The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-05-29
XLIIId Congress-First Session.

In the Senate, on the lith, Mr.. Pratt from
the Committee on Pensions reported adversely on
alarge number of petitions OF soldiers in the war
OF isl2 and widows OF such soldiers for pensions,
assigning as reason that majority OF the
commttec directed him Ia report favorably on
the House bill, which provides Tor penfion OF
" per month to all surviving soldiers OF
the war OF lsl2 without reference To the time OF
service. IL also provides for the widows OF such
soldiers. The Finance bill, with several
amendments, was passed. ayes, %; noes, 10.
Adjourned.
In the House, on the 14th, the Deficiency
bill was considered in Committee OF the Whole
and afterwards passed. Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, number Of pri-
yate claims were disposed Of Mr. Window in
troduced bill to establish Bureau of Internal
Commerce, Ia be attached To the Treasury
department. and be under the direction of the
commissioner OF Internal Commerce. who shall
be appointed by the President aud confirmed hy
the senate. The duties of the bureau shall be
To gather. collect, ana annually report TO Con-
gress statistics and facts relating 10 commerce
among the states and especially 10 railroads and
their charges, management, etc. The bill pro-
vides that II shall be- obligatory on all corpora
tions 10 make annual reports 20 said bureau Civ
ing Information In detail on these and cognate
subjects Adjourned
In the House, on the 18th, number of pri-
vate bills were disposed OF in Committee of the
Whole, but no business of public interest was
transacted Adjourned.
Senate not in session on the 10th.
In the House, on the 10th. a bill was passed
extending from the 3Jth OF January, ls7i, 10 the
Soth OF January 1875, the time for ding claims
for additional bounty The Consular and Dplo-
matte appropriation bill was then considered at
length and passed Adj-urned.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after some I'M
important business was transacted, Mr. Acorn
introduced bill to provide for the appointment
BY the Secretary OF War of commission OF
three army officers and two civil engineers, who
shall inv stigate and report permanent plan
for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the
Mississippi River subject to inundation Re
ierred TO the Committee on I-eyees of the Missis-
sippi. The Legislative Appropriation bill was
then taken up and read in detail and several
amendments voted upon, when IL laid over
untii tomorrow Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, Mr.. Hayes NOV
ed 10 suspend The rule and pass the bill authorz-
ing the President to furnish rations and clothing
10 the starving and destitute people on the Tom
bigbee, Warrior and Alabama rivers. Agreed
Ia. ..... .On motion of Mr.. Maynard the House
Currency bill with Senate substitute therefor was
taken from the Speakers table and referred 10
the Committee on Banking and Currency, with
leave To report at any time. ~ Mr.. l.. X Hoar
moved 10 suspend the rules 10 make in order an
amendment to the Post-ofiice Appropriation bill
under which postage on sgriculturs reports shall
not exceed ten cents. Carried. Adjourned.
offered by Mr.. Edmunds, for the adjournment Of
Congress on Jane p, was agreed to without dis
cussion. The House bill for the benefit of occu-
pying claimants of pubic land was passed
The remainder Of the session devoted to
the consideration Of the Legislative. Judicial
aud Executive appropriation bill, which was
read Tor the third time as amended, and passed.
Adjourned
In the House. on the 10th, the only business
transacted was the passage OF the bill to amend
the customs laws and to repeal the system OF
moieties 10 informers, which was effected after n
long discussion Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 20th, the Civil-rights
bin was taken up and Messrs. Flanagan and
scott spoke in favor Of the bill. and Dir. hur-
man against IL. The resolution OF the House
providing tor adjournment sine die on June %
was received and agreed TO. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 10Th, the Post-office
Appropriation bill was AIKEN up and considered
by paragraphs. An amendment was passed pro-
viding that the Agricultural Report he transmit
ted free OF postage. Mr. O'>eill. from the Ap-
prOpriatlDn Committee, reported the pension D.
propr alton, covering about so, ,0o0,O0O Al
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