Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-03-06
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Feb. 10.-SENATE-The House
bill allowing under the Bankrupt law the exemptions
allowed by the laws of each State in 1871 to be valid
against debts contracted before the adoption of
such law, as well as afterward, was passed The
American and Asiatc Telegraph bill, and the House
bill for relief of settlers the Sioux reservation in
Minnesota, were passed Tire vice-President laid
before the Senate petition of Simpson, of counsel
in the PomeroJ investigation, asking that the in
yes6gation may be extended so as to receive the
statements of members of the Kansas Legislature
now at the capital, to whom money offered by
agents and friends of Poneroy for voting for him.
and after debate resolution agreed to directing
the special committee to inquire into any allegation
OF bribery or corruption by Pomeroy in the Kansas
Senatorial election.
HoUsE.-The report of the Poland Credit Mobilier
Committee was received. 1t recommends the ex-
pulsion of Ames and Brooks, and exonerates the
other members named in connection with the Credit
Mobilier The remainder of the session was spent
in Committee of the Whole on the Civil ApproprIs-
ton bill.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19lSENATE.-Stewart
from the Committee ON Public Lands reported with
amendments the Honse bill prescribing the general
provisions under which persons may incorporate
themselves railroad companies i'll the Territories
and secure the right of way for their roads the
public lands .Corbett, from the Committee on In
dian Affairs, reported, without amendment the
House bill authorizing negotiations with the Creek
Indians for cessation of part of their reservation
.... Wilson introduced bill authorizing the Presi
dent to appoint three Commissioners to revise the
Bankrupt law and report amendments thereto.
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length without action.
HoUsE.-The bill PASSED giving the reporting
and printing of the debates to w. j. Murtagh of the
Washington Republican. The following bills were
passed: To provide for the inspection of the dis
trlbutions of the appropriations made by army
officers to extend for year, till Feb. l. 1874 the
time for ming claims for additional bounty under
the act of July g. 1866 to provide for head-stones
in the National Military Cemeteries; to authorize
the Secretary of War to ascertain the amount of
pense incurred by the Territorial authorities of
nd IxiD he
volunteer forces in the Indian of 1861 provid-
ing that no person shall be promoted in the army
who is addicted to the intemperate use of intoxicat-
ing liquors or drugs.
THURSDAY, Feb. 20.-SENATE.- Carpenter,
minority of the Committee on Elections, reported
that there is no legal State Government in Louisi-
ana, and reported bill providing for new election
for the purpose of establishing in that State a re-
publican form of government. TrumbuIl made a
dissenting report favoring the recognition of the
McEnery Government. Morton also made dissent
ing report favoring the recognition of the Kellogg
Government. Hill made a dissenting report recon-
mending that the members of the Louisiana Legis-
latures dsclared elected by both Returning Boards
be called together, and that they proceed jointly
to count the votes and declare who are leeAlly
elected. "A report received from the Commit
tee on Commerce. asking to be discharged from fur
Their consideration of the question to the authority
of Congress to regulate freights and fares rail-
ways running through two more States.
HoUsE.-The bill to reopen the war claims of 1872
so as to pay Virginia, North Carolina and other
States 35 800 for amount claimed because of error
in the computation of interest due them was lost
Wood IN. " offered resolution that the testimony
reported by the Credit Mobiier be referred to the
Judiciary Committee, with instructions to report
articles of impeachment against Vice-Presdent Col
ak If, in their Judgment the evidence warrants.
vote of los yeas to 100 nays, the House refused
consider the resolution A resolution was then
adopted referring the testimony reported by the
Poland committee to the Judiciary Committee, with
instructions to inquire whether anything in such
testimony warrants articles of Impeachment against
Tho ta6S toto
House. makes further investigation necessary.
A resolution adopted directing the WAYS and
Means Committee to investigate the charges that
money had been used last session to secure an ad-
ditional subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany The report of the Wilson committee the
Union Pacific road and the Credit Mobilier was re-
| ceived.
FRIDAY. Feb. 21.-SENArE.-A resolution
of the South Carolina Legislature, stating that
the withdrawal of Government troops from that
State would endanger the public peace, was presented
! 80. The Committee on Public Lands reported ad-
versely on the Soldiers Bounty Land bill, and the
bill for the incorporation of the European and Amer
| lean Land and Emigration Company An amend
ment to the Postal Appropriation bill repeating
all laws authorizing the free transportation of any
mail matter whatever agreed to. The bill tc
punish and prevent traffic in obscene literature was
passed The Twoper-cent bill discussed, an6
the Senate, by vote of % to26, refused to allow j
| to go to a third reading.
| HoUsE.-The bill granting right of way to the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway, giving
power to the company to mortgage its lands, re
| jected. An amendment requiring the erection OF
all Government buildings to be let by contract to th
lowest bidder was adopted. The bill authorizing
the bridging of the Mississippi river at Carondele
South st. Lo1isl passed. A bill passed
donating six bronze cannon for a statue to Gen
| Kearney -. Banks addressed the House On Cubar
affairs, in which he attacked the policy of the Ad
ministration toward the struggling patriots of tina
island. Sargent replied to him, defending the AID
ministration.
SATURDAY, Feb. 22.-SENATE. Edmunds
from the Judiciary Committee, reported adversel.
on the House bill for the distribution of the Geney
award. The Postofice Appropriation bill wa
| taken up. An amendment was adopted authorizing
| the appointment of a Superintendent of Free De
livery, at salary of s., 500 The amendment TO
the issue of two-cent stamped lettersheet envelope
was voted down. An amendment to the Webb Sub
sidy bill, and also the amendment requiring all per
sons who receive mail matter through the free de
livery to provide boxes at their offices or houses
were defeated. The amendment providing additiona
compensation for the railroad mail service was con
Cured in. The bill then passed.
House,. H Roberts, from the Committee o
Ways and Means, reported the evidence taken il
the matters pending bafore it in reference to Judg
Charles T. Sherman, of Ohio. The committee stat
that the evidence duplicates no member of eithe
house, and offer resolution referring to the Ju
dietary Committee the evidence taken, with instruC
tions to determine whether further investigation
should not be had with view Of presenting article
of impeachment against Judge Sherman. The resC
luton was adopted. The House took up the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill-the pending amend
| mentS De1ng that OfereQ by BANKS IN
publication of books or documents for gratuitou
distribution, and that of Butler forbidding an
payment of salary or expenses of officers of tn
so-called Competitive Civil Service Examination
After long and spirited debate both amendment
were voted down. The amendment requiring col
tracts for public buildings to be made with the low
est responsible bidder was rejected. The remaiade
of the days session devoted to the consideration
of the River and Harbor Appropriation bill.
MONDAY, Feb. 4.-SENATE.-Neariy tn
whole day was devoted to the consideration of th
Agricultural College bill. Several amendment
were voted down, including by Morton, that u
distinction shall be made in colleges on account
race, color, previous condition of servitude. TIL
Senate, for want of a quorum, finally adjourne
without action on the BILL
! HoUsE.-The Speaker presented message frol
the President, urging legislation to bring into OPP
ration the articles of the Treaty of Washington,
May s, 1871, relative to the fisheries. Butte
, Mass, from the Judiciary Committee, presente
the report in the matter of impeachment arising
: of the reports of the Credit Mobilier Commute
The Clerk proceeded to read the report in full. tt
only two improbable officers involved in the matte
the report says the Vice-Presdent of the Unite
States, and James Brooks, in the capacity of Go
eminent Director of the Union Pacific Railwa
Company. The latter having long ceased to be sue
officer, the against him had been considere
! no further. The report then cites the facts an