The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-31
CONG RESSIONAL SUMMARY

FRIDAY. Jan. lI.-SESATE.-The Vienna Ey-
position bill was passed. Morton called up MI.
retolution instructing the Comm ittee on Eleeions
70 INQUIRE into the defects Of the electoral sysiem
ana spoke az length in favor of the election Il
Pretident by direct vote 81 the people . The Mini
and Coinage bill was passed.
| Hnrsk.-A number of private bills were passed
The senate bill confirming the title Of the Mi.
stssippi and Missouri and Chicago, Rock Isari
and Pacific to certain lands in Iowa. was taken M
motion t. lay ON the table was lost. No further
action was taken on the bill.
SATURDAY, Jan. ls.-SEyATE.-The Senate
was not in session
HousE.-A bill was passed to revise the pension
laws "A large number Of bills of private char
acter were disposed ~. The bin Go auiet land
titles In Iowa was passed.
MONDAY. Jan. 0.-SENATE.-Thc maiority
Of the Judiciary Committee reported a hill repeal.
ing the bankrupt act, to take effect July l. the
REPEAL not TO affect any proceedings in bankruptcy
commenced before that date. Bills init oduced;
fixing the minimum price Of the alternate Sec
tons received by the Government, where land
grants are made to railroads, at $40 per acre pre-
cmption aud indemnity rights being exec pted 49,
The House amendment to the bill liking the date
81 opening the annual session of the supreme
Court was concurred in. Carpenter, from the
judiciary Committee, submitted a majority report
adverse to the Boston Relief biIl-Edmuf,d fer
bill NV
HousE.-Bills introduced: To repeaI the tax on
deposits In savings banks: repeating the duty on
nquoItce used in the manufacture Of tobacco; TO
punish pretended counter feiters Of United States
currency; 10 prohibit the promotion in the armyd
any person who IL addicted the intempe ate n.e
oi intoxicating liquors or drugs. "A bill was
passed 10 pay to census takers in the Southern
states fees due for taking the census 81 Iss0A
an. Was reported from the Judiciary Committee
Bankrupt act.
TUESDAY, Jan. 21.-SENATE.-Nlls intro
duced; Authorizing . reference to the Court Of
Claims Of the claim Of the book agents ofthe Meth.
3dist Church south; authorizing the Texas and
full money bonds which Il has been Authorized to
issue TO provide for the construction Of leveeson
the bill for The construction q six sioops"fwar,
a,mating the aggregate tonnage to 1000 tons, was
agreed To- The credentials Of p. ID. s. Pinchback,
SENATOR elect from louisiana were presented
HoUsE.The Committee on Appropriations were
Instructed to inquire into the value Of existing
,i the construction Of new lines The bill for the
admission Of Colorado was debated without action
ipon the bill for the revival II com inerce
NO action was taken on the bill
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22-SENArE.-West Ia.)
PRESENTED the credentials Of Mcmillan, elected by
he McEnery Legislature to fill the unexpired
senatorial term; also. the credentials Of RAY,
iected Tor the same unexpred term by the kellogg
the Committee on Credentials. "A substitute
vas reported fer Mortons bill for the dstri bution
he ranking privilege; authorizing the constrpe-
ION OF ten new sloops-of-war; abolishing the
uthorizing the Secretary II the Interior to pur-
base from the Creek Indians q portion Of the
sse "n by ssm ~, ne eS
shing S4.e6 65-i00 ms the Custom House value Of
he par sTns e 6rss
vote and hold ONCE in the Territories was in-
HousE-After long debate, the bi II for the estab-
shmcnt Of Commission 81 Commerce to pay
70 American shipbuilders was laid on the
snt vetoinR the bill reducing the time in whish