Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-12
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. January II.


SENAIE.-Mr. Wright. from Committee
on Finance, reported. with amendments, Till
.cr tie revision Of The customs laws
Mt MoTT-l tNt-} reported from Committee
81. nance Joint resolution authorizing
In'>- W Fitch Engineer L. =. y. 10 accent
kh,uivc o. Egypt Ia his wife. Mrs Minnie
sherman Fitch. Passed.
Mr. Sherman, nom Committee on Finance.
reported House bin dcc!aratorv of the act r.
IcaiiEg tno lloigty system. Passed
Nj Lewis introduced bin to incorporate
the trustees % the Louise Home ami fofo.her
purposes. Referred To Committee ON District
oi Columbia.
Nj Cragin presented petition of W. Max
M"tl Wood. asking $500 for the use of his
patent .orattachiu~anIG GetaChing boat appa-
IatuS on I. =. vessels Referred 10 Com uifr-
tee on Naval fairs.
Nr. Pratt gave notice that tomorrow ho
would ask 10 take up the bin celing II the
several states Within whose limits thpv re-
SpScuEeIE lie The beds OF unSurVeEci lax
ami Other bodies of water. for the purpose oT
submitting some remarks upon IL.
MI Wright called up the bill Ia b0IiSh fine
western district of Arkansas. and SIb!uiffsF
the substitute reported 10y the Committee on
the Judiciary; which was discussed and
passed.
Mr.. Scott. from Committee on Finance. 70
ported substitute for the House bin toame1l
me national bank act and fixing the cOmpcn-
sation Of national bank examiners.
MI Sargent presented Il lengthy memorial
nom citizens OF the county OF N-aSbiuu5nn
praying that, in view oT the limited a. Ivan
tagcS which they possess as compared with
The city that they should not hc taxed over
20 cents IN the eloo. Mr.. :. said the govern
ment had last year paid comparatively little
toward the expenses Of the District. and ne
thought, as matter OF justice To the peOpla
here. who We're taxed so much. that The cri,,--
lnenJ should pay IT'S proper share; and there
should be some legislation providing for H.
The memorial was ordered 10 be printed
on motion OF Mr.. =. who said, also. that he
thought II would he very unjust iC this SeS-
sion should end without q form of govern
mcnt being provided for The District
Al one o'clock Mr.. Howe took the floor. on
The Louisiana question.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NATION OF Mr.. Williams Mass the Commit
tee ON Post Offices and Post Roads was di-
rectcd to enquire and report If there can b,
any change in tine postal laws i'm the direction
OF The reduction of the Post Office Depart
Hent without impairing the usefulness and
efficiency of said Department.
Mr.. Cotton IOwaJ introduced a bill ta in
corporate the COTCOrau SquaTa Market Com
p&ny Referred to the Committee on District
OF Columbia.
Mr.. Harris tNa.) asked leave to offer bin
10 repeal all laws requiring proof Of loyalty
on the part of applicants for pensions fOr ser
wee rendered in the war of lsl2.
Mr.. Hawlcy lli) objected.
ON motion of Mr.. Storm, lPa.) the S;ecrc-
ialy OF The Treasury was directed 10 report 10
the House statement OF the amount of
money destroyed in the railroad accident at
BCnnlTES station last week.
Mr.. Maynard lTenn.). from Committee on
binkinG and Currency, reported back tae
senate bill 10 remove the limita lion restrict
ing the capital of banking associations for
issue Of sold notes 10 one million dollars
The bill was passed.
ON motion of Mr. Dawes. Mr. Chas. Albert
having answered an questions prOpoundel
ny the Ways aud Means Committee. was dis
charged from the custody of the Sergeant-at-
Arms.
On motion Of Mr.. Hale. tAIc) the Senate,
amendments 10 the naval appropriation hill
were cOncurrcd in, and the bin passed Mr.
tate stated that the Senate had only in
creased the appropriations to the amon1t Of
80 600, thing unprecedented in an appro-
prialiQn bill.