Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-12
CONGRESS-.

FRIDAY, rep. observation-disclosures Dill eX-
tending the time for the completion of the Green
Bay and Lake Michigan canal was passed. =. The
bill providing for the appointment of a Commission
to inquire into the liquor traffic discussed The
amendment appropriating $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses of the Commission was adopted. The Gen.
tennial Exhibition matter came up, and Sumner
offered a substitute for the House bill, pro-
viding, in effect, that the affair shall be
made national in its character, that the
arrangements shall be left in the hands of the orig
inal Commission, but that money shall be appro-
priated from the National Treasury ON account Of
the celebration. He addressed the Senate in adj
vocacy of his substitute, in which he strongly OPP
posed the scheme OF appropriatng the public lards
to aid the Centennial Scott replied to Sumner, adj
vocating appropriation. The matter went over
without action.
Ho,ise-Tyner moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill reviving the franking privilege was
rejected, stating Tat at some future time
he would move to recommit the bin to
the Postofice Committee, with instructions
to ,. report port. back the third r.. section only,
newspapers in counties Of their publication,
and free exchange OF newspapers be-
tween publishers. subsequently he gave
he had concluded to withdraw this motion, and
gave notice that on Monday he would introduce a
bill and move to pass it under suspension Of the
rules, for the free circulation of weekly newspapers
-. Shanks entered motion to reconsider the vote
rejecting the bill to revive the franking privilege to
be called up hereafter. =. Mckee, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported a very important
bill providing for the execution of the laws in Utah.
its object being the suppression of polygamy.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-Sen0te. --Not in session.
Ho,sc.-Majority and minority reports were made
from the Committee Elections in the Georgia
Contested Election Case of Raves vs. Sloan
Banning presented petition Of the Archbishop of
Cincinnati, Gov. Noyes and other leading citizens
Of Ohio, for the release of Edward Condor. Of Gin
-1.-x H.
in England. Referred. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Presidents Centennial
message, and several speeches were delivered.
MONDAY, March 2.-Se,aate.- pre-
scented resolution of the Chicago Merchants Ex-
change against any further issue of paper money.
go. Allison presented a remonstrance from citizens
Of Wisconsin against any contraction of the legal
tender notes. The bill to extend the time for
completing the Wisconsin Central. railroad was
passed Pratt, from the Committee on Public
Lends, reported favorably the Senate bill
ceding to the several States the beds Of all
veyed lakes, bayous, and other bodies of unnaviga-
BILE waters lying within the limits of such States
Sumner presented petition Of ladies of New York
setting forth the service rendered by them during
duced a bill in relation to the Usage
coded lands Of Kansas also, a bill
in relation to the Union Pacific railroad. -.
Traffic Commission bill. The Centennial bill was
again debated by the Senate. The two Senators
from Pennsylvania were the only ones who favored
it in it's present shape. morrill, moved to make the
celebration national and not international and pre-
scented an amendment to substitute invitations to
the Governors of the States instead of to the
eTnments of other countries. The effect Of this he
believed, would be to save the country at least &c.
600 O00 "A bill introduced by West abolish
the Southern Claims Commission.
House.-Bills introduced: By Ward Qll.), to give
nexibility to the currency without imitation by
McDin Cwis.), granting the right Of way to the
Wisconsin Central and Wisconsin Valley railroads I;
by Myers, imposing duty of per cent ad valorem
on maccaroni and yermceli; by Ward CIll.), fixing
the salaries of the United States District Judges at
5000 per annum; by Lawrence (0hio), pro-
viding for the adoption of law somewhat
similar to the Ohio-Adair Liquor law, to
obtain in the Territories and the District Of Column
bia. The bill provides that the wife or children Of
drunkard may recover damages from the owner
of the building in which the husband or father has
procured his liquor; by Cannon, for the admission
of Utah; by Brtler, to revive the franking privi-
lege; under its provisions all newspapers regu-
larry printed, and not advertising sheets Simply,
shall 60 free Of postage through the mails in the
county where they are published, but shall not be
delivered under the free-delivery aystem A
motion by Tyner to suspend the rules and pass the
bf authorizing weekly newspapers to be sent by
mail within the county OF their publ
cation, and exchanges >. between publishers,
to be transmitted in mails free of post
age, was defeated -. The bill was passed ex-
tendeding to unnaturalized, enlisted men of the ma