Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
TUESDAY, Jan. 28.-SENATE.-A motion to
appoint committee to investigate the charges cir
culated against the Vice-President in connection
with the Credit Mobier, which was offered at his
request lost, only one Senator the mover, vot-
ing in the affirmative. The House amendment to
the bill providing for representation of the United
States at the Vienna Exposition was concurred in
The bill to pay japan for grounds in that
try occupied by our Government for hospital pur-
poses passed. The amendment to the Legie-
lative Appropriation bill, providing that no judg-
ment of the Court of Claims shall be paid except
persons whose loyalty is proved, was agreed to-
Sherman's amendment raising the salaries of As
sistant Secretary, Solicitor, Register and Supervs-
ing Architect of the Treasury Department Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioners of
Patents, of Indian Affairs, of Commerce, of Agri-
culture, of Pensions, and of the General Land
Office, Auditor of the Treasury and Assistant Post
master-General and of the Superintendent of the
Money Order Department and Foreign Mails, to
81, 600 each per year, was adopted. An amendment
to raise the salaries of Congressman to ST. 600 was
tabled.
HoUsE.-The session mainly occupied in de-
bate the bill for the admission of Colorado which
did not come to vote.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 29.-SENATE.-A motion
to reconsider Sherman's amendment to the Legis-
lative Appropriation BILL increasing the salaries of
Assistant Secretaries, etc., was lost. motion to
strike out of the bill $4,000 appropriated for extra
the force in the Postofice was agreed to.
HoUsE.-The bill for the admission of Colorado
laid the table by vote of 1G7 to 81. In the
Florida contested election the committee re-
ported that Niblack was entitled to the seat The
report agreed to-. report was received from
the Credit Mobilier Committee that j. B. Stewart,
of Washington, refused to answer questions put,
the ground that the answers would call out conf
dental communications between counsel and Client
| which were privileged. The committee moved for
order that the Sergeant-at-Arms take Stewart
into custody, subject to further order of the House
An amendment to have Stewart brought forthwith
before the House to show cause why he should not
be committed to answer for contempt was agreed to-
and the resolution as amended adopted.
| THURSDAY, Jan. 30.-SENATE.-Th bill ex-
emrting mineral lands in Michigan Wisconsin and
Minnesota from the operation of the act to promote
! the mineral resources of the United States was
| passed .MOrrills amendment to the Legislative
Appropriation act, prohibiting payment, unless by
special act of Congress, of judgments of the Court
OF Claims to claimants whose loyalty during khe re-
oelllon had not been proved reconsidere6 the
! Morrill, amendment was then agreed to, and the
| Legislative Appropriation act passed.
! HousE.-A bill restoring to the pension rolls the
names of soldiers of the of 1872, stricken off
because of their aiding the rebellion was passed
Stewart, the witness before the Credit Mobilier
Committee, who refused TO questions, was
| brought to the bar by the Sergeant-at-Arms and
heard in defense. He claimed the privilege as coun-
| sci exempted him from obligation to answer A
resolution then adopted that his answer was in
/
resolution offered providing for the retention
of Stewart in custody of the until
he shall have appeared before the committee and
answered all proper questions. substitute order
ing him to be committed to the jail of the District
and kept in close confinement until released by
purging himself of his contempt by answering the
question by order of the House was rejected and
the original resolution was adopted.
FRIDAY, Jan. -SENATE.-A bill was in
troduced authorizing the Northern Pacific railroad
| 10 brid f,aC riv
joint resolution proposing constitutional amend
lnent for the election of Senators by direct OF
| the people The bill for subsidy for Webbs
Australian line OF steamships discussed, but nc
action was taken on it....A message was received
from the President vetoing the bill for the relief Of
| the University of East Tennessee.
| HoUsE.-The whole session was occupied in dis
posing of private bills.
SATURDAY, Feb. 1.-SENArE.-Not in session.
EoUsE.-The subcommittee of the select commit
tee the condition of the Pacific railroad and Cred
it Mobier authorized to take testimony in Phil
adelphia New York and Boston. A bill was passed
" to secure efficient administration OF Indial
| affairs
MONDAY, Feb. 3.-SENATE.-Mr. Wright pre-
sented the joint resolutions of the Legislature O
Iowa, asking for the passage of bill to relieve thu
people from oppressive railroad freight charges
Messrs. Cragin, Morrill, NIaine), and Bayard wer,
| appointed committee of conference on the bill
providing for six sloops-of war The bill for sub
sidy for Australian Cyebb's) steamship line was
laid on the table i. The third section of Bucking
| hams banking bill was amended to provid,
that after January, 1874, national banks shall re
deem their notes i'll coin or in United States lega
tenders. No action taken on the bill.
| HoUsE-A resolution declaring it nexpedient t.
grant any part of Goat Island, in San Francisco
Bay, to the Pacific railroad passed. A bill wa
introduced for the establishment of board of tire
railroad commissioners, to report at the
the condition of all railroads that have received
| Government aid in lands or bonds. The Ways anC
Gus bills for refunding the cotton A motion t,
| suspend the rules to pass the bill of Hawley Ini
| Iiois) providing for the appointment of board O.
railroad commissioners, to collect information
rates for freight and passenger traffic the various
roads, and report whether the are unequal anC
| excessive, was lost-yeas, IS nays, SO.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4.-SENATE.- introduced
To raise the salaries of the President and Vice-Pres
ident to $4,000 and $4,000 respectively to author
ize the consolidation OF national banks A copy o.
the evidence taken in the Credit Mobilier nvestiga
| ton was received from the House. Mr.. Patterson
moved the appointment of select committee o
five, with power to send for persons and papers, t.
whom the matter should be referred, which wa
| agreed to.
| HoUsE.-The evidence taken before Poland's Cred
! it Mobiier committee was reported and ordered
printed. The bill for the payment of the Montan;
war claims passed
| N Enicndo of tho