Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-01-23
Mr.. Kelley offered the following

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asking the adoption of an amend
ment TO the Constitution which
shall prohibit the several States
from DISTINGUISHING citizens on ac-
count of sex;
RcSolced, That a session Of the
House shall be held Saturday, Jan
10, at which time the representa-.
tive women chosen by those peti.
TONERS, and now in the city, may
be heard at the bar of the House
in support of the cause.
Rejected, yeas 10Y, nays 40,
On the 18th. A number Of bills
were introduced in the Senate and
referred, among which were:
Mr.. Christiancy presented reso-
luton of the State Grange OF
Michigan in favor Of the construc-
ton of a ship canal across the
Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Referred.
Mr.. McCreery presented a
memorial of the Tobacco Board of
Trade of Louisville, favoring re-
duction of the tax on manufactured
tobacco. Referred.
Mr.. Thurman called up the reso-
luton submitted by him yesterday
instructing the Committee on
Military Affairs to inquire whether
any, and if any, what legislation
is necessary or expedient to in
crease the annual appropriation
for arming and equipping the
militia of the States and Territories
to correspond with the increase in
population since the passage of the
act of 1903, and also to settle GER
tain war claims of the State of Ohio
against the government.
After some discussion an amend
ment was agreed to providing that
said committee shall make the same
inquiry respecting the war claims
and credits of other States Of the
Union that furnished troops in aid
Of the government during the late
rebellion, and as thus amended the
resolution was agreed to.
In the House, Mr. Springer ask
ed leave to introduce and put upon
its passage bill to prevent further
contraction of the currency. 1t
provides that the volume of legal
tender notes shall not be contract
ed or reduced below the amount of
S350,000,000 and that any surplus
of such notes received or redeemed
by the government which may be
in the Treasury the excess of the
sums required to meet the appro-
priations made by Congress shall
be reissued by the Secretary of the
Treasury in the purchase of coin
for the payment of the coin obliga-
tons.
Mr.. Garfield objected to its pre-
sent consideration, and it was re-
ferred to the Banking and Currency
Committee.
On the 10th. In the Senate,
vote was taken on the pending
question TO refer the resolution of
Mr.. Matthews in regard to paying
bonds in silver to the Committee
on Judiciary, and it was rejected,
yeas 10, nays 81.
The House went into committee
of the whole on the state of the
Union, Mr.. Eden in the chair.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the removal Of snags and others
Instructions from the Mississippi,
Missouri and Arkansas Rivers, and
appropriating $4,000 to open the
navigation of the Red River above
Shreveport was taken up and
passed. The committee rose and
it's action was affirmed by the
House.
Mr.. Rea from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back a bill
authorizing the construction Of a
bridge over the Missouri River at
or near Glagow, Missouri. In re-
ply to question by Mr.. Sayler,
Mr.. Rea stated that the bill COM
piled with the general law in rela-
ton to bridging Western rivers.
Mr.. Garfield offered an amend.
ment providing that nothing in the
bill shall be Construed as modifying
the law now existing in regard
to tho navigation Of rivers.
Adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Conger, from the same COM
mittee, reported bill to provide
for stamping unstamped documents.
Passed. IL authorizes the holders
of unstamped documents to affix
the necessary stamps in presence
Of q Judge or clerk Of a court Of