The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-06
Congressional Proceedings.

FRIpAY.--In the Senate, the House
hill REVEALING moieties was reported with
amendments from the Finance Committee.
The Senate adhered to its amendments to
the Currency bill, and appointed COM
mittee of conference The bill relating to
the location of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad within the District of Columbia
was passed, with an amendment providing
that the branch road shall be constructed
outside the city of Washington A num-
Der of pension bills were passed, and the
Senate adjourned until Monday
In the House the bill for the reduction
Of the army was passed-yeas 10, nays
1914. A bill was reported from tho Judi
ciary Committee 10 remit the claim of
George Chorpenning to the Court of
Claims. The House refused to concur in
number of the Senate amendments to
the Legislative Appropriation bill, and
appointed committee of conference. A
memorial of the Mayor and City Council
Of Baltimore, asking that the amount of
internal tax illegally assessed upon the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and paid
from funds due the city of Baltimore, be
refunded, was referred to the Committee
on Claims. The House adjourned until
Monday.
MoNDAY.-In the Senate Mr. Window
reported bill for changing the Bureau of
Statistics into the Bureau of Internal
Commerce, and enlarging its duties and
powers. The Indian Appropriation bill
was reported from the Committee, with
amendments increasing the total to S5,-
570,705. Favorable reports were made
on bills to remove the political disabilities
of number of -Confederates, among
whom are A. S. Taylor, J. W. Bennett,
George N. Hollins and Il. T. Allison, Of
Maryland. A petition was laid before the
Senate, asking for legal Determinations
against all members of secret societies,
which was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittce. The Senate then adjourned.
In the House a bill was introduced to
abolish the present Government of the
District of Columbia and place it under
the control of Municipal Assembly
elected by the people A proposition to
amend the Constitution 80 as to provide
for the election of United States Senators
by the people was submitted The Senate
amendments to the Centennial bill were
concurred in and the bill passed. The
amended tariff bill was passed with an
additional section taxing sales of gold and
stocks one.twentieth of one per cent,
The House passed a bill directing the
Attorney general to demand payment from
the Pacific Railroads of their debts to the
Government, and to bring suit il payment
is not made in a reasonable time. A bill
was also passed exempting from taxation
all banks that do business simply as saw
ings banks and the deposits in them.
TUEsDAY.-In the Senate the bill pro
viding for the stamping Of documents not
stamped at the date of their issue was re-
ported from the Finance Committee The
bill for the sale and distribution of public
documents was laid over, after debate.
The Pension Appropriation bill was re-
ported, with amendments, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations. The House
bill abolishing moietics and for other pur-
poses was reported, with amendments.
In the House motion was adopted re-
questing that the Senate return the bill
appointing the time for holding United
States Courts in the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict. 4 bill in relation to courts and
judicial officers in the Territory of Utah
was reported from the Judiciary Commit
tee and passed with amendment The
Committee on Public Buildings reported
that the statements in the resolution charg.
ing that there had been unnecessary de-
lay and extravaganza in the construction
of the new State Department building are
unfoundcd. A bill was reported appro-
priating s100,000 from the conscience fund
for the construction of building for the
use of Girls Reform School iu the District
Of Columbia The evening session was
devoted to the consideration of bills re-
ported from the Committee on Private
Land Claims.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the Senate bill
allowing the free importation of animals
for exhibition by the Philadelphia Zoologi-
cal Society was laid over after discussion.
The following bills were passed-Authoriz.
ing officers of the United States ship
Monocacy to receive silver medals from
the King Of Siam substitute for House
bill amending the charter of the Freed
mems Trust Company; bill exempting
deposits in savings banks from taxation
Diplomatic and Pension Appropriation
bills, with amendments, and various private
bills. The resolution making appropria-
ton for the surveys and estimates of the
four great water routes recommended by
the Select Committee on Transportation
was taken up, and led to an extended
debate. Pending discussion the Senate
went into Executive session, and at It's
close adjourned
In the House joint resolution was
adopted for terminating the treaty Of
July, 1858, with Belgium. A report ON
the Arkansas contested election was sub
mitted and recommitted to the Committee
on Elections. A bill was passed changing
the time for the Congressional elections in
Mississippi to the first Tuesday after the
first Monday IN November The bill for
the improvement of the mouth of the
Mississippi river was called up and dis
cussed.
TBuRsDAY.--In the Senate bill was
passed removing political disabilities from
General Fitzhugh Lee and Van II. Nor
gan, of Virginia. The bill reported by
the Committee Of Transportation, provid-
ing for another survey Of the four internal
water routes heretofore proposed, was taken
up and debated at some length, but no
vote was taken. Mr.. Sherman presented
petition from disinterestcd public ben
efactor, named Demitry Mindclof. of
Washington city, offering to convey to the
United States, for sl25,000, discovery
he claims to have made by which there
can be extracted from each United States
silver dollar two and half cents worth Of
gold.
In the House the Senate resolution di
recting the Committee on Public Buildings
IA select N site FIR the eouestrian stafue az