The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-03-08
Congress i'm Brief.
From the Courier,Journa1.l

FROM the OOut1cE1JuuIutl.
MONDAY, Feb. 17.-Thc Senate passed
the naval appropriation bill; the bill au-
thoriZing the Northern Pacific railway
to bridge the st. Louis river (betwcen
DuIuth and SuperiOr); authorizing the
President to give medals to those Rhode
Islanders who saved the lives of twenty
PERSONS from the steamer MctiS last
to fix the compensation OF the
deputy collector Of customs at st. Paul;
to authorize pr8-emptOrs OF settlers upon
hOmeSteads to ALLEVIATE their title for
certain public purposes; to amend the
act to revise, consolidate and amend the
copyright laws. The Committee on
Elections reported that Senator Caldwell
was not duly elected by the Legislaturc
of Kansas. The House passed u SubStl-
t1ltc for the Senate Agricultural College
bill, which provides for free scholarships
and that all tuition shall be free when
the income of the college reaches $4,000
4 year; Il bill to promote the laying OF q
cable between America and Asia; a bill
Davingthc COllegrOf William and Mary,
in Virginia, SG5,00O, and Il resolution in
reference to IL system of night signals
for the merchant marine.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1S.-Thc Senate passed
! the following bills: Specifying cXemp-
ti0ns under the bankrupt act; to promote
the ItNIuS vi IL CttJIt USUN tSIl EHlCl itN
and Asia for the reliefOf SettlcrsOn the
Sioux Indian reservation i'll Minnesota;
fixing the time of holding the United
States District Court for Nebraska. A
/ petition was received from B. F. Simp-
son, Il State Senator of Kansas, asking
that the scope Of inquiry of the select
committee in the case Of Senator Pome-
roy be enlarged, rs it is now confined to
the alleged transaction with State Sen
ut0r York, and does not permitevidcnce
to be givcnas to the dOingS of POmerOy's
agents. The Senate refused to enlarge
DEMONSTRATION as requested, but passed
Il resolution extending it to Il action
of POmerOy personally in the affair. In
on the Credit MObilier investigation, re-
commenting the expulsion of Oakes
Amcs and James Brooks.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 19.-The Senate
passed the House bill relieving the pO-
litical disabilities of Ex-Governor VIM.
Smith, Of Virginia. The House passed
the following bills: Giving the printing
and publishing of the debates in Con-
grcss to Murtagh, of the Washington
Republican; toprovidefO for the inspection
Of distributions of appropriations made
by army officers; to extend for one year
(till Feb. /, 1874 the time for filing claims
W boShCtS OhNC1 III - vi
July %, 1866; to confirm the purchase by
the proper executive department of a
certain tract of land at Omaha, Neb.; to
authorize the Secretary Of War to aSccr-
tain the amount of expense incurred by
the territorial authorities of Dakota in
arming, equipping and supplying the
volunteer forces in the Indian war of
1862 providing that no person shall be
promoted in the army who is addicted to
Incorporate use of Intoxicating liquors
: or drugs.
THURSDAY, Feb. 20.-Tn the Senate the
+ majority of the Election Committee re-
ported on the Louisiana case, recOm-
} mending a new election. Mr.. Morton
made a minority report, recommending
the recognition Of the Kellogg govern
ment. Mr.. Trumbnll made a minority
report, recommending therecOgnitiOn of
the MCEnery government. MI. Joshua
Hill, of Georgia, made d minority report,
recommending that the members of the
Legislature declared elected by both re-
turning boards be called together at the
> Capitol to constitute the legal Legisla-
: ture and count the votes. Mr.. Anthony
: reserved hisjudgment. The bill author
: ling the President to invite the inter
, next session Ill the United States, was
. iGbCENNs In WA PthtCNNA II4S IVAN"
ing: to deliver to the army of the Cum
beTland lightweight pieces OF condemn
ed bronze cannon for the erection Of an
equestrian statue to Gen. George H.
Thomas; a resolution referring the tes-
I timony taken by Poland's Committee,
: with instructions to inquire whether the
. testimony warrants the impeachment Of
any officer of the United States; a res
! OlutiOn ordering the Committee on
Ways and Means to investigate the al
lodged use of money during tie last
, session to secure additional subsidy to
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Wilson of Indiana, presented the re
port of the Special Investigating Com
mittee OH the Union Pacific railroad,
= which was ordered printed. The death
! of Thomas J. Speer, Republican Com
/ gresham from the Fourth Georgia dis
trict, was announced in both houses.
FRIDAY, Feb. 21.-The Senate passed
a bill to punish and prevent traffic in
obscene literature. The House CON-
5 cured in the Senate amendment to the
= House bill to enforce the %stipnlati0ns
: of the convention with Venezuela. The
following bills were passed: To authO-
rize the Northern Pacific railroad to
: construct a bridge across the st. Louis
4 river to authorize the Secretary of the
A1N0StklJ w vi NV ONA bVcV~Ob1IV - E$
ut Chicago; to authorize the cOnstruc-
ton of a railroad bridge across the Mis-
q sissippi river at st. Louis; donating six
q bronze cannon for a stature Of Gen. Phil
i in Kearney for the relief of certain In
e dams in the Central superintendent
e and the Senate bill for a Government
/ building at Parkersburg, w. Va. The
1 Senate amendments to the bill provid-
e ing for holding a circuit court in West
i ern Missouri were cOncnrred in.
n SATURDAY, Feb. 22.-The Senate re-
solved to meet hereafter at II A. NJ, and
take a recess from s to. 2 p. b.. The
q nOstofiCe appropriation bill was passed.
a The House referred to the Election Com
g mittee so much of the Senatorial Lou.
D isiana investigation as alleges fraud
against Congressman J. H. Sypher,
= of Louisiana, with directions to inquire
n into the matter. The evidence taken
Q by the Ways and means Committee, I'M
plicating Z. s. District Judge Sherman,
d of Ohio, was laferred to the Judiciary
Committee, with q view to impeaci.
o ment. The sllndry civil service sappro-
priation bill was passed.
i THE PROSPECTS FOR COMPROMISE