Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16
Congressional Summary.

Sawyer, of Wisconsin, has introduced
into the House bill granting land for
railroad from Berlin, Wis, to Bay
field, Wis, with branch.
The House has passed joint resolu
ton, by vote of 179 yeas to q nays,
giving, on behalf of Congress and the
people, to the Fenian prisoners just ar
rived in New York, cordial welcome to
the capital and the country.
The Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for the prosecution of the work on
the st. Mary's River, in Michigan has
been concurred in by the House.
The House has passed the bill pro-
viding that assistant marshals for the
ninth census, where the pay did not
amount to five dollars per day, be al
The Senate and House have appoint
ed committee of conference to settle
the despite between the two houses as
to the power of the Senate under the
Constitution to originate the bill re-
pealing the income tax
The House has passed bill to extend
the bounty land system to soldiers and
sailors of the late war, and their widows
and orphans. 1t provides that all hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
who served in the late rebellion ninety
days, their widows and orphan child
rem can acquire homesteads on the pub
lie lands of the United States, or, if
discharged on account of wounds re-
ceived, or incurred in the line
of duty, their term of enlist
ment shall be deducted from the time
heretofore required to perfect title.
In case of the death of any person who
would be entitled to homestead under
the provisions of the first section of the
act, his widow, unmarried, or, in case
of her death, or marriage, the minor
orphan children, shall be entitled to all
the benefits enumerated in the act,
Frorided, that if such person died
during the term of enlistment, the
whole term of enlistment shall be de
Quoted from the time heretofore re-
quired to perfect the title. Every
private soldier and seaman, marine
and officer who served ninety days and
is now inscribed on the pension rolls
is entitled to the benefits of the act.
The Senate has adopted, and the
House concurred in, joint resolution
the suffering of the bel
lgerent nations of Europe to the char
tiles of the American people.
Joshua Hill has been admitted to
the Senate rs Senator from Georgia,
The House has passed the Senate bill
Of April last prescribing the oath of
office to be taken by persons who par
in the late rebellion, but who
are disqualified from holding office by
the fourteenth amendment. The bill
provides that such persons shall take
the oath prescribed in the act of the
18th of July, 1865, prescribing the oath
of office to be taken by persons from
whom legal disabilities shall have been
removed
The House has recommitted the bill
extending the time for constructing the
railroad from st. Croix River or Lake
to the west end of Lake Superior and
Bayfield,, to the Committee on Public
Lands. This is said to be equivalent
to a rejection. The vote stood, yeas,
lO2 nays, S4 There seems to be a
general feeling in the House against
any more subsidies to railroads.
IHE Continental Life Insurance Com
oany, of New YORK, issued more poll
,ies in 1870 than any other company III
,he world