Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

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was then taken up but nothing done.-The Texas
Pacific Railroa bill was then considered, and after
discussion Of four hours, the Senate adopted Mr.
Nyea amendment, providing for new set OF cor
porators, headed by Gen. Fremont. max ng the to-
tai number, with those already in the bill, ll5 The
vote was-yeas 3l,uays6.
HoUsE-Mr. Hay from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, reported bill TO pay pen
sioners, whese the pensions were withheld from
them between the 81 al March, 1855, and the 9th
OF Jane, 1865, by reason of their being In the civil
seryic Of the Government, the amount Of pensions
so withheld. The House then considered the Sen.
ate amendment to the bill TO provide for the APP
portonmeut Of Representatives to Congress among
the several states, the question being on Mr., judas
motion to concur, on which he moved the previous
question. After discussion the bill and amend.
ments were referred to the Judiciary Committee
yeas 20, nays o. This Is regarded equivalent to
a defeat OF the bill,
SENATE, June 9th Several bills of mi
nor Importance were passed, and some discussion
had on the Cuban resolutions, when this Senate
took up the tax and tariff bill. The sections con
tinuing the income tax were stricken ont, yeas "a,
nays 49, After discussion, the bill was postponed
10 Monday. The House amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were cOncurred in in Committee
o. the Whole and the bill reported TO the Senate.
Harlan introduced bill giving each state an addi
tional representative for every 10000 inhabitants
which it may now have over the number indicated
by the last census, and one member for every frae
ton of that number over l25, 900 in the evening
session bills were passed to establish the western
judicial district Of wisconsin, to require the hold
ing of additional United States Circuit and District
courts In Indiana, and concerning district courts ia
Iowa. Adjourned
HoUsE-The consideration of the Geor-
ga bill was resumed, the discussion lasting till
o'clock, when the House proceeded to vote on the
bill and amendments. The bill was finally passed
As 1t now stands 1t simply admits the state, leaving
the question of election for members OF the legis
lature to be decided by the state constitution.
Adjourned.
SENATE, Juno 25th--The Hatch matter
was discussed and laid over,--The report of the
committee OF conference on the bankrupt bill was
submitted and adopted,-A bin authorizing the
consolidation of railroads in North Carolina was
discussed, The Cubar question was di, cussed but
nothing done.
HoUsE-Bills to amend the bankrupt law
and to encourage ship building, were introduced.
The House went into committee of the whole on
the sundry civil vice appropriation bills, the
pending question being on the motion to strike out
the item of $9i ,0S7 for the completion OF the main
central building of Columbia Institute Tor deaf
and dumb. The item was not struck out sixteen
thousand dollars was appropriated for the court
house at Des Mones After disposing OF nineteen
pages of the bill, being half OF it, the committee
rose. The death Of Congressman Heaton, OF North
Carolina, was announced, and the customary resolu
tons adopted,
SENATE June 27-The tax bill was the
order The income tax section was stricken out
without division. Sherman offered new section
to continue the tax on corporations and societies
during this year, which was agreed to. after
lengthy discussion, Shernan's motion strike out
thereduction OF tax on sugar was rejected--yeas
20. nays 80.
HoUsE-In the House number OF bills
were introduced. Reeves offered a preamble aud
resolution direc ing the Committee OF Ways and
Means TO report forthwith bill reducing the pre-
duties all classes of sat 50 per cent, which,
under the operation OF the previous question, was
ad0pted--l0S 20 50. On motion OF err, the Senate
amendments to the bill for adci ionGl terms of
United states Courts in Indiana taken frem the
Speaker table and concurred in. The House went
into Committee OF the Whole on the sundry civil
expenses appropriation bill, during which per-
sonal controversy took place between Dawes and
FarnswoI til. SIX pages OF the bill were left I'M
fnishe /.
SENATE, June 2S-The Atlantic & Pacific
r. r. bill was taken up and discussed, ana at one
: O'Clock the tax bill was taken up. The amendment
providing that no duties shall be levied upon tea
aud coffee rejected ayes 9, nays Al. The vote of
the Senate refusing to strike out the House provi
sion reducing the duty on sugar was, on Mr.. Cam
eron's motion, reconsidered-30 to 24--and the
House classification was stricken out-2T to 90
leaving the rates at three cents per pound, accord
ing to the presentlaw.
HoUsE-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the sundry civil service sppro
pration bill, to which amendments were adopted
increasing the appropriations to the amount of
S260.00O An amendment was also adopted
repeating the law which requires the lay
cutters on the Northern Lakes and au.
horzing the Secretary of the Treasury to put
them all in commission, TO be speedily charged
with siding vessels in distress. The bin then pass
Mr.. Finkelburg, from the committee on COM
merce, reported bill to regulate the appraissment
and Inspection OF imports IN certain cases, allow
ing the transportation of imported articles in
bonds, except wine, distilled spirits and petlsha-
BILE or explosive articles, from New York. Boston,
Baltimore, Port Huron and New Orleans to any sea
ports or TO Portland, Buffalo, Chicago. Cincinnati.
st. Louis, Evansville ana Milwaukee Passed
Mr., Scheuck, chairman OF the committee on ways
aud means, reported, in accordance With the iesO-
luton Of the House adopted yesterday, bill, TO
reduce the duty on all kinds Of salt 90 per cent,
ana moved its reference 10 the committee o. the
whole en- the state Of the unioa. Carrie3-13 to
b9-Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 29ih, after num-
Der OF bills were introduced, the taxtariG bill
takeu up, and was considered until the hon 90 aa-
Ijournmtut. motion by Slr. sawyer, t. StrlE
out the duty on Btrsemer steel rails. gave Use l.
discussion, and withoal action upon it the SILa, g
adjourned.
In the House the following Senate bills
were passed: Amendacry of the act Of July Is,
1865; to protect the rights Of actual settlers on
public lands TO establish Western Judicial Dis.
trict Of Wisconsin; TO establish and protect ma
tioual cemeteries; to regulate the foreign and
coastng trade on the northern and northwestern
frontiers OF the ulited states; to regulate
the effect Of vote of thanks
of Congress upon PROMOTION in the
; navy; In relation to certain unsold lsnds in the
counties Of Porter and Lake Indiana to establish
M additional land district in Kansas; for the Ad.
mission OF photographs for exhibition tree OF duty
giving the consent OF Congress to the reception OF
certain bequest by the state of New Jersey under
The will OF the late Edwin A, Stevens, for the dis
posnl Of lands within the Fort Ridgely military
seryaton In Minnesota; authorizing the construc.
ton of bridge across the Arkansas River at Little
Rock 10 amend the act of 1850 10 carry into effect
: the provisions OF treaties between the United
States and China, Japan, siam, Prussia and other
countries giving certain Judicial powers TO mini $.
tiers and cousus and other innctiouarles Of the
United states; TO repeal certain sections OF act s
, passed 10y the territorial Legislature OF Wyoming.
: The House then resumed the consideration OF the
Currency bill and the conference was reported,
yeas 50. nays 49,, Another conference committee
2 was ordered,
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