Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

| ORNATE, MAY ID lle resolutions OF the
Illinois Constitutional Convention for the removal
OF the national capital to tho Mississippi Valley
were read and tabled Bills were introduced
granting land to aid the construction of railroad
from Chippewa River, Mimi. to Dakota Territory,
supplementary 70 the civil rights act giving equal
rghts 10 all citizens on railroads, steamboats, and
pubic convoyances, In theatres, homes, public
schools, etc, and providing penalties for inirac-
ton IL bull passed approprsttng S225, 600 for the
construction OF breakwater at Lewis, Del-The
legislative appropriation bill was proceeded with,
much Tune was spent in discussions, and amend
ments were iinally adopted. securing TO naval Off.
GERS and surveyors Of ports the tull compensation
| received by them under the act Of ISL, until re.
Gently fixing the salary Of assistants In each
tive department OF the Second Comptroller Conn.
troler Of the Currency, Commissioner of Customs,
solicitor Register, Auditors OF the Treasury, Com.
missiorers of Pensions, Indian Affairs and Land
Office, at $4,000 each; continuing In Office the So
hcitcr and Naval Judge Advocate by the usual ap.
preparation of $500. Adjourned 10 Monday.
HousE---Seyeral bills were passed among
which was one for the rel ef Of widows and orphans
of the Oneida, allowing twelve months pay from
ihe date OF the loss appropriaing S325 000 in gold
coin, to be paid TO the British government under
award of the commissioners 10 settle the claims of
the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound companies, the
| award fixing the payment at $3.50 600 In two annual
instameuts the first of which tAkes place on the
10th of September. The tariff bill was taken up
IN committee or the whole. The tax ~ dour or
meal OF oats, Nntat. rye, corn or DnckWheat was
| fixed at one cent per pound; on middlings, ship
stufis, shYts aud nour, and meal of grain
| of any kind ground or mixed for feed,
thirty per cent ad val rem; wheat, thirty cts;
rye, twenty; barley twenty-five; corn, fifteen;
oats, fifteen cents per bushel the tax on oranges.
lemons &c. was increased from ten to fifteen per
| cent ad valorem; the tax on potatoes increas-
ed from fifteen TO twenty Ave cents per bushe; the
duty on rice was fixed at two cents, and shelled at
| three cents, The committee rose and the House
adjourned TO Monday
SENATE, May l6 Bills were passed
granting public lands In Alabama to the Decatur Il
| Aberdeen rairoad granting lands to aid in the
construction of a railroad from the western bound
airy of Minnesota at the junction of the Sioux Wood
River with the Red River OF the North TO the Win
nipeg district of British America Tho appropria-
ton bill and the bill abolishing the franking privi
lege laid aside, and the bill enforcing the III.
tenth amendment was taken up. II was discuss
| ed until after Ave o'clock, when the Senate went
into executive session, and soon after adjourned.
House A large number of bills was in
1 troduced, among which were these By Mr.. VIII
son, of Ohio--To prevent cruelty to animals while
In transport by railroads, etc. BY Mr.. Lawrence
Relative to qualifications of assistant marshals to
] take the census, so as not to exclude women, BY
Mr.. Roots -Cranting lands for railroad from the
Mssis ippi River TO the Arkansas River, along the
| thirty.sixth parallel. BY Mr. Sawyer--ro incor.
| porate the International Society Of he'United
| States for the promotion of Protection TO lmmi.
| grants; granting right Of way to the Green Bay
| aud Lake pepin Railroad Company across the
| Oneida reservation in Wisconsin, Mr.. Van Wyck
To increase the pensions TO invalid soldiers, Wild
| ows and minor children. b. Mr., Randall-grant-
| ing bounty 10 enlisted men n the ordnance corps
whoseryed through the rebellion. By Mr. Conner
TO repeal the provisions OF the act of April 18th,
1856 which authorizes the Secretary of the Trea-
sury TO fund the public debt; also for the appoint
| ment of select committee To take action concern
ing the Indian outrages ON the western and south
| western frontiers, in violation of the Kansas trea-
| ty of 1859 .Schenck. from the Committee on Nays
| and Means, reported bill fof the reduction OF
taxation, by abolishing many of the special taxes
The estimated amount of reduction Is S33 TO-
| The bill was ordered printed and recommtted
| to the Ways and Means committee with instructions
to report it at any time.A resolution was adopted
that motions to close the debate all paragraphs
of the tariff bill embraced Ia one general subject
shall be In order-A motion to postpone all prior
orders until after the appropriation bills dis
posed of was agreed TO, yeas 80 nays 10 The rules
| were suspended and bill passed TO enforce the
right Of citizens of the United States to vote in the
| several states of the Union, who have hitherto
been denied that right on account of race, color,
| or previous condition Of yitude. Adjourned
| SENATE, May 17.-Cameron, presented
several petitions praying for the abolition
| of taxation on productions, and spoke in fa
| vor OF the substitution OF external for internal
| taxes and the abolition Of the income tax How
| ard, from the Committee on Pacific Railroads re.
ported a substitute for the Marshall and San Diego
railroad bill. 1t grautstwent alternate sections
of land on each side of the line in the territories
| and ten sections in any state through which the
| road may pass.-The bill for the enforcement of
the fifteenth amendment was taken up and discuss
ed until five O'Clock, when the Senate went into
| ecuti4e session. and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE Wood and Washburn discussed
| the bill to revive American commerce until the
| piration of the morning hour, when the bill went
| over.-Petiiions were presented praying for the
| presentation of articles of impeachment against
StephenA A. Field, justice of the Uitei states Su-
| preme Court and Ogden Hoffman jpege de > Ct0 of
the United States district court of California. The
| naval appropriation hll was taken up in com nittee
| OF the whole. Morgan, Stevens, Cox, Dawes and
Logan assailed the management Of the Navy de-
par,ment, as extravagant and inefficient. Dawes
charging that the Navy cost three four times as
much az the same force In the British navy. After
a long discussion on some amendments, II was
found that the House was without a quorum, and
| the committee rose, and the House adjourned.
SENATE May lS-Variou petitions were
presented, among which one in favor of the
ratification of the SANTANA Bay treaty. Several res
olutions were adopted, among which was one re-
questing the President TO communicate copies Of
any correspondence or papers in the State Depart.
ment relating to the passage of any English or
Canadian steamers through Saul Ste. Marie canal.
The remainder OF the days session was consumed
In debating the bill to enforce the 18th amendment
The evening session was occupied by Cragin In a
Utah. Adjourned
House "A bill was passed to allow hon.
orably discharged soldiers and sailors TO enter un
der the Homestead act quarter sections of land in
alternate reserved sections Of public land along
the lines Of railroads and other public works 10
which public lands have been granted. The re-
mainder 81 the morning hour was devoted 10 dis.
cussou of the bill to revive the navigation and
commercial interests of the United States.-Tue
House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the navy appropriation bill. The following amend
meut was agreed TO in relation to the salaries Of
naval officers: Admirals-s2, 00O Vice Admras
at sea, 1900; shore duty 1900; waiting orders,
5000; when relieved, -; Rear Admirals-at
| sea- 6, 90; on shore duty, AGO. waiting orders,
5000 when retired, 400; Commodores-5.001:
40OO 5000, and 1880. Captains-4 900; $3.50;
1920, and 1000. Con manders-3,b00; $500; 100
| and 800 Lieutenan. Communicable 1875; $500;
1900; LOO Lieutenants-2,500; 1000; 1900; l..
800 Masters-2,000 1000; l,20O 900. Ensigns
1000; 1880; &c., 500. staff officers 10 receive pay
according aud relative to rank specified In Gen.
Order Of the Navy Department Of March IL, 1868 -
This amendment. II was stated reduces the pay Of
Admiral 81 1888. Of Vice Admiras at sea s. $685. and
on shore 1888, etc. Some other amendments
were adopted, when the committee rose and re-
ported tlp bill TO the HDusp and II WaE uAggod. |