The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-03
F0RTY.SECOND CONGRESS-.

FRIpAy. Dec. -. SENATE. - Bills
passed: Appro, rating 100000 for the pur-
,hase OF add. ,aal gr~ aui for the Boston
Pos.offi.s site; pr.scribine he manner OF
.akiny .me-y 4 oa.sste1 sssctic1 49,
Bills introduced: Pomeroy. TO organize
tie Territory of OIlahama: Chandler. to en-.
courage immigration 10 the United STATES ana
providing for the comfort and protection OF
Immigrants The Boston Relief bill was
discussed and referred to tho Judiciary CON-
m'ttee-
a., the Postmaster General for information
touching the style. cost ard contract Tor the
proposed postal cards. The bill TO Reimburse
| william and Mary College. In Virginia Tor
property destroyed during the war came up.
| Shapks offered an amendment that the pay
menf be made conditional upon the college
being opened to coiored studerts. and thus
eucumbered was dcfeated-veas. So nays. l26.
MONDAY. Dec. l6--SENArE.-Bills in
troduced: Carpenter, in relation to taking
private property for public use; Pomeroy.
granting the night of way to the Kansas and
| Colorado railroad; also to extend the time fcr
payment by settlers on the Usage iands ~
kansas The Finance Committee reporter
an amendment to the Coinage and Mint bili
providing for the coinage OF . trade silver
dollar to weigh 4 20 grains Troy; half-dol.
lar of 1917 grammes weight. ard dimes and
half-dmes Of respectively ope-fifih and ono
tenth the weight Of the half-doiiar. The
resolution providing for the appointment OF .
committee of five on the question OF provid-
ing cheap TRANSPORTATION from the West to
the East was adopted; also, resolution IN
structing the Judiciary Committee to report As
to the powe; OF Congress TO regulate railway
fares aud freights under tie clause OK the
| Constitute empowering s5em 10 Regulate
| comme.ce be -ween the states.
HoUsE.-A resolution was p-ssedfll5 TO ~
. | declaring . be the sense of Congress that
the names o. ba..les fou lat during the late
rebellion shodld not be obliteratcd from the
7 army register o erased from regimertai haTs.
, Bills introduc ID: Stevenson. to accep'
the Louisville and Portland canal. and red zee
the tolls: Hawlev (ill. }, 70. horse railroad or
Rock Is nd ard is bidges. Merriam. au
[ thori-i1y free banking also. restricting post
Office advertisements to papers printed IN ths
district where the service Is required: Co'
. IN. w. for resumption OF specie payment
: MYERS tra J, repeating the law requiring double
rates O, DO. age on matter no. fully prepaid
Drake Vs) repeating the tx on tobacco
Q also, authorizing practicinu physicians to Inn
mort medical books for their own use free O
= duty: Farwe'l QIl.), for further refunding o
the public debt; Tafe. for . bridge acros
o the Missouri river at Sioux City,. Bill
pass L: Authorizing the transportation
a through the mails Of seeds. cuttings, etc, .
the -ate Of two cents for every four ounce
. weight packages not to exceed four pounds
b extending for six months tire time forth com
/. plet,on Of the WInona and st. Peter railroad
The proposed amendment to TIE Const
= tuition making naturalized citizens eligible Z
y the Presidency was rejected. "A reeoiuno
!. WAS passed iostructing the Judiciary Commit
|. tee to rcpois what legislation i- necessary {
prevent such condition Of Affairs as exists ]
Louisiana. Alabama and Arkansas. and
guarantee to each State . republican form 9
government.
!. TUESDAY, Dec. l7.-SENATE.-Rice
a resolution reciting alleged Administrator
frauds in the Arkansas elections, and calm
"a for q committee to go there and take test
!. mopy. was tabled. The Vice President pr
. sented the House resolution against strikin
u from the army register the names OF battle
of the rebellion. sumner objected, and
, went over. The French Spoiiation Claim
bill came up, and was discussed without y
ton.
1T HousE.-Brooks On. Y.) obtained the no'
on questian Of privilege, and denounced u
statements OF McComb before the Cred
Mobilicr Committee that he (Brooks) had .
d. ceptel stock for his official influence. etc.
IN The bill providing for commission to inve
j. tigate depredations on the Texas border VI
referred to the Appropriation Committee;.
= The bill determining the San Juan bounda
l, line. as decided by the Emperor OF German
m vas passed. The bill appropriaiing stvO.0
- for American exhibitors at Vienna was u
. cussed without action.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. lS-SESATE.-St
K, venson (Ky.) formally announced the dea