The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-20
CONFESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONFESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SATURDAYb. 7.-Sendte.--Not in session
HoHse.-Thision of the House was for debate
only, and ner of speeches were delivered. No
business wasisacted.
MONDAY, 9.-Senate ate-Boutwell intro
duced bill atiatory of the National Currency
act. The billtains two sections, one prohibiting
national banlom paying or receiving interest on
deposi:s, ane other requiring national banks
to keep 10 pent. OF their reserve nj home. -.
ramsey preed petition for the i'm
provenent Oe Red River of the North -.
Wright preseIG joint resolution of the Legislature
of Iowa prg for the passage Of the House
bill in relatiorhe Des Moines river land grant.
-. The BanPtcy act occupied the attention OF
the Senate du the afternoon. Thnrman's amend
ment abolishihe office Of Register in Bankruptcy
was rejectedaher amendments were offered,
pending which Senate adjourned.
HOuse.-Blhtroduced: by Sawyer, 10 issue
92 per cent? the circulation to national
banks, ipste,of 30 per cent; by Dawes,
fixing the rat letter postage at two cents; by
White, for RECONSTRUCTION of the Atlantic and
Great Westernal by the Endorsement Of bonds,
and issue of Cency notes to an amount not ex
cecding 5000; by Stone !; for the construction
of the st. Phi.anal by Smith (S. C.), repeating
'hf Esut TAX On NulhAy anu
Dawes introcd concurrent resolution for a
sine de adjouient on May Is. A motion to table
the resolutions lost and 1t was referred to the
Ways aud Mo Committee. "a resolution Tas
then adopted taringit is the sense OF the House
that there shae no adjournment until action IL
taken upon thrrency aud transportation ques-
tions and theasures of governmental economy
and reform wo have been introduced. -. ON mo-
ton of Smith io) the rules were suspended and
resolution addd Q2O to ny declaring II within
the constitutil power of Congress to regulate
commerce by roads among the several States.
TUESDAY, b. 10.-!Sndte.-Gordon intro
duced bill remove the political disabilities Of
Raphael Semi of Alabama. A resolution was
adopted requsg the Secretary Of the Treasury to
inform The See what time will be required, after
the resumptiDf specie payment, TO enable the
niints Of the ated States TO manufacture enough
silver coin tcSlace the fractional currency. A
favorable reroTas made by the Foreign Relations
Committee uIfthe bill requesting the President TO
extend, in thame OF the United States, cor
dial invitation foreign governments 10 take part
in the Crnteal ESl osition At Philadtlphia. 80.
Gordon intrord = bill granting TO the Atlantic
sind Great Wvtn Canal Company currency notes
TO the extent So 0JO per mile for each section OF
10 miles Of ca;that shall be constructed. Jones
introduced a l;suthoriz'ng the coinage of twenty
cent silver plct Allison was appointed member
OF the Commit TO investigate affair Of the District
Of Columbia. he committee consists Of Boutwell,,
Thurman addison. The Bankruptcy bill came
up and the sAtc agreed to the melton Of Sepa-
tor Edmunds, at 10 make arrangements for set
Elements betRn creditors and n debtor valid they
must rcceiH ie signatures Of tvo-thTd- of the
number OrNditors, representing one-half the
amount ofebts. The bill was then passed by n
yute Of I3 Il.
HOrse.-e Lii authorizing persons TO write
their namand the contents Of all packages upon
the ou,sid4 any printed matter OF the third class
tsfst.- m a.. 90
form OF p1niatioE on the inside Of books, and
declares a no additional charge sha!l be
collected : matter heretofore fcnt 10y rea-
sou Of ,jitional writing thereon. Butler
rose To 'o-nal explanation In regard to publi-
cation III Ihttaspapers, and said tnat as 10 them
be could onlsy I" You lie, yilain. you lie r..
The ill rreabing new oath for rostmast"rs
Vas passed. The Pustoiiice Committee reported
adversely on e bill to provide for the public adj
dnaii lettings In newspapers pub
lished IN the hgrclsiona District where the routes
arc located hing the largest circulation in the dis
.rict o. Somdime was spen, in considering the
Army hill.
WEDSEsD, Feb. 11.-Snd'e.-Bayar
called mp his xolution asking the President to in
form the sens whether any army officer on duty
In South CorAa had been instrumental IN procur-
ing legisla;ioiD that State 10 compensate him for
fervice4 rended in the discharge of his duty, etc.,
and moved Il passage. Patterson objected, and II
spunse 10 a pollution in regard to the coinage Of
silver, nfOT the Senate that II VIII require four
years TO cOinlOugh silver TO replace the fractional
currency =. DC bill providing for the withdrawal
and redistritiou OF s 900 OJof national bank cur
rency came u M-rimon moved to substitute Si5,-
00, 900 for $780, 900. long debate followed. par
ticipated In Logan, Morton, Sherman, Ferry,
Morrill, aud .imunds, pending which the Senate
adjourned.
Houa.-Adll was passed extending to June !,
1875, the tinrwthin which settlers on the Cherokee
ands, in Kaias, may make proof Of settlement.
Giddings induced n hill for the removal Of the
Alabama, Cnchita, and Muscatlnc Indians from
Texas and Iuisiaua To the Greek Nation. IA bill
was passed lquiriDg that all private contracts or
agreements 18th Indians shall be subjected TO the
oflhe Interior Tor official examination,
otherwise tiy will be Illegal and void. bill
vas passed t"secIIre more efficient administration
II Indian ahirs." II makes provis!on for proli5-
ting fraudspon the Indians. -. The Army Appro-
briatiOn bii WAS discus sed, amended, aud hnaily
Dassed-l3ip lOi The Fertilization bill was uii-
Ter consideltion when the House adjourned.
THURsD6 Feb. 12.-Sendte. creden
ials of Harry and Pease, the newly-elected Sena-
ors from hlsas and Mississippi, were presented,
nd they wee sworn in. The bill for the redis-
o thc currency was before the Senate,
put no actio wss reached.
Ho,ise.--De following bills were passed: Att
horizng t sale at auction of the milii airy reserva
ration Of Fort Reynolds, Colorado Terri
ory; maing il the duty of the Secre-
AIRY OF Tar to cause frequent inquiries to
,c made irt the economy, proprieiy, and necessity
}. the disbsement of mone,s by disbursing officers
If the army governing leaves OF absence of army
,tficers ahorzing the Secretary Of War TO ascer-
ain the amunt of expenses incurred by the Terri
orial authrities In Dakota in the Indian war Ct
s62 Tn Fertilization bill WIS discussed and
inally pass@i . Several hours were devoted by tie
House. in Committee Of the Whole, to the discus
ion Of thdbili repealing the stamp tax on luc'fer
matches, DIVES alone making three hours speech.
FRIDAY, Feb. l3.-.Sndte. present
ID pe,ti signed by 63s citizens OF California,
skiing thaimeasures be adopted to "prevent the
vii of Chinese influx TO the country Morton
presented petition Of ex-soldiers Of Indiana ask
ng an equalization of bounty. :. The bill for the
of the currency was again discussed
" the Seute, without reaching u vote.
Hous.-5utler having withdrawn his objections,
he resolution calling on the Secretary OF the
Or information regarding the Sanborn
contracts vas adopted. The bill for ascertaining
he IossessuBtained by citizens Of Southern Oregon
nd Nortirrn California, by reason Of the Indian
lepredatidIs in 1872 and 1873 was passed.