Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-11

ern branch of the Potomac river: to amend the
laws relating to patents, trademarks and copy
rights; appropriating $25,000 for the completion
OF the naval monument at Washington; making
appropriations for the support of the Military
Academy. Consideration of the Indian App-o-
priatlon bill was resumed, the bill read through,
and the amendments of the committee agreed to.
House.-Bills were introduced BY Foster, to
admit, free of duty, Photographic and photographic
prints, philosophical apparatus, etc. imported for
educational and scientific purposes; by Parker,
for the amendment of the Constitution to
provide for the election of Senators by the people,
-.:Tremaine moved to suspend the rules
and nonconcur with the Senate in the amend
ment to the Bankrupt law. Agreed to, and con-
ference committee ordered. :. The House
CURED in the Senate amendment to the Centennial
bill, providing thatthe United States shall not be
liable directly or indirectly, for any expenses at
tending the exhibition. The Amendatory Tariff
bill was discussed, amended and finally passed.
The House, under suspension of the rules, passed
the following bills Requiring the various branches
of the Pacific railroad to be run and operated
continuous line of railroad, and providing
penalties for making determinations against other
companies: providing for the collection from the
Pacific Railroad Companies of the 5 per cent. tax
of their net earnings; relieving savings banks that
have capital stock from payment of tax on deposits
AZ in case of savings banks having capital
allowing settlers in certain counties in Min
nesota and Iowa to be absent from their lands
on account of the plague of the grasshoppers
for year without forfeiting their rights .
An attempt was made to take from the Speakers
table the Civil Rights bill passed by the Senate. 1t
was unsuccessful on account of the ihbusteripg
of the opponents of the measure. Butler (Mass.)
reported bill authorizing women otherwise quail
fed to act attorneys and counselorsat in the
several courts of the United States. The bill was
ordered to third reading amid great hilarity, by
vote of 90 to Go.
TUESDAY. June 2-Sendte Favorable
committee reports made on the bills to pro-
vide for the stamping of unstamped papers, docu-
organization of the Federal courts in Louisiana
and to further continue the act authorizing the
Element of accounts of officers of the army and navy
Adverse reports were made the bills allowing
army officers to emblems indicative of honors
conferred upon them, and providing for the placing
OF retired army officers on duty. Sherman, from
the Committee on Finance, reported back the bill
to amend the Customs Revenue laws, and to repeal
the moietes, with a number of additional amend
ments. 1he Indian Appropriation bill was
passed Window, from the Committee on Trans
portaion reported substitute for the bill regu-
late commerce by railroad among the several
States.
House.-The bill in relation to courts and judicial
officers in Utah was passed. after spirited debate
by 159 to S.. bill was passed authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO suspend work pub
lie buildings in certain cases.
WEDNESDAY June 3-Senate. The Con
sular and Diplomatic and Pension Appropriation
bills were passed. The latter appropriates $40 $780,
900, and fixes the fee for preparing vouchers and
administering oaths at IS cents in each The
resolution instructing the Appropriation Commit
tee to report bill providing for the survey of the
several routes from the interior to the Atlantic
seaboard recommended by the Cheap Transport
alton Committee, was discussed, but not disposed
Of.
House.-A joint resolution was passed providing
for the termination of the treaty Of the 18th
of July, 1853, between the United States and
Belgium, which proves detrimental to
American commercial number Of the
Senate's amendments to the Army bill were nom
concurred in, and the bill sent to a conference
committee. The Senate amendments to the
House bills TO amend the Pension acts, and to in
crease the pensions of totally disabled men, were
also referred to conference committee.
Lawrence, from the Committee on War Claims,
reported bill extending to March
8, 1875, the time for presenting petitions for allow
ance of claims to the Commissioner of Claims in all
where sufficient reason is shown for their
presentation within the time prescribed by law.
The bill for the improvement of the mouth of the
Mississippi river was discussed and laid over.