Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-18
CONGRESS-.

THURSDAY, June 4.-Sendte.-The Senate
Window cheap-transportation resolution-F relng-
huysen, Gordon, Harvey and Bogy speaking in favor
of, and Bayard and Scott opposing, the resolution.
HoUse.-The following bills passed: For
the further security of navigation on the Mississippi
river; to authorize the building of bridge across
the Mississippi at Lacrosse Wis. for the establish
ment of lfe-saying stations and houses of refuge
efficiency of the lfe-saving SERVICE for the
deepening of the channel at the mouth Of
the Mississippi river, by dredging or otherwise I;
to prevent the introduction of infectious diseases
into this country. Lamport introduced bill to
increase tue tax on fermented liquors to 81 barrel
WoodfoId presented a petition from New York
book aud newspaper publishers for uniform rate
of postage of cent pound on newspapers, and 2
cents pound on all other periodicals.
FRIDAY June 5.-Sendte. bill for the
relief of certain settlers on public lauds in Iowa
and Minnesota passed. Logan presented a
memorial signed by 1000 citizens of Illinois, pray
ing Congress to charter double-track railroad
from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic ocean.
authorizing the sending of agricultural documents
through the mails free. Pending consideration of
the bill, adjournment to Monday moved and
carried.
House.-A bill was passed to admit all articles for
the Centennial Exposition free of duty. The bill
authorizing the improvement of the mouth of the
Mississippi by the Eais jetty system rejected,
and bill for the construction of the Fort ST. Philip
canal, offered by McCrary, then taken mp and
passed. 1t coDfdes to the Secretary of War the
duty of making all necessary surveys, and, when
these have been effected, of completing contract
for the construction of the canal. The maximum
cost Of the whole undertaking is fixed at S. COO 00O
Morey, from the same committee, reported bill to
repeal the first section of the act of June 81 1885,
for the disposal of public lands for homeseads to
MlReleeipOi-
ana, Florida and Arkansas. The bill was discussed
at consid, rdbe length. The object of the bill is to
allow public lands in the South, which were. after
the war, reserved for settementby freedmen, to be
sold they in other sections of the country.
The bill was recommitted, which is tantamount to
its defeat.
SATURDAY June 6.-Sendte-Not in session
Bouse-A long discussion OF the deficiency appro-
pration closed by the reference of the various
amendments to a conference committee. The re-
port of the Committee Mississippi Levees, pro-
viding for commission of engineers, was passed
also the bill reported by the Postofice Committee,
providing for the prepayment of postage on
printed matter. The same committee
also reported a bill to prevent g straw
bids for carrying the mails, and bill for adjust
ing the salaries OF Postmasters. The Committee
on Expenditures in the Department of Justice pre-
scented report relative to the financial management
of the West Judicial District of Arkansas since the
organization in 1871. The committee recommend
the abolition of the district, and its annexation to
the Eastern district.
MONDAY. June S.-Senate-Bills were
passed Authorizing medals concentrating the
one hundredth anniversary of the nrst meeting of
the Continental Congress and the Declaration
of Independence; authorizing any Circuit
Judge to designate the time for hold
ing District Circuit Court, and to
designate the District Judge to attend and hold
court in a district not his own providing for the
better organization of the District Courts Of the
United States within the State of Louisiana to
provide for the publication of the revised statutes
of the United States Pending discussion on the
Moiety bill, the Senate adjourned.
House-A bill was introduced to increase the
revenues to restrain gambling. and imposing a
tax of 20 per cent. all sales of stocks, bonds,
gold, ETC.. An attempt to take up the Civil
Rights bill defeated. The bill for the
admission of Colorado was passed under sus-
pension of the rules-l7O to g..
Gunckel from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported bill in relation to bounties. The bill
proposes TO pay all the rank and file who served
faithfully in the army, including those borpe en-
the rolls slaves, $S3716 per month for the shoe
time of service. The Louisiana contested election
case of Sheridan us. Pinchback discussed with
out action.
TUESDAY, June 9.-Senate.-A joint reso-
luton was passed providing for the termination of
the treaty between the United States and Belgium
of July IL, 1855. Logan introduced bill to es-
taplish the Commercial Railway Company. Nor
ton, from the conference committee on the Cur-
rency bill. made a report, which was ordered
printed. 1t recommends that the volume
of greenbacks be reduced as National Bank
notes issued in the proportion of
37K per cent; that reserve on circulation Of per
cent be kept the Treasury for the redemption Of
mutilated notes that the reserve ON deposits be
diminished by per cent. that legal ten ders be
deemed ia 1878 by the issue of per cent. bonds the
notes redeemed TO be emitted for the purchase OF
5-lD COuCypr submitted
TO the House supplemental Tariff bill propo-
stion to impose stamp-tax of one-twentieth
of per cent all sales of bullion, coin, and
stocks, and stamp-tax of ] mill per dollar of
the value of all manufactured or manufactured
cotton on contracts for future delivery.
Mr.. Hitchcock, from the Committee on Ter
ritories, reported favorably the House bin OF
enable the people of New Mexico to form a con-
stitution and State Government. The bill abol-
isbng the moi.ies system of collecting the customs
discussed at length and laid over.
House-The Louisiana contested election case
came up, and the majority and minority
reports of the Election Committee-the
former declaring Pinchback elected. and the
latter awarding the seat to Sheridan-were
both rejected. resolution was then
adopted declaring that the testimony was not
sufficient TO show the election OF either Pinchback
or Sheridan, aud permitting them to take further
testimony. Butler (A1ass.), from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a substitute for the Geneva
Award bill. "A Dill was passed abolishing the
WEDNESDAY, June 10.-Sendte.- In
troduced bill to abolish the Board of Indian Com
missioners. =. Howe, from the Committee on For
eign Relations. reported bill relating to tee-
graphic communication between the United States
! and foreign countries. The bill TO amend the
Customs Revenue laws, and to repeal moleties. was
finally passed with only three dissenting votes
Flanagan, Howe and Pease.
House.-The Ways and Means Committee report
| ed adversely on the following bills: To abolish
the tax on cigars and tobacco aud to strengthen
public credit; to repeal the taxes on dis
titled spirits and tobacco; for the Issue of
convertible bonds; to impose income tax; t.
repeal the duty on salt. Beck introduced
a bill for the relief of owners and purchasers of
lands sold for direct taxes in the insurrectionary
States Buffers substitute for the Geneva Award
bill was taken up and passed-l32 to 101. 1t pro-
vdes fer the payment of claims in the following or
der: Q) Direct losses; (2) war premiums; (3) in
surance companies that incurred direct losses.