The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-24

gate the matter and report TO Congress-. In
Introducing the bill, Mr.. Ingalls, said the
damage from insects during the past year
had not been less than 100000, 900. The
bill providing for care of stock, during
transportation, was passed. II provides that
stock must not be kept on board cars or YES
sells, without opportunity for abundant ex-
ercise and food and water, over twenty-four
hours in succession, and that, at the end
OF such twenty-four hours they must be un-
loaded and allowed at least seven hours for
exercise, sleep, and taking of food and water.
The question OF the admission of Mr.. Pinch
back was then taken up, but no conclusion
reached......In the House, bills were intro.
duced to provide for the payment of United
States notes, to establish a National Bank
| Agency, to transmit printed matter through
| the mails when postage is insufficient, and
allow collection on delivery. bill was in
troduced to repeal parts Of the Resumption
| Act, and substitute in its place an act
authorizing the issue of legal-tender notes
in the place of National bank notes.
The latter are withdrawn, but only when
the amount is less than the amount in
circulation on January IA, 1875. 1t re-
| quires National banks to retain gold In
| their reserve to the amount of one-third their
circulation, and also requires the retention
in the Treasury of gold equal to one-third
| the unredeemed legal-tenders. A resolution
was adopted instructing an inquiry into
| the propriety of ordering cessation OF the
purchase of Government bonds before due
| of ordering discontinuance OF reduction OF
legal-tender notes, and selling gold coin and
bullion. An inquiry into the management
| of the Pension Bureau was ordered. A res
| oluton to investigate the custom OF revision
of speeches before publication in the
| Record, was adopted. A resolution to pre-
pare for the resumption of specie payments
was offered, but was rejected by party vote.
In the Senate, February 10, a report of
the Committee on Water Communications
between the Mississippi River and the
Lakes was offered and referred. The petit
ton for the admission of New Mexico as a
State was favorably reported by the com.
mttee. The House bill approprating
$2S, 10000 for pensions was amended
and passed. The bill repeating the act
making restrictions in relation to the
disposal of public lands in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida,
was discussed, and, after some slight amend.
ments, passed Amendments were offered
to the 3.65 District of Columbia bond bill,
in order to compromise between the
two forms of the bill as passed by the Sem
ate and House, but no action was taken.
..... In tie House, resolution was offered
to repeal the act of March Is, 1869, pro-
viding for the payment, in coin, OF the
interest on the 500 government bonds.
The resolution was referred. The records
pertaining to the alleged frauds of w.
p. Ross, formerly Cherokee Indian dele.
gate, were called for. A resolution was
adopted calling for q statement OF the
amount of gold owned by the government,
and available for specie resumption, after
deducting outstanding gold certificates aud
accrued interest on bonds. The f0rtihcation
| appropriation bill was passed. 1t appropri-
| atts $4,000 for repairs, protection, and ar
mament of Notifications, and for torpedoes
! and harbor defense. 1t also orders the sale
of all obsolete and condemned projectiles
and heavy ordnance.
In the Senate, February Is, Mr.. Alcorn
made a personal explanation regarding his
relation to affairs in Mississippi. The peti.
| ton of Joseph Segar for compensation as
United States Senator was referred. A res.
olution was offered relating to the printing
of speeches. ETC., in the Congressional Record.
1t provides that the reports shall be accu-
rate transcripts of debates and proceedings,
| and that no speech not actually delivered
shall be published, and that all speeches
delivered shall be printed as delivered,
without alteration, except verbal alteration
made by the author of the speech, and that
when speeches are retained for correction
| they shall be returned within week after
the time of delivery. Mr.. Merrimon's bill
to pay for carrying mails before the war
was unfavorably reported. An adverse
report was also returned on the bill to pay
| State claims for means advanced for the
war of 1912. An effort to take up the
| Pinchback case failed, on account of the alb
sence of several members. ....... In the House
a bill was introduced fixing the rate of COM
pensation for the transportation of mails by
4 raj an
| fol a list of persons in default in the Rev.
enue Department. A bill was introduced
| for the payment OF all discharged employees
one N onth's wages The bill to extend the
| time for filing additional claims for bounties
unsupported and passed. A resolution was
| passed calling for the names and date OF APP
| pointment of all post-traders. The bill for
| the admission of Colorado as State was
passed, with amendments emitting the
voters of the State to voice in the rrtiica-
| ton of the constitution, and appropriating
twenty thousand dollars for the expense of a
| Constitutional Convention. The bill for the
| reorganization of the Judiciary was favora-
bly, reported, and large number of amend
ments offered.
In the Senate, February II, the bill to es-
tablish an educational fund, and to apply a
! portion of the proceeds of public lands to
| public education, and to provide for more
complete endowment of National colleges,
was favorably reported. A bill was intro
duced to reduce the interest on the public
debt provide for safe and elastic currency;
for the speedy apprecist on of National
paper money to gold basis, and
guard against panics and imitation
of bank credit. The District of
| Columbia $3.50 bond bill was recommitted to
the Conference Committee. Adjourned un-
| til Monday. In the House, owing to the
absence of Speaker Kerr, Mr.. Cox, Of New
York, was elected Chairman. A long dis
cussion followed his election, upon the ques-
ton of the necessity of his taking the
Speakers oath of Office. The motion that
he take such oath was finally rejected. The
bill for the reorganization Of the Judiciary
was urged but no action taken.