The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-05

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the secretary Of War. 70 construct the work Ia
case If the default Of Mr.. Lads, was adopted,
and the bill passed.
7 In the Senate, on the 18th. the credentials
were presented u Angus Cameron, senator from
Wisconsin. aud Joseph y. Mcdonald, senator
run Indiana. After The expiration Of the morn.
ing hour the Senate resumed the consideration Of
tn indian Appropriation bin. The amendment
OF Use senate Committee On Appropriations, An
creasing the amount % euhriSt and carr for tie
Apache Indians IN Arizona from so go %
sS.S 900. and for those in New Mexico from
sloo, go to sl.5,0 was discussed ~ length.
TIE amendments PROPOSED by the committee
were agreed Co. A number u other amend.
ments were proposed, pending discussion
I upon which the senate adjournesl. Honse-
Mr.. Dawes endeayored ~ get up The Revenue
hill hut the House, by vote Of III 10 rs, de
cided tO 20 into Committee of the W hole on the
private calendar, which was the regular order.
..... The House then went into Committee u Tie
Whole Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa in the chair, ON the
Army Appropriation bill, which appropriates
s2s .10l SO Mr.. Cox moved an amendment that
the army shall not b. used to subycrt the rights
and liberties interfere with the Legislatures Of
the states OF the Union. and that no sum shall lie
paid out Of the Treasury until the United states
troops now in the state OF Louisiana shall be-
Withdrawn from that state. The amendment
was the cause OF considerable wranglng, but was
rejected. TIE committee rose and reported the
bill 10 tn House, and il WAS PASSED without di-
vision. Mr.. Poland, from selectcommittee on
Arkansas Affairs. reported resolution that the
report 81 the committee be accepted, and that, in
the Judgment OF the House. no Interference with
the existing Government in that STATE by any de-
partinent Of the Government Is advisable. lie
gave notice that he would call Il up as early as
possible next week.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the Nice-Presi-
dent laid before the senate the credentials of
Andrew johnson, senator from Tennessee.
Read and placed on file .--... Mr.. Wright
called up the resolution providing for the
appointment Of q COMMITTEES OF five Senator's
20 examine into the several branches of
the Civil service during the recess, with view
10 a reorganization OF the several departments
thereof. Agreed to- The joint resolution
which passed the House last winter relating 10
Civil service appointments was passed. Ii pro-
vides that, in all cases under Civil service ex-
examination for position under the Govern
ment, when disabled United States soldier.
his wife, or widow of deceased soldier dying
Of wounds or disease contracted in the line OF
duty as such soldier or his orphan child, shall
pass such examination at the standard liked by
said rules. such person shall have the precedence
for appointment % any existing vacancy any thing
In the rules Of the Civil service 70 the contrary
Notwithstanding The Indian Appropriation
bill considered. and several amendments
disposed Of. -. Messages were received from
the House Of Representatives announcing the
death of Messrs. Rice, Hersey, Croker, and
Hooper, and appropriate sulogies were delivered.
Resolutions in respect 10 their memory were
adopted, and as further mark of respect the
Senate adjourned till Monday At II O'Clock. In
the House. the Tariff bill was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole At o'clock, according to
agreement, all legislative business suspend
ed 70 give members an opportunity 10 deliver fu-
neral addresses upon lately deceased members
In the Senate. on the 22d, at the expiration
Of tho morning hour the consideration OF
the Indian Appropriation bill was re-
sumed. and after several proposed amend
ments had been disposed OF the bill passed.
The senate then took up the Post
ONCE Appropriation bill which went over
informally. The Military Academy Appro-
priatiOn bill was taken up and passed.
The Pension Appropriation bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Morton made unsuccessful en-
deayor % append thereto as an amend
m,nt his bill i'm relation 20 the manner of count
ing votes for President, etc. The amendment
was laid upon the table and the ApprOpria-
ton bill passed . The Post Office ApprO-
priAtion bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Thurman moved 70 add additional sec
ton providing that the Congressional Record
shall be carried in the malls free Of postage.
Adopted. The bin went over. In the House,
among the bills introduced and referred under
the call OF states, was one by Mr. Banning, pro
viding for the meeting Of the forty fourth Con
gress On the ith Of March next, and Of
each succeeding Congress ON the an
Congressional term begins......The River
and IIarbor Appropriation bill was passed, sub
stantialiy as reported. "A motion 10 set apart
Wednesday for the consideration Of the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill was reiected-yeas, 81;
nays, las. This was looked upon essentially as
the defeat Of the Bill :.-.. IAN evening session
held for the consideration of the District Tax
bill
In the Senate. on the 23d. the Post-offce
Appropriation bill was taken up. the pending
question being whether the section in the bill "a
ii came from the House repeating the act Of June
1, authorizing the Pacific Mail subsidy contract,
should be struck out. vote resulted-yeae, IL
nays, 50. The action OF the House repeating the
contractor ls12, for additional subsidy, was con-
CURED in and the bill was passed The Army
Appropriation bill was then taken up and passed.
Committee on Finance, reported adversely
on the several bills 10 establish n branch
mint of the United States az various
points and recommended that the President be re-
quested 10 institute inquiries % the most avail
able point for establishing branch mint and re
port upon the same at the commencement Of the
minority reports Of the special Committee
Louisiana Affairs were received and ordered
printed The report Of the Committee on Ala
bama Affairs was also received and ordered print
Ell . The Tarin bin was then taken up in Com
mitiee Of the Whole, discussed at length, and
finally reported 70 the House and a large
number of amendments were offered and accepted.
Finally. no more amendments being offered, the
Committee rose and reported the bill and amend
ments 10 the House. Mr.. Dawes thereupon pro-
ceeded % address the House the necessity Of
providing for the deficit in the Treasury and
spoke of the impossibility Of framing any revenue
bill that would satisfy all sections and all inter
eminent called ON Congress To pass some
revenue measure before adjournment. he
proposed 10 make effort in that
direction, and II IL failed. then personally
and a. the organ OF the Committee on
WAYS and Means, he should feel that he had dis
charged his whole dsty in the premises. lie
therefore offered, a substitute for the bill, one
taxing whisky TO be hereafter made 20 cents a
gallon. tobacco and sugar In the amended bill,
and restoring the 10 per cent. on manufactured
goods, and on that he moved the previous gues-
ton. A vote being taken on Mr.. Dawes substi-
tute, resulted-yeas, ls5; nays, us; and the bill
was carried.
In the Senate. on the oath. the new Tax
and Tariff bill was received from the House Of
Representatives and referred TO the Committee on
Finance. The bill for the admission OF Colorado
was taken mp In Committee Of the Whole and sew
cral amendments agreed TO. IL was then reported
y the senate and passed-yeas, ~ nays, -.