The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

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ing homestead and pre-emption settlers in !
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas.
whose crops were destroyed or injured by
grasshoppers in 1874, to leave and be absent
from their lands till May, 1876, without pref
udice to their rights. Mr.. Dawes, on cues
ton of privilege, detailed the efforts made
by the Ways and Means committee to get
Richard B. Irwin before them to testify in
relation to Pacific Mail matters, without
avail. After some discussion the House or.
dered Twins arrest when the House ad-
iourned.
SENATE, Dec IA petition Of colored
men Of Indiana was presented, asking that
the decision of the Supreme Court of that
State, depriving them Of free access to the
schools, etc, be appealed to the United
States Supreme Court by the proper law Off
GER Referred A joint committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for the reception of King
kalakua. The House grasshopper relief bill
passed, and bill was introduced by Mr.
Hitchcock to appropriate $4,000 for the dis
tribution Of seed to grasshopper sufferers.
HOUSE, December IA number of finan-
cial and tariff bills were introduced Also
bills to reduce letter postage to one cent to
repeal the law requiring pre- payment OF
newspaper postage; to aid in the
construction of narrow gauge railroad
from tidewater to Chicago and st. Louis.
An attempt to pass, under suspension OF
the rules, the Bill, repeating the press gag
law, failed; also the bill providing for an
investigation into District of Columbia af-
fairs, and more'especlally with reference to
the so-called safe-burgiary conspiracy. A
committee was appointed to investigate and
report all the facts relative to the recent
troubles in Mississippi, and especially at
| Vicksburg. Mr.. Holman offered resolu-
ton reciting that in the present condition of
finances, no subsidies in moneys, bonds,
public lands or pledge of public credit,
should be granted by Congress, but without
action it went over a week.
SENATE, Dec. l5-Mr Conkling intro
tdnced a bin to consolidate the debt of the
District OF Co umbia, and to issue bonds OF
the United States in exchange for bonds OF
the District Mr. Wright submitted joint
resolution providing that the President and
Vice President shall be elected by direct
vote of the people, for a term OF six years,
and that the President shall be ineligible to
reelection Also resolution instructing the
Judiciary committee to inquire into the ex-
tent and meaning of the press gag law
of last session favorable report was made
on the bill authorizing the President to issue
army rations and disused army clothing to
the grasshopper sufferers of the Western
States and Sl0O, 600 named as the sum to be
appropriated to carry out its provisions. a
short executive session and some unlmpOr.
tant routine business acted upon, when ad
Ijonrned.
HOUSE. Dec. l5-The subject OF the
Christmas recess was taken up, but after :
short sauabble, further action was postponed
to Monday next. A bill for a narrow guag'
railroad from Lake Erie to the Missouri
river was introduced. Mr.. Cox and Mr.
Garfield INDUCED in short wordy tilt owe
the legislative appropriation bill, finally re-
of the capitol police, and the abolition OF TIN
force. Select committees to inquire INTO tn
condition OF affairs in Louisiana and Mlssls
sippi were appointed, and the House ad
journed.
SENATE, Dec. l6.-Mr. Boutwell, submitted
a resolution instructing the committee OF
finance to inquire into the exIedlency c
providing Tor the redemption Of mutliate'
United States currency by postnaSters. Tn
District bill was briefly considered. An at
tempt to have TIE House bill restoring pen
sions 70 those persons whose names wer
tup for consideration Monday next was de
teated bv q two-thirds vote. Some other un
IMPORTANT business was taken up and par
tally considered aud Senate adjourned.
House, Dec. l6.-The legislative appro
priation bill was taken up and such change
made in its provisions as it was elaine
would save Sl00, 900 during the next fiscs
, year The subject of the ranking privileg
, was then taken up, Mr.. G. T. Hoar sustain
| ing the repeal and Mr.. Kelly iavoring its re-
toration. In his remarks, Mr. Kelly asserte
that the repeal had been obtained throug
fraud, and that it had not saved 81 ,000, oO
! or sl00, 900, and demanded the restor.,io
of this right of free intercourse between tn
people and their representatives.
SENATE, Dec IL A bill TO organize tn
:. judicial district of Oklahama and to esta,
liish courts of the United States therein
b The House bill appropriating CSC, 900 i'
the distri oution OF seed TO the grasshopp'
districts was reduced 20 S30, 900, and in TIN
: shape passed The bill to provide bett
t government for the District OF Columb
e was then taken up and was opposed by Sci
q ator Morton on the ground that II disfra
: chised the actual residents of the Dstri'
: Later he offered All amendment provldil
e for the cleo. ion of the commissioners by t!
i people MI AolFlli, Dtia"Afc, 0n0 Au
!, man, Ohio, opposed Morton's amendme
g and favored the original hin on the groul
!, that the Constitution gave Congress excl
Is sive control over the District, 81
r ing it the right to give or withhold su1ras
Of Pending discussion, adjourned
G, HorsE. Dec. 1.-THE Oklanana bill v
h introduced by Mr. Lowe. The iegisia.i'
y appropriation bill was then taken up. g
: the proposition TO increase the clerical for
> OF he bureau OF education brought on;
lie Ii, ely discussion, Messrs. Monroe, Hoar, ii
;; Garn-ldl avoring, and .Messrs- Cox, FRI
j. and Willard opposing Cox and Villa
tn taking strong ground against tie bureau
self Cox Pin his remarks stated that
would be abolished by the mex. Congre
because if the Democratic party mad not
power in the Senate, i. would have su
" Gent power in the House 10 prevent the p
e. sage OF any appropriation Finally, the p
ad posed increase was defeated A motion y
- then made to strike out the whole approp
I alton. which was rejected After furti
U progress with the bill the committee n
be and the House adjourned
% THE st. Paul Press has for so
lis time past made the Hon. Eben
he or Ayres of Cottape Grove the eS'