The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-26


upon IFS amendments, and granted
committee Of conference. A confer
ence committee on the Moiety bill
being asked, was granted, the Sen
ate insisting on its amendments. In
the House Senate amendments to
House bill repeating moieties were
! IN part adopted, and the bill sent to
the conference committe. A substi-
tute for the currency bill was re-
ported from conference committee,
and was Tejected-yeas los, nays
lag. The subject was then sent to
new conference committee. Pending
consideration of the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill an amendment
was offered by Mr.. Butler abolishing
the Civil Service Commission. The
House adjourned without disposing
of the amendment.
JUNE 15.-In the Senate pending
discussion of bill regulating re-
moyal of causes from State Courts
to United States Circuit Courts,
discussion arose as to liability of
the press to suits in the District of
Columbia. The bill was passed. A
conference committee on the Geneva
Award bill was appointed. Report
of conference committee on the
Bankrupt bill was agreed to. Reso-
luton instructing the committee on
Appropriations to report amend
ments to the River and Harbor bill
for the survey of routes recommend
ed by the Transportation committee,
was agreed to. In the House the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill be-
ing under consideration, Mr.. But
ler's amendment repeating the law
for the Civil Service Commission,
was agreed to. A substitute for
| the section providing for paying
about two million dollars to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in
MIssippi, was agreed to. The bill
/ was then passed. A bill was also
passed appropriating $4,000 for
constructing a bridge across the Po-
tomac near the Washington Navy
Yard.
| JUNE 16-In the Senate bills
passed: House bill authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to sus-
pend work on the public buildings;
authorizing duplicates of agricultu-
raj land scrip where the originals
have been lost; amcadatory of the
act to aid in construction of rail
road from the Missouri river to the
Pacific ocean; authorizing sale Of
soldiers home property. The Post
Office Appropriation bill being under
consideration long debate arose as
to revival of the franking privilege,
resulting in no definite action. The
bill abolishing moieties was reported
from conference committee. In the
House bills passed: For relief Of
savings societies of a charitable
nature; disqualifying any one to be
q delegate in Congress who is guilty
of bigamy or polygamy. The Elee-
tions committee reported in the Ar
kansas contest in favor of giving the
scat to Gunter, contestant. Confer
ence committees were ordered on
the Geneva Award and Indian APP
preparation bills. Conference report
on the bankruptcy bill was agreed
to, and the bill now goes to the Pres
ident.
JUNE 17.-In the Senate bills
passed: For relief of Collector Nc
Cullah, of Missouri; to ascertain
| possessory rights of the Hudson's
Bay company; to erect a new Marine
Hospital at Pittsburg; authorizing
transfer Of lands to the Northern
Pacific railroad; providing for recla-
nation of inundated lands adjacent
to the Mississippi river. The Post
Office Appropriation bill being under
consideration, amendments were
adopted allowing free transmission
of the Congressional Record through
the mails, and dispensing with pre-
payment of postage and public doc
uments. Conference report on the
Legislative Appropriation bill was
agreed TO. A bill was passed pro
hibiting publication of revised Uni
ted States statutes in newspapers.
In the House bills passed: Proyid-
ing new system of government for
the District of Columbia; prohibit
ing publication in newspapers of re-
vised statutes; favoring information
al arbitration. Three reports were
made from the Judiciary committee
in regard to impeachment of Judge
Durell, of Louisiana, and were or
dered printed.