The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
sEMATE.

DECEMBER The senate was
called 20 order promptly at noon by Vice
President Wilson. Mr.. Anthony, from Rhode
Island, offered resolution instructing the
secretary Of the senate to inform the house OF
Representatives that quorum Of the senate
had assembled, and that the senate was ready
TO proceed to business. Agreed TO He also
submitted an order providing that the hour OF
meeting of the senate should be daily at y
O'Clock until otherwise ordered. Agreed to-.
Mr.. Morrill, OF Maine, from the joint select
committee appointed at the last session to
frame a government for tho district OF Co
iumbia submit ted written report accompa-
MED by sundry statutes. 1t provides for plac
ing the district under a board OF three regents,
to be appointed by the president and confirmed
by the senate. and who shall, Themselves APP
point subordinate boards of health, police,
etc, the powers OF all being minutely defined.
The people are TO elect three members OF the
board OF education. All expenditures are to
be controlled by congress. Laid on the table
and ordered printed o. The following bills
were introduced, and ordered printed. and lie
on the table until the appointment of the
standing committee OF the senate BY Mr.
Sherman-A bin for the revision Of tho laws
for the collection Of custom duties. 1t pro-
vides for commission OF seven persons, to
be constituted a. follows One member OF the
senate, TO be designated by the president OF
the senate: two members elect from the next
house OF Representatives, to be designated by
the speaker OF the present house. and two Of
hoers in the custom service and two citizens
familiar with the custom law, to be appointed
by the president. The commission Is to ter
inmate on he first Monday in December, 1875,
and in the meantime shall report to congress,
through the secretary Of the treasury, a re-
vision OF All the custom laws, together with
such facts az they can elicit, by examination
and inquiry, pertaining TO the trade, industry,
commerce and taxation OF tho country. with
view TO making changes OF rate and classifca-
tion and modes Of collecting the duties in
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commissioners are alec to report as to the re-
lations OF FOREIGN trade to domestic industry,
and mutual adjustment Of the customs and
excess OF taxation, W tn a view to securing the
requisite revenue with the least hindrance to
the development of the resources OF the conn
try and also the manner in which custom eff
GERS perform their duties. In order to conduct
this investigation, the commissioners are en-
powered 10 examine tho books, papers and ac-
counts Of any custom officer, and to administer
oathB. The members OF the commission are
TO be allowed their necessary travelling eTPen-
Bes, hut are not to receive any compensation.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced a bill to provide
that the homestead and pre-emption settlers
In Kansas shall be allowed years absence
from their lands ravEged by the grasshoppers
without loss OF their rights. Mr.. Hitch
cock introduced bill appropriating 800, 900
for the purchase of goods to be issued to the
starving people from the ravages Of tho grass
hoppers on the western frontier, The bill also
directs the issue OF disused army clothing to
relieve the extreme wants OF those destitute
sufferers. MIR. Sergeant introduced a bill to
protect persons of foreign birth against forcf-
bic restraint or involuntary servitude. Mr..
Ingalls, submitted a resolution instructing the
committee On Indian affairs to inquire into the
recent disturbances in the Indian territory,
and TO report TO the senate what measures are
necessary for the protection OF life. liberty
and property, and the preservation of law and
order in that region, snd-whether the best in
terssts OF civilization do not demand the i'm
mediate establishment OF courts of the United
States in said territory, as provided bv the
treaties Of 1868. Laid on the table until ap-
pointment Of committees Adjourned.