St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-28
Congress.

amendments thereto. Referred To the
judiciary committee.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull the In
diana, Ohio and Illinois per cent. Dill
was taken up by a vote of % to II, and
debated at length.
HoUsE.-The following bills were
passed:
To provide for the inspection of dis
tributions of appropriations made by
army officers to extend for one year,
till February LIST, 1874, the time for
filing claims for the additional bounty
under the act of July %, 1866; to pro
vide for printing at the government
printing office of 1000 copies of the
descriptive anatomical catalogue of the
army medical museum to provide for
head in the national military
cemeteries.
Mr.. Coburn reported bill to provide
that no person shall be promoted i'll the
army who is addicted to the intemper-
ate use of Intoxicating liquors or drugs.
After some debate. the bill was passed.
SENATE, Feb. 2O.-Mr. Cameron, from
the committee Oh foreign relations, re-
ported bill to carry into effect clause
of the treaty of Washington relating to
fisheries.
HoUsE.-Wood of New York. one
of the pure men i'll Congress,-intro-
duced resolution calling for articles Of
impeachment of Mr.. Colfux. Resolu
ton lost, lO5 to 1903.
Mr.. Tyner of Indiana. then offered II
resolution, which was adopted, referring
the testimony taken before the Poland
committee to the Judiciary committee,
with instructions to inquire whether
anything in such testimony warrants
articles of impeachment of any officer
of the United States not Il member of
the House, and make it proper that
further investigation he ordered i'll his
ease.
SENATE. Feb. 2I.-Mr. Harlan. from
the committee on Indian affairs, re
ported without amendment the House
bill in relation to private contracts on
agreements made with the Indians !:
also flv"rahly. without amendment, the
Senate bill to create n territory of Oklo-
hanna.
The Senate resumed the con>idcra-
tion of the two per cent. bill. and
Mr.. EdmumdS continued the argument
against il.
WI HldlllDll vi VII nun lllt
hill WAS offered as il substitute for the
Senate bill. but the Senate refused to
order it t" third reading; yeas. 81 ::
NAYS. 70.
The following amendments reported
from the committee. were agreed to:
Authorizing the p">tma>ter-g general
to appoint additional special agents, for
the detection and punishment of per
SONS sending obscene OF otherwise i'm
moral matter through the mails; re-
pealing all the laws permitting free
transmission of amy mail matter what
ever.
Mr.. Buckingham called up the bill to
punish and prevent traffic in obscene
literature. which was passed.
H"r>E.-Mr. Hale of Maine. moved
an amendment aPplopriating S5uO.0W
for the purchase of All addition I" the
site of the Boston pn~tOtficc provided
that the city of Boston shall widen Con-
grcss street along the proposed new
front of building. at least - feet. and
widen Milk and Water streets. where
the buildings have been destroyed hv
| tire, at least 80 feet. Adopted. - Il
56.
] @tN a +. ti' lit' I''~ltllltt dll-
preparation hill came up III regular
order, amendment providing additional
compensation for railroad mail service
was conculred in. and were other
amendments agreed To i'll committee OF
/ the whole.
| HoU,E.-The House then took M
| the civil appropriation bill. with the
amendment pending. one appropria-
| ting S5OO.OUt for the Boston poStotfice
was adopted with others. and the hill
passed.
SENATE. Feb. "A. \ resolution iii
recting the Attorney General To obtain
certain information about the opera
tions of the bankrupt law was agreed
| to.
Bills Were passed granting the right
of way to the Walla Walla and Column
hia River railroad company.
| The Agricultural College hill was
taken up.
| Mr.. Window moved to refer the bill
to the Committee on Public Lands with
instructions to inquire into the eXpedi-
ency of dcvoting the proceeds of the
sales of public lands to the equaliza
ton of soldiers hounties. The bill aS
it came from the House proposed. he
said. to dispose forever OF onc-half of
the public lands.
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hill to dispose Of one half but even on
the basis it would i'll effect pledge the
government To thes, COLLEGES for the
sum of sol 600 OoO
After debate the motion was modified
hv striking out the instructions AZ RI