The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-23
XLIIId Congress-First session.


In the senate. on Jan. :. The discussion Of
the SALARY b.ii was continued . The chair laid
before NE >euaie The following telegram from
committee 81 the McEutrr Leg stature 81
Louisiana % Hon. VI ~. Caffenirr, -iden' 81
900 senate. ald Hon ) Blame, speaker 81
the House ~ Representative. 1.-The legal Leg
lsAturf IL this state ASS slhird to-day in uhrai-
ence ~ our organic Jaw We beg oi you 10 lay
before Your respective bodies The circum-tanc-
under which We meet De ORDERS uf the
GcncrAl commanding The department, copy
ni which We transmit herewith, who is acting
under Instructions ircfa tnc Federal Govern
nlent, are ~ such a character a. 10 prevent a
large portion vi cur body from taking part IN this
as~enflagr Were these orders Withdrawn. and
our people assured that DO interference would be
m>ot, We " AID Ne AZ once placed ma a condition
e. DISCHARGE The duties resting upon a.. We
earnestly beg mat Con gress IN thr exercise ~ rs
constitutional powers, will afford US such relief
rs tne nature 20 the case mNy require We are
victim, Oi = are ldfui oppression The powers OF
Government here have been takeu rom tie rtp-
rtsrnatiyts elected by the peorie and given
% body 81 men Who cannot even pre-
tend y have been elected. We make this
appeal not only Ia the interests 81 our own peo-
pie. but IN the interests Oi tlc people 90 an The
States. and Ia the Interests % p4hiic liberty
our iihtrtirs have been destroyed by The action
Of . Federal Court, supper ed BY the array 81 fhe
United States An afticiei1 ~ Constitution en-
uUlts you % protect u. Judge ~ ~ has pre-
dcied that the erection a "a deslntism IN one ~
TIE ~isirS VIII bring ON destruction ~ The wnutr
rei u1 q. ln behalf Of irufty-iUu Representa-
tfrs and twenty Senators of the Louisiana Cen
etai Assembly (sign,d9 Edward beoin and
kubt-t WorrQi 81 tle senate, y afuts j.. LOiftlls
VI y Foster. and h Il scare he 90 ODE iIou.e. -
he ccmmup icatiOn was tabled by vote Oh ~ 70
Adjourned
Ia the senate. ON the sih. tie consideration
Of q Dill % repeal tie act 81 March B. increasing
salaries was then r,-umed, and the question fe-
currrd on Mr. Prsa's amendment, which rr"-
sdts hat the lay IA ance % this Congress snail
be- 70 such An amount A. tO make the total win
bat aif, aty received $1,000. a. Tor each
wear The meudnent was rejected boy o. nays
O. "a yeas Adjourned.
In the House. on the sth. the consideration
Of bin 70 establish an educational nnd, and 10
apply ths proceeds Of sales ~ public lands 10
educate the peonle. wa resumed. bat NJ deGnite
action was taken The Naval Appropriation
hh was then discussed in Committee % the
hole. IA ijouned.
In the senate, on Jan. Q. Mr.. Sargent in
iroduced BAH lor the protection Of settlers in
Utah; also, bin 70 aid iR the execution Of the
laws in that Territory. Referred The House
bilt. MAKING an appropriation % a., 20 o Tor the
legislative exrtnses ut Colorado, was passed
1he senate bill authorizing national banks that
have decided Cd reduce their stock 81 Withdraw
proportion 81 bonds on retiring their circulat-
ing notes nr dplo-itlng sum Of money N
the proportion provided By law, was taken
up with the auirndmeRf 81 the Finance Com
nii-fee which provides that whenever -uch r.
auction shall be- authorized, any notes ~ such
bank thereafter coming into the frnaury Of the
United states shall be cancelled until the amount
So Cancelled. together with such shall he re-
deemed. shall equal the smount oilhr reduction
authorized The morning hour having eN-
pirei. the consideration ~ The salary mn Was
agaiu resumed, pending the discussion or which
the senate went into executive session aAd Then
adjourned
In the House. on Jan. Q. number Of bills
were referred, including one 10 regulate The
drawing aud summonirg Of jnries IN The United
States District and Lircnii Courts ins nealhs
Of james Brooks and W u Foster ~ Michigan
". r. announced. and euugifs delivered BY their
former colleagues Adjourned
In the House, on Jan. 10. the session was
given up entirely TO speeches by Arthur, on
Louisiana fairs, Field on finance and currency,
Whitehead on tobacco tax, Mrllish and
Kelley on the money ui the l. nited states, and
Cain. Vance, and Grassland IN civil rights
In the senate, on the 18th, bills We're intro
duced--Cby Mr. PruiD ccding to the several
states. within who.r limits they respectively Vie,
beds IL unSurveyeu lakes and other bodies Of
water. DIV MI Ingalls, IN reference 10 rarrying
freight and passengers on the Union Pacific Raii-
road and ifs branches AZ TIE expiration 81 the
murs!ng hour the consideration 81 the salary bal
WAS resumed. the pend ng question being on the
amendment 81 Gordon ~ Georgia. Ihi- was de-
fratsd a. were several subsequent ane ndments.
Finally, Mr. tonklinr offered new biil as a
substitute TOR the committee hii ana az pend
ing amendments. This adopted BY vote Of
81 10 a. aud the bill "a pp ed VIII 70 ~ the House
for concurrence. Mr.. Conklng's bill simply re-
peals the present law. except The CLAUSES rlniing
to ne President and Judges allows no mileage
for the pr sent session, and provides that ail un-
drawn balances AMI moneys shall be covered
into the Treasury. THIS places the pay 81 All
Government officers, with the exceptions men-
toned whore they were before the present law
was passed Adjourned.
In the House. on the 18th. motion which
was made rs MIR. Kelley before The holidays 70
suspend the rules aud adopt a resolution declaring
Il g. be the sense % the House that taxes shall not
he increased. tint extraordinary means, " amy
hr required f3r thr support ~ the Government,
shall Br obtained hy q temporary loan nr loans
bearing low rate 81 Interest in currency and re-
dtsfnablr in tnittd states notes, came az Tor
action The House refused % suspend the
rules-yeas. 1855 nays. 81. lrse than two-ihirds
voting IN thr Affirmative, - the resolution Wur
nos rtceivrd Nj Huuhut introduced y biii
charicring 4 d0ublr-track railway rom the tide
water on The Atl mite ~ the Missouri River, and
% limit irciahfs thereon. Referred Mr. II ~
man moved % suspend The rules and AZ W r,s
olutipn declaring that IA thc Judgment Of the