Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-01-16
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.

MONDAY, Jan. observation-disclosures offered
a resolution directing the Committee on Elections
to inquire into the election troubles of Louisiana and
Arkansas, with a view of determining who were
chosen as Electors. :. Morton offered a resolution
directing the anne COMMITTEES to report at the next
session the most practicable mode of choosing a
President and Vice-President of the United States.
..-.A resolution was adopted directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into the ~propriety of
repeating the National Bankrupt law, from and after
Jan. ], 1874.... Ferry introduced a bill to set apart a
portion of the Island of Mackinac as a National Park.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: Hawley Oily, for a
canal connecting the waters of Lake Michigan and
Mo9, to give the officers of the Missouri militia
three months pay; also, to pension the widows and
Hooper, providing for the oonvertibility of United
States notes into coin after May l, 1s74-.-. Wilson
Qnd.) offered a resolution providing for q secret
committee of five to inquire whether any stock
Union Pacific Railroad Company, whether they
obtained them for valuable consideration, etc.
Adopted -. Smith N. " offered a resolution for
the erection of a monument at Washington in COM
memorationof the Geneva peace arbitration. Re
Information as to the suitability Of the white House
for the Presidents official and family residence.
public sessions of the Credit MobiIier investigating
Committee.
TUESDAY, Jan. 7.-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: By Buckingham, to amend the National Cur
rency act SO as to allow free banking, and provides
that United States bonds be counted in making
up the legal reserve, and that banks may redeem
their notes in bonds at par with accrued interest;
~ oSO EAS NAN1 ANA A"O "a AO@So
in coin or with currency bonds bearing 8 65-1Oo per
cent. coin interest: said bonds to be payable on de
mand; by Anthony, for improvement of overlooked
lands of the Navy Yard at Brooklyn. :. .Frelinghuy-
sen offered a Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment of contests as to the election of Presidential
Electors by the Supreme Court of the United States.
-. Sherman's resolution of inquiry as to the late
elections in louisiana and Arkansas was adopted.
HoUsE.-The House Appropriation bill sppropri-
ating SIS, 884, 933 was reported and made the special
order for Saturday ... House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the General Appropriation bill. ..
The Speaker announced the following select COM
mittee on the Credit Mobilier and Union Pacific rail-
road questions: Wilson Und.3, Shellabarger, Hoar,
Swami and Slocum.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8.-SENATE.-Bills were
passed for the erection of public buildings at Evans
vile, Ind, and Grand Rapids, Mich. resolution
was passed appropriating $4,000 to defray the e1-
penses of the investigation into the Louisiana and
Arkansas elections. ...A resolution was passed in
structing the Secretary of the Interior to furnish
information as to the Modoc Indian troubles in
Oregon.
HoUsK.-Bills passed: To readjust the west
ern boundary of Dakota; to transfer to the
Territories the control of the Territorial peni-
tentiaries. Butler introduced an amendment to
the Bankrupt act, excepting State corporations from
its operation. -. Sargent offered an amendment to
the Executive Appropriation bill increasing the
Presidents salary from $4,000 to $4,000. Holman
objected that the amendment was out of order, as it
repealed a law. The Speaker overruled the objec-
ton, but on appeal to the House the ruling was sus-
tanned, and the amendment was lost.