The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-02-28

eral authorities and the Territorial authorities IN
Utah. i, dis
cussion Of the bill for the distrlbuioh oi
award, on which no action was takeh-
SATURDAY, Feb. 15.-SENATE.-The Postofhce
Anpropriation hill was reported, with amend
ments, among which are the following: Prohio't-
ing the transmission Of any free matter whateNtI'
not even excepting newspaper eSrra cr 10 nrovide
proper boxes nj their DIV ellings TO facilitate RAPID
delivery; authorizing the employment oi ~
tional special agent to detect persons seholn2
obscene matter; striking out the provision requ.r-
ing railroad companies to make 9n i'm I'M
creased nav: providing that additional pay may
be allowed for daily postalear service: r,. ~
effectual attempt was made to take up the Two
percent. bill. -. Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up. and the amendment Telatife e'noa
agreed ,oNyess. ~: nays, ~. The amendment
providing that the act Of lsG4 shail nor fe'Sio VI
officer before the age of " was agreed to. Sawyer
Homestead Emigration Company, eiyihg pnwei
HoUsE.-A bill was passed making unlawful any
contract with the Indians reiattve 70 . n ,s15
claims entered into prior to tne aot 81 ~ %a ssnnroyed
unless such contract be in writing, anu "PpIo.U"
by and entered in the Department . the
-: willard asked Leave 10 u y fha eesisSiishment
Of u Republic. Banks objected, on the GROUND INA
it was" proposition to s,h rse1 SSrssids snat,ss' message
relating to Utah affairs was received ana rriesGed
to the Judiciary Committee;i, !, o ~ e Was Mi.
liam -. Extra RiiiyT ~ smith, of Virginia....The
House then resumed consideration 81 me "Sne .
Award bill. A long debate cnsued, winch dtSsh-
Grated finally into a bitter personal wrahgie ne,
tween Kerr, Of Indiana, who opposed the bill I'll. h mfi
Butler, of Massachusetts. VINO favored IT, IN
was passed-yeas,l 2i nays,o.
MONDAY Feb. 17.-SENATE.-The majority
of the investigating committee in the Caldweii
case reported his election as Senator from Kansas
invalid. The amendment to the Naval Appro-
priation bill, giving increased pay 70 retired ona
Morton, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, reported favorably on the resolution to
rescind the twcnty-second joint rule, which pre-
scribes a method Of determining disputes arising
during the counting Of electoral votes Tor Presi-
bill granting the state Of Nevada l,Wo,oO acres Of
public land for common school purposes ;.Sawyer,
from the Committed on Education and Labor re-
ported adversely to the bills granting lands to aid
in establishing public schools IN states Iateiy IN
in Missouri for the benefit of the school fuhd III
that State.
burse the College of William aud Mary, of Virginin,
for destruction of property during the Wal, was
passed. An amendment was offered to the sdlidry
civil Appropriation bill prohibiting the printing
OF books by Government for free distribution.
The American and Asiatie Telegraph biil was
passed. 1t authorizes the America and East India
Telegraph Company to lay a submarine cable from
the Pacific coast Of the United States to the Asiatic
coast, and that one or more Government steamers
may sid in the work "A substitute for the ARrI-
cultural College bill, providing that for every SSo
of annual income derived from the benefits. OF the
act there shall be q free scholarship, aud that when
the income amounts to $1,000 tuition shall be free,
was agreed to and the bill passed.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1S.-SESATE.-Thc House bill
allowing under the Bankrupt law the exemptions
allowed by the laws Of each state in 1871 to be valid
against de hts contracted before the adoption OF
such law, as well AS a~fteTwaTd, was passed. Inc
American and Asiatic Telegraph bill, ana the
House bill for relief Of settlers on the Sioux rcser-
Walton in Minnesota, were passcd....Ihe wee
President laid before the Senate n petition ~
siimpson.o of counsrl In the pomeroy Investigation,
asking that the investigation may be EXTENDED 50
as to receive the statements uf members OF the
Kansas Leg stature now at the capital; to- whom
money was offered by agents and friends Of Pom
eroy for voting for him, and after debate a rrsoin-
tion was agreed To directing the special commit
tee TO inquire into any allegation Of bribery or
corruption by Pumeroy in the Kansas Senatorial
election.
HoCsE.-The report 0f the Poland Credit Mnbtlier
Committee was received. II recommends the tx
pulsiou Of AmcS and Brooks, and cNnneTaies III"
other members named in connection with the
Credit Mobilier. The remainder Of the session was
spcnt in Committee 81 the Whole on the civil Ap-
preparation hill.