The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

! In the senate, on the oath, a petition
Of citizens of Indiana and Kentucky was pre-
sented asking that the law. of congress reIa-
| tive to bridges over the Ohio river be amen
/ ded 80 as to require that bridges over that
1 river shall have 400 feet spans and a draw Of
! 100 feet. At the expiration of tha morning
hour the senate laid aside informally. the
bill to eq alize the currency, and took up the
new financial bill reported by M. Sherman
from the committee on finance. The provis-
ions of the bill were explained by Mr. Sher-
man, and the discussion thereon continued
till the hour OF adjournment
In the house, on the oath, the Geor-
gia contested election case came up, AID, after
/ three hours discussion, the minority resolu-
ton that Rawls, the sitting member. was en-
/ titled to his seat. was rejected-77 to I33Iand
| the majority resolu ton. declaring Sloan, the
/ contestant. entitled to the seat, was adopted
/ bv 135 to IA memorial was presented
from werkingmen OF New York, signed by
/ 20. 900 persons. in favor of an eight-hour law,
| and for the removal of the supervising arehi-
/ tect. The house then proceeded to the dis
cussion of the bill to regulate Interstate rail-
road commerce, and soon after adjourned.
In the senate, on the 25th, petition
was presented signed by ffty-one iron, coal
and other companies Of Ohio, a king for
more currency, and that free banking be au-
/ thorized . The committee on Indian affairs
I
! the secretary of the interior to use certain
unexpende3 balances for the removal of the
/ Kickapoo and other Indians to Indian terri
| tory, and the bill was PASSED. The senate
/ resumed consideration of the bill to provide
for the redemption and reissue of United
| States notes. and for free banking, which was
discussed until the hour for adjournment.
In the house, on the 25th, the time
was mostly taken up in the discussion of the
bill to regulate Interstate commerce, without
comipgto final vote.
In the senate, on the 26th, petition
was presented from Fitzhugh Lee for the re-
moval of his political disability House bill
appropriating $4,000 for the improvement Of
the mouth of the mississippi was passed. =. "A
bill WAS intro duced to enable the people of
/ New Mexico to form a constitution and state
government, and providing for the admission
/ of such state to the union. House bill con-
cerning the practice N territorial courts. and
appeals therefrom. was taken up, and an
amendment providing that the provisions of
| tine bill should not apply to cases in the Su-
preme court, where a record has already been
filed, was agreed to, and the bill passed. -.
! The judiciary committee reported unfayora-
! bly, on tie bill to remove the disabilities of
John C. Cahell, of Texas, he having recently
| received the nomination for a state office.
The senate resumed consideration of the bill
to provide for the redemption and reissue of
| United States notes and free banking. An
! amendment to strike out the whole of the first
= section of the enacting clause. and insert that
the maximum amount OF United States notes
for cir 'ulation is hereby fixed at S400 0O0, ,0c0
was adopted-31 to 26-and the senate adj
jourued
In the house, on the 26tb, bill was
introduced to reduce the army. 1t proposes
to leave the cavalry and artillery at the plas-
ent force, but to reduce the infantry by I've
regiments "A resolution adopted that
inquiry be made into charges against officers
of the United States courts in the middle dis
trict of Alabama, and the southern district of
Illinois, for not making returns of fees re-
| ceiYed. with power to send for persons and
| papers The bill to regulate commerce by
railroads among the several states was passed
Y -121 to 116. 1t enacts that all railroad lines
= carrying freight and passengers between dif-
ferent states, whether owned by one various
corporations, shall be regarded as employed IL
commerce amongst the several states, and
shall be liable for any violation of this act
They are forbidden to charge more than fan
and reasonable rate for transportation OF
freight 4passengers. Such rate Is to be as
certained and fixed by the board of railroad
commissioners, to be appointed by the presi
dent, to be residents of each of the nine ju
dicial districts of the United States. They are
to be disinterested persons, and not to have
any interest in stocks, bonds, or property OF
any railroad or any transportation company
This board is to institute thorough investi
| cation and inquiry into the rates and toll anc
compensation charged for Transporting
freights and passengers over each of sucf
lines of railroad. and into the reasonablenes:
thereof, and is as soon as practicable aftel
such investigation and inquiry, to prepare fol
the owners or operators Of each of such linei
q schedule of reasonable maximum rates fol
charges for transportation of passengers anC
cars ON and over such lines respectively. This
schedule is to be duly authenticated by the
board of commissioners, and to be printed
and kept posted up in each of the Offices anC
depot of such railroad company. corporation
or person. They may, from time to time anC
so often as circumstances may require, chang'
and revise the schedule. and shall give notice
of such changes and reyisiOns in the same
manner. . The house proceeded to the con
sideration of the bill to amend the severa
acts relating to the currency, and the estab
iishment of free banking, which was cOntin
ued to the hour of adjournment
In the senate, on the 9th, bills to re
move the political disabilities of Tfas. Hardi
man, Of Georgia, and VIM. L. Cabelll pf Texas
were taken up and passed. . "A resolution was
agreed TO, instructing the, secretary of wsl
to transmit to the senate report Of the board
OF engineers who made the examination fol
the bridge over the Mississippi river at st
Louis. "A bill was introduced to authorize
the settlement of accounts between the Allan
tic and Great Western railroad company, oi
Georgia, and the United States, upon the