The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-12-17
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESs.
MONDAY, Dec. 7.-Senate Senai

MONDAY, Dec. 7-Seaate Senate
assembled at noon, Vice-Pr-sdent Wilson pre-
siding The certificates Of Senators-eleet Ed
| munds and Eaton were presented. The Presi-
| dents Message wac read Bills were introduced
to provide form of government for the District
OF Columbia; to revise the Law for the collection
of customs duties; for the relief of pre-emptors
| in the grasshopper districts of Kansas and Ne
braska; sppropriating 100000 TO purchase food
Tor starving settlers on the frontier. Adjourned
Ho,tse. - The House met at noon,
Speaker Blaine presiding Several riew mem
berr were sworn in. The Presidents Message
| was read and ordered printed Bills were intro
! duced to repeal the :" Press-gag law" and to ex-
empt from the operation of the law requiring pre-
payment OF postage cases where the subscriptions
| passed appropristing $4,000 for scales for the
Postofhee Department The Legislative. E1ecu-
tive and judicial Appropriation bill calling for
$1s 6i3 434; the Navy Appropriation bill calling
for tle,ss6,s06; the Army Appropriation bill call
Ing for 81, ,70i SO; the Indian Appropriation bill
calling for s5i 507 and the Fertilization Appro-
| priation bill calling for ssJ0,0O0 were reported
| from the Committee on Appropriations and made
the special order for Dee is, Dec 10, Dec. IL Dee
IS and Dec. q respectively Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. s.-iSeaate-Bills were
inttodueed-to reduce the Presidents salary to
e25,OO0; to construct a telegraph line between
Boston and Washington smetd,rs tho Currency
acts of 1854 and 1856 A neiIioiat was piessuted
from certain newspaper publishers asking mod
iheation of the Postal law Adjourned.
House. The report of the Special
Committee on Arkansas Affairs was presented
and ordered printed 49,. Bills were passed TO re-
daoe the pay of Bank Examiners; prohibiting
members of Congress from acting counsel in
suits brought against the United States.
Bills were introduced-to eXtinguish the Indian
title to the Black Hills Reservation to substitute
United States notes for National Bank notes: for
an additional Representative from Nebraska; to
regulate elections in certain States to amend the
act in relation to elections to reduce the Presi-
dent salary. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Dec g.-Sennte. the
9th memorials were presented from Kansas set
tiers on the gras-hopper public lands asking for
4 suspension of the Homes tpad laws In conse-
Huence 81 thsir misfurtuue. A list Of standing
committees was presented and adopted, Messrs.
Dennis and Davis changing places on the Com
mittees on Agriculture and Claims Bills were
introduced-to ascertain the cost to Kansas of re-
si-ting the Indian incurson of 1874: providing
fof payment of pension arrears Adjourned.
House.-The Omaha Railroad Bridge
bill was postponed until Feb. IL. The Presi-
dont's Message referred to the appropriate
committees The bill continuing the Board of
Audit for the District of Columbia was amended
and passed Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10. 0.-Sendte.-fon. Geo.
Bancroft was appointed one of the Regents OF
tHt Smithsonian lnstltutc.-..lH lHC House Dill
propratlng $4,000 for the purchase OF scales for
the Postoffice Department amended and
passed After executive session the Senate ad-
journed until the lith.
Hduse.-A bill was introduced direct.
ing the Commissioners Of the Ffeedmen's Bank
TO declare All Immediate dividend and also to
bring suit against the Trustees and officer. OF
the bank for misappropriation Z, the funds
of the institution -. The Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill was reported
and made the special order for the I'D The
Senate amendment to the bill in relation to Post
Office scales wac cunCurrcd in and the bf1l passed
The Speaker announced sundry appoint
mcnts 10 fill vacancies on standing committees
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Dec. 1.-Senate.-Not in ses-
sion.
House.-Bills were passed-allowing
homestead and pre-empton settlers whose crops
had been destroyed by grasshoppers to leave
their lands until May. 1876; Senate bill appoint
ing Hon. Geo. Bancroft TO be one of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute. A rero-
lutioh was adopted directing the Sergeant at
Arms to arrest Richard b Irwin Tor contempt in
disobeying the summons of the Ways and Means
Committee during the Pacific Mail subsidy inycs-
tigatlOn ... Adjourned