonds destroyed or de-
faced without default on the part of their
owners, under such rules and restrictions as
the Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe.
Passed......The Speaker appointed Mr. Hay,
OF Illinois; Messrs. Coburn, Cox, Campbell
and Flnkeln burg committee to attend the
National Sharpshooters' Festival at High
land, H., on the 10Th of May next...Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on Wednesday, May l,
the bill repeating the provisions of the Army
Appropriation act of 1870, prohibiting pro-
motions in the staff of the army, was passed.
......A bill passed to regulate elections in
Washington and Idaho Territories. After
the reception of reports from several COM
mittees, the Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up. Mr.. Stockton offered an amend
ment providing that the pay of chief en-
glneers in the navy for the next fiscal year
shall be the same as that now fixed by law
for naval constructors. Agreed to. The
bill was then passed .....Adiourned
In the House on Wednesday, May l, the
Senate amendment to the House bill, abol-
ishing the duties on tea and coffee, making
the bill take effect on the lst of July next,
was concurred in by large majority, on
division, the yeas and nays being refused.
1.-The following bills from the Committee
on Indian Affairs were passed Regulating
the mode of making private contracts with
Indians. To authorize the United States
Circuit Court for Indiana to make partition
of the reservation of the band of Miami
Indians. To provide for the sale of certain
Indian lands in Kansas. Authorizing the
removal of Restriction on the alienation of
certain Miami Indian lands in Kansas To
provide for the removal OF the Kansas tribe
of Indians to the Indian Territory, and to
dispose of their lands in Kansas to actual
settlers only. .....After discussing the Tariff
bill in Committee of the Whole, the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on Mon lay, May 6, the
Postofice Appropriation bill came up as
unfinished business, the pending question
being on the amendment increasing the
subsidy for mail service with Brazil to
$45O,00O, and providing for semi-monthly
service. An amendment by Mr.. Ferry, re-
ducing the amount to $780, 600, was adopted
Mr.. Window stated that the service could
not be performed for that sum, and had
leave to withdraw all amendments offered
by the committee, thus leaving the item as
it came from the House. The amendment
appropriating 900 for Postoffice de-
fciencies was agreed to. The amendment
abolishing the Thanking privilege after the
LIST of January was tabled. The section
prohibiting persons who have held Office in
any executive department of the Govern
ment acting as attorney, solicitor or agent
in the prosecution of any claim against the
United States was struck out. The bill
having been considered in Committee of the
Whole, it was reported to the Senate, and
the Senate went into executive session..
Adjourned.
In the House on Monday, May 6, many
bills of no general interest were introduced.
the reading of which consumed the morn
ing hour......A bill passed allowing the
Marshal for South Carolina the gross amount
of fees and costs legally taxable during inc
four months from last September. The
Senate bill to fund certain liabilities of the
city of Washington, existing on the 1st of
June, 1871, and to limit the debt and taxa
ton of the District of Columbia, was passed.
Adjourned.