Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-04
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.

SATURDAY, Feb. 2O.-Senate- credentials
of Andrew johnson, the Senator from Tennes-
see, read and placed file The joint
luton which passed the House last winter relating
to civil service appointments was passed. 1t PRO-
tides that in all under civil service exsmina-
tons for position under the government, when a
disabled United States soldier, his wife, the
widow OF a deceased soldier dying of wounds or
disease contracted in the line OF duty such SOL
der, or such orphan child shall pass such examina-
ton the standard fixed by said rules, such
person shall have precedence for the appoint
ment to any existing vacancy, any thing in the rules
of the civil service 20 the contrary Notwithstanding
Alcorn introduced bill for relief OF the over
flowed districts of Mississippi river. Ordered TO be
printed and lie on the table. Messages were
ceivei from the House of Representatives announc-
ing the death of Messrs Rice, Hersey, Croker and
Hooper Resolutions Of respect 10 their memory
were adopted, and, further mark OF respeot, the
Senate adjourned till Monday at IL o'clock.
House-Crutchield presented the petition OF the
National Grange for eli to the Texas and Pacific
Railroad Company; and the resolutions of the South
Carolina Legislature to the effect, were also
presented. The petitions and resolutions
ferred Further legislative business
pended. in order to give members an opportunity
to deliver eulcges upon lately deceased Representa-
tives.
MoNpAy, Feb. 22-Senate- Morton presented
the memorial OF citizens Of Madison, Ind, in favor
of improving the Ohio river according to the plans
submitted by the engineer corps to the Secretary of
War. Referred -. The Indian, Pension, and Mil
tary Academy Appropriation bills passed..
The Postofice Appropriation bill considered
and amendments offered, one Of providing
for the free distribution of the Congressional Record
was adopted. Pending further discussion the Sem
ate adjourned.
Hoase-The River and Harbor bill, appropriating
Sc, 100000, passed. "A motion to set apart
day for the consideration of the Texas Pacific rail-
road bill was lost-the necessary two-thirds vote
not having been secured. This is looked upon as
the defea. OF the bill for the present Congress.
Myers, from the Committee or Foreign Affairs,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill supplementary to the acts in relation to nlIni-
grafton. Agreed to. The bill makes it the duty of
American consuis at Chinese and Japanese ports to
ascertain whether immigrants have entered into
contracts agreements for services within the
United States, for ewd and improper purposes, and
in such to refuse the requisite permit.
| TUESDAY, Feb. 23.-Sendte-C Consideration of
the Post office Appropriation bill was resumed, and
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the clause repeating the law authorizing the Pacific
Mail subsidy stricken out. The bill then
passed -. The Army Appropriation bill was also
amended and passed. The Committee on Finance
reported resolution that branch mint the West
necessary, and leaving the location of the same
/ to t,,e President.
! House-The Tariff bill finally passed by a
vote of I23 to 1I3. No other business vas trans
acted.
! WEDNESDAY, Feb. Observation-Disclosures pre-
scented petitions signed by As, 1888 farmers of the
Northwest, asking for appropriation for an i'm
proyelnent Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers Re-
ferred Bills for the admission of Colorado and
New Mexico were amended and passed. .Ad-
journed.
| House-The Civil Service Appropriation bill was
discussed in committee of the whole. It appropri-
ates SIS 2s5 97s, against estimates of s33 SIS $50
motion to take up the caucus bill for the control
of the Southern States developed some ibustering,
which is forbidden by the rules
adopted, motions being made to adjourn,
h call the ayes and noes, to reconsider, etc.,
which would occupy considerable time in each
case. On the last vote by the yeas and nays the
Democrats refrained from voting, and the re-
suit that quorum appeared to be present but
call of the roll showed the presence OF largely
more than quorum. Motions were then made to
excuse individual members, the yeas and nays be-
ing taken in each case. the Speaker ruling that
such motions were in order.
THURSDAY Feb. 25.-Sendte- credentials |
of s. j. r. Mcmillan. new Senator from Minnesota |
were filed. :. The bill to regulate the counting of
votes for President and Vice President of the United
States was reafa third time and passed.
House-After an all night session the "force
bill was reached, but al parties were out and
fatigued, and an adjournment was agreed to-
FRIDAY Feb. 26.-Senate- Committee on |
Finance reported adversely the bill to secure de-
postors in the Freedman's Bank from loss The |
same committee, reported favorably the bill to |
amend section 3342 of the Revised Statutes, intro
ducod by it on the Sd inst, and it passed |
The bill requires brewers to afax upon the spigot
hole, on every barrel containing fermented liquors.
the proper stamp, when such barrel is sold re-
moved from the brewery or warehouse, and |
also requires the stamp to be cancelled at |
the time Of Offering the came, by writing imprint
ing thereon the name Of the manufacturers of the |
liquor. The remainder of the session occupied
in consideration of the Civil Rights bill.
HoVse-Af.er disposing of some unimportant rou- |
tine business the House proceeded 10 the discussion