The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
4 Summary Of important EysDtA
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

DEC. 16.-The Educational bill was fur.
ther considered in the Senate. Messrs. Pugh,
Aaxey and Garland supported the original
bill: other members favored amendments OF
various kinds. The bill went over. In the
House the Pension Approximation bill was
again taken up in Committee of the
Whole. Several amendments were adopted
and the Committee rose and reported the bill
obtained leave to have printed in the Record
the substitute which he proposed to offer for
tho Funding bill. 1t appropriates of coin
now IN the Treasury the sum of 500 .0oO, COO
for the the Payment Of the interest bear
duo during lssO.lSSl, and directs tho
Secretary Of the Treasury to cause
70 be coined the maximum amount OF silver
dollars in the manner now authorized by law.
and to pay ont such dollars in redemption of
the public debt: Section , repeats all laws
authorizing the issuing Of bonds for the pur.
pose OF funding or ledeeming the interest.
bearing debt Of the United States. A Joint
resolution was adopted providingfor adjourn
ment from Dec. q to Jan. 5......During the
day e.. President Grant visited both Houses,
each of which took q ten minute adjournment
in honor of the event. sll fF
Dec. 1.-THE Senate passed the Educa.
tional bin and adjourned till Monday......
The House dispensed with the morning hour
and went into Committee of the Whole on the
private calendar. number IF pension bills
were passed, among them one granting Il
pension to the widow of Maj. Gen. Ileintzcl.
man.
DEC. ls.--The Senate was not in session.
The House pasSd the Military Academy APP
preparation bin The Diplomatic Appropria.
ton bill was completed in Committee and re
ported to the House, but did not pass ON ac-
HOnNf Of the absence of a lu0ruM.
Dec. D.--Ibe sensts passed the House
resolution providing tor aholiday recess from
December y to January5. Mr.. Cockrell pre-
sented the petition of certain citizens of Mis-.
souri, and Kansas, rccitlng their citizenship,
their desire to settle on lands in the Indian
Territory purchased by the Government, and
their stoppage by United States troops.
and asking Tor permission to settle ON
said lands and build up. homes there.
should go to the Committee on Territories or
on Indian Affairs, it was ordered to lie on the
table. Mr.. Garland remarked that Il bill GOV.
erlng all the points involved was pending in
former committee ttne Oklahoma bill. ....
t .ro, tne House AIR, Dunn o.. Ark
lie lands subject to homestead settlement,
and asked that it he referred to the Commit.
tee on Public Lands. Mr.. COnger Q,., Mich.)
moved that it be referred 10 the COMMITTEES
on Indian Affairs, and it was SO ordered.
bill passed. Mr.. Price (R. Iowa.. uncer the
direction of the Committee on Banking and
Currency. moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bin abOlishing the stamp.
max on that osnk t Checks n Objection sdG wa
been properly referred and should have gone
TO the Committee on Ways and Means.
long discus lion ensued relative to the subject
OF taxation. revenue, etc, and upon vote
Delng taken to suspend the rules it was lost
yeas, ~; nays. 6S-nOt the necessary two.
thirds. Several bills passed under a sus.
pension OF the rules, among them being one
to establish an assay Office at st. Louis.