Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-31

Rouse.-The Civil Rights bill, as amended
by the Judiciary Committee (the principal
changes being the striking out of the clauses
relating to schools and cemeteries) was re-
ported by Butler and ordered printed An
adverse report was made on the bill increasing
the tax on the circulation of national banks.
-. The House devoted the whole of the after
noon, in committee of the whole. to the con-
sideration OF the Legislative Appropriation
bill.
THURSDAY, Dec. 17.-Sendte Ingalls, idtro-
duced bill to organize the judicial district of
Oklahama Qndian Territory and establish
courts of the United States therein 49,. A bill
was passed authorizing the Commissioner Of
Agriculture to make special distribution of
seeds for the benefit of the sufferers by the
grasshopper plague. The remainder OF the
day was consumed in discussing the bill to
recrganiZe the District of Columbia govern
ment.
House.-Lowe introduced bill to establish
the judicial district of Oklahama, in the In
dian Territory. The House. in committee of
| the whole on the Legislative Approximation
bill, refused to vote an increased appropria-
ton to the Bureau OF Education. :. Dawes
Introduced bill providing for the payment
| of the sinking fund.
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acted no business to-day other than making
number of combinations. At 1916 the Sem
ators proceeded in body to the Presidents
room, where they were presented to King
KalakaUa.
House.-In the House there was an immense
crowd of spectators to witness the formal
reception of King Kalakaua. After the for
NAL reception of his Royal Highness the
| House proceeded to the consideration Of the
Legislative Appropriation BILL which was
| finally completed and passed. The paragraph
relating to mileage of United States Mar
shals led to long and bitter partisan discus
zion. in which Beck made a fierce attack upon
the Attorney-General.
MONDAY, Dec. 21.-Senate. Sherman from
the Finance Committee, reported bill to
provide for the resumption of specie payment
-. Morton gave notice that Immediately
after the holiday recess he would call up his
proposed Constitutional amendment relating
to the election of President by the people
The Senate spent some time in discussing the
District of Columbia bill Pratt introduced Q
bill amending the act granting pensions to
| certain soldiers of the war of 1872.
House.-Bills were introduced as follows
BY Whitley, to prevent frauds in Congress
sional elections: by Woodwork. to prevent
United States courts, after the appearance OF
parties in the State courts. except in certain
cases by Wells, for the improvement of the
Mississippi river. between the mouths of
the Missouri and Ohio rivers by Hubbell,
for lighthouses on Lake Superior; also.
| to divide Michigan into three judicial die
tricts; by Bradley, for the improvement OF
the Sawlnaw, Pine, and Cheboygan rivers.
Michigan; by Loughridge, to restore the in
come tax. The House refused-l49 to 75-tc
suspend the rules and adopt Holmans resolu
ton declaring it the sense of the House that
no more subsidies should be granted by Con.
gress. Dawes made report of the refusal
of Richard b. Irwin to answer certain ques
tons respecting his distribution of the $780,.
600 Pacific Mail subsidy fund. A long discus
sion followed as to the power of the House *
punish for contempt. 1t was finally ordered
that the Speaker issue his warrant for the
arrest of Irwin.