The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-04
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
SENATE.


Mr.. Ingalls, of Kansas, presented amemorial
of the judicial officers and jurors of Arkansas
praying for the passage of a bill organizing the
Indian Territory into the Oklohoma Territory,
and providing for the organization OF courts
therein
The vice-President laid before the Senate a
message from the President communicating re-
ports in regard to the cholera epidemic in 1874
Laid OH the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Conkling. of New York, presented ten
memorials of citizens of Ontario and Yates
counties. n. y, against the ratification of the
proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty. Re
ferred to the Committee OH Foreign Relations
Mr.. Logan made lengthy speech sustaining
the President in his action in the Louisiana
matter.
A message was received from the President,
stating that he had signed the Finance bill, and
saving that the revenue of the country was not
sufficient to meet the expenses. He recon-
mended that the duty on tea and coffee should
be put on again. and the bill reducing the duty
on custom articles ten per cent. should be re-
pealed.
laws for the collection of custom duties re-
ported from the Finance committee, came mp.
The amendments of the committee were agreed
to, and the bill passed.
A memorial of Mary j.. Speck NJ. D., and
Mary s. Parsons, NJ. d., was presented saying
that they were graduates of the Howard Uni
versity. District of Columbia. ami on account
of their sex the Medical society of the District.
an organization chartered by Congress, refused
them admission to membership into that socie
ty they therefore ask that the charter of the
society be amended. 70 that they may not be
excluded from it.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, of Indiana. the
House bill to amend the act granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the war of
1912, and widows of deceased soldiers, and to
restore to the pension rolls those persons whose
names were stricken therefrom III consequence
of disoyalty. was recommitted to the Commit
tee on Pensions.
Mr. Morrill, in discussing tue Legislation APP
preparation bill. said that the bill a. it passed
the House appropriated SIS, 1872 4i2. The
amendments of the Senate committee increased
the amount to SlS. T91. 954. Fhe increase war
attributable chiefly to the want of service in
the Assay Offices and in the departments OF
the government in Washington. Ii was re-
ductiou of II 966.3 800 as compared with the bill
of last wear.
Mr.. Sherman. of Ohio. from the Committee
of Conference OH disagreeing votes of the two
Houses upon the House bill to amend the ex.
listing customs and internal revenue laws anG
for other purposes made report which was
read. lie said the repOrt was substantially the
same RS that presented last session, with tht
exception of duty on hops. which had beer
raised to eight cents per pound. The liOus'
proposed a duty Of ten cents per pound. bu
the committee agreed upon eight cents. Til,
two sections relating to tobacco and the sale o
bonds. etc. which were the principal subjects
of Engagement last year were now botl
stricken out. The report was agreed to.
The amendment of the Appropriation bill
providing new Bureau of Statistics and Com
merce. was stricken ont. Coating facts abou
railroads was made part of the duties of til
present Statistical Bureau.