The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the 10th, house bill
to provide for issuing commissions TO pest
masters appointed by the president was passed.
Toe bill to equalize the distribution Of the
national bank currency was taken M and Mr.
Ferry, Of Michigan, spoke in favor OF free
banking on the national banking system
In the house, on the 10th, a resolu-
tion was presented Of the Patrons OF Hus-
bandry Of Missouri, appealing to congress to
secure the improvement OF navigation of the
Mississippi river and it's tributaries, by ample
appropriations; also demonstrating against an
propriations OF public land to aid Drivate
schemca or corporations. and recommen ndfDo
that the proceeds OF such sales be given 10
the states Tor n school fund. A bill was
passed Tor me apportonment OF Wyoming
territory for legislative purposes; also to p.e-
vent the useless slaughter OF buffalo io the
territories. The house then went into com
mittee q the whole on the Legislative. execu-
@ tly9 anu Jndieal appropriation bill, aud was
addressed by Mr.. Beck. running debate
took place between Messrs. Beck Butler
Dawes, Garfield and others, and the house
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 11th, after the
reading Of the journal, hIr. sehurz said: zone
Of our number lies Ill, aud perhaps dying. I
therefore move TO adjourn" Agreed to. and
the senate adjourned.
In the house, on the 1Ith, Mr.. Sy-
pher asked unanimous consent to introduce
and have passed bill appropriating $50. 900
TO improve the mouth Of the Mississippi river.
to be expended Immediately. He stated the
pressing necessity for the immediate passage
of the bill. Objected to, and the bill was re-
ferred. A resolution reciting that an alleged
grave abuse exists in the government printing
Office. and requiring the joint committee on
printing to report whether the government
printing Office cannot be discontinued, aud
whether large sums of money cannot be saved
annually by a change in the method OF doing
tho public printing, with power to send for
persons and papers, was adopt ed. The bill
to amend the act of the 18th of February
1872 giving pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors OF tho war of 1912, and to restore to
the pension roll those persons whose names
wero struck therefrOm in consequence of dis
loyalty. after discussion, passed. Also, bill
granting thirty dollars for artificial eyes to
soldiers who have lost an eye. Also a bill to
amend section 13 of the pension law Of March
3, 1878, by providing in case of death or re-
marriage OF a soldiers widow having n pen
sion, or the death of a soldiers orphan chill /
dren, the pension shall revert to the depend
ent father, mother or other relative OF the
soldier from the date OF such death or re-
marriage. The house then went into a COM
mittee OF the whole on the legislative appro-
priaton bill. The debate was interrupted by
the cammittee rising, the speaker announcing
that Senator sumner had died at ten minutes
before three. Mr.. Dawes moved, in view of |
that sad intelligence, that the house anjourn,
and the house thereupon adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, bills were
introduced: For commission in relation to
the preservation OF forests to give land war
rants to soldiers in the late war A bill was
passed. appropriating S3O1. 900 to be expended
in the course Of the current fiscal year in i'm
proving tho mouth of the Mississippi. .. The
house took recess till ~ o'clock. the evening
session to be exclusively for the discussion OF
the transportation question.
In the senate, on the 18th, vari-
Gus petitions were presented for and against
a currency increase. e. The bill compensating
the Louisville and Bardstown turnpike compa-
ny for certain bridges destroyed during the
war was passed o. The remainder OF the ses-
sion was given to the discussion OF the cur
Tency question, Mr.. Logan, OF Illinois, speak
ing at length in favor OF increased circulation.
In the house. on the 18th, a bill for
the relief Of Willard Dawes late internalTev-
enae collectOrof Kentucky, was taken up and
passed alsoa bill exempting Kansas and Mis-
souri from the operation of the act Of May 10
1872, which forbids the pre-emption OF iron
and coal mines. D. The military committee re-
ported a bill to provide for the gradual redGe-
lion OF the army which was made the special
order for the fret Tuesday in April. e. The
house went into committee Of the whole on
the legislative, executive aud judicial appro- |
priatious There being difficulty in getting |
quorum to vote, the committee arose after |
having got through only two and half pages |
of the bill The house then took recess |
until 730 p. m, the evening session to be for |
debate on the transportation bill.