Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1875 — CONGRESSIONAL. [ARTICLE]

CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, the President’s message in relation to Louisiana affairs was read and ordered printed. Mr. Logan replied at length to the late speech of Senator Schurz and defended the course of the Administration and Gen. Sheridan in Louisiana. A bill was introduced for the lelief of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad ....In the House, a bill was introduced to cheapen the transportation of persons and property from the seaboard to the West The Indian Appropriation bill (84,855,507) was considered in Committee of the Whole, after which adjournment.

In the Senate, on the 14th, a bill to revise the Customs laws was passed. A bill was introduced to organize the Territory ofOklahama. Mr. Logan concluded his reply to Mr. Schurz’ speech, and Mr. Tipton commenced a speech in reply to that of Mr. Logan. A message was received from the President announcing that he had approved the Finance bill, and suggesting certain measures for the increase of the revenue. He also requested that the Sec. retary of the Treasury be authorized to redeem legal tenders at 10 per cent, premium for gold, the premium to be gradually reduced until final resumption.... In the House, the Indian Appropriation bill was considered in Committee of the Whole. The Sergeant-at-Arms notified the House that Judge McArthur, of the District .Supreme Court, had issued a writ of Aoteo* eorptM in the case of Irwin, the recalcitrant witness. That official was ordered tO make return to the writ that the prisoner is duly held by authority of the House of Representatives to answer in proceedings against him sot contempt. The House then adjourned. Nothing was done in the Senate, on the 15th, teyond the continuance of the debate on Mr. Schurz’ Louisiana resolution. Messrs. Logan, Frelinghuysen and participated....ln the House, the report o£

the sub-committee on Louisiana affairs was presented, and notice given that the whole committee would continue the investigation at New Orleans. The report declares the election of 1874 was determined by the Returning Board, whose “ arbitrary, unjust and illegal action alone prevented the return of a majority of Conservative members of the lower house, and thus concludes: ’‘Your committee have not been able to agree upon any recommendation, but upon the situation in Louisiana as it appeared before us we are all agreed.” Messrs. Foster, Phelps and Potter sign the report. In the case of Irwin, the Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to produce the prisoner before Judge McArthur, in obedience to the writ of habeu corpw, and make the return indicated i« the resolution adopted on the preceding day.' The House then adjourned to meet on tfie 18th. : < - lu the Senate, the debate on Senator Schurz reeslution was continued during the day, Senators Sherman, Cooper, Stevenson, Norwood, Clayton, Conkling and Saulsbury participating. A memorial from 200 soldiers in Arkansas was presented, indorsing Gen. Sheridan’s coarse in New Orleans and declaring that his statement of the condition of affairs jn Louisiana and Arkansas was true.... The House Was not'in session. Bills were Introduced in the Senate on the 1816—to establish a mint at Indianapolis; amending the act authorizing thflSt. Louis bridge; authorizing a bridge et Grand Chain, Hl. The Louisiana resolutions were laid aside and. the Legislative Appropriation bill

taken qw.Y A lengthy debate ensued on an amend nie»trto organize a Bureau of Commerce and Statistics, to be attached to the JniAfifiqpr TMj»wpending which the Senate adjourned.... Bills were introduced in the House-prohibiting the issue of bank-notes '-of a lari* A*'AKn the tar. on haul deposits;''autftor&ng ’ tire' use of Dead-Letter officetoy^twofg^agpunish crime; to amend the -Natior.pl Currency act; to eatabUi&sJndnCst Cincinnati; to distribute seeds inxbe grasshopper region; authorizing >< bridge at Memphis. The resolutions in relation to Louisiana affairs adopted by the Pennsylvania Legislature were presented and tefer»d.*SUß Petitions .were presented in the Senate,’onthemh, tekfogtite-Sehate not to ratify & Appropriation bill was considered at length, an amendment being adopted to continue the present Bureau of Statistics with to report annually the statistics of foreign eluding the oflMUproiM and the actual cost of transportation of freight and passengers on the canals and rivers of the country.j. .Pn the House, several members made indignant denial of charges that they had been implicated in the Pacific Mail -subsidy affair. Acommittoe was ordered to .consider , , clreunistanctes attending 'the ’ - of zs: Xi ent of the Allo California, was brought before the bar of the House to answer for coti- . tempt in refusing to answercertaiirqiteetiona prefounded by the Pacific Mail Investigatkrn Committee. Adjourned. . , , oj .