Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1874 — FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

Thursday, December 18— Senate.— A petition was presented and referred, from the citizens of Kansas, asking for the passage of a law allowing soldiers of the late war a bounty of ICO l.nH The Hnnnft Ip)] , m establish the compensation of Senators, Kepresentaures, amt Delegatee, was taken np, read twice and referred to the Committee on the Civil Service and Retrenchment.... A lengthy debate was had on the question of finances, and after a short debate on tho House resolution for adjournment over the holidays, the Senate adjourned. Ilowe—A. lengthy personal discussion occurred between Messrs. Hale, Wilson, Eldridge and Bntlcr concerning the receiving, by Mr. Hale of a salary of SIO,OOO as agent and counsel of the United States on tho mixed British and American Commission, In addition to his salary of $7,500 as member of Congress.... The Speaker announced that he had appointed Messrs. E. K. Hoar, Cox, and Hazelton Regents at the Smithsonian Institute for the next two years. ... .The Senate amendment to the bill making an apnropriation for extraordinary expenses or the naval service, increasing the amonnt from $4,00ii,000 t 055,000,000, was concurred in....A concurrent resolution was adopted for adjournment over the holidays from the 19th till Monday, the sth of January... .A resolution to print. 225,000 copies each of the agricultural reports of 1872 and 1873 gave rise to a discussion involving the question of a renewal of the franking privilege and the reduction of the expenses for printing public documents. The resolution was agreed t 0.... A Postal telegraph bill was introduced and referred.... A supplementary Civi(Rtghts bill was reported from the Judiciary Committee. .. .Adjourned. Friday, December 19.— Senate —A petition was presented from a large number of citizens of New York, asking for a general disarmament of the Federal forces, and the adoption of provisions to settle all difficulties by arbitration. ....The House bill allowing distillery warehouses to be continued after changes have been made in their management, was passed. ; . - House bill - 'hi relation -to—the compensation of Senators, Representatives and Delegates, was reported back, with an araenument, front the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, and its passage was recommended... After discussion on the question of the repeal of the Bankrupt law, tho House resolution for adjournment over the holidays was passed—32 to 27—and after an executive session the Senate adjourned to January 5. House.— A resolution was adopted authorizing the Judiciary Committee to send a subcommittee of two to New Orleans to take testimony in the matter of the impeachment of Judge Durell, with power to send for persons and papers... .The Supplementary Civil Rights hill was called np and debated.... A resolution was adopted Instructing the Committee on Railways and Canals to inquire whether the rates charged by the Chic&go. fiock Island & Pacific Railway Companies for tho transportation of earn, freight and passengers across the bridges and tracks connecting Davenport and Rock Island are reasonable, and if not. to secure reasonable rates.... Adjourned to January 5.