The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-22
Congress i'm Brief.
From the Couricr7Journal.

~ (lANI - IN
river and harbor bill was passed by the
Senate (still in SESSION., retaining the
| appropriation for the completion OF the
Louisville canal. Bills were also passed
in relation to the RaccOOn lands; inrGla-
| ton 60 the Texas and Pacific railroad
the House resolution cOngratulating the
Spanish Republic printing $4,000 copies
! Of the agricultural report for sale at so
cents each; providing for the payment
Of the awards by the Southern Claims
Commission; a large number of pension
bills; to remove the political disabilities
of D. F. Leakc, of Va; to allow the
change its name; ordering inquiry into
the conduct of Il certain L. S. army
officer in South Carolina; authorizing a
bridge across the Mississippi at South
st. Louis; in relation to the sale of lands
in South Carolina for direct taxes.
MONDAY, March 3.-The credentials of
Senator Wadleigh rep, n. H. and of
Senator Ingalls, (Rep., Ks.) were receiv-
ed. The Senate laid on the table q dis
patch announcing the election of Gen
eral M'Millen as Senator by the MEnely
Legislature Of Louisiana. Messrs. Butler,
Peters, and Potter appeared i'll behalf of
the House, and impeached Judge Della
hay of the i. S. District Court Of Kan
SttSs 1C 4UIlON ing b1l1S "C1C ptS~CN"
Relating to the sale of the vacant Tule
lands the deficiency appropriation bill;
amending the tariff acts; establishing Il
board of local inspectors of steam YES
sells for Michigan to relieve Treasurer
Spinner from certain dcfalcatiOns of
subOrdinates; to establish IL military
prison; to print 10000 copies of the
Credit MObilier testimony ; and the def
cheney appropriation bill. The House
appointed Butler (Rep., Mass.), Peters
(Rep., Me-, and Potter Dem, n. ",
to present to the Senate articles of i'm
parchment against United States Dis
trict Judge Delahay, of Kansas. The
following were passed: Fort the relief of
owners of land in the insulrcctionary
States sold for the direct taxes; author
ling the entry of coal lands at $40 and
800 per acre; to refund taxes on certain
tobacco, snuff or cigars manufactured
or imported previous to November 90,
1868; appropriating 100000 for the
Lynchburg, Va, p0stOtfice; for Il rail
road bridge at St. Louis for the pay
ment of the Southern claims awards to
prevent cruelty to animals in transit to
amend the act establishing the depart
ment of justice; to remove the disabi-
lities Of Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, of
Virginia in relation to the sale of public
lands; to remove the political disabili-
ties of Shelton NJ. Leake, of Virginia:
to pay the Montana Indian war claims j.;
allowing the AtchisOn, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad Company to build to
Puebla, Colorado, and to San Felipe,
New Mexico; to quiet title to lands be-
longing to the West Wisconsin Railroad
Company to secure hOmesteads to ac-
tual settlers on the public domain to
authorize inquiries into the causes of
steam boiler explosions; to encourage
the growth of timber on the Western
prairies; to place cOlOred persons who
enlisted in the army as slaves on the
same footing as others in regard to
bounty to establish IN assay office at
Helena, Montana; authorizing the Kan
sas Valley Railroad Bank to change its
name; authorizing certain pOstmasters
) to deposit in public banks; a resolution
duct; for the protection of owners of
: saw-mills Oh the Mississippi river; to
purchase certain improvements on the
; NeZ Perces Indian reservation Of Idaho
for the cession of a portion of the Greek
, Indian reservation to require national
banks to restore their capital when i'm
paired, and to amend the national cur
rency act; and several others. The
House cOncurred in the following reports
l Of conference committees: On the river
and harbor bill on the tariff bill on the
naval appropriation bill; on the St
. Louis bridge. Both houses ~concurred
in the reports of conference committees
on the legislative, executive and iudicia
e appropriation bill, on the p~ostottice ap.
< preparation bill, and on the sundry civi
appropriations bill. The SenatereceiveC
t the House Committee on Impeachment
= and formally notified the House that they
would receive articles against judge
5 Delahay.
1 TUESDAY, March Ain the Senate
Vice President Wilson was inaugurateC
and most of the new Senators were
sworn in. A number of bills of mino
Importance were passed, including pen
y siOns of $50 per month to the widows O
Gen. Morris aid Gen. Wood (the las
being the daughter of ex-Presidcnt Tay
LORI, and one removing the politica
disabilities of ex-senator R. NJ. r. Hun
ter, of Virginia. In the House, Speake
Blaine delivered his valedictory. TIL,
: standing committee were increased from
nine to eleven. Several cOmparativel,
unimportant bills were passed.
Y All the general appropriation bills re
ceived the Presidents approval, togethe
a with the following among others of i'm
pOrtance: .1.
/ The bill repeating the franking priv
lege.
The bin for the revision and codiica
It ton of the pension laws.
il A bill amendatOry of the act codifyin.
the postal laws.
Q A bill amending aud codifying tn
It laws relating to minis and coinage,
lr A bill reducing the internal revenu
is force.
The bill for the revision of the Statute
1T Of the United States (report to be.mad
; in December).
'e A bill authorizing the construction Q
e ten slOOps Of-war.
@ A bill providing for the sale of Goa
q lands.
n A bill paying the awards of the South
a ern Claims Commission.
A bill to carry into effect the article
e Of the treaty Of Washington relating t
'e the fisheries.
st A bill providing for the deposit of tn
Geneva award in the Treasury Of th
n United States, This is a substitute fo
l. the House and Senate bills providin
n for the immediate distribution of sal
W award.)
e A joint resolution congratulatin
g Spain on the establishmentof republic
II Considerable general legislation wa
1t engrafted upon the various apprODria
ton bills, among the most impOrtar
he measures thus enacted being those re
lating to the Union Pacific railroad
he those in regard to the Mobilier transat
l. lions and the provision raising TIL
Ee salaries of the President, Vice Presiden
re Judges Of the Supreme Court and men
lie beers of Congress.
All the bills which were presented I