The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11.-Sendte.- Bayard
called up his resolution asking the President to in
form the Senate whether any army officer on duty
in South Coroina had been instrumental in procur-
ing legislation in that State to compensate him for
services rendered in the discharge of his duty etc,
and moved its passage Patterson objected, and II
went over The Secretary of the Treasury in re-
spouse to resolution in regard to the coinage of
silver informed the Senate that It will require four
years to coin enough silver to replace the fractional
currently. The bill providing for the withdrawal
ana redistribution of S25 900 of national bank
currency came up. Merriman moved to substitute
S75,OOO,OOO for S25 100000 long debate followed,
participated in by Logan, Morton, sherman, Ferry,
Morrill, and Edmunds, pending which the Senate
adjourned.
House A bill was passed extending to June 1,
1875 the time within which settlers the Cherokee
lands, in Kansas, may make proof of settlement
Giddings introduced bill for the removal of the
! Alabama Ouachita and Muscatine Indians from
Texas and Louisiana A bill was passed requiring
! that all private contracts agreements with In
dams shall be subjected to the Secretary Of the In
terror for official examination, otherwise they will
be illegal and void. bill was passed to 90 secure
more efficient administration of Indian affairs" 1t
| makes provision for prohibiting frauds upon the
! Indians. The Army Appropriation bill dis
cussed, amended, and finally passed. The Forti
! fcation bill under consideration when the
| House ad journed.
THURSDAY, Feb. 12.-lSndte. creden-
tails of Harvey and Pesse, the newly-elected Sena-
tors from Kansas and Mississippi. were presented,
and they were sworn in.... The bill for the reds-
ribution of the currency before the Senate but
no action was reached.
House.-The following bills were passed An
thorizing the sale at auction of the mill
tary reservation Of Fort Reynolds Colorado
Territory; making it the duty of the Sec
rotary of War to cause frequent inquiries
to be made into the economy, propriety and neces-
Sity Of the disbursement of moneys by disbursing
officers of the army governing leaves of absence
Of army officers; authorizing the Secretary of
War to ascertain the amount Of expenses incurred
by the Territorial authorities in Dakota in the In
dian Of 1862 =. The Fertilization bill was dis
cussed and finally passed. Several hours were
devoted by the House, in Committee of the Whole,
to the discussion OF the bill repeating the stamp tax
ON lucifer matches, Dawes alone making three
hours speech.
FRIDAY, Feb. 13.-Sendte.- present
ed petition signed by 16,63s citizens of California,
asking that measures be adopted to "prevent the
evil of Chinese influx to the country. Morton
presented petition OF ex-soldiers of Indiana, ask
ing an equalization of bounty. The bill fo= the
redistribution of the currency again discussed
by the Senate, without reaching vote.
House-Butler having withdrawn his objections,
the resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information regarding the Sanborn
contracts, adopted The bill for ascertaining
the losses sustained by citizens Of Southern Oregon
and Northern California, by reason of the Indian
depredations in 1872 and 1873. was passed.
SATURDAY, Feb. 14.-Sendte.- in session.
House.-The House met for debate only. Two
speeches. in favor of Government and TO facilitate
transportation from the interior to the seaboard-
one by Bell, Of Georgia, favoring the Atlantic and
Great Western Canal project-were let Off one on
National Bank circulation and distribution was
allowed to be printed and, Fort, Of Illinois, made
a speech on finances generally, and especially in
favor Of initiating the currency.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-Sendte. Kelly, of Ore
gon, presented memorial making charges against
Senator Nipple Mitchell. Anthony presented
petition signed by New England bankers protesting
against redistribution of the currency 90.
Allison presented the joint resolution of
the Iowa Legislature asking an appropriation
for the improvement Of the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers. Logan presented petition of the 1lli-
nois Legislature, citizens Of Chicago and others,
asking for an increase in the volume Of currency
... wright Iowa presented petition Of the citi
zens of Iowa for the restoration of the duty tea
and coffee, and an increase Of duty manufac-
tured goods. The bill to equalize the currency was
taken up, and Cameron offered substitute for the
Committees bill repeating all acts of Congress
which limit restrict the amount of rates for cir
culation, and providing that all associations organ
lied TO carry on banking shall be free TO establish
national banks with circulation subject 20 limit
now provided by law except the limit TO capital,
which ~ hereby repealed. long debate followed,
and, pending motion TO recOmmit tine whole mat
ter TO the Finance Committee, the Senate adj
journed
Hspse.-Iesolution of the Legislature of Iowa
were introduced, asking for the speedy completion
Of the Fox and Wisconsin river Improvement, and
asking for the passage Of a bill providing
for the free circulation Of newspapers
within the counties Of their publication 60.
Bills introduced: by Averil 20 revive the grants
Of land for the several lines of the st. Paul Pacific
Railroad by Clements, bl for the payment Of
officers from the time Of entering the army until