The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-04
43D CONGRESS....FIRsT SESSION.
SENATE.


WAsnINGroS, Feb. B.
The military committee to-day agreed
to report adversely ON the bill for arming
and equipping tho whole body of militia of
the United States.
The committee also agreed to report bill
be thereafter framed for the equalization of
bouutcs. 1t will be on the basis Of the bill
introduced by Senator Caldwell last year.
which proposed to give an uniform bounty
eight and one-thlrd dollars per month to
each and every officer and private who
served At any time, either in regular or
volunteer service between April 18th, 1861
and April 18th, 1867, the bounty payments
already made to be deducted, and the bcne-
fits Of the above provision to be extended
also to widows or other heirs of the de-
ceased
Mr. Sherman introduced bill for the
redemption and reissue of United States lc
gal tenders and national bank notes and for
free banking. Referred to finance com
mittCc.
Mr. Sherman, from the finance commit
tee, reported the bill amcndatory to the act
of 1870, in relation to an increase in the
circulation Of national bank notes, and
stated that the object Of this bill was to
have a more equal distribution of the cur
rency by withdrawal of S2j, 900, 600 from
those states in excess and distribution OF
it in the West and South among states that
are deficient. The bill met with approval
from the secretary of the treasury, comp.
trollcr Of thc-cuncncy and every member
of the finance committee, and he would
call it up for action NJ an curly day 1t was
placed on the calendar.
The Senate proceeded to the consdcH-
ton of the bankrupt bill, and Edmunds
explanation of the amendments thereto.
heretofore published. The amendments
to the bankruptcy bill were published when
reported to the Senate See regular SEN
ate proceeding, of January 9th and Janu-
airy o7th) The amendments were consid-
cred scratim, ana the first six sections of
the amended bill were agreed to, rs report
ed by the judiciary committee, without
change.
Pending the discussion of the bill, the
Senate at l:SO went into executive session,
and after few minutes the doors were
rcopcncd and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
MIR. Stowell, from the postoilicc COM
mittcc, reported n bill providing that the
law which limits contracts in the post
Office department to one year shall no.apply
to mail locks and keys, mail bags, stamps,
stamped envelopes, postal cards or news
paper wrappers. Passed.
The House took mp thebill reported some
days ago from banking committee authoriz-
Ing the National bank of IIagerstown, Md,
TO change its location to Washington, and
become the Citizens National bank OF
Washington.
The soldiers bill was passed, and the
House then went into committee of the
whole, Kellogg, Of Connecticut, in the
chair.
On the army appropriation bill long de
bate ensued which took very wide range
including the subject of currency, FIRE,
trade and protection. proper treatment OF
the Indians, etc.
Garfield said that an amendment woul,
be offered restricting the army to 25,OOl
men and ne indicated as places from which
troops could be moved.
Sessions of New York said while ther
are now 1924 men and ON the Canada Dor
Der where there are 1000 men and no
any British soldiers ON the line from tn
mouth of the st. Lawrence to Pembina
Mr.. Wheeler moved to add to the bill
provision that no money appropriated b.
it he paid for recruiting t he army beyont
$1,000 enlisted men. Agreed to,
Mr. Thomas of North Carolina from til
election committee, reported resolution
, that Hodges of Arkansas has plima faci
3, right to "A scat.
Without taking action ON it the House a
APO p. m. adjourned