The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-12-12
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS-,

MONDAY, Dec. I.-ScnGe.-Houz was called
to order NJ noon by yigo-Plcsident WILSON. The
oath Of Office was administer, i 10 the new Kansas
Senator, Robert CrUzier. IA telegram WIS read
from Casserly Call Announcing HE e.irnatirn....
Mr.. sumner introduced n bill sur Elementary 10 A
bill to protect all citizens % the United S;4' - in thor
cl'4! r!ght7 also L hill T. establish -. uai rights II.
the puul,c schools OF Washington and Georgetown f:
also joint resolution proposing III ancudmcU: to
the Constitution providing for the election al a
President uy 4 direct vote If the ueaItc.
extending the Presidential term to fN Years.
making the occupant ineligible fr r,-rlection,
aud aini.bblng The Office Of EiCr-p. e.. dent ...
The following bills were introduced: ~ Sumner
TO provide for the adjustment ~ the French
slp.iat!un claims. BY Wright ~luRaB-CaLug.ug
the tir.e Tor holding Circuit aud District . urt in
Iowa also a bill 10 repeal the act Of March 3. IS"I,
increasing the salarlr- Of certain persons therein
named By I"gaG-To repeal the net entitled ala
az TO establish a uniform system of hankrul toy
Throughout. the United States also II bin to cstal-
mn Il branch mint Il; C4iragc. By MGrton-A b.
repeating such sections uf the Bankrupt act q isG"
az provided for involuntary bankruptcy. By Win.
d"n-A JOINT rcrOlunou proposing al aucndIu"r;
70 III" C'is. tuition of Tie UnItcQ States, providing
for the election Of U.i:ed States Senators by the
pc"il". By Morrll (Nt.)-A IesulGtinn iHrtFuctluc
The Flnanc" Committee 90 inquire into the exuc,il-
eucy C: a hIll IrovidiUP free banking aud the r.
sumption Of specie payment, to take fleet Jan, /,
loo. Ey Ferry (ElchJ-A resolution iustructing
tie Finance Committee 10 consider and report rem
ei-es for the pruscLi financial arrangement. BY
BuckiEgham-Amcnaiug the Bounty law. Mr..
Pratt introduced 4 hii hy-ng tic salary Of S-ua-
tors, Representatives, and delegates IN CUugrc-r ar
Z ,O|J per annurn. which Fha!I he ia lieu Of all ex-
itiiug provisions by law for compensation excrI-
actual individual travelling expenses from thor
homes 10 the geat Of Government and return, and
S2JO per annuin for Ios:abc. stationery, and news
papers.
HOnsc.-The House war cGllci TO order a, noon by
the Clerk, Mr.. Mcpherson. The roll having b, Gu
called, it appeared that 27S members, Of 30 who are
entitled 10 seats, answered to their names. The
House proceeded 10 the ~circ,!1u Of Il Speaker, with
tie following rosait: Blaine, 100; Fernando
wood, IT'S. 5. Coy, y; ciymcr, Of Pennsylvania,
l Alex. ~. Stephens, L.. Mcssrs. MAYNARD and
Wood conducted Mr.. Blaine 10 tic chair, and the
oath OF Office MAS admiulstcrcd 10y Mr.. Dawes, the
senior member. 49,. Tie HCuse proceeded to the
election OF oiicers with tic following result Fur
Clerk, Edward AcfheIron; Scrseant-gt-Arms. ".
". Oriway DbOTkceIer, o. s. Buxton; Postmaster.
II. q. Sherwood, Vi Michigan Chaplain, the Rev. j..
g. Eut!er.
TUESDAY, Dec. 9. -Sennte.-Blla introduced :
By Ferry Nich.), providing for a national park on
Mackinaw Island, Nj h.; Gordon, granting aid TO
tie Atlantic and Great Wc-tern canal ingalls,, or
gsniZ!ng the Territory II Ohiohama Buckingham
providing for free banking .... Summer moved to
proceed to the consideration Of his Civil Rights I'LL,
bat the motion War lost. .. The Presidents message
was received, read, and ordered printed.
Hoose.-The Arkausa3 contested election casss
were rciorrcd 10 the Proper committee. Poland
offered 4 resou icn directing The Judiciary Commit
tee 10 examine iIrp the operations of the BANKRUPT
law, ana rtleit suci amendments AZ will Simplify
the proceeding hereunder and ruduce The costs
thereof.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3.-SeHas-BlIs intro
duced: To pro:ile for the better projection Of the
Northern and northwestern frontier and fac hirte
commerce between the States; Ct contemp,ates a
loan Of S,001,p 800 by Inc United Statcs Government
aud Sew YORK iStateto be expended in constructing,
NideniIg, aud dc pering iis waterways. The loan
Is to bc repaid ouj Of the earnings Of the canals
thus Improved TO organize the Territory Of PEN
bina aEd provide for its temporary government; To
aid in The execution Of the laws in Utah TO provide
tuf The redemption of the loans Of Is5s.....
hDrljll (Nt.) addressed the Scustc in advocacy of
specie Inyinents....Pr Pratt submitted "a resolution
lnstrnciin2 the on the Judiciary to in
qaire whether Congress has the constitutional aII-
liberty t. create corporations for constructing rail-
roads ar canals penetrating two or more State. and
whether it has authority TO regulate the rates of
railroad transportation over existing roads char
tered by States which, by consolidation, have con-
tinuous lines running through tgo or more States.
H@tse.-rhe proceedings in The House were
devoid Of interest. .Kssson asked unanimous con
sent, which was refused, TO introduce a bill TO repeal
the Salary act Notice was given of II bill to releal
80 much of the Postal act Us prohibits weekly
newspapers from passing through the mails free If
postage.