The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-07
NUMBER 26.

miles, and the Government buildings thereon;
the land to be sold in tracts of not more than
eighty acres each, and ut not less than 81 % per
acre In Committee of the Whole, the fortiica-
ton bill and the bill to repeal the stamp duty or
tax on matches were discussed. Mr. Dawes
made lengthy speech, in connection with the
1attef Dill. at the conclusion of which the House
adjourned.
FEB. 13.--SeRdte.--The resolution reported
by the Finance Committee for a redistribution of
the currency was taken up and again discussed st
length, but the Senate adjourned without getting
any nearer to solution of the question House
The session was short and uninteresting
IN lis details. -. The bill for ascertain
ing the LOSSES sustained by the citizens
Of southern Oregon and Northern. Cali
fornia, by reason of Indian depredalions In lS72-
-, pfovoked quite an excited discussion, in
which Mr.. Shanks defended the memory of
Sap,aln am JACK and MS modoes, and stated it as
conference with Captain Jack military lines
were being closed around the Modoes. The bill
was opposed by g. r. Hoar and Garfield as es-
tablishing dangerous precedent, that the Gov
ernment is responsible for the reimbursement of
citizens damaged by the war, and on coming to
vote it was defeated
FEB. 4.--Seaate.--Notin in session. House.
Speeches We're made by Messrs. Bell, on At
lantic and Great Western Canal; Small, Fort
ana Eden, on finance; and Clements, on Western
interests.
FEB. 1G.-,Sehdte.-Mr. Kelly of Oregon
presented petition of citizens IN regard to
charges against his colleague Mr.. Mitchell, ask
ing that the same Be investigated by the Senate
Mr.. Kelly said he had known Mr. Mitchell twenty
years, but knew nothing derogatory to his char
acter. Referred to the Committee on PrIvi-
leges and Elections At the expiration
of the morning hour, the Senate resumed
consideration of the bill to equaIize the
currency. and Mr.. Cameron offered substitute
for the committee S bill, repeating all acts of
Congress which limit or restrict the amount of
ties for circulation, and providing that all as
sociations organized to carry on banking shall be
free to establish national banks, with circulation
subject to all limitation now provided by law,
except the limit as to circulation, which
is hereby repealed. Considerable de-
bate ensued and the Senate adjourned.
House -Messrs. StanaId and I.omingo intr.-
duced joint resolution of the Missouri Legisla-
ture. asking Congress for such legislationas will
secure to the people their equal advantages as to
rates. time and transportation on the Union Pa
ciic Railroad and the several branches thereof,
which are reserved and guaranteed as the chief
part of the consideration to be given by the COM
pany for grants of land and bonds made by Con-
gress Mr.. Butler introduced bill to amend and
codify the laws in regard to the payment of pen
sions so as to secure efficiency and economy. 1t
proposes to abolish the now existing pension
agencies and make p0simasters at each county
seat eN-ofhcio pension agents, and makes it the
duty of postmasters to correct rolls and return
them, noting deaths, removals, etc, whereupon
checks or drafts for the amount due each Pen-
soner are forwarded to the postmaster Tor dis
tribution, for which service they to be allowed
fee of ten cents each, to be paid by the Govern