The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the 18th. the chair
laid before the senate a memorial from tbs
Cincinnati common council, board OF trade.
and chamber OF commerce., protesting against
any reduction in the appropriation for work
on public buildings in that city. The senate
resumed consideration OF the bill to edualizs
the distrlbutiOns Of currency. An Amendment
was ohefed providing that flIo sec4 etafvs OF
the treasury shall retire or destroy q dollar al
legal tender notes for each dollar in national
bank notes isaded. Several other ameutfnetts
we're proposed and discussed, but nothing def
mite was decided
In the house, on the 18th, bill was
passed providing that any person who shall be
convicted OF the crime OF mansIangh.er in
any United States court in any state or terri
tory, or in the District Of Columbia, shall be
imprisoned not exceeding twenty years and
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
viii me proyiso that the act shall not Affect
any prosecution now pending, or the prosecu-
non OF any offence now committed; also max
ing the punishment Of extortion by officers or
persons acting under authority Of the United
Slatesi nne not exceeding 500 and imJrfs-
onnlent not exceeding three years. Also nro-
vidinB tbas no person shall be prosecuted
tried or punished in any United States court
Tor any offence not capital or for any fine or
forfeiture under any penal statute unless in
dlcted, or information shall be found or in
sututed within i've years, unless persons flee
ing from Justice. "A bill was reported to pro-
Vide Tor The appointment of a commission on
the subject Of the alcoholic liquor traffic. said
commission TO consist of five persons who
are to serve without pay for two years. but to
pc De allowea an necessary incidental expenses,
and secretary at 1900 year The bill to
allow free transmission OF exchanges and of
weekly newspapers In the county where pub
shed, was disonssed but not acted upon.
In the senate, on the 10Th, thai body
resumed consideration Of the bill to equaIlze
the distribution Of currency. After several
amendments were disposed Of, the following
was adopted That the committee on finance
be instructed 70 report a bill providing for the
eonvertibility OF United States treasury notes
into gold coin or 5 per cent. bonds OF the Uni
ted States, and also for free banking under the
provisions OF the national banking act"
Pending discussion on motion to reconsider
the senate adjourned.
Ia the house, on the 18th, a bill was
passed to provide for the election Of two
Representatives at large for Alabama, unless
the Legislature shall otherwise provide by law
by the time fixed for the election. Also, a bin
requiring the United States marshals and the I
clerks Of the United States courts, who have
received fees aud emoluments In excess of
their legal compensation, to deposit the came |
with the treasurer Of the United States In case |
OF refusal suits are to be brought and future |
cases 10 be punished as misdemeanors. Spe-
the accounts OF these officials who are to be |
paid cut OF the fees and emoluments received |
but their total eompensuticn not to exceed |
S6,OoO IN any ono year. A vast amount of |
talk was indulged In ON the bill for the distri-
button or public documents printed by the |
authority OF congress, seeds furnished by the |
agricultural department. and for the free ex- |
change OF newspapers between -publishera
ana Tor the free transmission OF weekly news |
papers within the county where published |
ana without making any progress the house |
Ia the senate, on the goth, the chair
laid before the senate the message from the |
President transmitting a resolution of the |
American Association for the advancement OF
scionce on the subject OF cultivation OF tim
Der aud preservation Of forests also COM
munication from tho commissioner OF the gem
erai land ofllce ON same subject . Petitions J.
were presented from citizens OF PennsyIyania
against any restoration of duty ON tea or coffee
or any additional internal taxation; from the
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage association 1
protesting against the passage of tho bill to
aid I'm the execution OF laws in Utah The
senate then resumed consideration of the |
finance bill. Mr.. Merrimon's amendment
was adopted-3l to %. IL instructs the COM
mittee to report as soon as practicable a bill
for the increase Of national hank
circulation, so that the whole volume thereof
shall not exceed four hundred millions of
dollars. Adjourned TO Monday.
In the house, on the goth, aside from
sundry "pers nal explanations, and the con-
of District OF Columbia Affairs, the
busines done was of minor Importance.