Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
CONGRESS-.


THURSDAY, May 21.-Sendte. intro
duced bill to establish the compensation of certain
customs officers and to regulate the customs service
The discussion of the Civil Rights bill resumed.
49,. The Postoffice and Pension Appropriation bills
were received from the House and referred.
H0ttse.-The House passed the bills making ap-
preparations for the Postofice and Pension Depart
ments. A bill passed--l6O to 54-admitting
New Mexico as State
FRIDAY, May 22.-Senate. from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported favorably
ON the House bill authorizing the President to issue
army rstions clothing to the destitute people
the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. Passed.
bill was passed sppropriating 1928 for the re-
lief of Vim. b, Thomas, late Collector at Phiadel-
phia, the amount having been embezzled by subor-
dinates. =. The Senate resumed consideration of
the Civil Rights BILL
House.-Lawrence, from the Committee on War
Claims, reported bill making appropriations for
the payment of the claims reported and allowed by
the Commissioners Of Claims under the act of
March 2, 1871. Passed. IA number of private
bills were passed, among them for the relief of
widows and orphans, etc of soldiers murdered by
the guerrillas at Centralia, Mo-, in 1864.
SATURDAY, May 23.-Sendte. session OF
Friday night was continued until 6:15 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning, the Civil Rights bill being under
discussion in Committee Of the Whole Sargents
amendment that the organization of separate
schools be not prevented, providing each class of
school received equal allowances from the school
fund, was lost-yess, 81; nays. 25. Gordon's
amendment to strike out of the first section the
clause granting to coored people equal privileges in
public schools, etc., was rejected-yeas IA nays, 80;
After one or two unimportant alterations the bill
was reported to the Senate, with the amendments,
read third time, and then passed-yeas 30 :.
nays, 16.
House.-A bill allowing bounty of S. 331, to SOL
diers in the late war; and another providing for the
gradual reduction of the army to nine cavalry
regiments, four artillery regiments and twenty in
fantry regiments, were referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
MONDAY, May 25.-Sendte Conkling pre-
scented the memorial of Mrs. Bella A. Lockwood, ask
ing the passage of an act declaring that woman,
otherwise qualified shall be debarred from practice
in the courts of the United States account OF sex
or color Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
Stewart introduced constitutional amendment
providing for compulsory education. Referred to
the Committee on Judiciary. .. Sargent introduced
bill to prevent hazIngs at the Naval Academy.
Referred Sargent, from the Committee of Con-
ference on the Naval Appropriation bill, called
up the report of that committee, and it was
agreed The Chair laid before the
Senate a resolution of the House announcing the
death of David Il. Meish, and inviting the Senate
to attend his funeral in the hall of the House
Tuesday, at p. The invitation was accepted
and the Senate adjourned.
House.-Bills introduced: by Speer, pro-
viding that a residence of three years shall
he sufficient TO entitle alien, being free
white person, to become a citizen, declaration
to be made one year before al mission !;
by Sheldon to refund the cotton tax: by Grassland
10 repeal the law which suspended pigment to
loyal masters for slaves drafted and we'd vol
unteers in military service; by Clemen declaring
corporations doing business in any State
subject to the State courts of hat State !;
IIowr Ia
sioners of the Mexican struck off Il disoya atty.
-. Tremain announced the death of Representa-
tive Mellish. and appropriate remarks were made
by Wood, Kelley, Lawre-ce, q. F. Hoar and Cox. A
committee was appointed to conduct the funeral
arrangements.
TUESDAY, May 26.-Seadte.-A communica-
ton from Rives & Bailey, making charges against
the official conduct of Congressional Printer Clspp,
was referred to the Printing Committee for in
vestigation The bill to provide for the better
protection of the frontier settlements of Texas
passed -. Ramsey introduced bill to provide
for the prepayment of postage on print
ed matter. The Deficiency bill, and the
States shall not be liable for any expense attending
the Exposition, were passed.
H0use.-In the lease, nearly the whole day was
consumed in the discussion of the report of the
Committee of Ways and Means in the Sanborn con-
tracts and in considering the Amendatory Tariff
bill
WEDNESDAY, May 27.-Sendte. were
passed to prevent hazing at the naval academies !;
to amend the act reducing internal taxation and
duties ON imports; and to revise and consolidate
the statutes of the United States in force Dec.
1873 . Pending the discussion Of the Alabama con-
tested election case the Senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
House.-The following bills were passed: Re-
pealing the law on which the Sanborn contracts
were based removing the political disabilities of
Raphael Semmes providing that the days work of
conductors and drivers on street cars in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall not exceed ten
hours; investing general conference.-the
with jurisdiction, concurrent with that OF State or
slaughter mayhem. rape, arson. robbery, burglary,
and assault aud battery; defining the civil rights
Of colored people in the Choctaw Nation; restrict
ing the choice Of juries in the United
States courts to persons who can read and write the
English language. A number of petitions asking
for woman suffrage, and the petition that the 18th
Of April abraham Lincolns birthday be declared
a national holiday, were reported adversely from
the committees to which they were referred. A
resolution passed providing for the appointment
Of committee If five TO investigate tie condition OF
affairs in Arkansas Tremaine. from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the Senate a-neRdmeDt
to the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law and moved
inconvenience and the appointment of a confer
committee. No action was taken on the mo-
ton An evening session was held to consider the
Tariff bill.
Spanish Life.
Spaniards usually keep their valua-