The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21

the Washington Arch, and il the Washington
/ monument Society would consent to such ar
arrangement. Senate bill for the better or
ganization of the district courts in Isouisians
Was recommitted to the judiciary committee
-. The Geneva award bill was considered
until the hour Of adjournment.
In the house, on the 11th, bills were
introduced and referred To provide for free
banking and better security to depositors,
and to hinder usury, give elasticity to the
currency; preserve its value tol he people and
prevent financial panics by locking up cur
rency, to fix the term Of the presidency at six
years. and to prohibit reelection to the Office:
20 authorize the commissioner Of internal
revenue, by summary process, to compromise
cases arising under Internal revenue laws in
which penalties and forfeitures may have been
incurred without fraudulent intent for the
election OF supervisors and collectors OF in
ternal revenue by the people Of their respect
I've districts. The bill appropriating $40 600
Tor the improvement OF Oostanaula river, in
Georgia was passed. The river and harbor
appropriation bill was then taken up and
Passed-167 to So. Among the appropriations
Is $4,000 for the Improvement OF Tennessee
river, above Chattanooga, 81, 500 below Chat
tanooga, 500 900 for the improvement of the
mississippi river, S1S, 900 for removing raft in
hed river, IN Louisiana, $50, 600 for the i'm
provement of the harbor at Mobile 500 900
Tor the Improvement OF the harbor at Savan-
nah. Georgia. o.. A resolution was adopted
found necessary, such increase shall com
nence with taxation Of persons and corpora
lions on their annual Incomes dividends and
salaries. a resolution was offered author
izlng the president to appoint provisional
governor for Arkansas, to hold Office untl the
question of the fact and law at present in dis
pute there can be settled by proper judicial
tribunal Referred to the judiciary commit
tee After brief discussion Of the military
and deficiency appropriation bills the hsuse
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 18th, the COM
mittee on railroads reported back the bill
supplementary OF the act to incorporate the
Texas Pacific railroad, with an amendment in
the nature of a substitute and it was placed
on the calendar. The committee on military
affairs reported faYorably on a bill amendatory
OF the act increasing the pay of the sailors Of
the United States army. Consideration was
resumed Of the Geneva award bill. Amend
meats were adopted to strike out the clause
excluding the claims Of insurance companies
and that all claims provable or to be allowed
under the act shall be estimated and adjusted
upon the basis of United States gold coin a.
the time of the loss, and the bill passed-26
to IS.
Ia the house, on the 10Th, George o.
Cannon, Of Utah, was admitted as a delegate
from that territory The house went into
committee OF the whole on the bill to amend
the passenger steamboat law. The bill con-
tains seveuty-three sections, covering eighty
three printed pages. 1t is in part a re-enact-
ment OF the act of + -bruary %, 1871. 1t
makes provision for tiIs inspection of hulls
and boilers, and for licensing of captains
pilots, officers and engineers, and establishes
rules for vessels meeting aud passing each
other. After proceeding as far as the
second page of the bill the committee rose,
and soon after the house adjourned.