Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-30
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Jan. 14.-SBNATE.-Bills passed /:
To amend the National Currency act; lit allows
National Banks to loan ten per cent upon their sur
plus profits well upon their original capital y
the Agricultural and Industrial Arts College bill
Memorials of soldiers presented urging the pas
sage of the House bill granting $50 acres Of land to
honorably discharged soldiers. 1t is said the bill
would require 120, 000,0 acres of land The IN
dietary Committee directed to inquire into the
power of Congress over the subject Of railroads be-
tween the States.
HoUsE.--A bill was passed extending the time for
the completion of ths Portage Lake and Lake Su-
perior ship canal The House then went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill. The pending oues-
ton was the amendment offered by Randall to re-
peal the 9th section Of the Army Appropriation bill
of 1871 which requires the Secretary of the Treasury
to continue to pay the Pacific railroads in rnonsy
one-haf of the amount due them for TRANSPORTATION
and not withhold all of it for interest due the Gov
| eminent on the second mortgage bonds. After a
long and spirited debate the amendment was adopt
ed by vote of sc to rs.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15.-SKNATE.-B;lls intro
duced: To amend the patent and copyright laws ;
to authorize the Secretary of War to settle claims
the Government against Southern railroad compa-
nies to require National Banks to restore their capt.
tai.
HoUsE.-The Postofice Appropriation bill re-
ported. 1t approprates S32 500 600 including $780,
600 increased compensation 10 railroads, giving the
Postmaster General authority to adjust the compe-
saton A bill passed relieving State insurance com
panies from operation of the National Bankrupt act
where proceedings in bankruptcy taken i'll State
COURTS under State laws. resolution adopted
for the appointment of special Credit Mobilier COM
mittee to inquire whether moneys were paid Con-
gressmen as counsel or were paid or solicited from
the Union Pacific Credit Mobiier to aid the cleo
! ton of Congressman. The Army Appropriation
bill taken up, and the amendment to the sth
ton of the act of 1871 in reference to payments
transportation to the Pacific roads, agreed to-
| THURSDAY, Jan. 16.-SENATE.--Logan intro
duced a bill authorizing the erection of monument
to the memory of the soldiers buried at Salisbury
N. c.. The bill passed approprtating $780, O0l
for the representation of this country at the Vienna
! Exposition. Sherman called up Buckingha
bill for the resumption of specie payment, offering
a substitute therefor, which was ordered printed
House bill Incorporating the Loomis Aerial Tele-
| graph Company was passed. Morton's resolution
instructng the Committee Elections to inquire
whether there is a legal Government in Louisiana
and if SO, by whom constituted, adopted.
| HoUsR.-The House debated, without action, the
bill for the admission of Colorado The bill Gre
ating the Territory of Oklahama hlled-93 tc
to As :. The Senates amendments to the Agricultu.
raj College bill were concurred in, and the bill
passed.
FRIDAY, Jan. 17.-SENATE.-The Vienna Elk
position bill passed. J.. Morton called up hi
resolution instructing the Committee on Elections
to inquire into the defects of the electoral system
and spoke at length in favor of the election of Pres
ident by direct vote Of the people The Mint and
! Coinage bill was passed.
| HoUsE.-A number of private bills were passed
80. The Sc uate bill confirming the title of the Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and Chicago, Rock Island ant
Pacific to certain lands in Iowa was taken up.
motion to lay on the table lost. No furthe
action taken on the BILL
SATURDAY, Jan. 18.-SENATE.-The Senate
| was not in session.
| HousE.-A bill was passed to revise the pension
laws :. A large number of bills of a private char
| acter were disposed of The bill to quiet lane
titles in Iowa was passed.
MONDAY, Jan. 20.-SENATE.-T majority o
the Judiciary Committee reported a bill repeating
the Bankrupt Act, to take effect July l, the repea
not to affect any proceedings in bankruptcy com
menced before that date Bills introduced: Fix
ing the minimum price of the alternate sections re
| served by the Government, where land grants ar
made to railroads, Ut $3.50 per acre. presumption
amendment to the bill king the date of opening
| annual session of the Supreme Court concurret
in. Carpenter, from the Judiciary Committee
| submitted majority report adverse to the Bostol
Relief bill-Edmunds, for himself, submitting
minority report favoring the bill.
HoUsR.-Blls introduced: To repeal the tax Of
deposits in savings banks; repeating the duty OF
liquorice used in the manufacture OF tobacco; t
punish pretended counterfeiters Of United State
currency; to prohibit the promotion in the army o
any person who is addicted to the Incorporate us
of Intoxicating liquors or drugs. A bill was passe
to pay to census-takers in the Southern States fee
due for taking the census of 1850 "A bill was re
the Bankrupt act, when q substitute offere
and passed wholly repeating the Bankrupt act.
TUESDAY, Jan. 21.-SENATE.-Bills were in
troduced: Authorizing reference to the Court @
Claims of the claim of the book agents of the Methc
dist Church South; authorizing the Texas an
Pacific Railroad Company to make payable in lawfu
money bonds which it has been authorized to issue
to provide for the construction of levees the Mis-
sissippi river .Cragin's amendment to the bill fo
the construction of six sloops of war, limiting til
credentials of P. B. s. Pinchback, Senator elect froI
Louisiana, were presented.
HoUsE.-The Committee on Appropriations wer
instructed inquire into the value of existing telt
graph lines the cost of their construction, and
the construction of lines The bill for th
admission of Colorado was debated without actor
The session was mainly occupied debate upo
the bill for the revival of American commerce. n
action was taken on the bill.