The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-27
XLIIId Congress-First Session.

In the Senate. on the 18th. the credentials Of
II. H. Bruce, senator from Mississippi, were
presented, and he was duly sworn in The cur
rency question again taken up at the expira-
tion Of the morning hour. and was discussed at
some length. but without reaching any determi ma
ton the Senate adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th. bill was passed
authorizing the sale by public auction of the mill
itary reservation Of Fort Reynolds, Colorado
Territory, containing about twenty-three square
miles, and the Government buildings thereon I;
the land 10 be cold IN tracts OF not more than
eighty acres each ssnd at not less than 81 - per
acre In Committee Of the Whole, the fortifca-
tion bill and the ball TO repeal the stamp duty or
tx matches were discussed. Mr.. Dawes
made lengthy speech. in connection with the
latter bill, at the conclusion of which the House
adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, the resolution
reported by the Finance Committee for a redis-
tribution Of the currency was taken up and
again discussed at length, but the senate adj
Journed without getting any nearer to solution
OF the question.
In the House. on the 18th. the bill for as
ceriaining the losses sustained by the citizens
Of Southern Oregon and Northern Califor-
MIA by reason of Indian depredaiions in Is72-
rs, provoked quite an excited discussion, In
which MIR shanks defended the memory Of Cap
tain Jack and his Modocs. and stated 1t ms a fact
that when General Candy was holding his confer
ence with captain Jack, military lines were b, ing
closed around the Modocs. The bill was Opposed
by q. y. Hoar and Garfield, ~ establishing
daE gerous precedent. that the Government il re-
sp0nsible Tor the reimbursement Of citizens dam
aged by the war, and on coming 10 a vote IL was
defeated
In the House. on the 14th speeches were
made by Messrs. Bell, on Atlantic and Great
Western Canal small, Fort and Eden, on finance;
and Clements, on Western interests.
In the Senate. on the 18TH Mr. Kelly Of Or
,gon presented petition of citizens in regard 10
charges against his colleague, Mr.. Mitchell, ask
ing that the same be invcstig gated by the senate
Mr. Kelly said he had SHOWN Mr.. Mitchell twenty
years, but knew nothing derogatOry TO his char
actef. Referred 10 the Committee on Privi-
lrges and Elections ... At the expiration of
the morning hour the senate resumed con-
sideration Of the bill to equalize the currency
and Mr.. Cameron offered a substitute Tor the
committees bill, repeating all acts Of Congress
which limit or restrict IN. amount Of notes
for circulation, and providing that all assOcia-
tionH organized 20 carry on banking 81 II be
free 10 establish national banks, with eircula-
ton subject 10 all limitation now provided 10y
law. except the limit as "a circulation, which h
hereby repealed Considerable debate su.ued.
and tie senate adjourned
In the House, on the 10th. Mcssrs. Stanard
and tomingo introduced a Joint resolution of the
Missouri Legislature, asking Congress for such
legislation as viii secure % the people their equal
advantages M "a rates. time and transportation
on tnr Union Pacific Railroad ana tlsi sevs raj
BRANCHES thereof. which reserved and guar
ant-s, rs the chief part 81 the consideration to
be given by the company Tor grants