, 1873-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-A1r. WEST Was up
pointed to fill vacancy on tho Committee Of
Pacific Railroads, and Mr. AMES On tho Com
| nlittee Of Commerce.
Alr. CONKLING presented petitions for tn
| repeal of tho Bankrupt law.
! 1lr. CHANDLER, petition from soldiers TO-
the passage Of the Bounty Land bill.
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION.
| Mr. SHERMAN, from the Finance Committee
reported adversely on the bills Of Mr.. Cole (Cal
! ifornia) to replace National Bank notes Will
| United States notes; and to authorize tho par
| payment OF customs dues in United Slater
| notes.
GOVERNMENT LANDS.
1fr. WINDOW, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported without amendment the bill es.
tablishing $2.50 rs the minimum price Of lands
/ remaining to the United States Within the limits
Of railroad land grants.
coSpESsED pEuArEs.
On motion OF 1Ir. WILSON, the Committee on
Library was instructed to inquire into the pro-
| priety OF having the debates of tho Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses condensed
BY q competent person, and published by the
authority OF with the aid Of Congress.
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
Mr.. N1E moved to assign an erening for the
consideration Of tho bill to establish a limo Of
steamships for mail service between the United
the Legislative Appropriation bill had been dis
posed Of, Mr. Nye should be recognized by the
Chair to make motion to take up the AuAtra-
Ian Steamship Subsidy bill.
ELECTION INVESTIGATIONS.
Mr. MORTON introduced q bill, which was
passed, appropriating $50, 900 to defray the e1-
penses OF the Investigations in regard to the
elections in Kansas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
TIE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Legislative. Executive and Judicial Ap-
priation bill vas taken up. All the amendments
reported BY the Committee on Appropriations
were agreed to, many Of them being Of special
importance.
Mr. HILL offered an amendment increasing
the pay OF members Of Congress to $4,000 q
year.
Mr. MORRILL, yt.) offered an amendment to
tho amendment, providing that the question be
submitted to d vote Of the peop1o'i in each State
ut the no1t election, and unless indorBed by
majority OF tho voters, the increase not to be
made
The Senate went into Executive session, and
soon after
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
EXEMPTED.
On motion Of Mr. DAWES OF the Committee
on Ways and Means, the bill vynn passed reliev-
ing from taxation all alcohol used for scientific
purposes.
SWEEPING INVESTIGATION.
Mr. STEVENSON offered resolution reciting
the alleBaton That MemberH OF the House who
have boon interested with the Dubuque l. Sioux
City Railroad, which has received i subsidy in
lands, has been managed by the Credit h1obilier,
and directing that the Select Committee, the
first Committee appointed Polands), investi-
gate the matter and report what Members have
been interested With the Dubuque & Sioux City
Railroad.
Mr.. RANDALL wanted al subsidized rail-
roads included
Mr. STEVENSON said that he would willingly
do 80, but that he VAS afraid to losd down the
Committee.
hfr. RANDALL thought differently, because
It was pretty much the same class Of birds in all
of them. Mr.. Randall thcn moved to include tho
Central Pacific Railroad Company. )!
Mr. STEVENSON consented, and the resolu-
ion, as amended, Was adopted
CONSULAR APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then, in Committee Of the Whole,
ook up tho Consular Diplomatic Appropriation
ill.
An amendment Was agreed to, reducing the |
alary OF the Minister to Uruguay aud Paraguay |
o s., 500, aud the bill passed
THE VIENNA EXHIBITION. -.
The Senate amendments to the Vienna Exposi- |
ion bill WAS taken up, and motion to table the |
ill WAC rejected. The Senate amendments |
sere amended by reducing the appropriation |
rom $500, 900 to $500, 600, and the bill was 1e~ |
urned to the Senate. t
The House went into Committee Of the Whole |
n the Naval Appropriation bill. Without dis |
'osing Of the bill the House
Adjourned