The Republican journal., 1873-02-13
Congress.


In the Senate Wednesday, 9TH, Messrs.
Morrill, OF Maine, Scott, Stockton, Wright
and Stevenson were appointed a commit
tee to consider the testimony affecting
certain Senators in connection with the
Credit Mobiler. The report of the con-
ference committee on bill for additional
war vessels was concurred in. The House
bill to grant pension to Mrs. Wood,
daughter Of Gen. Taylor. was referred to
the Committee on Pensions. In the House,
bill was passed amending the internal
revenue law, in regard to small producers
OF tobacco and wine, was passed. A bin
was passed repealing the provisions OF the
act OF the 4th Of July, 1864. which pro-
hibits the allowance of pension claims un-
less prosecuted to a successful issue within
FIVE years from the date of being filed,
and allowing claims so barred to be
granted and allowed within two years
from the passage OF this act upon salts
factory parol evidence.
In the Senate, 9th, Mr.. Stevenson and
Mr.. Stockton asked to be excused from
serving OF the Credit Mobiler Commit tee
but were refused. Mr. Logan introduced
Il bill directing the Postmaster-G General to
advertise Immediately for proposal from
citizens of the United States for perform
ing weekly mail service for fifteen years
between New York and Liverpool by at
least six American built four thousand
ton iron steamships, at a compensation
not exceeding 100000 per annum. On
motion Of Mr. Cragin the bill to establish
an iron ship-building yard on water fall
ing into the Atlantic, and another on the
Mississippi or one OF its tributaries. was
! taken up and he addressed the Senate in
its favor. In the House, Mr.. Butler, from
the Conference Committee on the bill to
amend the Bankruptcy law, made a re-
| part, agreeing to the Senate bill, with a
few verbal amendments The report was
| adopted.
In the Senate Friday, resolution was
agreed to directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to transmit statement of the
net earnings of the Union Pacific Railroad
and Central Pacific Railroad for 1870 and
1871, showing the receipts of freight and
passengers, amount of running and other
details. The Library Committee report
adversely upon the bill providing for an
international copyright. The bill to pro-
vide for the distribution of the Geneva
award was taken up and discussed with
out action. In the House the military
academy appropriation bill was amended
and passed.
The Senate was not in session Saturday.
In the House, the bill appropriating $780,
600 for government building at Coving-
ton, Ky, was passed; also bill rearrang
ing the judicial districts of Mississippi.
The House then took up the bill reported
Friday from the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs tor the payment to Wheeler Hubbard
or heirs 1888. 80 in full satisfaction of the
balance of his actual loss and the damage
ascertained by the court of claims for the
use by the government of several millions
of his patent fuses for naval shells and
rifle cannon explosive shell during the re-
bellion and for the transfer of his patents
to the United States.
In the Senate, Monday, Senator Pome
roy asked for an investigation into thu
charges against him for bribery, and :
committee was appointed for that pur-
pose, consisting of Messrs. Frelinghuysen
Buckingham, Alcorn, Thurman and Wick
ers. A number of amendments to thu
postal appropriation bill, relating to mai
service on the ocean, were offered. Ate
a long discussion the Alabama claims bill
passed in its original form. In the House