Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-14

A BILL amendatory of the Pension
law has been introduced in Congress by
Representative Albright. It proposes
that all persons now entitled to pen,
sions, who have lost an arm below the
elbow or leg above the knee, shall re-
ceive $50 per month.
A BILL has been introduced in Con-
gress to abolish all internal revenue
taxes, except those upon distilled spir-
its, fermented liquors and tobacco,
snuff and cigars, and increase the tax on
distilled spirits to eighty cents per gal
lon. 1t also repeats the second section
of the act of June 6, 1872, which made
a reduction of 10 per cent. on the arti-
cles therein enumerated, thus restoring
the duties on said articles to what they
were prior to the passage of the act.
A CLERGYMAN who has just returned
from the grasshopper-devastated por-
ton of Kansas writes letter to the
Chicago Times, in which he represents
that the restitution there is far greater
than has been represented. Land agents
are endeavoring to misrepresent the
condition of affairs for the purpose of
encouraging emigration. The settlers,
says the writer, are limited to a very
meager allowance of food-scarcely
enough to sustain life for a limited
period. It is bis opinion that large
number of people viii die OF starvation
unless more subsistence is furnished.
THE Subcommittee of Congress, ap-
pointed to Investigate the condition of
Louisiana Is now in New Orleans
taking testimony. It is composed of
men of high character. Mr.. Foster, of
Ohio, distinguished himself at the last
session by his course IN the Sanborn
investigation. Mr.. Phelps, of New Jer-
sey, is recognized as one of the ablest
aud most honorable Representatives in
the House. Mr.. Clarkson N. Potter.
the Democratic member of the Com
mittee, Is man who commands the
respect of both parties. We shall be
greatly surprised if such a committee
as this fails to pursue the strict line of
duty which lies before it.
MIR. Il. b. ELLIOTT, of the Bureau of
Statistics, has been making some care
ful computations to-day, to ascertain
the relative value of United States sill
yer coin and fractional currency, in or
der to determine how great an appre-
citation OF the latter viii be necessary
to make both of equal value, and con-
sequently to ascertain whether the sill
yer coin portion of the new currency
bill is likely to result as its authors
nominally desire. According to Mr..
Elliott's calcalations-bas upon the
market value of silver in Londor-S1
In silver is now wortl s1O1 94-1OO or,
IN popular phrase, silver is now worth
not quite per cent. premium in cur
rency. He is Of the opinion that this
slight difference between paper and sill
yer may be reduced &c nothing by the
administration before the Mint is ready
to put In circulation any large amount
of silver coin.
THE venerable Gerrit Smith. whose
name has been prominent before the
public for more than half a century,
has gone the way of all earth. He was
born In Utica, II. Y, March 6, 1897,
and had therefore reached the ripe old
age OF ~ years. He graduated from
Hamilton College, which was the re-
cipient OF his generosity a short time
ago, In 1918, and being left with one of
the largest landed estates in this conn.,
try by his father, had devoted himself
mainly to its care and improvement.
In 1925 he joined the American Colo
nization Society, to which he contrib
uted very largely of shis labor and his
money, but ten years after he withdrew
from it and connected himself with the
American Anti Slavery Society. In
1852 he was elected to Congress, but
resigned before his time expired, his
constituents being dissatisfied because
he refused to attend night sessions, the
" Kansas Nebraska bill being pending
at that time, and the discussions being
more than ordinarily exciting and i'm
portant. Mr.. Smith, however, had an
aversion to being out of bed after 9
O'Clock. and. rather than depart from