Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-19
CONGRESS-.

FRIDAY. Feb. 6.-Senate- Hitchcock intro
duced bill providing that all lands granted to rail-
road companies shall be subjected to State and
county taxation The bill amendatory of an act to
provide for the removal of Flathead and other In
dams in Montana Territory PASSED. The bill
| relating to bounties taken up aud passed
1t provides that all who enlisted in the army under
the proclamation of May 8, and previous to August,
| 1861 be paid bounty of 500. The Senate de-
voted large portion of the day to the consideration
| of the Bankruptcy bills. number of amend
ments we're offered, some of which were adopted and
others rejected. Morrill, (Me.) was appointed by
the Chair a member of the committee to investigate
the affairs OF the District of Columbia, but declined
| the honor.
| House-This being private bill day, the whole
session was devoted to the introduction and consid
Grafton of bills of private and local character.
| SATURDAY, Feb. 7.-Sendte. in session.
Hotsse-The session of the House was for debate
only, and number of speeches were delivered. No
business was transacted.
MONDAY, Feb. -.Senate.-Boutwel intro
| duced bill amendatory of the National Currency
act The bill contains two sections, prohibiting
national banks from paying or receiving interest on
deposits, and the other requiring national banks
to keep rs per cent. of their reserve at home.
| Ramsey presented petition for the inn
provement Of the Red River of the North. -.
Wright presented joint resolution of the Legsla-
| ture of Iowa praying for the passage of the
House bill in relation to the Des Moines river land
grant The Bankruptcy act occupied the attention
| of the Senate during the afternoon Humans
amendment aboshing the office of Register in Bank
| ruptcy was rejected. Other amendments were Of
| fered, pendiI which the Senate adjourned.
| HOuse.-Bills introduced: BY Sawyer, to issue
| 92 per cent. of the circulation to national
banks, instead Of 30 per cent; by Dawes,
fixing the rate of letter postage at two cents: by
| White, for the construction of the Atlantic and
Great Western canal by the Endorsement of bonds,
| and issue of currency notes to amount not ex-
ceeding 0O0 by Stone, for the construction of
the st. Philip canal by Smith q. CO., repeating the
| internal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco. 80.
| Dawes introduced concurrent resolution for a
sine die adjournment May Is A motion to table
the resolution lost, and it referred to the
| Ways and Means Committee. IA resolution was
then adopted declnring il is the of the House
that there shall be adjournment until action is
| taken upon the currency and transportation ques-
| tons and the mea sures Of governmental economy
and reform which have been introduced. On mo-
ton of Smith (Oho) the rules were suspended and
resolution adopted (l20 to GAY declaring i. within
the constitutional power Of Congress to regulate
| TUESDAY. Feb. Decentralization intro
duced bill to remove the political disabilities Of
Raphael Semmes, of Alabama. A resolution
adopted requesting the Secretary of the Treasury TO
inform the Senate what time will be required after
the resumption of specie payment, TO enable the
minis of the United States to manufacture enough
silver coin to replace the fractional currency. A
favorable report made by the Foreign Relations
Committee upon the bill requesting the President
TO extend, in the name OF the United States, cor
dial invitation to foreign Governments to take part
in the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia =.
Gordon introduced bill granting to the Atlantic
and Great Western Canal Company currency notes
to the extent of 600 per mile for each section of
10 miles of canal that shall be constructed Jones
introduced Till authorizing the coinage of twenty
cent silver pieces. Allison appointed member
of the Committee to investigate affairs of the District
of Columbia. The committee consists Of Boutwell,,
Thurman and Allison. The Bankruptcy bill came
up, and the Senate agreed to the motion of Sens-
tor Edmunds, that to make arrangements for set
Elements between creditors and debtor valid they
must receive the signatures of two-thirds of the
number of creditors, representing one-half the
amount of debts. Ihe bill was then passed by
vote Of AZ to IL.
House.-The bill authorizing persons to write
their names and the contents of all packages upon
the outside of any printed matter of the third class
was passed. The bill also permits the writing of
form Of presentation on the inside Of books, and
declares that additional charge shall be
collected for matter heretofore sent be rea-
son of additional writing thereon. =. Butler
rose te personal explanation in regard to publ
cation in the newspapers and said that to them
he could only say "a You lie, villain you lie !"...
The bill prescribing new oath for Postmasters
passed. The Postoffce Committee reported adj
yersely on the bill to provide for the public adver-
tsement of mail lettings in newspapers published
in the Congressional District where the routes
located having the largest circulation in the district
bill. ''''''' 's was spent III '0H''efHs TIE ARMY
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1.-Sendte.-Bayard
called up his resolution asking the President in
| form the Senate whether any army officer duty,
in South Corolina had been instrumental in procur-
ing legislation in that State compensate him for
services rendered in the discharge OF his duty ETC.,
and moved its passage. Patterson objected, and it
went over The Secretary of the Treasury, in re-
Spouse to q resolution in regard to the coinage of
silver informed the Senate that ii will require four
years to coin enough silver to replace the fractional
and redistribution of SIS 100000 of national bank
currency came up. Merriman moved to substitute
600 for SIS COCOON long debate followed,
participated in by Logan, Norton Sherman, Ferry,
Morrill, and Edmunds, pending which tie Senate
adjourned.
| House.-A bill passed extending to June /,
1875 the time within which settlers the Cherokee
lands in Kansas may make proof of settlement. ...
Giddings introduced on for the removal Of the
| Alabama, Ouchita AMI auscetine Indians from
| Texas and Louisiana ie the Greek Nation. "A bill
was passed requiring that all contracts or agree
with indians shall be subjected to the Secret
tary of the Interior for official examination other
wise they will be Illegal and void. "a bill was
passed to !" secure more efficient administration Of
Indian affairs" 1t makes provision for prohibiting
| frauds upon the Indians. The Army Appropria-
ton bill was discussed amended and passed-l3l
| to 104. The Fertilization bill under consd-
Grafton when the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb 12-Sendte. creden-
tials of Harvey Pease, the newly Sena-
tors from Kansas and Mississippi, were presented,
and they we're sworn in The bill for the redis-
/ tribution of the currency was before the Senate,
but no action was reached.
House.-The following bills were passed: Au-
| thorizing the sale at auction of the mill
tary reservation of Fort Reynolds, Colorado
| Territory; making it the duty If the Sec
rotary of War to frequent inquiries
to be made into the economy, proprety, and neces-
sity of the disbursement of moneys by disbursing
officers of the army; governing leaves of absence Of
army officers authorizing the Secretary of War to
| ascertain the amount of expenses incurred by the
Territorial authorities in Dakota in the Indian war
of 1862. The Fertilization bill was discussed and
finally passed Several hours were devoted by the
House, in Committee of the Whole, to the discus
sion of the bill repeating the stamp tar on lucifer
matches, Dawes alone making three hours speech.
SINCE the establishment of the Gov
eminent it has given away "a, 052, 800
acrea of land tn soldiors making In all