The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-01-11
Proceedings Of Congress.

moNbA1. 49, III inc senate 1tf. sficfnla1
offered resolution directing the Commit
tee on Privilege and Elections to lmyesti-
gate the troubles in Louisiana Mr.. West
ohjecting to It's present consideration the
resolution laid over. Mr. Morton offered
a resolution, which was ordered to be
| printed, directing the same Committee to
repolt at the next session upon the best
and most practicable mode Of electing
President and Vice President, aud Of pro-
yiding tribunal to decide all questions
connected with Presidential elections, -
Resolutions We're adopted directing the
Finance Committee to inquire whether the
Secretary Of the Treasury has right to
reissue bonds in lieu of the forty-iour mil
lions retired under the act Of 1869, and
directing the Judiciary Committee to con-
slider the propriety of repeating so much
of the Bankrupt act as relates to inyolun-
tary bankruptcy The Goat Island bill
was taken up and referred to the Military
Committee Bills were introduced by Mr..
Pratt ceding to the States in which they
lie the beds of surveyed lakes and other
waters, and by Mr. Ferry setting apart a
portion Of the Island Of Mackinac as ma
tional park. The Indian Appropriation
bill was considered, pending which the
Senate went into Executive session.
In the House number of bills were IN
troduced aud referred Among them was
one by MIR. Leonard Myers, authorizing
the Postmaster General to contract with
the American Steamship Company for
scmi-monthly mail service between Phila-
delphia aud Liverpool, at rate not to ex-
coed Sl50,000 per annum. Resolutions
were offered by Mr. Lynch, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the u
nited States making the President and
4 Vice President elective by direct vote Of
the people, aud Mr. Parker for the taxa
ton Of United States bonds Both Of
these resolutions went over till Monday.
On motion of Mr. Frye, resolution was
adopted-yeas 1870, nays 7-directing that
the Credit Mobilier investigation shall
!. hereafter be open to the public, On mo-
ton of Mr. Randall, his resolution direct
ing suit against the Credit Mobiier Com
pany to recover over five millions of dol
lars, for which the Union Pacific Railroad
is in default for interest paid by the Coy.
eminent on it's bonds. was adopted BY n
vote of 90 TO - The Senate amendments
to the Deficiency bill were eoncuned in
\ message was received from the Prcsi
dent vetoing the bill to remit duties on
spirits destroyed in bond A resolution OF
inquiry as to the suitablencss of the Whit
: House for the residence of the President
was adopted.
TUEsDAY.-Mr Sherman resolution in
the Senate orderingan investigation into tho
elections in Arkansas and Louisiana wa,
} passed, after discussion A bill was report
ed authorizing subordinate officers of Gus
toms to act as disbursng agents in certain cas-
es. Several new bills were introduced
Among them was one, by Mr.. Buckingham
: amending the national currency act so as Il
provide for free banking, &C., The In
dian appropriation bill was taken up, and
several amendments were adopted Pend
ing debate the Senate adjourned.
In the House Hon. F. C. Bunnell wa,
admitted TO seat us successor to Hon
J Ulysses Mercur, of the Thirteenth district
of Pennsylvania. The naval and fortified.
ton appropriation bills were reported and re
ferred to the committee of the whole. A
! bill was pissed to enforce the stipulation,
of the Convention of April %, 1856, with
Venezuela, and the payment of adjudicated
claims. The Legislative appropriation bill
was taken up in committee of the whole
aud various amendments were made
, Among them was one providing that afsel
, the close Of the Forty-second Congress nc
payment shall be made to contestants Of
an election for expenses incurred in con
testing such election. Mr.. Garfield at.
tempted to get in an amendment, ordering
that the Forty third Congress shall NEE
4 on the 4th Of March next, but il was ruled
out Messrs. Wilson, of Iowa; Shellabar.
ger, of Ohio; Hoar of Massachusetts
Swami, Of Maryland, and Slocum, of New
York, were appointed committee of in
yestigation to determine the relation of tn,
Credit Mobilier and the Union Pacif,
railroad to the United States Government
The resignation of Hon. John l.. Bever
idge, epresentative-at-larg from Illinois
was announced. The House then nd.
, journed.
WEDNEsDAY.-ln the Senate several
bills relating to public buildings ant
grounds were passed A bill was intro
dnced to amend the national currency act
also, bill to incorporate the ArEansa,
Valley and Cimarron Railroad ConIpan,
in Colorado and New Mexico. A resoln
ton was adopted, appropriating twenty
thousand dollars for the Louisiana and
Arkansas investigations, Information wa,
+ received from the Secretary of the In.
terror in relation to the troubles with the
J Modoc Indians. The Senate then went
INTO Executive session, and, at its close
adjourned.
In the House several bills were reported
from the committee on Territories and
passed, The consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was resumed in tho
committee of the whole and various amend.
ments were made. An amendment in.
creasing tho salary of the President to
fifty thousand dollars per annum was ruled
out. Pending debate the committee rose.
The petition of certain citizens of Mary
land for post-route from Brentsyile 10
Sligo, in Montgomery county, was referred
TO the committee on post-rOads.
THURsDAY.-In the Senate a bin was
introduced raising the salaries of Bureau
| officers in the Executive Departments At
Washington the bill aboishing the frank.
ing privilege was reported by the Commit
tee on Postofhces, but objection being made
to its immediate consideration, il was most
poned. The bill authorizing certain Pose.
masters to deposit public money in the
National banks was passed, also Mr. sler-
mans bill authorizing Deputy Collectors
and other officers Of Customs to act MS dis.
bursting officers in certain cases.
In the House considerable amount of
business was transacted. Mr.. Wilson. Of
Indiana, introduced a resolution Instruct.
ing the select Committee on the Credit
Mobilier investigation to inquire whether
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