Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-25

the old Choctaw Indian claim of s2.1OoOoO. The
item appropriating SIS 900 for the expenses of the
Civil Service Reform Commission was stricken out
100000 appropriation for the Washington Monu-
ment was defeated on the ground that it was not a
work authorized by law. An item of 100000 for a
lighthouse at the mouth of Thunder Bay river
Mich, was inserted
SATURDAY, June 13.-Sendte from
the Committee Transportation, reported adj
versey on the House bill providing FOR the con-
struction of the Fort st. Philip canal A bill was
passed providing for the care and custody of per-
sons convicted an courts of the United States who
have or may become insane while IN prison
The House bill providing for the enforcement
of the collection of the tax of 5 per cent
authorized by law the net earnings of the Pacific
railway companies was passed. Morton, from the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, reported
favoraby on the House bill to provide for the cleo
ton Of Congressman-at-Lsrge for Alabama
Sherman, from the Committee on Finance
reported adversely on the House bill provide
the abatement or REPAYMENT of taxes ON distilled
spirits in bond destroyed by casualty.
The Chair laid before the Senate resolution Of the
House disagreeing to the report of the Conference
Committee on the Finance BILL and asking for a new
conference. Edmunds moved that the subject be
referred to the Finance Committee further confer
ence being useless. Rejected. The question then
being on Wright's motion that the
Senate insist upon its amendments
and grant a committee of conference il
was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays II The Chair
laid before the Senate resolution of the House
dlsagreeing to the Senate amendments TO the
Molety bill, and asking for conference comD'itee.
sherman moved that the Senate insist upon its
amendments and grant a committee. Agreed to-
and the Chair appointed Scott Howe aad Bayard.
House.-The House refused to concur in the Sem
ate amendments TO the Moiety BILL and it was sent
to conference committee. -. Maynard made the
conference report the Currency bill After con-
siderable discussion vote was reached and the re-
port rejected-1os to LAG. Dawes moved that the
subject be sent to new conference committee.
agreed to-yeas, 1913; nays, 49,. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill. An item of $4,000 was
aserted Ior printing the agricultural reports for
1851 Buffers proposition to abolish the Civil
Service Commission was agreed to.
MONDAY, June 15.-Sendte House
amendments to the Geneva Award bill were dis
agreed to, and a conference committee asked for.
IA bill was passed to regulate the removal of
cases from State courts to United States courts
One section provides that process to com-
mence civil suit in a United States Ter
ritorial court may be served upon any person
through his agent. This provision is intended
to render the Washington correspondents
liable for utterances the papers which they rem
resent. Ramsey introduced bill to provide for
tue prepayment of postage printed matter
The resolution instructing the Committee on
Appropriations to report an amendment to the
River and Harbor bill for the survey of routes
recommended by the Transportation Com
mlttee was agreed to-yeas, AZ; nays, g..
Edmunds, from the Committee of Conference on
the Bankrupt bill, made report, which was agreed
to. He explained the report, and said that most of
the amendments of a verbal character and
the hi. was substantially as it passed the Senate
with the exception of section relating to volun-
tary bankruptcy.
House.-The House was engaged nearly the whole
day in considering the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill. Buffers amendment repeating the law for
the Civil Service Commission, amended by
Haskins' proposition giving preference to dis
charged soldiers and Sailors and their
dependent relatives, was agreed to with
out division. An amendrueht recurring the
heads of the Executive Departments to pre-
scribe rules and regulations governing appoint
ments was agreed to-96 to SO. The amendment
providing for the payment of the old Cnoctaw fund
was defeated. The provision that wages paid to
printers and binders in Government employment
shat not be above the price paid for similar work
in the cities of New York. PHILADELPHIA and Balti
more, was stricken out-129 to 90. The bill was
then passed without division. II appropriates a
little over S23 Co., against S32 600 in the
like bill last year.
TUESDAY, June 16.-Sendte bill to
authorize the issue of duplicate Agricultural and
Scrip where the original has been lost or destroyed
was passed. The Postofice Appropriation bill
was under consideration in the Senate, and some
important changes were made in it. The sections
providing for the prepayment of postage on printed
matter, and for the free passage through the mails
OF agricultural reports, stricken out, aud an
amendment was adopted to the effect that postage
ON public documents shall not exceed - cents.
which may be paid at the Office of delivery
The bill to provide for the election of Congressman
at-Large for the State of Alabama was passed -
The House bill to prevent discrimination in rates
ON the Pacific railways was passed without amend
ment.
House.-The contested selecrion case from Arkan-
sas of Bradley against Hynes was decided in
favor of the latter. :. Conference committees we're
ordered on the Geneva Award and Indian Appro-
priation bills. A bin was passed providing
that nobody shall be a Delegate in the
House of Representatives from any Territory who
mas not attained the age of IS years and been
years citizen of the United States. and who shall
not be an inhabitant of the Territory and no per-
sor is guilty either of bigany or polygamy is
to De eligible. The bill does not apply TO sitting
Delegates. The contested seat from Arkansas
awarded TO the latter. The bin for the
relief OF settlers ON the Des Moines
river land grant was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules. The Joint Investigation
Committee on the District of Columbia made their
report. which ordered printed. 1t sustains in
the main, the allegations OF the memorialsts, and
District Government. No mention is made of auy
persons involved by the investigation. The bill
to amend the Bankruptcy law was passed il came
from the Senate The bill to perpetuate the South
ern Claims Commission passed.
WEDNESDAY, June 17.-Sendte. bill
cudoiiuB ol engineers 10 investigate
and report upon permanent plan for the rec
lamation Of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi
subject to inundation passed. . The Nava
Committee was instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of reducing the number of navy yards
and Navy hospitals. The Postoffice Appropria-
| ton bill was passed with amendments requiring
the prepayment of postage at the rate of cents
pound on newspapers and periodicals; allowing
public documents to be sent to collect .,n de-
livery not more than % cents apiece, aid allowing
the Congressional Record to go through the mails
free. This following bills passed: Pro-
hibiting the publication in newspapers of
the revised statutes of the United States:
House bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at the city of
La Crosse, Wis.,; Senate bill TO provide for the
tabishmert Of an International Commission of
Maritime Powers to lay down ocean courses for
ocean steam vessels, and otherwise provide for the
increased safety of travel; House bill to pro-
vide for the establishment of life-saving stations
and houses Of refuge upon the and lake coasts of
the United States, and to promote the efficiency of
the life-saving service repeating all revenue tax
savings banks having no capital, and where invest
ments are made solely for the benefit Of depostors
House.-Tremsine, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported bill to preserve the ballots cast
at, and all papers injected with, elections for
members of Congress. He moved to suspend the
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