The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-18
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IiiuRSDAY, December H. Senator
! Cas:.enter was elected President pro tel.
] n; the Senate fi:e Democrats voting far
/ Senator tnugman. On taking the char,
! Mr. Carpenter simply said, Senators,
| Please accept ms thanks Air. Sumner
/ called Vi. the biii Introduced 10y him on
/ the first day o! he session tui the subSii-
| tutian If compound Ia,ereSt lor legal
/ tender netes. ETC., aud addressed The
Senate in favor thereof. lie said he was
! for specie iayiacut at the earliest day,
/ and wouiG support any measure to secure
/ that end lie said imitation was death to
+ business. Contraction vas The proposed
/ l. n"dy. = bill removing the political
| ,iisa0 lie, ol Thomas Bahcock of Fir-
/ gima, .iota Ii Logan of kcntucky, aud
/ others, nas~ei. SIR t'nrlon Introduced
a hill t. repeal ti,e section al the bill of
/ March ), 1913, inIiiidding he tryc traas-
/ mission Of periodicals, magazines ana
/ rev >pafers thr9ush the t'nited States
/ inHiis sad restoring t!iat privilege. The
| sse4s-e Coa5D.I5fee on lraH~rnrtatloD
/ routes aare 5lihuTlZgd 10 ir1ii sessions
/ l',i;.:2 the i .l.i..y recess, ~ s',vl i.oe1s
as they chouSa - >ci,ey. '1r ha}n>y iu-
tro.i .cct; tt ii,l p> c:.,iiu:. li.e i,uc fer the
/ c.i3l,.,.,...i..s fi'a - !'aiti ,.a. ryyiijc
| Ralieoad. .s;r. UJTdo,i offered resoiu-
/ ton requesting the Postmaster General
| to state what amount of expense bad
| been saved 10 the government by the
| abolition Of the frauking privilege, and
| how much less postal appropriation will
| be required for tie postal service by the
| abolition Of said frankiug privilege. MIR.
| Howe Introduced bill relative to the
| liquor traffic / provides for the appoint
ment by the President, with the consent
| of the Senate, of five commissioners to
| investigate tie alcoholic liquor traffic in
! its economic, criminal, moral. and scien
/ tific aspects, in connection with pauper-
ism, crime, social vice, public health, and
| the general welfare o. the people and
who shall also inquire and take testimony
as to the practicable results Of licenses,
restrictive. and prohibitory legislation for
| the prevention of intemper- nee in the
several states of the Union. The com
| missioners are to be appointed from civil
| life, irrespective Of politics or partisan
considerations are to hold Office for one
year ; are to serve without salary or other
compensation. except the payment of
incidental expenses and are to make a
report to the President, by whom it
shall be transmitted to Congress. No
| other business of Importance was trans
acted. Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr. Orth offered resolution provid-
! ing for a survey to ascertain the Dractl-
cability of ship canal connecting Lake
Michigan with the Wabash River. which
was adopted. Several resolutions calling
for information from departments were
also adopted Mr. Hoar reporTed bill
to tablish an educational fund, and ap-
ply the proceeds Of the sale Of public
lands to the education OF the people. The
discussion Of the back pay bill was then
| resumed, and continued until the close
OF the season.
FRIDAY, December l2.-The Senate
bill removing the political disabilities
from Thomas 5. Bocock. Il. j. Harvey
and Daniel Tr:gg, Of Vifgiuia. and John
L. Egan, of Texas, was passed. Tho
Speaker laid before tie communication
from the Secretary Of Nar, raling atten-
tion to deiaica;ions IN the accounts o.
Gen. Q D. Hp.T-r.:. - i:n Freedmen 5
Bureau, and at the request Of Mr..
Wood. the letter wi;'i acco t.f:aayins
documents, was rcfa;rsd 20 the Commit
tee on Military Affairs The cpnsilaia,
ton Of ile back pay repeal bill was ii.en
| resumed. aGd after debate il was re
committed. The IIouSo then went into
Committee uf' the Whole Mr. Tynet in
the chair, aad took UP he bill appro.
expense Of he naval service Upon
rising ghe bill was reported u he House
and passed.