Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09
CONGRESS-.


Committee on Private Land Clairns, reported adj
versely on Ramsey's bin to provide for settling pri
vate land claims in Nevada, Kansas, New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, and it was
indefinitely postponed. Davis submitted 8 reso-
Treasury to furnish the Senate with q statement
showing the amount due the Government from
Paymasters. Quartermssters, Commissaries, Col
lectors of Internal Revenue, Collectors Of Customs,
and officers of the Freedmen's Bureau since
Jan. 1, 1865, together with the names of such
delinquents. Ordered printed. The Senate
again discussed the finance question with
out arriving at any definite conclusion.
The Chair laid before the Senate joint resolution
of the Wisconsin Legislature asking legislation for
the speedy construction of ship-canal around Nj
agara Falls. Referred.
HOuse.-The House devoted nearly the whole day
to the discussion of the National Currency and Free
Banking bill reported by the Banking Committee.
No vote was taken on the bill.
MONDAY, March 30.-Sendte.-A bill for the
payment of the two per cent. which the Govern
ment guaranteed to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on
the sales of public lands within their borders was
reported by Oglesby from the Public Lands Com
mittee The Senate resumed the considera-
ton OF the bill to provide for the redemp-
ton and reissue of United States notes and
for free banking. The provision for the
resumption of specie payments on the LIST of JAN
uary, 1876 was stricken out by vote of % to %.
A number of amendments were proposed and re-
u.
Mortons motion to strike out the section for the
tirement of egatender notes at the ratio of $780,,
600 for every 81 900 900 of National Bank notes is
sued under the BILL
Hottse.-Bils introduced: By Bell (Ga.), to refund
taxes collected from distillers of fruit; by Monroe
or appropriating $4,000 to buy Carpenters paint
ing of the signing of the Proclamation of Emancpa-
ton by Hurbut for the construction of the Port
land, Dallas and Salt Lake railroad, and the per-
Torrance of all Government services free of charge
-. The bill for the payment Of the bonds of the
Louisville and Portland Canal Company was dis
cussed and laid without action. Kelley
asked leave to report from the Committee
of Ways and Means, and have passed, the
bill to admit, free of duty, articles intended
for the International Exposition of 1876. with
provision that any articles sold withdrawn for
consumption should be liable for duties. Garfield
suggested that the word " international should
be stricken out, and the word ." centennial- sub
stituted. Kelley objected to making the altera-
ton. Garfield then objected TO the BILL and it was
withdrawn.
TUESDAY, March .-Senate-Sargent pre-
scented memorials signed by 1876 citizens of Cali
fornia, asking legislation to prevent the manufae
ture Of liquor "A favorable committee report was
made the bill authorizing the coinage of 2O-cent
silver pieces. Consideration Of the bill to provide
for the redemption and reissue of United States
Ssnn mo,On Tor by Mor1 @ to
strike out seventy per centum as the amount
of United States notes to be retired as
additional National Bank currency is issued. aud
insert ninety per centum, was reJected-yeas, 20;
nays, 81. Mortons motion strike out the fourth
section of the bill, which provides for the retire
ment of greenbacks, was then sdopted-yeas, 20
nays, 81. Gordon offered an amendment providing
for free banking and to give to each State the same
amount of circulation in proportion to wealth
and population as the State of Maine now has.
Logan accepted this in lieu of his amendment Of
fered several days ago. Fenton moved an amend
ment repeating the 2sd section of the act Of June
1854, which provides that Nationel Bank currency
.r..11 %.I. Data 49,
amendment by Buckingham providing for the re-
demption Of legatender notes in coin, or bonds at
the redemption to begin on the LIST of January
1876, was also rejected. Adjourned.
Ho,.se.-The bill providing for the paymen. Of the
bonds of the Louisville and Portland Canal Com
pany was amended by the insertion of proviso
that money shall be paid under the act until Ken
canal property to the United States. In this shape
the bill was passed. Dawes presented petition
of taxpayers of South Carolina reciting excessive
jected, and that the proceeds of such taxation
Systematically squandered stolen, instead Of be-
ing devoted TO the legitimate purposes of the Gov
eminent, and asking Congress to consider their
dition, and to devise some means of relief. Re
ferred TO the Judiciary Committee.
WEDNESDAY, April 1.-Sendte. day
was spent in the Senate the question of the
finances, without reaching final vote on the pend
ing BILL Gordons amendment to give each Sta tie
that now has less than it's share Of currency a
circulation proportionate to that Of Pennsylvania
fractional currency be held at the figure of $40
600 900 also rejected. Sherman gave notice
that he would move that the Senate fix some period
for the resumption of specie payment in 1877 or
1873.
House-Clymer from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill to enable the Mennonites
of Russia to effect permanent settlements ON
the public lands of the United States.
Rainey presented a counter statement and reply of
the Republican Central Committee Of South Caro-
lima to the memorial Of the Taxpayers, so-called
The House devoted most of the day to hearing
speeches against imitation from Phelps q. J.) and
Hawley tCt)
THURSDAY, April 2.-Sendte.- House
having returned the Senate bill il relation to the
Louisville and Portland canal with amendment,
Thurman moved that the Senate non-concur in the
amendment. and ask for conference committee.
The matter was laid over. A memorial from sur
vivors of the Polaris expedition to the Arctic
asking for aid in view of the hardships they
have suffer ed, presented and referred. =.
Sherman presented petition of Mrs. Mercy Hall,
widow of Capt. Han, Of the late Arctic Ex-
from the Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads, reported a bill to provide for the
transmission of correspondence by telegraph.
The bill is the Hubbard Postal Telegraph
bill unchanged, except in matters Of detail. ..
The Senate resumed consideration CT the bill to
provide for the redemption and reissue of United
States notes. and for free banking. No less than
different propositions were offered and voted
upon, all of which were rejected except that Of
Merrimon, increasing the national bank circula-
ton SAC, This was adopted by vote of SO to
19. The project to transfer redistribute among
tine Western and Southern States $50, 600 Of
national bank circulation, which amount it pro-
posed to take away from States having an excess,
was defeated by 20 against 81 votes. Humans
amendment to appreciate the value of greenbacks
by making them legal-tender in part for custom
dues, was also defeated by 10 to %.
Hotise.-The House devoted the entire day to the
discussion of the currency question, without reach
ing a vote.
Fire.