The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

prescribing the form Of oath to be taken by Post
office officials was passed -. Schurz presented a
petition from Missouri tobacco manufacturers ask
ing for the removal Of the duty on stick l!corice. 49,.
The Senate refused, by a vote Of % to %, to take up
the Centennial bill 80. The Naval Appropriation hill
WIS passed. as amended by the Committee The
Army Appropriation bill WAS reported from the
Committee, and ordered printed.
House.-The entire day was consumed in con-
sidering the bill reviving the ~franking privilege.
The amendment authorizing the Postmsster-Gen
eral to delay the transmission Of documents When
ever .he welfare of the service shall 20 require, and
Hale's substitute to repeal the law which abolished
tine franking privilege was rejected-yeas so nays,
100. The vote was then taken on the passage Of the
original bill, and it was rejected by the close vote of
129 to 13l.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.-Sendte.-The House bill
extending the time for the completion of the Green
Bay and Lake Michigan canal was passed The
bill providing for the appointment Of & Commission
to inquire into the liquor traffic was discussed.
The amendment sppropriating $4,000 to defray
the expenses OF the Commission was adopted. -.
The Centennial Exhibition matter came up, and
Sumner offered q substitute for the House hill,
providing, in effect, that the affair shall
be made national in its character, that the
arrangements shall be left in the hands of the orig
iasl Commission, but that no money shall be appro-
priated from the National Treasury on account Of
the celebration. He addressed the Senate in ad-
vocacy Of his substitute, in which he strongly OF
posed the scheme Of appropriating the public funds
to aid the Centennial. Scott replied to Sumner, ad-
vocating an Appropriation. The matter went over
without action.
House.-Tyner moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill revivins the franking privilege was
rejected, stating that at some future time he would
| move to recommit the bill to the Poetofice Com
mittce, with instructions TO report back the third
section only, which relates to the free circulation
Of weekly newspapers in countios Of their pub
LEGATION, and free exchange Of newspapers
between publishers. Subsequently he gave
notice that, after thinking the matter over,
he had concluded to withdraw this motion. and gave
notice that on Monday he would introduce . bill
and move to pass il under q suspension Of the rules,
for the free circulation Of weekly newppspers....
Shanks entered 4 motion TO reconsider the vote
| rejecting the bill to revive the frsnking privilege, to
be called up hereafter .... Mckee, from the Com
mittee on Territories, reported a very important
bill providing for the execution Of the laws in Utah,
its object being the suppression OF polygamy.
SATURDAY., Feb. 16.-Snde.-Not in session.
Hous.-Majority and minority reports were made
from the Committee on Elections in the Georgia
Contested Election Case Of Raves VI. Sloan.
Banning presented q petition Of the Archbishop of
Cincinnati, Gov. Noyes, and other leading citizens
OF Ohio, for the release Of Edward Condor, OF Gin
cinnati, the last American Fenian detained In prison
in England. Referred. The House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the Presidents Centennial
message, and several speeches were delivered.
MONDAY, March 2.-Sendte.-Sherman pre-
scented a resolution OF the Chicago Merchants Ex-
change against any further issue Of paper money.
-. Allison presented q remembrance from citizens
Of WisconHn against any contraction Of the legal
tender notes. 80. The bill to extend the time for
completing the Wisconsin Centersl Railroad was
passed =. Pratt, from the COMMITTEES on Public
Lands, reported fsvOrably on the Senate bill
ceding 10 the several States the beds Of all unsur-
veyed lakes, bayous. and other bodies Of unnsvga-
bic waters lying within the limits of such States. -.
Sumner presented q petition of ladies Of New York,
setting forth the service rendered by them during
tho war and ssEtpU for mansion TnnzlIa futrn-
ducrd q bill III relation to the Usage
ceeded lands Of Kansas: also, q bill
in relation to the Union Pacific railroad. -.
Pratt addressed the Senate in favor OF the Liquor
Traffic Commission bill. Sc. The Centennial bill WA
again debated by the Senate. The two Senators
from Pennsylvania were the only ones who favored
IL In its present shape. Morrill, moved to make the
celebration national and not international, and pre-
scented an amendment to substitute invitations to
the Governors OF the States instead OF to the Gov
ernments OF other countries. The effect OF this, he
believed, would be to save the country ut least Sie,- |
OOO,OO0. "A bill was introduced By Weet to abolish !
the Southern Claims Commission. I
Hal~.-Blls introduced: By Ward Ql.), to give
~6eIibility TO the currency without imitation by
McDi (wisl, granting the right Of way to the
Wisconsin Central and Wisconsin Valley railroads; |
by Myers, imposing q duty Of 5 per cent I'D valorem
ON mscaroni and vermic-lIi by Ward Qr.), fixing |
the salaries of United States District Judges at
5000 per annum; Lawrence (0hio), pro-
viding for the adoption q law somewhat
similar to the Ohio-Adsir Liquor law, to
obtain in the Territories aud the District Of Column
bia. The bill provides that the wife or children Of
adrunkNrd may recover damages from the owner
of the building in which the husband or father has
procured his liquor by Cannon, for the admission
lege under its provisions all newspapers regr-
larry printed, and not advertising sheets simply, |
shall go free of postage through the mails in the |
county where they are published, but shall not be
delivered under the free-deliyery system. $50 mo-
ton by ryner to suspend the rules and pass the
bill authorizing weekly newspapers to be sent by
mail within the county of their publica-
ton, and exchanges between publishers, to
be transmitted in mails free Of postage,
was 2defeated. &c. The bill was passed ex-
TENDING to unnAturallzed enlisted men Of the
navy and marine corps the same privileges, as TO
obtaining citizenship. as unnaturalized enlisted
men now have. 80. Siblack offered 4 resolution, |
which was referred to the Ways and Means COM
mittee, declaring IL to be the sense of the House
that any scheme for the Improvement Of the dnan-
ces vii be Unsatisfactory and incomplete which
shall not embrace u revision of the tariff in the
interest Of revenue. aud for the emancipation Of
commerce from all unnecessary restrictions, and
instrncting the Of Ways and Means to
enter upon aud proceed with a revision Of the
tariff .... The bill abolishing the tax on matches and
bank checks was under discussion in Committee Of
the Whole. Ellis II. Roberts replied to Dawes re-
trenchment speech, delivered some days ago.
TuNpAY, March 3.-SenGie.-The Chaplain.
in his opening prayer, invoked Providence to re-
Duke the giant demon SANDER, now stalking forth
and casting a shadow over all the earth. and
that the hand of the willful d~etractor, Hs II
wrote,i might be psralyzed. -. Fenton presented
L petition of business men OF New York City, repre-
senting $500, OIV, 600, against a further imitation Of
the CURRENCY. IS. The Centennial bill was again the
bone of contention In the Senate. Several Senators
aired their views, in which a Arong sentiment ad-
verse to a Government appropriation WIS developed.
Scott (Pa.) alone chaInpioning the subsidy scheme.
House.-Tne bill amending the Homestead laws
was passed .... MeCrary addressed the House in
support of his bill to regulate inter State railroads.
The bill, he said, was simply declaratory OF the
common law in its prohibition Of eItor-
ton and discrimination, and required moth
ing of the railroads that the common
law did not require. He repeated his pre-
vious arguments about the powers Of Congress over
commerce between the States, and said that tho
building Of a national road ought TO be considered
only as q last resource. Even II there were such q
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