The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL,

MONDAY, Jan. 1.-Senate. After de-
bate resolution was adopted requesting the
Secretary of War, If not incompatible with the
public interest to transmit to the Senate the
official report and communications of Mai.
Lewis Merrill, of the United States army relat-
ing TO Certain disorders in Louisiana, and the
Official report of Gen. Emory in regard to disor-
ders IN any way connected with the late election
in that State. A bill was introduced and re-
feTed to charter the Forty first Parallel Railroad
Company of the United States Of America from
Lake Eric to the Missouri River, and to limit the
rates OF freight thereon. Mr. Schurz called
ip the resolution introduced by Kim, instructing
ne judiciary Committee to inquire what Iegfsla-
ton of Congress is necessary TO secure to the
people OF Louisiana their rights OF selfgovern-
ment under the Constitution, and report with the
least possible delay by bill or otherwise, and
made lengthy speech in which he argued that
the recent action OF the Federal soldiers in con
neetion with the organization of the Louisiana
Legislature WAS without warrant of Constitution
OF law and dangerous precedent He was brief
site view OF the case Adjourned.
Honse.-A resolution was offered and
referred, calling attention TO and denouncing
the interference ofFederal soldiers with the Legs-
ature OF Louisiana at its recent organization and
demanding ''the immediate withdrawal of the
military force of the United States from the said
OF this reckless nsrrpation- A bill supple
mentary to tho bill ~ restore specie payments
was introduced and referred - The Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill tS1, ,344 7s5 WIS
passed. sfF
TUESDAY, Jan. 2-Sena.e-The bill
declaratory of the act of 1874 repeating n,oietes,
was passed Mr.. Howe replied to the speech of
Mr.. Seharz ON Louisiana affairs The report o;
the District Attorney of the Western District of
Tennessee in regard to the late troubles In that
State was read and ordered printed Ad-
iourned
HolLse.-Bills were passed-repealing
the limitation restricting the circulation Of gold
banks; granting to railroads the right of way
through public lands, and providing that the
States in which railroads NAV be built under the
provisions Of thisbill shall be subject to the right
OF such States 10 regulate and limit the charges
for transportation. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Jan. l - -lSendte.-The
Presidents mesa ge on Louisiana affairs was re.
ceived, read md ordered printed. Mr. Schurz'
resolution in regard to Louisiana came up as un-
finished business, and Mr.. Logan defended the
course OF the Administration and Of Gen. Sheri-
dan in Louisiana III lengthy speech A bill was
introduced and referred for the relief of the Terre
Haute Indianapolis Railroad Company, success
sors of the Terre Haute & Richmond Railroad
Company, in the State OF Indiana.
House.-A bill was introduced to pro-
mote commerce among the States and to cheaper
tween the Atlantic seaboard and the Western
States. =. The Indian Appropriation bill tS4,S55-
so was debated in Committee of the Whole
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 14-Seaate the bill
to provide for revision OF the laws for the collec
ton of customs duties was passed. with amend
ments reported from the Finance Committee
Bills were introduced-to organize the Territory
OF OklahaIna and for the better protection of the
Indians therein: TO empower the Southern Pacific
Railway Company TO change the line of their road
and TO construct an additional branch railway
-. Mr.. Logan finished his speech ON Mr.. Schurz
Louisiana resolution. and Mr. Upton began
speech in reply. "A message was received from
the President announcing his approval OF the
Finance bill, and suggesting, in order to carry
out the provisions of the bill, that the duty on
tea and coffee be restored and that the 10 per cent
reduction of tariff on the articles specified in the
law OF June ., 1871 be repealed. He states that
there is no provision for preventing uctuation in
the vaiue of paper currency with gold at premi-
um OF over 10 per cent. above the currency in
use and that it is almost certain that silver would
be bought up for expectation fast il was put
out, until change would become SO scarce
As to make the premium on it equal to the
premium on gold, or sufficiently high to make it
no longer profitable TO buy for export, thereby
causing a direct loss to the community
az large and great embarrassment to trade,
culties that the Secretary of the Treasury
De authorized to redeem legal-tender notes
whenever presented in sums not less than
800 and mnltiples thereof al a premium for gold
of 10 per cent less interest the rate OF 2s per
cent per annum from the LIST of January 1875. to
the date OF putting this law into operation, and
1nai resup ption, ehahsihg a ra-a qns!! s"s
demanded from time to time as the interest
amounts to one-quarter of one per cent
House.-The Indian Appropriation bill
was further debated in Committee of the Whole
"A communication was received from the Ser
geant-at- Arms stating that Judge Macarthur, of
the District Supreme Court, had issued a writ
of ha6eds corpus in behalf of Irwin. the recusant
witness, and asking for instructions.
resolution was then adopted " that the Sergeant
alarms be directed to make careful return to the
writ ofhdbeds corpus that the prisoner is duly
held by authority of the House of Representa-
tives TO answer in proceedings against him for
contempt" Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. Decentralization the
passage of bills for the relief of persons Mr. Tip
ton concluded his remarks on Mr.. Schurz' Louisi-
ana resolution, and Messrs. Logan. Frelinghuy
sen and Salisbury Joined in the discussion.
Hoase-The report of the Sub Com
mittee on Louisiana Affairs was presented and
notice given that the whole committee would
continue the investigation al New Orleans The
report says the election of1s74 was determined by
the Returning Board, whose "arbitrary, IN Just
and illegal action alone prevented the return of
majority of Conservative members of the lower
house. The report thus concludes: Your
committee have not been able to agree upon
any recommendation, but upon the situation
in Louisiana as it appeared before us we
are all agreed" Messrs Foster, Phelps and Pot
ter sign the report In the case of Irwin. the
Sergeant.at Arms was instructed to produce the
prisoner before Judge Macarthur and make the
return indicated by the resolution adopted on the
preceding day. Adjourned to the 18th. =
SATURDAY, Jan. 16.-Senate. memo
rial signed by 200 ex-Union soldiers in Arkansas
was presented, indorsing Gen. Sheridans course
in New Orleans and declaring his statement of
the condit ion of things in Louisiana and Arkansas
to be true. The debate on the Louisiana resolu-
tions was continued until adjournment, Senators
Salisbury, Conkling. Clayton, Norwood, Steven
son, Cooper aud Sherman participating.
H0use.-The House was not in session.