The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-12-27
FORTY.SECOND CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11.-SENATE. Bills
passed: Placing colored soldiers on the same footing
with white soldiers as to bounty lands; estabiishipe
an assay office at Helena, Montan.>-;Ihs HS1ss
bill aboiishins the office Of Assessor Of Internal hsxe.
shall cease only in such districts as the Commissioner
shall deem practicable, and AUTHORIZING sne sppo'"'
ment OF twenty i've additional revenue ageh,s. In
HOUSE, Passed: The Indian APPROPRIATED o,n.
The Judiciary ommitte was instructed to re-
merce between the States Is relates to Oppressive
freight charges The House esnmeI inc cI ons and
acrimonious discussion Of the merits of the bill en-
sued. and the bill finally went over.
THURSDAY, Dec. 12.-SENATE.-Passed The
bill abolisiing the Offices of Assessor and Assistant
Assessor Of Internal Revenue--.The Boston Relief
hill was d ebsted without action.
Housr.-BilIs passed Authorizing the Secretary OF
1ss tsrssp bon a. l at the ee e8 pense e Of tie holder The Sol.
diers' Bounty bill: the Pension Appropriation Dill.
FRIDAY, Dec. 13.-SENArE. Bills passed :
Appropriating sJOO.OOO for the purchase Of additional
ground for the Boston Postofics site prescribing the
manner of taking testimony in contested election
cases.....Bills introduced: Pomeroy: to organize inc
Territory of Oklahama: Chandler, to encourage i'm
migration TO tho United States, and providing for the
comfort and protection of immigrants-..:Ths Boston
Relief bill was discussed and ref.rredto the Judiciary
HorsE.-A resolution wa. adopted calling on the
Postmaster General for information touching the
The bill TO re imi urse William and Mary College,
came ap. shanks offered an amendment that the
payment be made conditional upon the college being
opened TO colortd students. and TINS encumbered WAS
de!eated-yeas. 30 nays. l2d.
MONDAY, Dec. l6-SENATE.-Bills intro
ducei: Carpenter. in relation TO taking private prop.
erty for public use; Pomeroy. granting the right oil
way to the Kansas and Colorado railroad also to
extend the time for payment BIZ settlers on the O,ses
l an amendment TO The Coinage aud Mimi bill. pTOviu-
ing for the coinage OF 6 trade silver dollar to welgt
we, weiskt, and DIM. and haif.dime. Of re.peetiyei,
one-ffth and one tenth the weight OF the half.donar
a committee Of i've on the question Of providing
cheap transportation from the West to the East wa,
committe TO report as to the power Of Congress e
regulate railway fares an ! frrishts under the claus.
Of the Constitution empowering them to regulate
HorsE.,A resolution was passed Qi5 to 40 declar
ing II to be the sense Of Congress that the names o.
battles fought during the late rebellion should moi
be obliterated from the army register or erased IRON
accept the Louisville and Portland anal, and rednc,
the tolls; Hawley url.,. for horse railroad on kocl
Island and it's BRIDGES; Merriam. authorizing fire,
to papers printed in the district where the service II
required; Cox q. ~. for resumption ofspecie pay
meni; MyeIs(Pa.) }, repeating the lxw requiring doubl
(vs,I, r. p-aiins the tax on tobaoc : also, sutherizini
practicing physic ans to import medical hooks To-
their own use free ofdniy IsrwelI I'LL, for fnrthe'
refunding Of the public debt Tsne. for a briag
"SAees ~ - bfopN ,''
passed: Authoriz' ng the transport .iion through tn
mails of seeds. cuttings, etc. at the tate Of two cent
for every foar ounces weight. packages not TO excee'
four pou d.; extending for six months the time 10
the completion Of the winona and s., Peter railroad
1.-The proposed amendment TO the Constitution
making naturaliZed citizens eligible TO the Preei
dency was rsjected.-...A resolution was passed in
STRUGGLING the Judiciary Committee TO report wha
legislation is necessary to prevent such condition O
affairs as exists in Louisiana. Alabama y, d Arksnss
and 10 guarantee to each State a republican form o
government.
TUESDAY, Dec. IL. -SENATs.-Rice's resolu
ton recitiag alleged Administration frauds in the Al
kansas election. aud calling for a to go Their
and take testimony. was tabled. - The Vice residen
presented the Hon e resolution AGAINST striking iron
the army register the names OF battles Of the rebel
lion. Sumner objected, and it went over.....Th
French spolia'ion Claims bill came mp, and was di,
cussed without action.
H~ousE-Brooks IN. Y obia'n ned the asor on a que,
ton Of privilege, and denounced the statements {
McComb before the Credit Mobilier Committee tbs
he tBrooks) had accepted stock hr his ofic' al inhn
ence. etc The bill providing for q commission I
investigate detreisiions on the Texas border was n
ferred to the Appropriation Co,nmittee--..The bill d.
training the San Juan boundary line. ms decided b
the Emp ror of Germany. was pxssei...-.The bill AZ
propriating str,sa for Amer can exhibitors at yienn
I a Ataana..f without eftaN