Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-01
CONGRESS-.

THURSDAY. Dec 1S.-Sendte.-The House
bill ON salaries was introduced, twice read, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Civil Service and Re
trenchmeut resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Pensions to inquire into the
expediency of placing on the pension roll the names
of all honorably discharged soldiers OF the war OF
1872 irrespective Of their terms OF service Inc
most of the days session was occupied il discus
sion of the Finance Committees resolution for the
resumption of specie payments. Views were ex-
action. summer and Morton being the most con-
spicuous figures in the debate Ar attempt was
made and defeated to get the resolution through
adjourning for the holidays.
House-A large portion of the day was consumed
in wordy war between Hale, Wilson Qnd. and
Eldridge. Hale charged Wilson with having sneaked
and lodged votes, and that he had not the courage
nor manlness to vote squarely on the Salary bill.
He then concluded by saying that some men and
beasts who were extremely filthy never were
satisfied until they had besmeared their fellows,
and that ours, after rolling IN gutless, ARE are
a cur in doing so certainly defled those with whom
he came but he still remained himself a dirty dog
Wilson, on taking the floor, remarked that they nad
lust had a splendid exhibition Of dirty dog which
statement was greeted with applause. The Speaker
promptly raped to order, and reminded the gentle
men that they must keep within bounds OF pro-
priety . The Speaker announced that be had ap-
pointed Messrs. e. R. Hoar, Cox and Hazleton Re
gents of the Smithsonian Institute for the next two
wears . The amendment to the bill making extra
appropriations for expenses of the naval service,
increasing the amount from 81 000000 to s. 00O, 000
was reported back from the Senate and concurred
in A bill was passed appropriating S5 s. for the
wears salaries of five official reporters of debates.
- Dawes introduced Postal Telegraph bill, which
was referred. The Judiciary Committee reported
a supplemental Civil Rights bill, which makes the
refusal of hotels cars, stages, steamboats, theaters
public schools, cemeteries to entertain per-
sons on account of race or color punishable with
fine of from 500 to 5000, besides rendering the
parties SO refusing liable to suits for damages.
FRIDAY, Dec. 19.-Sendte.-A bill was passed
allowing dstillery warehouses to be continued after
change in the management The Committee on
Retreuchment reported substitute for the House
bill repeating the Salary act 1t provides ~ for the
repeal of all increase in the salaries OF Congress
men and Congressional employees, and FOR fixing
their compensation at what it before the passage
OF the bill of last March; (y that all heads OF De-
partments shall receive salaries OF SS,0Oc year
authority to cover back into the Treasury all in
crease of pay yet undrawn, that has been or may
vet be returned The Senate voted (32 W ~ to
adjourn till Jan. 5.
Hosse.-A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Judiciary Committee to send a subcommittee to
New Orleans to take testimony in the matter of the
impeachment of Judge Durell .Butlers supple
mental Civil Rights bin was discussed without ac-
ton Coburn. from the Military Committee,
offered resolution requesting the President 10
convene a military court OF inquiry to invest gate
the charges against Gen. o. o. Howard. After dis
cussion the whole matter recommitted.
Cessna (Pa1 gave notice that he would demand the
reopening and determination Of the Chorpenning
claim, on the ground that Mr.. Chorpennirg was
not heard in the committee at the time il was set
tied Adjourned to JAM 5.