Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-26
CONGRESS.


evil of Chinese influx to the country. Morton
presented petition of ex-soldiers of Indiana, ask
ing an equalization of bounty The bill for the
redistribution of the currency was again discussed
by the Senate, without reaching vote.
Householder having withdrawn his objections,
the resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information regarding the Sanborn
contracts. was adopted The bill for ascertaining
the losses sustained by citizens of Southern Oregon
and Northern California, by reason of the Indian
depredations in 1872 and 1873, was passed.
SATURDAY, Feb. 14.-Sendte. in session.
House.-The House met for debate only. Two
speeches in favor of Government and to facilitate
transportation from the interior to the seaboard-
one by Bell of Georgia, favoring the Atlantic and
Great Western Canal project-were let off one on
National Rank circulation and distribution was
allowed to be tinted; and Fort, of Illinois, made
speech ON fna generally, and especially in favor
| of initiating the currency.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-Sendte.-Kelly, of Ore
| gon presented memorial making charges against
Senator Nipple Mitchell. Anthony presented a
petition signed by New England bankers protesting
against a redistribution of the currency.
Allison presented the joint resolution OF
| the Iowa Legislature asking an appropriation
| for the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers Logan presented petition of the Illinois
Legislature, citizens of Chicago, and Others asking
| for an increase in the volume of currency.
Wright Qowa) presented petition OF the citizens OF
| Iowa for the restoration Of the duty on tea and
| coffee, and an increase of duty on manufactured
| goods . The bill to eqaZe the currency was
| taken up and Cameron offered substitute for the
| Committees bill repeating all acts OF Congress
which limit or restrict the amount of rates for cir
culation and providing that all associations organ
lied to carry banking shall be free to establish
national banks with circulation subject to limit
now provided by law except the limit as TO capital,
which is hereby repealed. long debate followed,
| and, pending a motion 70 recommit the whole
| matter to the Finance Committee, the Senate adj
| journed.
Hoase-Reso,utions of the Legislature of Iowa
were introduced, asking for the speedy compile
| ton of the Fox and Wisconsin river improvement,
yiding for the free circulation of newspapers
within the counties of their publication
Bills introduced By Averi, to revive the grants OF
land for the several lines Of the ST. Paul and Pacific
Railroad by Clements, bill for the payment OF of
cers from the time of entering the army until their
discharge by Eden, bill to incorporate the Salt
Lake and Colorado River Railroad Company by PEN
dleton to repeahe upon matches and increase the
tax upon distilled spirits by Woodford, to regu-
late the customs revenue services to reduce the tax
| on cigars to authorize the withdrawal of United
States notes and to cancel a similar amount OF ma
tonal bank notes directing the Patent Office to
notify patentees of the fraudulent use of patents
| by Lawrence, abolishing Pension Agencies.
Cannon presented a memorial from the Utah Legis-
| lature praying for the appointment OF Congress
sional Commission to visit Utah and thoroughly In
| vestigate all matters connected with the Terri
A
resolution providing for the meeting of Congress at
Philadelphia during the Centennial celebration was
| lost-125 10 %.
TUESDAY. Feb. IL - Senate. - Mr.. Logan,
from the Military Committee, reported substitute
for the bill to increase the pay department OF the
army Gordon introduced bill directing the
Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension
roll the names of all persons heretofore dropped
| therefrom because of participation In the recent
rtnfrO IA N
protect the polls in the election Of President and
Vice-President and members of Congress. 1t au-
thorzes the Secretary of the Interior to contract
with the patentee of the safety ballot-box for the
use of the box at the polls throughout the United
States in election Of President Vce-President, and
members of Congress. Bogy submitted resou-
ton instructing the Finance Committee to inquire
into the expediency of providing that hereafter all
banks shall be organized or chartered 10y States each
State to decide the question as to the number OF
banks and the capital required for its legitimate
wants. and each State to provide such guarantee to
depositors as may be deemed proper. Adopted. -.
The bill to equalize the currency was again under
discussion. but no decision was reached.
House-The bill transferring the military prison
from Rock Island to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, was
passed There was quite an exciting time over the
Arkansas contested election case, which was finally
decided in favor of Wiltshire by vote Of lis to 90
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1S.-Sendte.-Howe in
troduce ed bill amendatory of the Soldiers Home
stead law Anthony Or. ~ introduced bill to
extend the time for the construction of the Wscon-
sin Central railroad . The hill to provide for
commission to inquire into the liquor traffic was
discussed without action The greater portion of
the days session was devoted to the consideration
of the bill to equalize the currency. Chandler Howe,
Morton Frelinghuysen, SchurZ Ferry, and Logan
took part in the debate. A vote reached on
SCOTS amendment providing for the redemption OF
the whole volume of national bank currency by spe-
Gle or interest-bearng bonds of the United States
dp1ou WA
o. Four Western Senators-Schurz, Chandler,
Sargent and Sherman-voted aye. Howe's amend
ment, providing for the selling each month, to the
highest bidder. for United States notes, coupon
bonds equal to IS per cent Of the additional bank
circulation issued during the month preceding, the
bonds to bear per cent. interest," was voted on and
lost-l6 to 40 Buckingham's motion, TO instruct
the Finance Committee to report bill to provide
for banking and for the funding Of lega-tender
notes into United States bonds, and the redemption
of United States bonds in legal-tender notes, was
defeated.
House.-The vote by which Wiltshire tArk.) was
declared entitled to sat was reconsidered and laid
on the table, The bill prescribing the penalty for
manslaughter was passed. 1t provides that any
person who shall be convicted of the crime of
manslaughter in any United States court N any
State Territory, III the District OF Columbia,
shall be imprisoned exceeding twenty years, and
be fined not exceeding $1,000. A bin was also
passed making the punishment for extortion by
officers, persons acting under authority OF the
United states, nne not exceeding <ouO
onment not exceeding three years. "A bill was
passed providing that person shall be prosecuted,
tried, punished in any United States court Tor
any ofense not capital for any fine or forfeiture
under any penal statute unless indicted or lnfor-
nation shall be found instituted within nve
years, except in case of persons heeing from
justice. :. The House passed an important Dill
relating TO land titles. 1t provides that, where an
occupant of public land, having color OF title, has
made valuable improvements thereon, and me title
is found aferward not good, he shall be entitled to
all the rights and remedies as provided in such |
cases in their respective States Territories A
bill also passed providing that in the trial OF all
indictments, informations, complaints, snd other
proceedings in United States courts, courts-mar-
tial, and courts of inquiry, the person charged
shall, at his own request but not otherwise, be
competent witness the law TO apply to
all prosecutions now pending. .Poland
introduced a bill to provide for
commission to inquire into the liquor traffic
memorial for the acknowledgment Of God Al
mighty and the Christian religion ia the Constitu
ton of the United States laid on the table,
The bill to provide for the distribution of public
documents printed by authority Of Congress, and
of seeds furnished by the Agricultural Depart
cnnt, for the free exchange of newspapers between
publishers, and for the free transmission of weekly
newspapers by mail within the county where pub
lished, was discussed without reaching vote. An
evening session was held, for the consideration Of
the bill to revise the statutes.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9-Senate.-Another day