Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-26
CONGRESS-.

FEIDAY. March 1S.-Senate.-The chair
(Carpenter) announced as the member to fill the
vacancy on the Joint Select Committee to investigate
the management of affairs in the District of Column
bia, Stewart of Nevada to be Chairman of the COM
mittee, in place of Boutwell,, who was excused on
account of his Ill health. djourned until Tues
day, 18th.
Hotsse.-The House, after prayer and the reading
of the journal, took an informal recess for fifteen
minutes, and subsequently alked in procession TO
the Senate Chamber, to attend the funeral services
of Senator Sumner. When the House returned,
an adjournment was moved and carried unani-
mousy.
SATURDAY, March 14-Stnote.- in SEES
sion.
House-The session of the House given up
exclusively to debate. Kellogg concluded the
speech begun by him Wednesday, on the Legislative
Appropriation bill. All the other speeches were on
the bill to regulate Interstate railroad commerce.
and made by Pratt, Stannard, Hazleton (wis),
Burrows, and Eden.
MONDAY, March 16.-Sendte.-No in ses-
sion.
House.-Bills were introduced and referred: By
O'Bren, prohibiting the Of public horses and
vehicles for private purposes in Washington, and
forbidding the Government officials to require their
servants to wear livery; by Herndon, for a commits
sion in relation to the preservation Of forests by
Carson, to give land warrants to soldiers and sail
ors in the late war. "A bill passed appropri-
ating $50, 900 to be expended in the course of the
current fiscal year in the improving of the mouth
of the Mississippi river. An Intellectual attempt
was made to bring up the bill to create National
Board of Health An evening session was held,
which devoted exclusively to the discussion of
McCrary's Transportation bill.
TUESDAY, March I7.-Senate. Various pc
titions for and against initiating the currency were
presented Frelinghuysen made statement in
~~l.k
bill He said that the bill would not be reported by
the Judiciary Committee till Edmunds well
enough to appear as its champion The committee
received the approval, he said Of majority of the
members. :. On motion of Thurman, the
record of the Senate was amended so that
Stewards appointment member of the District of
Columbia Investigation Committee shall be that Of
member simply, and not Of Chairman, the Com
mittee having elected Allison Chairman. The
ball being opened by Logan, who argued in favor
of free banking and an increase in the volume Of
the currency.
House-A bill was passed exempting Kansas and
Missouri from the operation of the act Of May,
1872, which forbids the presumption of iron and
coal mines. Consideration of the General APP
preparation bill resumed. Willard (vt.) offered
amendments for the reduction Of the pay of door
keepers and messengers in the Capitol all of which
were rejected :. .Coburn, Chairman Of the Military
Committee reported bill to provide for the grad
special order for the first Tuesday in April In
the evening session, the debate the bill to regu-
late Interstate railroad commerce opened by
Scudder. who opposed the bill on legal, constt'i-
tional, and practical grounds. The debate was con-
tinued by Holman and Cotton in support of the bill
| in its general features.
WEDNESDAY, March 18.-Se7aate. Chair
laid before the Senate the memorial of Mrs. d. R.
Lawrence, of New York, announcing that the
:" tidal wave of temperance would soon reach
Washington and asking that band Of praying
the present occupant of the chair, with Senators
Chandler and Sprague, be appointed committee
to receive them. lLaughter.l Referred to the
! Committee on Finance. Window introduced a
lands. Wright introduced bill providing for
the opening and improving Of certain water-routes
80. The finance question again discussed by
the Senate without reaching any conclusion.
House.-The session OF the House was devoted
exclusively to debate tine bill to regulate the
Interstate railroad commerce, on which subject
several written speeches delivered. The even
ing session given to the bill to revise and con-
solidate the statutes The attendance at both SEES
sions was very small, and the proceedings devoid
| of any general interest.
THURSDAY, March 19-Sendte.-A favorable
COMMITTEES report was made on the bill for an i'm
mediate appropriation Of 5000 to improve the
mouth of the Mississippi river The bill to pre-
Alaska was passed Also the bill to authorize TIT
employment Of aliens as engineers and pilots.
....A resolution was sdopted calling on the
Secretary OF the Interf information regarding
the number Of soldiers and citizens killed by In
dams, ard the number Of Indians captured or
killed during 1873. :. Ten thousand dollars were
Appropriated to pay the expenses Of the District Of
Columbia Investigating Committee -. The Army