The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-19

In the Senate, on the 4th, bills were
passed to relieve the political disabilities Of Fitz
hugh Lee, OF Virginia, and Van X. Morgan, OF
Virginia . Mr. Windows Cheap Transports
ton resolution was again taken up. Msssrs.
Hamilton, OF Maryland, and Bayard opposed its
passage, and Me-srs Harvey and Bogy spoke in
It's favor. The Senate again adjourned without
reaching vote.
In the House. on the ith, the bill reported
from the Committee of Commerce providing for
greater security of navigation on the Mississippi
River was passed; also bill to authorize the
building of a hrtdg. across the river at Ia Crosse
y. The Eads bill was again taken up, out no ac-
ton Was taken Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 5th. the principal part
Of the session was occupied by the consideration
OF the bill TO provide for the sale Of extra copies
OF public documents and for the distribution OF
the regular official editions thereof. Mr. Carpen-
ter spoke of the law abolishing the frankng priv
ilege, auc said that Congress WAS swindled into
the passage OF thai Law by the action OF execu-
tive department which had sent out circulars t.
country postmasters and had them obtain sigma
lures 10 petitions for its repeal The duty OF that
department was 10 execute the law, not 70 make
IT, He favored the extension Of the Thanking
privilege to every document published by Con-
gress, and said he would vote Tor an amendment
to allow every document TO 20 through the mail
free which had the . 'fcial stamp OF the congrss-
sional prntsr upon II, that the people could
have some information. Without fully disposing
OF the bill the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 5th. consideration OF
the bill Tor the Improvement OF the mouth of the
Mississippi by permanent tetties wac resumed,
and the House was addressed by Mr.. Croker In
support OF the bill MIR. kasson opposed the Dill
~ a measure g. Mt proposed 10 expend ell OJn.f0
- 90 go At one period and 81, 900 600 during
the latter periods--and turn over the Mississippi
River 10 Etds 90 10 with II ms he III. ssed lie
ask.d whether Congress dared TO turn over the
Father Of " alters 20 one man Would it dare 10
do 10 10 he President OF the United States to the
Secretary of the Navv2 Congress dare not do 80
Mr. IIurlbut closed the d-bate with An argument
in support OF the bill Mr. Garfield asked leave
10 ofeT a substitute for the bill, but the motion
was defeated. vote was then taken on the sub
stitnte offered by Mr. McCrary, which Is TO provide
for the construction OF the Fort 81 Philip Canal
and its maintenance nation highway
Adopted The bill as thus am nded was then
pAsssd--ayes, 40; noes. 80 Adjourned.
Senate not in session on the 9Th.
In the House. on the 9Th. the bill authoriz-
ing the sale of Kansas Indian lands in KAN
,as was passec The bill reported from the
Committee on Mississippi Levees. providing
Tor commission Of engineers was also passed.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Post-office Commit
tee, reported bill Tor the prepayment Of post
sgs on printed matter, and spoke in advocacy
81 the bin II was pas-.d ayes, los; noes, IS
Mr. Packer, Of Pennsylvania from the
Poet-Oifee Committee, reported bill b. pre-
vent what IL termed 'strsw-bids" for ca ryIng
mails. He also reported a bill for adjusting
salaries Of poetmsstsrs. II ises the salar, OF the
New York Postmaster al o., o. o, and divides all
others into four clss.<s those whose salaries
not than ~ 0oJ nor less than coo, not more
than ~, 10 nor LEES than o., 100, not more than
~, 0s nor les than o. zoo, and those whose
nrlal compensation IL l. % than sl,00 Postmss.
ters OF the fret three classes TO be appointed or
removed with the consent Of the Senate. Those OF
the fourth class 10 be appoint.d removed by the
y. stmaster- General The bill was passed. MIR
Senior, from tn. Committee on Expenditures in the
Depari meDt Of justice, made report
In regard Ia the expenses, disbursements and
general man agement OF the Western Judicial Dis
trict of Arkansas since reorganization In ISL.
The testimony taken covers printed pages.
he committee find that the expenditures have
been extraordinarily large, and are not In all
cases supported by appropriate vouchers. The
committee. after reviewing all the evidence, I'M
hesitatingly recommend the adjustment OF the
Western District, the nnexston OF its territory
and the transfer Of liz business TO the Eastern
District, and that the whole district. ~ thus re-
iorm~d. shall be known and called the District
OF Arkansas, with one Judge, one District At
tornsy and one Mar<haI. The House soon AT
terward adj urned.
In the Senate, on the sth, the Moiety bill
was taken up, and the amendment authorizing
the examination Of private books, invoices, etc,
was rejec,ed--syes, ali noes. D.. Adjourned.
In the House, on the sth, Mr.. Butler, OF
Mass. moved to suspend the rules and take from
the Speakers table the Senate Civil-rights bill