Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-24
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9.-Senate-Scott pre-
sented remonstrance Of the type-founders
of Chicago and other cities against the rati-
ficatlon of the Canadian reciprocity treaty. as
far as it relates to type and type materials.
:. Ingalls, presenter memorial from citizens
OF Kansas for an extension Of time to home
stead and presumption settlers on r;:t'ic lands
who have been compelled to soaLlon their
claims by reason Of the ravages Of locusts.
Chandler presented a memorial of the Ma
tional Association of Lumbermen ~ ainst the
proposed reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Canada. Lewis introduced
bill amending the Pension law :. Scott
introduced a bill to aid in constructing the
Southern Pacific railroad.
House.-The Omaha bridge bill was post
poned until the second Tuesday in February
... The House referred various portions of
the Presidents message to appropriate COM
mittees. The portion relating to Alabama
was given to the select committee on that
subject, and the part referring to Louisiana
and other Southern States to a select commit
tee of seven. The remainder Of the days
session was consumed in considering the bill
continuing in existence the board created to
audit the debt Of the District Of Columbia.
THURSDAY, Dec. 10.-Sendte.-The Senate
transacted no business, beyond receiving a
few bills and resolutions. brief executive
session was held, ana an effort made to act on
the nomination of Postmaster-GeneralJ Jew
ell, but objection was made, and it was laid
over.
Rouse.-The proceedings in the House
were unimportant. Stowell Va made q
personal explanation regarding the charge that
he had sold a naval cadetship for 81. 900, and
demanded an investigation. .. The bill appro-
priating $50. 900 to purchase postoffice scales
to weigh newspapers was passed Kelley's
8 65 convertible bond scheme was debated by
the House in Committee Of the Whole.
FRIDAY, Dec. 11.-Senate. Senate held
no session to- day.
House.-A bill was passed allowing home
stard and presumption settlers in Iowa, Min
nesota, Nebraska and Kansas, whose crops
were destroyed by grasshoppers in 1874, to
leave and be absent from their lands till Nav
1876, without prejudice to their rights.
MONDAY, Dec. decentralization pre-
sented petition of colored men of Indiana,
protesting against the recent decision of the
State Supreme Court, excluding colored chill
dren from the public schools. =. Anthony pre-
sented a memorial from F. d j. Rives Of the
Congressional Globe, asking Congress to pur
chase their building and material. A bill for
the relief of certain settlers in the grssshop-
per regions of the West, was passed. It pro-
vides that settlers who left their lands on &C
count of the ravages of grasshoppers shall not
be deprived of their rights to such lands, and
authorizes the Commissioner of the General
Land Office to modify the Homestead laws in
their favor. The provisions of the bill are
also made applicable to settlers who may be
compelled to leave their lsGd for the same
cause next year. Hitchcock introduced
bin for the appropriation of $50, 600 to enable
the Commissioner Of Agriculture to make
special distribution of seeds to portions of the
country which have suffered from grasshop-
per ravages during the past summer Refer
red. Cameron and McCreery were appointed
committee ON the part Of the Senate To take
measures for the reception of King Kalaksua
of the Sandwich Islands.
House.-The. following bills we're intro
duced: By Dawes, making an appropriation
for continuing the Improvement Of the Great
Ksnawha river. of West Virginia; by Huribut,
to aid in the construction Of q Harrow-gauge
railroad from tide-wster to st. Louis and Chi
cago; by Yield, to increase taxation on foreign
products and to facilitate the resumption Of
specie payments; by Harris, allowing the pay
ment Of one-half of all the import duties in
legal-tender notes or national bank notes; ;
by Farwen, to provide for free banking