Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-11

to 1t, and stand by it. That is the duty of the
hour. II rests on the two houses of Congress; IL
rests on the nation 1t rests on every citizen Of the
republic
House.-Nr. willis introduced q bill providing
for the repeal of all taxes on the capital and de-
posits of State and national banks and banking
institutions Several bills were taken up and re-
ferred Mr.. Clyner, from the Committee on APP
Preparations, reported the Military Academy APP
propriaton bill. II appropriates s265, 16l. Mr..
Durham. from the Committee on Expenditures
in the Department OF Justice. reported a bill
fixing the compensation of United States Attorneys.
- Mr.. Goodin, from the Committee Public
Lands, reported back the bill relative to the proof
required in homestead entries, with the Sepa;es
amendments. Concurred in. :. Mr.. Kidder, of Da-
ko a, from the same committee reported back the
bill giving parties contestant time 70 enter
lands under the Presumption Homestead,
or Timber-culture acts. after contest shall
have been finally decided. Passed. The
bill granting pensions to certain soldiers and
sal ors OF the Mexican, Florida, and Blackhsvk
wars, and certain widows Of deceased soldiers and
sailors of the same, passed. 1t allows pen
sion of So month to all who served sixty days in
the Mexican war, or thirty days in the Florida or
b ackhawk wars, and to their Surviving widows I'M
of the whole, Mr.. Willis, of New York. in the
chair, on the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bin, appropriating $l,lS7, IS:
MIR. 1hrockmorton asked leave to offer a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Military Affairs
to inquire into the present strength, location. and
occupation of the army. the force on the frontier,
troops were ordered to Washington, the nature Of
the orders, by whom made, the purpose, ETC., with
leave to send for persons and papers. Several OBJ
House adjourned
FRIDAY Jan. 5.--Sendte. resolution sub.
mit.ed by the Committee Privileges and Elec-
tions airing that Turner. the telegraph operator
at Jacksonville, Or, is in duty bound to answer
certain questions, was called up, and, after q
lengthy discussion. vote was taken, which re-
Senate adjourned till the Sth.
Housr.- On motion of Mr.. Atkins (renn.) the
Senate amendments to the bill making sppropris-
tons for the payment of invalid and other pensions
/ were concurred in The Sergeant-at- Arms was
directed to retain Mr.. Barnes IN custody. -. The
/ House then went into committee of the whole on
/ the Contingency Deficiency bill, Mr.. Haskins On.
Y in the chair After about two hours spent over
the Deficiency bill, the committee rose and the bill
was passed.
SATURDAY. Jan. 6.-Sendte.-Not in see-
4 sion.
House. MIR. Douglass, Chairman Of the Freed
mans Bank Committee, reported q bill authorizing
the Bank Commissioners, in property sold under
foreclosure, to secure the debts of the bank, and
To sell the same at public private SALE when II
for the interest Of the bank 20 do so, and
also modifying their former action.
! The House went into committee of the whole on
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Inc hrst paragraphs being those making appro-
prtations for the salaries of Ministers. Mr.. Holman
offered an amendment fixing the following rates
| OF salaries for Ministers: Great Britain
France, Germany, and Russia, $4,000, now
$3.50; Spain, Austria, Italy. Brazil, Mexico
| Japan, China, $4,000, now $4,000; Chill and
Peru as at present; Belgium, Netherlands, Sweder
and Norway, Turkey. Venezuela, Hawaiian Islands
and Argentine Republic, $500, now $3.50
Guatemala, Costs Rica, honduras, Salvador
and Nicaragua Zone mission), 50 600, now $4,000
Minister aud Consul General TO HSyti and Liberia
each $1,000, now $500 and 5000. Mr. Mon
roe opposed the amendment as one Offered
in the dark and without any reasons to sustain il
Mr. Holman advocated the amendment. ant
said that the whole system ough hit to be abolished
! anu he believed that IL would disappear a yer,
| short time. In every Of the enlightened ma
| tons of the world, the ofices Of Minister and Am
bassaoor were now mere sinecuIes.....A few bill
of local import were passed.