Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-02
CONGRESS-.

THURSDAY. June 1S.-Sendte.-Mr Chandler
presented a memorial of citizens OF Michigan
against any reciprocity treaty with Canada.
Referred TO the Committee on Foreign Rela-
lions. The report Of the conference
committee on the Moety bill was adopted. The
bill to pay the awards made by the Southern Claims
Commission passed. Pratt introduced a bill
to charter double-track railroad from the Atlantic
to the Missouri river and to limit the rate OF freight
charges thereon. Wright, from the conference
committee on the Currency bill, announced that
the committee had unanimously agreed upon a
report, but he would not ask for its
amendment of the House to the bill to
encourage the establishment of public marine
schools, concurred in, and the bill passed.
the bill abolishing the Territorial Government in
the District OF Columbia, and providing for the APP
pointment Of three Commissioners to administer its
affairs was passed Sargent alone voting in the
negative.
House.-Bils passed Fixing the limits of the
cost of the public building at Covington, KY, at
s25OOo0, and removing the restrictions to
the material, to be employed: granting the right
of way through the public lands to the
Arkansas Valley railroad, in Colorado (;
appointing commission of three to investigate
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, and TO enter
into agreement with them relative to the status
of the colored people there; amending the
mining law of the 10th of May, 1872
authorizing the transfer of gold mint-bars from
the Assay Office in New York TO the Sub-Treasury,
E. II. Roberts presented the report of the confer
ence committee Oh the Moiety bill, which was
adopted.
FRIDAY, June 19.-Sendte.-A motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill to provide
government for the District of Columbia was
passed was tabled. =. The report of the Conference
Committee on the Currency dill was called mp, and
after lengthy discussion vote reached.
which resulted in the adoption OF the report by 43
to ls The Senate insisted on its amendments 10
the Post flee Appropriation bill, and conference
committe &c was agreed TO.
Rouse.-A resolution was adopted sppropriating
$500 for the purchase and restoration to the family
OF Gen. Lafayette of the watch presented by Gen.
Washington TO Lafayette. A number of the Sem
ate amendments to the P0stoffce Appropriation
to conference committee An evening session
was held, at which Ben Butler delivered his prom
ised speech in defense of Sanborn Co.
SATURDAY. June 20.-Senate.-The second
section of the sundry Civil Appropriation bill, it
came from the House, which abolishes the Civil
Service Commission, and prescribes rules for the
appointment Of officers under the Government, was
stricken out by the committee. and new section
reported, continuing the Commission and ap-
propriating $4,000 therefor. The report was
agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, l6.--.The Jr-
dietary Committee made an adverse
report upon the petition of Susan B. Anthony for
the remission of the fine imposed upon her in the
United States District Court of the Northern Dis
trict of New York IAN amendment repeating SO
much of the Civil Appropriation bill for this year
ending June 80, 1874. appropriated $500, 600 10
replace worn and mutilated national bank notes
was agreed to-. A message from the President
relative TO the affairs of the District of Columbia
was referred to the Investigating Committee on
Dh trict Affairs, and the Committee subsequently
reported that its views the subject of the rate
OF interest on the District bonds were unchanged.
House.--The powers of the Committee on Arkan-
sas Affairs were continued during vscation-yess,
13s; nays. IA. The report of the conference COM
mitfee on the Currency bill was presented by Mr.
Dawes After an extended discussion the
report of the committee agreed
to--yeas, 22l; nays, 40. The Judiciary
Committee reported resolution for the i'm
peaehment OF Judge Busteed, of Alabama
The Joint Investigating Committee on the Affairs
Of the District Of Columbia, to which was referred
the Presidents message, reported that the opinion
Of the committee remained unchanged, and the
committee was discharged from further considera-
ton of the subject. The Supplementary Civil
Rights bill was then taken up and failed to pass
yeas. 40; nays, 91-there not beng wo-thirds IN
its favor, as required under the rule.
MONDAY, June 22.-Senate. Tariff bill
was read third time and passed. =. The confer