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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

EirSt Sessien--A4th Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. %.
Logan presented a petition OF dis
abled soldiers asking that tho pro
visions Of the Act Of June 18th, 1874
be extended so as to include all who
lost an arm below the elbow or LEG
below the knee, and that thew be al.
lowed a pension Of $24 per month
Referred. .1. ...
Morton presented n petition of over
l5,HO Indiana woman and l4,Un so.
tcrs asking Congress TO appoint a
commission to investigate and rcpor,
the effect OF the liquor traffic: also to
prohibit the importation of liquors
from foreign countries: TO prohibit
= the sale of liquors in the District OF
Columbia and the Territories. and to
require total abstinence from alco-
holic liqnors from all civil military
and Naval officers. Referred IL the
Committee on Finance.
Sherman. from the Committee on
Finance. reported bill amendato-
ry Of the Acts OF July la, 1870, and
Jan. 20. 1871. authorizing the refund
ling Of the national debt. Placed on
the calendar. II provides that the
Acts to authorize the refunfing Of
the national debt. approved July Ii.
1870, and Jan. 20, 1871. be so amended
that the amount Of the bonds bearin.
four aud one-half per cent. interest
authorized to be issued. be increased
to 500, ,0QO, 600. PAYABLE at the pleasure
OF the United States. after thirty
years from date of issue instead of
fifteen years. 1his act does not au-
thOrize an increase Of the total
amount Of bonds provided by previ-
GUS Acts. nor any increase of the z.
! S bonds and all other Acts with whicl,
! this is not inconsistent are continued
1 in force. uE
HOUSE.
F Speaker Kerr was in the Chair To-
day.
Banuing introduced bill to p.o-
mote the efficiency of the army and
to provide for the gradual reduction
and consolidation of certain nf its
staff departments. Referred.
Ii reduces the number OF cavalry
regiments to =. and of infantry rcni-
mcnts to %.
/ II provides that no new rnli>tmcnts
be made till the number Of enlisted
men shall be reduced to 10000: that
regular organizations Of artillery
shall be abolished /: that the artillery.
shall be hereafter known as the corps
of artillery. and consist OF ) batteries
| OF light artillery and GO batteries of
! heavy artillery the officers Of the ar
tillery are to be one Chief of artillery
with the rank Of Brigadier General.
l Colonies, q Lieutenant Colonies. L.
Majors. go Captains. ls0 first Licnteu-
ants, and 65 second I.ieutenan,S
1t provides for an officers Cavalry
and Infantry school. and Aid-dc-
Camps for general officers. IA fol-
lows: For the General. 3 Lieuten-
ants; Lieut.. Generals ,: Major Gen.
erals ? each. and Brisadicr Generals
leach There are to be no new APP
points and no promotions in the
bureau Of Military Justice. OF among
Judge Advocates. II makes the
F. Quartermaster and Subsistence De-
partments one Organization. known
as the department of supplies. which
is to consist Of one chic: With the
rank Of Brigadier General. {; Col"nels.
10 Lieutenant Culonels. 81 Majors.
II Captains.
sen ATE. ,
W AsHINcroN. Feb. -.
The House bill, To reoryauiHe the
judiciary of the United States. was
read by title and referred tn the Judi
ciary Committee.
| Windon presented memorial ut D
committee appointed by the New
York Cheap Transportation A..ocia.
, ton. TO call tho attention Of Congress
TO various facts relating to cheap
transportation. Referred.
Cragin introduced bill to provide
for the means OF cheap transportation
upon interior waters and for either
purposes. Referred.
Banning presented from the Way-
and Means Committee TODAY. Il pro-
test of the Cincinnati Beer Brewer
Association against the rule OF the
internal Revenue Bureau requiring
brewers to produce barrel Of beer
from two and a half bushels of malt.
The matter has been referred ~ sub
committee.
HOUSE.
that the session Of SATURDAY he for
! debate only.
Buckncr, chairman OF the Conmit-
tee on District of Columbia. offered
a resolution authorizing the commit
tee 10 employ experts in prosecuting
| its investigation a. To the affairs ot
the District. Adopted.
Weed, ef \. y, from Ways aud
Means Commiltee.reported bill car
rying into effect the treaty recently
made with King kalaksu. II was
made the special order for nrXt
Thursday.
The Speaker then -sllea for com.
mittec reports.
SENATE.
/ WASBiNsreN. Feb. -.
J Ou motion of sherman. the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
bill reported By the Finance Com
mittee on "Wednesday last to amend
the acts OF July l4th. 1870. and .ianu-
airy 20fh, to authorize the refunaine
of the national debt.
sherman explained the bill, aud
said il was recommended hv the Sec.
retary of' the Treasury. II provided
that four and half per rent. bond,
should run thirty years instead OF
fifteen years and increa sed the amount
from three hundred millions To five
hundred million dollars.
Edmunds enquired Ii any Of these
A.. per cent. bonds had been is.
sued. After some debate the Senate
passed without amendment the bill
reported by the Finance Committee
on "Wednesday In amend the acts oi
July l4th. 1870. and January Goth.
1871, to authorize thc rcfunding of the
national debt: yeas 81. nays !. The
nays were Ceckerill. Eaton. MrCr.erv
Mcdonald and Robertson.
The bill as passed amends rhc acts
named 80 a. 10 provide tina, the
amount 1T bonds bearing ~. pei
cent. interest authorized 10 be issued
be increased to live hundred million
dollars and that they be payable a,
the pleasure of the Cnitcd Statcs
after thirty years from date
OF their issue. instead Of after fifteen
years. II also provide, that the acl
shall not he construed to authorize
any increase nf thc total amount ol
bonds provided for by the act,
named nor to authorize any increase