Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
FORTY.SECOND CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, JAN 21.-SENATE.-Bills were in
troduced: Authorizing reference to the Court OF
Claims of the claim of the book agents of the Metho
dist Church South authorizing the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company to make payable IN lawful
money bonds which it has been authorized to issue;
to provide for the construction of evees on the Mis-
siseipr river. .Cragns amendment to the bill for
the construction of six sloops of "ar llIihs ~ re
aggregate TONNAGE to TO- oo agreed to-. The
credentials of P B. s. Pinchback, Senator elect from
Louisiana, were presented.
HoUsECThe Committee on Appropriations
instructed to inquire into the value of existing tee
graph lines, the cost of their construction, and OF
the construction Of new lines The bll Tor the
admission of Colorado debated without action.
80. The session mainly occupied in debate upon
the bill for the revival of American commerce. No
action taken OF the bill.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22.-SENATE.-West( La.)
presented the credentials of MCMILLAN elected by the
McEnery Legislature to fill the unexpired Senatorial
term also the credentials of Ray, elected for the
same unexpired term by the Kellogg Legislature
The credentials of both were referred to the Com
mittee Credentials A substitute was reported
for Moctons bill for the distribution of the Gen2va
award Bills passed: Abolishing the franking
privilege; authorizing the construction of ten new
sloops-ofwar abolishing the grades of Admiral and
Rear Admiral of the Navy; authorizing the Score
| tary of the Interior to purchase from the Creek
Indians portion of the lands occupied by them.
1 Ames from the Committee on Finance, reported an
original hill establishing 81 So 651OO as the Custom
| House value Of the sovereign pound sterling OF
Great Britain, and the par of exchange The bill
|
tories indefinitely postponed.
HoUsE-After long debate, the bill for the estab-
lishment of a Commission of Commerce to pay
bounties to American shipbuilders was laid on the
| table A message was received from the President
vetoing the bill reducing the time in which new
trials NAV be granted application of the Govern
ment by the Court of Claims from ten years to SIX
months.
THURSDAY. Jan. 23.-SENATE.-The Finance
Committee reported adversely Coles bill to replace
national bank notes with United States Treasury
notes and slehorize part payment of custom dues IN
the latter The bill to fix the minimum price OF
public lands in the alternate sections reserved IN
railroad grants at $3.50 per acre was reported with
out amendment A bill appropriating S30,OO0 to
| defray expenses of the Committee on Elections in
the Kansas Louisiana and Arkansas was passed
An amendment to the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill, raising the pay OF Con-
gressmen s., 900, was tabled.
vestgation of the allegations that the Dubuque and
4 Sioux City railroad had been managed by Credit
Mobilier and to report what members of Congress
had been interested in that road was adopted. The
Central Pacific included in the resolution
The Vienna Exposition bill was amended by redue,
ing the appropriation from $500 600 to $780, 000 and
sent back to the Senate for concurrence.
FRIDAY. Jan. 24-SENATE.-A bill was intro
duced to authorize a pneumatic tube road from
New York to Chicago. AN amendment to the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
| bill was offered, directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to withhold all payments to any railroad
for any freight transportation to the amount OF
teEest on bonds issued to such company
substitute offered directing the President te
Pacific railroad to recover the amount of interest
paid on bonds issued them: Also; another substi
may be necessary for the recovery of said amount
taxing assan Sn tns or
HousE-The report Of the Committee on Elec
ed to ' the south Carolina
adopted
t SATURDAY, Jan. 25.-SENATE.-Not in ses