Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-05

ferred to the Committee of the Whole djourned
to Tuesday, Path.
MONDAY, Feb. 23.-Sendte Senate
met, and after prayer by the Chaplain, Anthony
rose and said that the country was to-day ceebrat-
ing the birthday of Washington, and it not GUS
tomary for the Senate to sit such day, unless
there was extraordinary pressure OF business.
He therefore, moved that the Senate adjourn. The
| motion was unanimously carried, and the Senate
adjourned.
House.-Not in session.
TUESDAY, Feb. 24.-Senate. Petitions were
presented from citizens OF Chicago for and against
expansion of the currency The bill to equalize
| the currency again before the Senate, and
Schurz delivered an elaborate speech against fur
Their expansion. He was answered by Morton on be-
half of the infiationists.
House.-Bills introduced: by woodman, to regu-
late the service of the collection of customs also to
regulate duties on imported wines by Smith (Pa.)
to enable the Mennonites of Russia to effect set
Element on public land; by Smith (ya.), to abolish
the offices of Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
the C1mm pin;d;m of Customs etc. by
lands covered by Wolf Lake ant
Lake George: by Field, to increase the currercy
and to provide for its INSTRUMENTATION with Gov
eminent bonds, and to abolish the sinking fund !;
by Barker, to abolish capital punishment by
Burchard to facilitate the expectation of distilled
spirits (passed); The larger portion of the day
TO partial revival OF the Thanking privilege which
went over without action. Shanks offered reso-
luton instructing the Committee on Indian Affairs
10 investigate the status OF the Indians in the
United States and Territories to their citizenship
under the Constitution. Adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25.-Senate- bill
creating commission to investigate the alcohol
and liquor traffic was discussed. Mr. Schurz OPP
posed it, claiming that the Government had an
equal right to appoint commission TO consider
trayagance in dress or indigestion. Howe and
Buckingham spoke in favor of the sill. Ferry
presented petition from the workingmen of Mich
igan asking for the substitution of national bank
currency for legalte1ders, and that such currency
be made legatenders for all debts, public and pri
vste Wright introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to ascertain and certify
to the quantity of land located under military
rants in certain States. The Senate consumed
other day in discussing the currency, the debate
being participated in principally by Sherman,
Schurz and Morton. A message from the Presi-
dent in regard to the Centennial Exhibition was
read and ordered printed.
House.-Bradley NIich.), from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to amend the act of
June TO- 1872 for the restoration to market of GER
tain lands in Michigan Orths bill for the issuing
and recording of commissions to Postmasters az
pointed by the President passed. The object OF
the bill is to transfer that duty from the State De-
partment to the Patent Office The bill to amend
the Steamship Passenger act III regard to the publ
cation Of lists OF immigrants WAS passed. Small
presented resolutions of the New Hampshire Press
Association for the restoration of the law allowing
weekly newspapers free transmission through the
mails in the county Of their publication The bill
to restore the franking privilege again up in
the Eouse, and furnished the occasion for sharp
discussion, in the of which the irrepressbe
Ben Butler availed himself of the opportunity to
vent his spleen against the villanous press. He
fairly ecpsed all his former efforts in this line.
THURSDAY, Feb. 26.-Senate. bill
prescribing the form of oath to be taken by Post
Office officials was passed. -. Schurz presented
petition from Missouri tobacco manufacturers ask
ing for the removal of the duty stick hcorics.
The Senate refused by vote of % to 49, to
take up the Centennial bill The Naval Appropri-
alton bill was passed, as amended by the Commit
tee. The Army Appropriation bill was reported
from the Committee, and ordered printed.
HoIse.-The entire day was consumed in consid-
ering the bill revving the franking privilege. The
amendment authorizing the Postmaster-General to
delay the transmission of documents whenever the
welfare CT the service shall 20 require, and it
rejected by overwhelming majority. Hae's sub
situte to repeal the law which abolished the frank
ing privilege was rejeced-yeas 80 nays, 100. The
vote was then taken ON the passage of the ORIGINAL
bill, ard it rejected by the close vote of 129
l3l.