The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-01-25


FRIDAY, Jan. lI.--ln the U. ). Senate,
the vienna Exposition bill, appropriating
s3VViVVV, was passed. A bill was also
passed repeating the act for the relief Of
certain Indians In the Sioux Superintend-
ency Mr. Morton called up his resolution
lnstructing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections TO inquire into the best means Of
remeuying the defects IN our present Flee
toral system. ana addressed the Senate up
omit; Inc blli TO revise the Mint and coin
age laws was passed. Pending eonsidera-
tlon OF tnc Dill ior the construction Of adj
ditionai sioops-oi-War, the Senate adjourned
until Monday
III ,ne Rouse. number OF private bills
were disposed OF. Considerable opposition
was ,na9e 70 = senate bill confirming GER
tam JANUS 70 ,ne Mlssisslppi and Missouri
anu on'cugo' mock isiahd ana faclhc Rail
roau oohPanies' a motion to hay the bill
on uie upie was defeated, and the main
question was oruered by a vote ofSS to 70,
out 'ne house adjourned without coming
70 .nai Fo'e' Inc House Post-otiice
1omhiuee unanimously authorized Mr.
ra,'iswo',h' 'S chairman TO prepare a bill
reoucn'B 'c''er postage 70 TWO cents, and
recurring Prepayment on all printed matter
eAceP. "eeAiy newspapers circulating in the
counties "nere 'ney are printed The House
biectaon Somnittee decided TO report in ia
'or vi NlD'ISA' pemocrat, VINO contests the
seat ~ u "ghs, Soiorea congressman from
rioriu.' "ells mas held the scat since the
beginning OF 'pe present congress
SAruhpAf, Jan io'-Ihe Senate was
not rot IN session on saturday In the House,
oins ,c'ising 'he rehsion laws and quiet
ing 'he 'i'ies 70 iahds In Iowa, granted for
'ahroau purposes were passed; After dis
posing OF numerous private bills the House
auJourneu'
MONDAY, Jan. 2O.-ln the Senate to-
day MIR. Wilson presented the petition
OF Wendell Phillips and others praying
congress to appoint n commission to inves-
tigate the liquor traffic. Mr.. Carpenter from
the Judiciary Committee, reported adverse
" on the Boston Relief bill on the ground
OF its unconstltutionality. Mr.. Edmunds
made minority report fayoring the bill.
MIR. Stewart offered bill instructing the
Committee on Postoffices to inquire into
the cost of the construction of existing tel
egraph lines and the market value thereof,
and report the same to the Senate. The
House bill authorizing the building of six
steam vessels for the Navy was taken up,
and Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, made a
lengthy argument against its passage.
rehu'ns tue eonsidera,ion OF the bill the
oehatc huyourhco; In inc House DIS were
in'r 80 pioviuing ior the appointment
~ uie 1ohn''Ss'cn ASKED ior Dy mr.; rhil'
hPs anu o'ne" LOT 'he rei,ei OF Thomas
anu YIN ~ "inans, OF baltimore, and
au'n1.iring 'nc Attorney General to settle
tine ainerences between the Government
1nu 'he purchasers Oh properly at harpers
FERRY a resolution proViding Tor the
payment o' 'ne expenses Oh contestants
OF sea,s, ana Dill 70 pay the oiiiclals who
TOOK tue census OF the south In 1900 were
passed 4 resolution was adopted direct
ing the secretary OF war to report to the
rouse the amount Of money pad BY the
Government TO the Union Paclhc Railroad
III eacn hScai year since 1880 Tor the trans.
portation OF troops, ana what the cost OF
transportation would probably have been it
'ne roaa nau not been constructed also,
'hat tine postmaster oenerai report the a.
mount paid the SAID road since July ~,
1860 Tor transporting the mails, with an
estimate OF what the probable cost would
nave peeh u the road had not been con-
structed- a bill repeating the Bankrupt
law was passed ana the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, jan zi'--in the Senate the
credentials Of rinchback, as Senator from
LOUISIANA Tor SIX years from the 4th OF
March, were presented Inc bill for the
construction OF ten war vessels was amended
to provide that they shall not average more
'han a thousand tons each, and that they
shall not cost over four millions OF dollars
Inc Dill was then debated until the close
OF the session without any action being
'A.eh upon y. an inc Rouse .he oom-