The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-02-15
congressional.
FRIDAY, Feb. Z.

GhlDAl. = OOs -
SsNArs --Ihe resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury
TO transmit o statement OF the net
earnings OF the Union Pacific and
Central. Pacific Roads for 1870 and
1871. showing receipts and expen-
SEES in detail, was agreed 10. A bill
was reported from the Committee
on Public Buildings authorizing
the Secretary the Treasury TO
exchange the old cnstom house site
in Chicago for that belonging to
the sc,.ool fund, at Polk street and
Fifth avenue. The Library Com
mittee reported adversely to the
International Copyright Bill.
HousE.-The Military Academy
Appropriation Bill, appropsiaticg
S349.5l7, was passed. e
ae" 1872 MONDAY. Feb. 10. go
SENATE.-Pomeroy offered q
resolution asking the appointment
OF u committee to Investigate the
charges against him. The resolu
ton was passed, and Messrs. Ere
linghuysen, buckingham, Alcoln
Thurman and Vickers were ap
pointed as such committee. The
Senate amendment to the Southern
Claims Commission Bill, extending
the Commission to January l, 1876,
was agreed to. A bill was passed
to provide for q commission tc
complete the boundary line he
tween the United States and Great
|. Britain, under the act OF 1856 to
execute the treaty Of 1916. The
bill tor the distribution of the &c
neva award was passed, the section
discriminating against insurance
companies being retained.
HoU-k "A bill was introduced
for the redemption of ULised
States notes in coin after Nav.
1874. A motion to suspend the
rules to pass the substitute for the
Senate bill extending the provis-
ions of the Agricultural College
Ac. of 1872 was lost: tle Senate
bill aptropriating 100000 for
Government buildings at Grand
Rapids, Michigan. was passed.
tan 8gaa TUESDAY, Feb. IL.
SENATE.-The hill TO continue
the Southern Claims Commission
was passed; also bills granting
right OF wav to tue Denver, George
town and Utah and Denver, South
Park and Pacific Railroads over
the public domains.
House. An amendment 10 the
Postal Bill reducing letter postage
after July l to TWO cents was adop-
ted. The section relating to
weekly newspapers was amended SO
As not TO exclude from free circu-
alton in the counties where pub
ished those papers using the pat
ent insides The bill was then
passed. The hill fixes the rate on
drcp letters at two cents after July
!, anil requires prepayment Of
newspaper postage at the Office
where mailed after the 1st of Jan
uary next. The Army Appropria-
ton Bill was passed. 1t appro-
PIRATES 33i,sl1,953.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. IL.
SENArE.--A bill wos introduced
directing the Postmaster General
TO advertise for proposals fro n
American citizens for weekly mail
service for fifteen years. by AT least
six A,noricap-built 4,O00-ton screw
steamers. between New York and
| Liverpool, st not to exceed 5000,
zoo per annum. The Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation Bill
was passed; also the Fortilication
/ Bill ard the bill for the distribu-
ton of the Geneva awa ard.
HOUSE, The Senate bill appro-
pria,ing $4,000 To defray the ex-
! penses OF the investi CATION of the
Louisiana, Kansas and Arkansas
elections was passed. A resolu-
,ion authorizing the Wilson Select
Committee on Credit Mobiiier. etc. :,
to consider and act upon the test
mony taken before the Poland com
mittee was adopted. In Commit
tee Of the Whole q motion to strike
from the Postal Appropriation Bill
the item OF $500, 200 for increase
OF compensation for carrying the
mail on railroad routes, authorizing
the Postmaster General to read
just the compensation on certain
conditions, was lost The amend
ment reducing the appropriation
to I've paid out OF the Treasury by
81 $4,000 was adopted. The
amendment providing tor letter
carriers in places having 10000
populat on was agreed to. The
bill as amended was PASSED.
THURSDAY, Feb. Ii.
I SENATE.-Passed q bill TO amend
the act providing for holding
United States Circuit Courts in the
Western District OF Missouri. SD
HoUsE.-Passed, bill changins
the time for holding United State $
Courts in Minnesota. At O'Clock
1 the two houses met in the Repre-
semives Hall i'm joint convention
and counted the electoral vote FOL
President and Vice President.
The new French Census shows
that by the cessiol Of Alsace anG
Lorraine. tue population Of Francs
was reduced l,597,00O. The pop
nlation of the RACED republic il