Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-23
CONGRESS-.

exempting boats employed on canals and internal
waters of any State from payment of all customs
and other fees. The Commerce Committee re-
ported adversely the petition of citizens of In
diana and Kentucky for he passage of law COM
pelling bridges the Ohio river to be construct
ed with 4OO-feet span, and 16O-feet pivot draw,
and recommended that the committee be dis
charged from their further consideration. So or
dered. Pending discussion of Stewards Terri
torial Railroad bill THE Senate adjourned.
House.-The House had a most exciting time on
the finance question. Butler rose and stated his
purpose in moving to 60 the Speakers table. He
wanted relieve the country of present uncer-
tainty by taking up and passing the Senate Cur
rency bill. Cobb asked Butler whether he favored
the free banking provisions Of the House Free
Banking bill. Butler replied that he in favor
of some system of free banking. He then
directly intimated that the President would not
veto the Senate bill. Speaker Blaine called Butler
TO order, and said that under circumstances had
gentleman the right to refer to what the President
might do. 1t was grossly in violation of the rules
of decorum. Butler said that he had mentioned
the fact from public considerations only, and
because the subject noticed in the newspapers.
For this latter fact he begged pardon, and he had
referred only to veto in negative sense. Sunset
Cox said that now that Butler had made positive
statement, he demanded his authority for such
an extraordinary statement. Butler then, In
great heat, said that he had not said that
the President would not veto the bill.
Great confusion followed, in the midst of
winch, ABOVE the tumult ana noise OF the QUICK
gavel, Speaker Blaine's voice heard, stating
that such a discussion could not be al
lowed. Hale, of New York, asked if Butler con-
s st the Senate bill, simply an entering wedge
referred to Judge Hoar's speech yesterday, which
referred to the past action Of the President.
Speaker Blaine said that was a very different mat
ter. Hoar had referred to public documents.
Butler had indicated a possible future act.
Judge Hoar rose Indignantly and said
that Butler had spoken directly of Presi-
,f.1 ax,Il h. h,I
pleted act. He trusted that he had better appre-
citation Of public dignity than to commit act
such as that of which Butler guilty. Butler
returned that he had had no consultation with the
not to talk with him on such subjects. He
feared that the President would differ with him,
consider the vote by which the House bill post
pored resulted in o tie. The Speaker gave the
casting vote, and voted no. The vote by which the
Free Banking bill was yesterday postponed to Tues
day then reconsidered-l26 to 100. The Mitchell
amendment which provides that in the event of an
increase Of national bank notes beyond 1854 900,
the legs-tender notes shall be retired and caceled
until this amount is reduced $500 100 was then
voted down-79 to 100, as was also Farwells amend
ment in relation to the sinking fund, and Merri-
ANS substitute providing for the re0uction Of cir
culation at the option Of national banks. The rec
ton which allows banks without circulation to be
organized and the section which provides for the
issu of $4,000 600 of gold notes substitute for
like amount Of legal-tenders, were stricken out.
ceedingly close vote. without taking further &C
ton the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, April 11.-Senate.-No in ses-
sion.
House-The contested seat frem Kentucky was
awarded to Young, the sitting member. The bill
passed permitting aliens, after six months resi-
dence, to act pilots and engineers. The strug
gle on the financial question long, weari-
some and fruitless. large number of
amendments were voted down, including Becks
proposition authorizing the issue of $4O0, 600 900
legal-tenders the retirement of the national bank
notes and the substitution therefor of Treasury
notes and 3.65 convertible bonds. The Speaker
was almost unanimously sustained on a ruling that
members who are directly interested in national
banks had right to vote on the Free Banking bill.
MONDAY, April 13.-Senate. sub
mitted amendment to Carpenters bill provid-
ing for a new election in Louisiana. In its pre-
amble it sets forth that NcEnery is the Legally
elected Governor, and requests the President to
issue his proclamation recognizing him as such....
Chandler was excused from service on the
Committee on Mines and Mining, and Jones substi-
tuted in his place . A long debate ensued on the
bill authorizing new election in louisiana without
reaching q vote. - The bill providing for the in
corporation and regulation Of railroads in the Ter
ritories was passed also the House bill author
izing aliens to become pilots and engineers.
Housc.-The following bills were introduced:
relative to rates of freight and passengers Pacific
railroads; for the construction Of a ship canal
from the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico;
for improving navigation at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river. The rules were suspended and the
bill for the free exchange of newspapers be-
tween publishers, and the free transmission of
newspapers by mail within the county of their
publication, was passed by vote Of 178 to H..
The bill for the transmission By mail of all seeds,
cuttings and plants sent by the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture was not SO lucky. mo
ton to pass it under suspension Of the rules
was lost. motion directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to defer operations all public
buildings authorized and not begun alec failed to
pass under q suspension of the rules Stone
moved to suspend the rules aud adopt the resolu-
ton recitng gross abuses and Irregularities in the
letting of mail contracts, and providing for the in
vestigation thereof. After long and angry dis
cussion the resolution referred to the Postofce
Committee.
TUESDAY, April IA Senate Summers
Civil Rights bill with amendmentl and the bill
10 provide for the payment of the bonds of the
Louisville and Portland canal were reported from
the Committees and placed on the calender. Car
penter called up his Louisiana bill, which dis
cussed without action. Ingalls, introduced bill
to regulate bids for Indian supplies.
House.-ln the House q hnal disposition OF the
finance question was made by the passage Of May