Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-12

Conversations, Saturday, Feb. Sth.-In
the United States House of Representatives, on
Saturday, speeches were made by Messrs. Beck,
Of Kentucky; Cox, of New York; and Hawle
of Connecticut, on the tariff. Mr.. Hawley de-
clared that New England was ready 10 dispense
with tariff protection. Speeches were also
made by Messrs CritiendeD, of Missouri, on the
needs of the West; Clark OF Missouri, OH cheap
transportation; Vance, Of North Carolina, on
internal revenue; Kelley, oil Pennsy lVania, on
the issue of United States bonds; Saylor, of In
diana, against patent monopolies; aud Ransier,
OF North Carolina, on evil rights"
SENATE, Monday Feb. 9th.-Johu s. Hagar,
Senator. elect from California 10 fill the iinex-
pired term of Mr.. Casserly was sworn in. A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Boutwell,, amenda-
tory of the National Currency act. The bill
appropriatiue $4,000 to compensate the East
| Tennessee University for property used and
destroyed by Union troops during the late war,
| was passed. The Bankrupt bill was consider
| ed. Mr.. Gordon, OF Georgia, introduced bill
anendatory Of The revenue laws in relation 10
stamp taxes IN the Southern States.
| HoUsE.-Bills were introduced by Mr.. Dawes,
1 to reduce letter postage to cents; Mr.. Smith
| of Ga, to repeal the taxes on whisky and tobac
| 60; MIR. Whit, of Ala, in aid cf the construc-
| ton of the Atlantic and Western Canal; Mr..
| Vance OF y. C., to incorporate several branches
of the transit Continental Railway; and Mr.. Co
| burn, of Ind, to revise tho army re9ulaticns.-
Mr.. Dawes offered a joiut resolution Tor linal
adjournment Oh May 18th, which was referred
| to the Ways aud Means Committee. A resolu-
lion, offered by Mr. Cobnrn, adopted, declaring
that Congress ought not to ad jouin until meas
uTes are adopted for a retolE IN the currency
regulatin. transportation, a"d providing for a
more economical administration OF the Govern.
ment. A resolution was adopted declarinp
that Congress has constitutional power to ECU
| lata ia and ~, I
tween the States. Majority and minority re
ports la the contested case from the Third Ar
kansas District were presented, aud ordered t,
be printed.
L. S. SENATE: Tuesday, Feb. lOtb-Mr
Cameron, from the Foreign Committee, report
ed without amendment, the House resolution
requesting the President to invite foreign Gov
ernmens to participate in the Centennial Expo
sitio n.
Mr. Bayard OF Delaware, submitted a re solu
ton requestinr. the President to tramsm Il
the Senate, information called for ia the resoll
ton of March l, 1873, as to whether any otfi
Ger Ct The United States army Oh duty in Soutl
Carolina, used efforts to procure legislation i
that State to compensate him for srry ices don
in his linz Of dutie 5 and whether such an off
Gel was admitted to the bar in that State, all
practiced his profession While holing con
| mission as officer Laid over. Bills were II
troduced by Mr. ingalls, Tor the opening OF
military and postal road across the Indian Te
inOiy. ~ ht. J~--',-- ~'"iioi '"e tno ''''.---
Of twenty cant silver pieces; the Secretary OF u
Treasury was requested to stale the time tn
would be required, after resumption Of spec
! payments, to enable the mints to coin enOlie
l Silver to replace The fractional currency.
5 HorsE:-Bills were passed prescribing an uat
OF Office to be taken by postmaslers, providir
= that OH mail matter Of the third class there MI
e be written without extra charge, the name az
= address OF the sender ,iand number and name
o the article enclosed, and on auy book or pam
If let form Of presentation establishing reAerv
d ton in Montana for the GrosVentrer Piega
r. Grow. aud other Indians, and authorizing /
payment Of the annuity oil 5000 to the Sen
T. noles into their treasury, instead Of per CAPT
n, provided $500 of the amount be given To I
IN school fund.