The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-15
XLIIId Congress-First Session.

In the Senate. on the S0th. the Civii-righis
bill being under consideration. Nj Sorwcod
made speech in opposition thereto. The bill
was then LAID aside 4 number Of private bills
werr passed
In the House. on the Soth. there wa =
three hours debate on the L0Gifville and Port
land Canal bill, which was finally passed The
Election Committee reported ia favor 81 zun0n
the sitting member from Utah. hut gave notice
o. a resolution. 10 be Introduced hereafter. re-
cling that Cannon, sitting member. 4 oF,@rly
living and cOhabiilng with 4 woman A. hl- wife
under the pretended sanction OF n system Of l.o-
lygamy. TO the great scandal and Disgrace 81 the
people and the Government Of the United states
and providing for the appointment Of a commit
tie 10 inquire into the matter and 10 rsconlrnsnt
such action as shall seem meet and proper Adj
i0urued.
In the Senate. on the 1t. the oath II Office
was administered 10 senator wAsbburn OF MAssA-
chuseffs be House bill authorizing the >ecre-
tary Of War to provide relief for the suI.rsrs iy
the Mississlppi InundAfiOn. and spprOpTiAiInE
to Monday
In the House. on the 1T. several local bills
were passed. after which the Indian Apyrot.riA-
ton bill Was considered in Committee Of the
Whole. Speeches on the general Indian question
and OF the policy - he pursued toward them,
were made by Messrs Hancock. Richmond
Knapp. Beck. Adams and shanks Ad-
burned.
Senate not in session on the %.
In the House. on the "a. the day was main
ly occupied by the consideration Of private bills
-. Mr.. Roberts from the Committee on WAYS
and Means reported an elaborate bill ~ zuend
the customs revenue laws and 20 abOlieh the
moieries Referred 10 the Committee Of To-
Whole Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 4th, Mr.. stewart in
troduced bin TO resume legislative control Of the
District Of Columbia. and provide for the govern
meLt thereof Referred % Committee Mr.
PeAee submitted resolution requesting the Houss
to return 10 the senate bill OF lAsi week ag4ro-
prating ninety thousand dollars Tor the relief ~
persons suffering from the overflow Of tn Missis-
spp. IN order that he might move 70 increase the
appropriation. lie had received 3 telegram iron
the Governor of Mississippi. stating that Al least
2l,Oo1 people We're suffering. and another from
the sheriff Of the county. stating that there wtfe
five thousand persons in want ~ brad there
Agreed 10 4 bill 20 revive and continue CIR
tain grants of land. heretofore made to tn
Territory and state Of Minnesota Il sid IN
the construction Of the several lines u the II
Paul and Pacific Railroad Company was tsas-.d
The supplementary Civil-rights Till va gh.n
taken np and discussed ~ some length Ad-
journed.
In the House. on the 4th. bills were intro
dnced and reierred-for the issue 81 additional
bank note circulation 70 the States and T.l riio-
ries having less circulation than ten dollars rer
capita OF population, and for the withdrawal 81
legal tender notes AZ rate o. TWENTY-FIVE mr.
cent. additional issue Of national bank notes
until outstanding legal tender noiss shall D.
reduced Ia say $50. ~. and prohibiting
NATIONAL banks from charging more than
Sln per cent. FOR Interest or discount:
to incorporate the Eastern and M.<tsrn Trans
portafion Company. 81 relieve Raphael Sernne<
from political disabilities; f-r the construct On
OF the rort II. Philip Canal In Louisiana. At 4
cost not exceeding the e~fimafes the yearly In
siailment not 10 eNcesi 81. 0so .oD. grAntinr All
IN TIE construction - a canai iron Rome. ca
70 Macon, and canal ,nnecrng the TeEnss-.s. (
and Cooss rivers. by guaranteeing the bor.s II
the counties. in the first csse not 20 ex-
coed twenty-fhree million doilars, ard in 4
the latter cas-. fourteen million dollars
Mr. Foster Of Ohio. from the JomT-,itfe. Mnys I
and Means, pr scented report on the Sanhorn 4
contracts Ordered printed and recDmmittsd 4
with leave ~ report AZ any time. THE commit \
lee recommends the psksage 81 a bii r.penlinx 4
the provisions 81 the act OF May :. L. 2 under \
which these contracts were made and directing
the revocation nnd annuim-nt Of al snch con- A
tracts, and proyidrs that TIE Cont % Claims 4
snail have no authority % consider Or decide II
upon any claims for DAMAGES hv reason 81 ~ \
diseonfinuance Of such con racts or for any
profits or Iierc' nia-cs und r them. Adjourned n
In the Senate. on the 5ih. there was some
discussion over the amended bill for n.akinx "a
for the relief a person. suTering
lrum ths svsrfaw of the Mississippi Mr. Az
rnrn said that care shumli H.. taken ~ dssrilsls
his 81 "A and clothing jniiciously tie referred
(" t'.l"sran stating that negroe. aronnd Mem
phis werr now declining 10 work. alleging that
M 1oNernIn' NJ of the United states wAs gong