The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-08
Congress i'm Brief
From the Courier-JOurnal.

From the Courier-Journal
MONDAY, Jan. 2O.-The Senate Or
dered the Attorney General to report
the proceedings of the Department OF
Justice for the years 1872 and 1878. The
Judiciary Committee reported 4 bill re-
| pealing the bankrupt laws after 1st OF
July next. The Secretary Of the Treas
ury was asked to report the condition
of the customs service. The House
| amendment to the bill fixing the time
| for the annual session of the Supreme
Court was cOncurred in by the Senate.
| The House ordered payment of the eX-
penses of contestants gaining their
seats, and authorized the Committee on
Commerce to report on the 18th Feb
ruary a bill relating to lines of internal
water communication. A bill was
passed to pay the Southern census
takers of 1860. The House refused ga
to 76, not twO-thirds) to recall from the
Senate the bill granting part OF Goat
Island to the Central Pacific railway.
The officers and crew Of the revenue
steamer MOccaSin were thanked for
rescuing 40 lives and II dead bodies
from the wreck of the Metis last sum
mer. A bill passed repeating the bank
rupt act entirely.
TUESDAY, Jan. 21.-The Senate passed
bills for the protection of owners of
saw-mills on the Mississippi river; for
Nashville, Tenn. for the sale of part of
the Fort Gratiot (Mich.) reservation; to
enable the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs to purchase certain improve
mentS on the Mes PCrCe reservation of
Idaho. The credentials of 2. B. S.
Pinchback, Senator elect from LOuisi-
ana, were presented. The House passed
a bill authorizing settlers upon timbered
lands to enter forty acres OF timbcred
lands for every N hundred and sixty
acres Of untimbercd lands, at 81 IS per
acre. The Committee on ApprOpria-
lions was instructed to inquire into the
value of the existing telegraph lines,
and the cost of new ones. The Mill
tary Committee was instructed to in
quire as to legislation cQualizing the
pay of retired army officers. The Com
mittee OH Elections reported that
Niblack (Dem.) is entitled to the seat
from Florida, which has been held by
Walls (col., Rep.) nearly two years.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22.-The Senate
passed the House bill abOlishing the
rank of admiral and vice admiral in the
Navy the amendatory Texas and Paci-
tc railway bill; a bill to authorize the
purchase of part of the Creek Indian
lands, and the House resolution Of
thanks to the officers and men of the
Messrs. Ray and McMillen, con-
testing aspirants for the seat vacated
by Kellogg, of Louisiana, were pre-
sented. The House bill for the con
struction of six Steamships of war was
amended by making the number ten,
and passed. Several pension bills
passed. The bill providing for woman
suffrage in the Territories was killed.
A bill was passed abolishing the frank
ing privilege, after the LIST of July next.
The House passed bills amending the
shipping commissioners act; appropriate
ing S113,50O deficiency expenses Of the
Commission on American and British
claims; in reference to the Walla Walla
and Columbia-river railroad. The
bill for bOunties to American shiD-buil-
ders was killed. The Senate amend
!, ment to the Nashville post-Office bill
-. was cOncurred in. The President We
toes the act reducing from two years to
{ six months the time within which the
United States may move for q new
r trial in cases in the Court of Claims.
THURSDAY, Jan. 23.-The Senate passed
: q bill appropriating $4,000 to pay the
expenses of investigating the elections
l in Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Committee on the Library was in
. structed to inquire into the prOpriety OF
s c~Ondensing and publishing the debates
of the Thirty-seVenth and Thirty-eighth
Congresses 1851 to 1869. The House
Dassed the consolidated diplomatic ap-
preparation bill, and refused to concur
in the Senate amendment to the Vienna
' Exposition bill, increasing the appr0,
Driation to 100000. Poland's Credit
8 Mobilier Committee was ordered to in.
. clude in the range of investigation the
. Central Pacific railway and the Dubuque
and Sioux City railroad. A bill passed
relieving from taxation all alcohol useC
g for scientific purposes.
Il FRIDAY, Jan. 24.-The Senate ap
= pointed Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode Island
= Vice-President pro tempOre. A bill wa
s introduced for a pneumatic-tube rOa(
p from New York to Chicago: The Legis
priatiof bill was debated. The HOUSE
passed some bills relating to the Dis
e trict of Columbia. and declared the sea
t of DeLarge fr0m the Second SOutl
Carolina district) vacant.
> SATURDAY, Jan. 25.-The Senate wa
o not in session. The House requested
the President to furnish information
u concerning the occupation by British
e subjects of land in San Juan Islan(
or other islands acquired under the re
u cent award, and whether any legisla
ton on the subject is necessary. MI
~ Sargent (Rep., CALI presented aminOri
ty report in the matter OF the Sutrt
Tunnel, which was ordered printed
e Mr.. Garfield (Rep., Ohio, from tn
IL Committee on Appropriations, reported
- a bill appropriating $5OO,OO0 for the pur
chase Of ground additional to the sit
of the Boston pOst-office. This was re
ferred on the objection of Mr.. Ker
CDem., Ind.) to the Committee of tn
Whole. A bill was passed prOvidin.
II for district and circuit courts of tn
Il United States at Wilkesharre, Pa.
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