The Hickman courier., 1874-01-17

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repeal the act of March 9, 1873, increasing
salaries was taken up. General amendments
We're offered, and lengthy discussion ensued.
Adjourned.
In TIA house, on the 9th, bill was
introduceN for the construction of ship canals
around tn Niagara and the mouth of the
MlssissippiN Also an amendment to the con-
stitution in relation to the election and appoint
ment OF officers; also in relation to the suf-
fering in certain localities in the south, owing
to failure OF the crops, and directing the sec
retarv OF war to issue army rations in such
quantities as may be required. debate took
place on the supplementary civil rights bill. and
notice was given of an amendment providing
that the law shall not be so construed as to re-
qu1fe hotel-keepeTs to put whites and bla-ks
into the same rooms or beds or to feed them
at the same table. or to require that whites
and blacks shall be put into the same room
and class at school, or in the same boxes and
seats III tn theaters, or in the same berths on
steam boats or other vessels, or in the same
lots IN cemeteries. The regular navy apprc-
prlatIon bill. which sppropriates SIG 500 856
was made the special order for Thursday.
In the senate, ON the 7th. petitions
were presented asking the appointment of
commissioners to inquire into the sale and
manufacture of alcoholic liquors, and that
congress enact necessary laws to prevent the
| traffic for the ineitation- children. The
| consider alton OF the bill to repeal the act OF
Alarch 8, including salaries, was then resumed,
ana the question referred on Pratt's amend
ment which provides that the pay of this con-
gress shall be such an amount as to make the
! total, with that already received. $40, 900
S0.OO0 for each year. Reiected-43 10 IA Mr.
! Pratt submitted another amendment, provid.
| ing that the amount of compensation Of sena-
| tors. members and delegates, for the year end
| ing March 3. 1874, shall be $500, and for the
/ year ending March 3. 1875, -, 500, exclusive of
/ mileage and allowances
In the house. on the 7th, the bill to
establish educational fund. and to apply
the proceeds OF sales of public lands to eCu-
cate the people, went over TO Tuesday The
house then went into committee of the whole
on the naval appropriation bin. which appropri-
ates Sl6, 505, SOC The house commit tee ON
appropriations has co pleted the forti6cation
appropriation bilHeutting down the estimates
from some -, 500 DO to about 81 OO0. 600 The
house military ca Rmittee to-day heard Adju-
tant-General ToYklsend on the proposed reduc-
ton Of the army, which be strongly opposed
by statistics and arguments. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, the bill for
the relief of aged or infirm presumption set
tiers on publicland vas passed. The senate then |
resumed the consideration of the salary bill. /
An amendment adopted to strike out in |
l4c i4Ou1c Dll4 tIG WOTuS actual Individual ]
penses of each senator. representative and |
delegate and insert the words mileage al |
lowed by law prior TO the passage of the |
act of March 3, 1878. Pending the discus
sion on the salary bill the senate went into ex-
ecutlve session, and soon after adjourned
until Monday.
Inehe house, on the 9th, no impor-
tant proceedings were had and the same is
true of Saturday session.
In, ba 1D{l !
petitions presented, including one
from Ell kabeth Cady Stanton Susan b. An
thony I'd others, asking that women be al
lowed to vote or that the same right be ex-
tended them colored men. The morning
hour having expired. the consideration OF the
salary bill was resumed Various amendments
were proposed, and finally substitute for the
house bill was passed-50 to S-as follows
That so much of the act of March 3, 1873
entitled an act for appropriations for the legis-
lative, executive and judicial expenses of the
government, for the year ending June 80. 1874, |
as provides for an increase of compensation of |
public officers and employees, whether men,
bers Of congress, delegates or others except I
the president Of the United States and Justices ,
OF the supreme court, be and the saIne is here
py .s, rsRsa!sadI: and the salaries compensation
tiroa Of fhe massage 81 3ai asb lse tas
mileage shall be allowed for the first session 7
Of the forty-third congress; that all moneys !
as compensation OF members OF
the forty-third congress in excess OF the mile {
age and allowances fixed by law at the COM '
mencement of said Congress and which shall
not have been drawn by the members OF SAID l
congress respectively, or which having been (
drawn have been returned in any form 70 the ,
United States, are hereby covered INTO the
treasury of the United States and are declared I
to be the moneys of the United States abso-
luteIy as if they had never been appropriated
as aforesaid" The bill now goes back to the S
house for the concurrence of that body. Ad- ,
In thAhouse, on the 18th, the follow ]
ing bills were introduced: To reorganize the ]
internal revenue department and reduce its ,
force; to aid in establishing polytechnic
schools in every county in the states and
territories; to establish uniform and elastic
curreIny and reduce the national debt; TO re-
peal the internal tax on tobacco /; making
treasury notes a legal tender for custom du-
ties to prevent financial psnics by the issue
of 3-65-100 bonds and the forty-four mlllons
reserve; chartering double track ralroad
from tide water on the Atlantic to the Mlssou-
ri and to limit the fIeights thereon. A resolu-
tion was referred, recitilg that since the abo-
lition of the duty on sugar the revenues had
been reduced $12. .000, 600, while no reduction
had been made in the cost of sugar to the con-
sinner and directing the committee on ways
and means to inquire into the expedlency OF
restoring the Iuties on imported sugar. Ad'
journed.
In the senate on the 18th, a bill was
introduced for kthe relief Of the trus-
tees of the il &ane hospital at Nash
Vile. Also. JONI resolution providing for
committee of fouN two members of the SEN
ate and two of the house, to inquire into the
condition CT the navy, and what changes are
necessary to bring it to higher state of dis
cipline and that two officers of the navy, not
below the grade of commander, be detailed for
duty with the committee, the report OF said
committee to be presented at the next session
of congress. The senate then proceeded to
consideration of the resolution reported Dy
the finance committee, declaring 1t to be the
duty of Congress to adopt a definite measure
to redeem the pledge in the act OF 1865, Tor the
earliest practical redemption OF United States
notes in gold coin. bill was presented ana
referred to secure the resumption of specie
payments without contracting the currency.
1t authorizes the secretary of the treasury to
issue 1925, 600, 600 of per cent 1O-4O bonds,
to be disposed of from time TO time 1or tne
purpose of purchasing 500, 0OO, 900 IN gold
CON, with which to redeem the legal tender
notes OF tlie United States; ancsit shall be IN
SO soon as he shall deem it expedIent with such
amount OF gold as for the time being he NAV
have procured. to commences and continue tne /
redemption of legal tenders. Nnen reueenaeu
thew are not TO be reissued, except In eX-
change for gold coin at par, and when 50 re-
issued they shall be redeemable In gold CON-,
but the total amount of legal tenders out
standing and redeemed shall a. no time ex-
ceed 1856. O0J 600. The bill further provides |
that if. after commencing saidredemption, the |
government shall be unable to redeem part |
of said legal tenders in gold the secretary |
NAV redeem them by exchanging the afore- |
said bonds at par for them.
On the 18th, the house resumed the |
consideration of the bill to promote education
which was postponeduntil March The senate
substitute in relation to salaries then came
M. and after brief debate was concurred in
-226 to %. The bill now goes to the Lreeldent
for his approval
A Jolly Old Party.
Mr.. AllK Furgerson, of Amsterdam,