Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-16
CONGRESS-.

FRIDAY April 3.-Sendte. presented
a memorial of citizens of Kansas asking protection
AGAINST outrages by the Usage Indians. Referred.
-. Tue bill to provide for the redem9tion and re-
issue of United States notes and for free banking
came up but at the request of Sherman,
who desired to offer one or two amendments
the bill laid over till Monday. A
favorable committee report was made on the bill to
set apart portion Of the Island OF Mackinac as a
National Park. The bill providing for the pay
ment of the bonds of the Louisville and Portland
canal was discussed without action. Adjourned to
Monday.
House.-Bills wore passed legalizing pontoon
bridge across the Mississippi river at Prairie du
CHEN, and providing for the appointment of an
agent to obtain information in regard to the fur
and seal trade of Alaska. resolution was intro
duced instructing tine WAYS and Means Committee
to proceed with the investigation of the charges
made at the last Congress to corrupt practices in
connection with the increased subsidy to the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company. Butler objected,
unless the resolution was simply referred to the
Ways and Means Committee. II was so referred.
-. resolution was passed requesting the Presi-
dent to his good offices with the English Gov
ernment for the discharge from prison OF Edward
O'Mesgher Condor, of Cincinnati, convicted on
charge of murder in Manchester, England. Law
renee, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, re-
ported adversely to the claim of J. T. Green, Of
Jackson, Miles,, amounting to 81, DOC, 000 for the
value of cotton and WOODEN mills destroyed during
the rebellion by order Of the Government. The
ground taken by the committee is that the proper
the rebellion and that the Government is not bound
to compensate the owners. The report was concur
red in and the bill tabled.
SATURDAY, April 4.-Sendte.-Not in session.
House.-Adams offered resolution instructing
the Committee Indian Affairs to investigate all
frauds, unfairness and irregularities connected
with the Indian administration in the fiscal
year of 1873 and 1874. Referred. Butler
MASSEY asked leave to report from the Judiciary
Committee bill providing for the suspension of
Judges and other civil officers Of the United States
| against whom an impeachment has been present.
ed. The bill was evidently intended to meet the
case of Judge Durell, Of Louisiana, and Morey, of
On motion of Wilson Qnd), it ordered
that tine Speakers warrant should be issued
| for the attachment Of g. H. Patrick, of
Montgomery, Ala and that he be brought before
the House tor contempt, for refusing to appear be-
fore the judiciary Committee, and testify in the
matter of the impeachment of Judge Busted.
Over forty private bis-none of them of public in
| terest-were passed The afternoon devoted
to the discussion of the currency question.
MONDAY, April 6.-Sendte.-Sargent intro
duced bill to release the Government of Japan
| from the payment of the balance of the japanese
| indemnity fund, amounting to $3'5,000 Referred.
-. Hitchcock, from the Committee on Territories,
reported without amendment the House bill to pro-
vide for the apportionment of the Territory of
Wyoming for Legislative purposes. The Senate
passed the Currency bill adding S44 600 TO the
greenback circulation and authorizing the further
issue of SAC, 00O, 900 to national banks. The vote
stood % to "a. Sherman's attempt 10 have some
recognition of day for the resumption of specie
payments failed by a majority of 5. Conkling' s
amendment forbifding any increase Of the public
/ debt under the act also voted down by a ma
jority of B.. Bayard's amendment repeating the
tax of 10 per cent. the notes Of State banks
| rejet.ed-12 to 80. The final vote ON the passage
of the bill was as follows: