The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

JAN. 5.-SeRGte met at noon ..... The
Chair, Mr.. Carpenter, laid before the Senate the
report of the Secretary of the Senate in reply to
a resolution of December II, calling for informa-
ton as to the amount Of compensation received
by Senators since the organization OF the Govern
ment Laid on table,, Mr. Edmunds from the
Judiciary Committee reported back the House
bill TO repeal the bankrupt laWa with snndry
amendments, and recommended mat ine Dill De
passed - "A number of bills and resolutions were
reported, when at the expiration OF the morning
hour the resolution, reported from tee CoIn-
mittee On Finance before the holidays, declaring
it TO be the duty of Congress at present to
adopt definite measures to redeem The pledge
made by the Government tor the earliest practl-
cable redemption of United States notes in com,
was taken up. Mr.. Bogy thought the whole sys-
tcm of legal tenders vicious and contrary 10
sound financial policy, but the wants ofthe eoun-
Try asati ot sltssz 2Ezfls.s1 20
pressing that there was no TIME now 10 refnedy
the evil The country wanted speedy relief he
thought there had been an unequal distribution
of currency. The six New England States had re-
ceived $lIO Coz, when they We're entitled TO but
S33 600 600 The Middle States had received an
excess of SO, ,00O, ,0u0, while the Southern States
were deficient in their portion $9I ,O0g, 900, ana
the Western States S2l 900 100. be adVocnted
reissue of the S44 0n,0 legal tender reserve an
additional issue of $50, coo, 0p in legal tenders,
and an Issue of SIS, ,0Je, 200 IN national BANK
notes to Western banks. t.Ihe consideration Of
the Salary bill was then resumed. The Chalf faId
before the Senate message from the President OF
the United States, transmitting Correspondence
the table snd ordered printed Adjourned
House. .--UndeF the call of States a large number
of bills were introduced and referred, among
them the tohowing: For uniform, system OF
railroad transportation in the United States; re-
curing the Attorney G, neral to prosecute suits
for the repayment to the Government OF interest
paid for the Pacific Railroad Companies; re-
peaiing all acts imposing taxation on state
banks and bankers. Mir Dawes offered q
resolution directing the. Surgeon-General
OF the army to detail one or more
medical officers of the army to visit towns ar
which cholera prevailed during 1873, or such
of them as the Surgeon General may deem
necessary and confer with the health author1tles
and resident physicians of such towns, and
collect all facts of importance with reference 10
such epidemic, and to make a detailed report on
or before the 1st OF january, 1873 Adopt
ed - Mr.. Wheeler, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported the Amy ap-
| preparation BILL appropriating S 8, ,549, is,
which was made the special der for Tuesday
| next The House then resumed the cons deTa-
tion of the supplementary Civil-Tights bill
| The Speaker laid before the House message IRON
/ the President in reference to the steamer Vir-
ginus The message was read and referred tc
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the HOUSE
adjourned.