New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-03
BY TELE CIR APH,
CONGRESS.


House.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The usual mum.
Der of bills were introduced, and referred
to the proper committees.
A bill was introduced in the House
to-day which provides that the act Of Con-
gress, entitled An act to incorporate the
Freedmens Savings and Trust Company,
be amended SO that hereafter 1t shall be the
duty of trustees and officers of said COM
pany to make loans frOm the deposits by
them received on real estate, situated in
the vicinity of the agency or branch
OF said company from which such deposits
are received, and making it the duty of the
officers to collect as speedily as possible,
without prejudice to the interests of depos-
itors, all sums of money by them loaned on
real estate, outside the districts from " hict
received, and. when collected they shall
loan said funds as hereinbefore provided.
Referred to the Committee on Banking and
Currency.
The debt statement shows a derease of
$2,500,0 900.
In treasury sa,5Oo,oOo in coin. s375O,oOO
in currency.
Among the bifls introduced was one on
imposing tariff of thirty-five per cent ON
maccarOni and vermicelli. Another to pre-
vent maladministration in the civil service
by officers against whom articles of i'm
peachment are presented. Also, to enable
members of Congress to do the public busi-
ness with their constituents and other de-
partments of the government, and to limit
the franking privilege to certain news
papers.
The bill provides that during any session
of Congress, and for thirty days prior and
subsequent thereto, all written and printed
matter sent to members, and all written
matter and such other things as have been
ordered by either House for distribution,
shall go free of postage. The second Sec
ton provides that all newspapers regularly
printed, and not advertising sheets simply,
shall go free of postage through the mails
in the county where they are published.
delivery system.
The third section requires all postal mat
ter to be prepaid.
By Mr.. Cason, of Indiana-A bill for the
appointment of joint commission to exam-
inc the national lines of water cOmmunica.
ton.
Mr. Lynes, of Indiana moved to suspend
the rules and pass a bill authorizing weekly
newspapers to be sent by mail free of duty.
The House refused to secoud the motion
to suspend the rules by vote of 6l to 95,
and the bill was not received.
Mr.. Fort, of Illinois, made a like motion
in regard to a bill for circulation, by the
Committee on Agriculture, of books, seeds,
cuttings, ETC., and the House also refused
LO etCOuu IL NY d SLill STtdIcI udIOTIbys
The bill compelling the District of Colum
bia to pay it's school teachers passed.
The House then adjourned.
Senate.
Mr.. Alcorn presented a petition from the
Mississippi cotton planters for refunding
| the cotton tax.
Mr.. West introduced bill regarding war
claims. Referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The Centennial question was resumed.
Several of the leading Senators favored
holding national exhibition, but opposed
an inter national one.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, in spsech in
favor of national celebration said on that
| occasion he hoped the North and South
| would come together and bury every bloody
memory of the past; that the East and
West wonld forget that they had conflict
ing interests, and thank God for the inherit
ance left us by our forefathers.
No action was taken on the bill.
Mr. West introduced bill to provide for
the settlement of the claims of loyal per-
sons, growing out of the late rebellion.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Schurz presented resolutions of the
Missouri Legislature; asking an apprcpria-
ton for the removal of the obtructiOns
from the channel of Mississippi river