Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25

to take it up at the earliest possible moment. -.
After some desultory arguments on the question of
Pinchback's admission to seat in the Senate from
Louisiana, the Senate adjourned mark of re-
spect to the memory of Hon. Samuel Hooper, of
Massachusetts,.
HoVse-The hour for meeting hereafter fixed
IL a. MA committee was appointed to attend
he funeral of Hon. Samuel Hooper. and the House
adjourned.
TUESDAY Feb. -Senate-The credentials
of A. S. Paddock, the new Senator from Nebraska.
were read and placed file Ferry, of Michigan,
from the Committee ON Finance, reported, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute the House
bill restricting the funding of customs duties
The Senate resumed consideration of the resolution
for the omission of Pinchback, and Sargent con-
tinued his argument.
HOUse-A number of bills mostly of a private
character, passed, and several new bills were
, introduced Considerable time was devoted to the
consideration of the bills to pay the awards of the
Southern Claims Commission and for the reorgani-
zaton of the Treasury Department The sundry
Civil Service Appropriation bill ported by
Garfield The Speaker presented letter from tie
Clerk in reference 10 the resignation OF Purman, of
Florida, and directed the name OF PIlrInan to be
stricken from the roll of members
WEDNESDAY. Feb 17-Senafe- Logan intro
duced bill establishing rules and articles for the
government of the armies of Il e United States
Sargent resumed the floor and concluded his speech
on the admission Of Pinchback The Senate ad-
journed without definite action on the matter.
House-Tbe Tariff bill was discussed in committee
of the whole When the committee rose bill was
reported establish certain telegraph lines in the
several States and Territories post roads. and to
regulate the transmission Of commercial and other
intelligence by telegraph, and debate upon this
measure occupied the remainder of the session.
THURSDAY, Feb. 1S.-.Senate-T session
lasted nearly twenty-nine hours the resolution TO
admit Pinchback being the pending question. 1t
finally laid upon the table by vote of 30 to ~.
80. The Senate proceeded with the consideration of
the Indian Appropriation bill and some unmport-
ant amendments were agreed to, after which the
oluton fixing the hour for the meeting of the Senate
at IL m. passed, and the Senate adjourned.
HoUse-The bill for the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river was passed. The House then went
into committee of the whole the Re, enue bill.
FRIDAY. Feb. 19.-Sendte- Nice-Presi-
dent laid before he Senate the credentials of Angus
Cameron, the new Senator from Wisconsin. Pratt
presented the credentials Of Hon. Joseph r. Nc
Donald, the Senator from Indiana. which were
read and placed ON file Wright, from the Com
mittee Civil Service and Re trenchlnent reported
back the House bill to provide for reorganization Of
the Treasury Department, and offered the following
Res,iced, That committee of five members of the
senat. be appointed, whose duty it shall be to
inc and thoroughly investigate the several branches
of the civil service, with view to reorganization
of the several departments thereof. the reduc
ton of expenditures and to promote the effcienc,
of such service and to report thereon at the mex
session of Congress- by bill otherwise Pending
the consideration Of the Indian Appropriation bill
the Senate adjourned.
HoUse-Sawyer, from the Committee Com
merce, reported bill to authorize the construction
of bridge across the Missouri river, near Sion,
City, Iowa. Passed The House went into com
mittee of thi whole on the Army Appropriation bill
which appropriates s27 90l 500.