The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

MONDAY, Jan. observation-disclosures oHered
a resolution directing the Committee on Elections
to inquire into the election troubles OF louisiana
and Arkansas, with n view OF determining VINO
were chosen as Electors. MORTON ontpeu u ts NJ
the next session the most pIaetisab,e mS9e ol
choosing a President and xiee,Prssia sdn,e o. t an.
recting the Judiciary Committee TO inquire into
the eHpsdisnsy Of repeating st fhe N Ferrx in n2odfnePds
a bill to set apart a portion of the Island OF hacki-
mac as a National Park; u,v,ev my f~ /,
canal connecting the waters OF Lake Michigan and
the Illinois, Mississippi and Roek iivers; rafkea
three months pay; also, to pension the widows
and orphans of soldiers murdered in Missouri IN
entry; Hooper, providing for the convertibiiity
Of United States notes INTO coin after MAY i,
for n secret committee q five to inquire whether
any stockholders Of the Credit Mobiiier mold oonos
they obtaiaad them for . valuable consideration,
etc. Adopted. Smith On. " offered a resolution
for the erection of a monument at washington in
commemorative of the Geneva peace arbitration.
Rejected -. Sargent offered q resolution calling foI
ormat as to tho suitability OF the White
House for the Presidents official and family
residence. Adopted. "A resolution was Pas na
providing for the public sessions OF the Credit
Mobilier Investigating Committee.
TUESDAY. Jan. 7.-SESArE.-Bills intro
duced: BY Buckingham, to amend the National
Currency act so as to allow free banking, and pre-
yides that Unhed States bonds be counted in
making mn the legal reserve, and that banks may
redeem their notes in bonds Mt par with accrued
interest: il also provides for the redemption Of
Treasury notes in coin or with currency bonds
bearing 3Gj-10 per cent. coin interest, said bonds
to be payable on demand; by Anthony, for inn
p~rovemcnt OF overfiowed lands Of the Navy yard at
Brooklyn. =. .Frelibghuysen offered n joint resoiu-
ton proposing an amendment to the Constitution
providing for the settlement of contests MS TO the
election-of Presidential Electors by the supreme
Court t. of the United States. ..~Sherman's resolution
Of inquiry rs to the late elections in Louisiana and
Arkansas was adopted.
HousE.-The House Appropriation bill appTo-
priating $ls,sSt,I5, was reported and made the
specialorder for Saturday. 80. House went into Com
mittec Of the Whole on the General Appropriation
Bill. The Speaker announced the following select
committee on the Credit Mobilier and Union Pacific
railroad questions: Wilson Und.), Shellabarger,
Hoar, Swami and Slocum.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. S.-SENArE.-Blls were
passed for the erection Of public buildings at
Evansville, Ind, and Grand Rapids, Mich...-A
resolution was passed appropriating $4,000 TO de-
fray the expenses Of the investigation into the
Louisiana and Arkansas elections....A resolution
was passed instructing the Secretary Of the lutte
rior to furnish Information as to the Modoc Indian
troubles in Oregon.
HousE.-Bilis passed: To ~readju5t the west
crn boundary Of Dakota: to transfer 10 the
Territories the control Of the Territorial pent-
tentiaries. g. Butler introduced All amendment Ia
the Bankrupt act, excepting State corporations
from its operation. Sargent offered an amend
ment to the Executive Appropriation bill, incIeas-
Holman objected that the amendment was out OF
order, as 1t repealed n law. The Speaker oyerruled
the objection, but ON appeal to the House the ruling
was sustained, and the amendment was lost.