Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the House, on the 1st, bill was
passed to secure more efficient administration OF
Indian affairs. "A sub committee of the select
committee on the condition Of the Pacific Rail
road and Credit Moblier was authorized TO take
testimony in Philadelphia, New York and bos-
ton E. The bill for the payment or expenses IN
Cured in the suppression of Indian hostliitles IN
Montana in 1867, according to the examination
and report of the Inspector-General, James A.
| Hardie, was debated in Committee of the Whole
and reported to the House.
In the Senate, on the Sd, petitions were
presented from leading business men of New York
against the repeal of the Banking law. Joint
resolutions of the Legislature of Iowa were pre-
scented asking for the passage of bill to relieve
the people from oppressive railroad freight
charges, and also to favor liberal appropriations
for the Improvement of navigation of the
Mississippi, Wisconsin and Fox Rivers.
IA bill was introduced-to divide Ohio into
three Judicial Districts, and for other purposes
The Webb Australian Steamship bill was tabled
SO to 81 The substitute reported from the
Committee ON Finance for the buckingham Bank
ing bill, was taken up, and, after debate, an
amendment was agreed TO, making it mandatory
upon all banking associations, on and after
January 1874, to redeem their notes at such local
tiles as are or may be hereafter designated by
law, either in coin or United States legal-tender
DOteS.
In the House, on the Sd, among the
bills introduced were-for day of National
Thanksgiving; recommending the President to
communicate with foreign governments with a
view to protecting non combatants, 10 secure
compliance with civilized warfare encourage
emancipation, and promote peace between Guba
and Spain; granting right of way through the
public lands to the Kansas 4 Colorado Company,
and TO the Atchison, Topeka n Santa re Railroad
Company: for removal of disabilities
from all citizens of the United states; for Board
of three Commissioners to inquire and report at
the next regular session of Congress the condtlon
of all the railroads that have received ald In iand
and bonds "A resolution was adopted declaring
it to be the opinion of the House that is not wise
part of Goat island San Francisco, shall be coded
for rail- cad purposes - The Dill TO QlVlde the
State of Ohio into three Judicial Districts was
passed.
In the Senate, on the 4th, bills were
introduced-rais the salary of the President of
the United States to $4,000 and that of the Vice
President to $1,000; TO authorize the consolida-
ton of tive or more National Banks. The con-
sideratOn of the Finance Commlttees substitute
for BuCkinghams Banking bill was resumed, and
amendments were offered and rejectcd... A mes
"a oe was received from the House transmitting a
copy of testimony taken in the Credit Mobller
Investigation, and motion was agreed 10 Tor
Select Committee of five TO consider the matters
in the testimony relating to the members OF the
Senate, with power 10 send for persons ana
papers 49, -,
In the House, on the 4th, Mr.. Poland,
of the Credit Mober Investigation Committee,
presented the evidence taken, and it was ordered
printed and resolution was adopted that the evi
dence affecting members of the Senate be referred
to that body The Conference Committee on the
| Indian Appropriation bill, made report, which
was adopted. The bill for the payment Of the
| Montana war claim was passed.
Inthe Senate, on the 9Th, petitions were
| presented, amongst them several for and against
| the repeal of the Bankrupt law. Conference re-
| do md n he
/ Appropriation bill and on the bill for the con
| structiOn of six soops of r....A bill was
introduced to extend the time for filing claims for
additional bounty under the act OF July, 1866.
| Messrs Morrill,, of Maine, Scott, Wright, of Iowa
| Stockton and Stevenson were appointed by Mr.
| Anthony, President pro tam, to investigate the
charges against Senators made in the Credit
| Mobilier investigation. The Finance bill re-
| ported by Mr.. Sherman was further considered
| and laid on the table-29 to ~
In the House, on the 9Th, bill was
| passed-repeaing the provision of the act of the
| 4th of July, which prohibits the allowance of pen
sion claims, unless prosecuted to a successful
| Issue within five years from the date of being
filed, and allowing claims so barred to be granted
| and allowed within two years from the passage oil
this act upon satisfactory parol evidence. The
Post Office Appropriation bill, appropriating 1872,
SOB 167, was considered in Committee of the
| Whole.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
passed-to transfer certain power with reference
to the Territories to the Secretary of the Interior
to confer Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims tt
determine the suit of Carondeet US. The United
States; Diplomatic and Consular and the FORTH
| cation Appropriation bills; the Vienna Exposition
bill. with an amendment providing that not more
than $4,000 shall be paid for salaries, nor more
than 5000 to any one person 4 motion
| was entered te reconsider the vote by which the
! Specie Payment bill was rejected the 5th
Messrs. Stevenson and stockton requested to bt
excused from serving on the Special Committee
| to consider the testimony sent from the House
| duplicating certain Senators, which request wa:
refused. The bill 10 establish an iron ship build
ing yard the waters falling into the Atlantic
and another the Mississippi, one of its tribG
taries, was taken up and debated.
IN the House, on the 9Th, bills were
passed-removing the political disabilities oil
propriating $4,000 to defray the expenses of the
Investigations with reference to the elections il
Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas; Post Office APP
preparation bill, one provision OF which is for let
ter-carriers for all places having population Of
10000 within Post Office delivery =. The Confer
ence Committee on the bill to amend the Bank
agreeing with the Senate bill, with
| few amendments. "A report from the
Conference Committee on the bill for constructing
| steam slOops-of war was adopted agreeing to the
construction of eight such vessels, at cost not
| exceeding $ 100000 Resolutions were adopted
to pay c. c. Bowen. contestant of the seat OF
| De Large, from South Carolna-both having been
| excluded from seat-S1 500 in full for expenses
| authorizing the Select Committee on the Union
| Pacific Railroad and Credit Moblier--the Wilson
| Committee-to consider and act on the testimony
taken before the Poland Committee
In the Senate, On the Eth, a remon.
STRANGE of New York business men against the re
peal Of the Bankrupt law was presented A bill
was introduced and referred authorizing an ire
| vocable deposit of money in the United States
Treasury, and the payment of five per cent. inter
est thereon for charitable or educational purposes
| 80. Several bills were reported from committees
| THE bill for the distribution of the Geneya
award was debated Adjourned to the 10TH
In the House, on the 18th, after the dis
posal of few private bills, the Military Appronri
alton bill, appropriating s3495 ST. was considered
in Committee of the Whole, reported to the House
| and passed.