The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-19

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10 the Judiciary c0mmitiee) James !, "'t'Ired
was elected Executive Clerk and H.. lung
sunderland Chaplain ofthe senate Mr. wpsien
aodress.d the senate IN favor OF the repeal on ,ha
ecutlNe session. Adjourned
In the House, ON the sih. a large n,,,nl
OF bills were introduced under the Monday. .,,,
Of states for bills Tor reference only Mr. ~
gley introduced and asked 10 put ON ia nasea,,.,
bil modifying the steamboat passenger act ~
allowing towbonis on the ONO aud Misslss is
rivers 70 carry 10 pounds OF steam pressure M.
stead OF 10 pounds. ON standard boiler, M
forty-tw inches diameter, with plates "A oi,.r
terof All inch IN thickness. He eXpiained ~
bill and stated that Il did not change M.
existing law, but only extended AZ A. NJ
law would expire by Limitation very som
Mr.. MAYNARD from the ,ommiftee Ga Ruiz. ~.
ported bill removing all dsAbilu,s impo.rl ~,
remaining ON any person hy the third SECTION n,
the fourteenth article of the Amcndmrnt, to fb'
Constitution, and substituting ior fhr ir1r
clad oath, the modified oath now admini.t RIA
% persons from whom disabilities had bsen -,
moved. Some little discussion onsu,d when n
resolution was passed 10 suspend the rules AMI
the bill was passed by vote OF iil to - Nj
,rN asked leave TO report preamble and rso-
luton recognizing Cuban bclliEercncy Od.
iecicd to. He then asked leave "a inlrodur.
the resolution Tor reference 10 the Commute
on Foreign Aaars; which was hIcwl.e
Its
select Committee on the salary question, r,porfs
cda bill repeating so much OF the salary nm ~
Increases the compensation of Vice President
speaker, senators, Representative and d.i.
gales 10 Congress. The second section revive.
and declares to bee In full force all acts r,lnf
INK 10 pay and allowance OF senators and Mem
beers that were repealed or superseded hv
The act OF Jd March, l~13 provided they shau
receive no mileage for coming ID or from ihr
present session, except actual individual
travelling expenses by the most direct route
a. II feut n .t...f
secretary OF the Treasury 10 cover into the treas.
n'y all sums that may remain untfawn or thar
have been received as increased COM en- .aton
and " Inch shall have, or may come into his nos,
session by the return thereof. Mtssrs Mason
and Jewett presented minority report and re-
commended n bill providing Tor the Immediate ~
duction OF All salaries where no constitutional
bar exists, anu reducing the Presidents salary
o. the original sum rs soon rs the present term
expires. AFTER "A lengthy discussion. IL was final
ly arranged that the matter should come up
tomorrow after The morning hour 10 the eXclu-
sion OF all other orders speeches Ia be limited
10 twenty minutes, and the motion 10 recom-
init being AL the while pending The
speaker laid before the House "A cnrumuntra.
ton from the Secretary OF the Navy asking far
increased appropriations r. ferfcd 10 the Com
mittee on Appropriations By resolution of the
Comnitiee on Elections, Mr.. >hanks oi Indiana
was declared entitled To the seat from the Ninth
District OF that state The House went into
Committee OF the hole, and soon alter ad-
juurned
In the senate. on the 9TH, the Nicc-PrcSident
gave notice that he would be absent several
weeks, and il would be necessary to eject Pres
ident pro tenn Bills were introduced-(b Mr..
Morrill, OF NerInonD for the resumption ol specie
payments and Tor free banking. 10 arm and equip
the whole body of militia In the United States N
conformity with the United states Army,
and appropriatng SjOU,O0p annually
for thai purpose. 10y Mr. Acorn
10 authorize the construction of leyees
on the Mississippi River This bill authorizes
the Chief Engineer OF the Army Ia have surveys
and drawings made A. soon rs practicable ilr the
location, design and execution of complete
system of leVees for the reclamation of the
Mississippi between Cairo and Belize, tie
cost OF the work 10 be betrayed by issuing
and selling L ; bonds from time 20 time
as may be necessary, not exceeding ihiny-siN
millions IN currency The States benefited
are TO cede 10 the United states all the swamps
and oVeriows a lands within their limits, and al
so other lands embraced within the base OF said
levecs. tax on various drainage districts is 10
be- levied for mantaing the lcyecs ia repair
The levccs are TO be the property oi the United
States The Vice. President appointed Mr. AZ
corn a member OF the Committee on Mines and
Mining, 10 MI the vacancy on that committee
Adjourned.
In the House. on me 9th. Mr.. Dawes from
the Committee on Ways and Means reported
bill 10 provide for the redemption Of the loan OF
lo5s. Itdiners somewhat from like bin passed
BY the senate. Several amendments were in-
tFohncsd, and IL was finally passed The House
then proceeded 10 a discussion ofihe salary quts-
ton, but without coming TO a vote adjourned