The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-02

location OIL It's road within the District Of
COLUMBIA, were reported from committees.
The bill to amend the Internal Revenue
act Of June 30, 1867, was passed. II
provides that no document or paper made.
signed or issued in the Southern States
prior to July |, 1865, which by Law was
required to be stamped, shall be held in
invalid BY reason Of the failure to aflix
thereto the required stamp. Mr.. Steven.
son introduced bill to authorize nations
and tribes of Indians in their capacity and
as individual members and citizens thereof
to sue and be sued in the Courts of tho
United States. The Louisiana bill was
then taken up, aud discussed.
In the House a message from the Presi.
dent was received transmitting copies of
all correspondence in relation to the
recent troubles in Arkansas. Communi-
cations from the Secretary of the Interior
were presented transmitting the draft of n
bill 10 enable Indians to become citizens of
the United States, aud also in relation to
certain private land claims in Louisiana in
the name of Myra Clarke Gaines. The
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bill.
The appropriation to the War Department
was taken up, and a schedule of the salaries
submitted, to correspond with the pending
bill for the reorganization of the clerical
force Of that Department, making Il saving
Of about Sl7s,000, An amendment max.
ing the salaries of the District Judges of
a number of States IS 900 each was reiec.
ted. Mr.. Lowndes, of Maryland, presented
petition Of the steel workers of Cumber.
land, Maryland, asking the restoration of
duty on tea and coffee, and asking an
increase of the duty on manufactured iron
and steel commodities.
SATuRDAY-The Senate was not in
session.
In the House resolution was adopted
calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury
for detailed statement in relation TO the
issue of 500, 900, 900 under the act author
izing an increase of National bank notes.
The debate upon the Legislative Appropria.
ton bill was resumed in COMMITTEES of the
Whole. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Nesmith to strike out the appropria.
tion of two thousand dollars for horses and
carriages for the office of the Attorney
General. The bill was then reported TO
the House, and pending action upon it the
House adjourned
MoNDAY.-In the Senate the proceed.
ings were wholly devoted TO the delivery
of culogics on the late Senator Charles
Sumner.
In the House of Representatives the
usual Mondays food of bills poured in,
quite number having reference to the
finances. Among others was one repeal
ing all laws imposing taxation upon State
banks. The rest of the days session was
given up to culogies upon the late Senator
Sumner
TUEsDAY.-In the Senate the judiciary
Committee reported unfavorably on various
bills for the relief of political disabilities,
including the names of Raphael Semmes,
of Alabama, and J. W. Taylor and F. W.
Bennett, of Maryland, and favorably on
bills for the relief of Pitzhugh Lee and
Dabney ii. Maury, Of Virginia. In refer
ring to the case Of Admiral Semmes, Mr.
Edmunds volunteered the statement that
the committee did not care to consider it
any way. The cause of refusing the Others
was that no petition accompanied the bills
The bill authorizing the removal of the
Citizens National Bank of Hagerstown to
Washington city, was passed 4 sharp
discussion took place between Messrs.
Thurman and Edmunds on motion to
take up the Currency bill and pass il over
the veto of the President. A vote was
then taken on the Currency bill, and result
ed-yeas 81, nays 30. The bill not hav-
ing obtained the requisite majority, failed
to pass over the veto. Various bills were
reported from the Judiciary and Military
Committees, and pending a motion to take
up the Civil Rights bill, the Senate went
into Executive session and at its close nd =
journed
In the House bill was passed appro-
priating $50, 900 for the relief OF sufferers
by the Mississippi overflow The Judiciary
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