Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-01-26
Summary Of Congressional Proceedings

pair of Mississippi levees. the Senate took mp
The San Domingo resolution. Eight or ten
amendments were offered to the House amend
ment that the resolution shall not commit
Congress to the annexation Of the country,
Init they we're all voted down, and the House
amendment was adopted unanimously-yeas
ST. The amendments offered and rejected,
directed the Commissioners to examine into
the alleged tendency of civil war III the
Island whether there Is any treaty between
Hayti and San Domingo prohibiting the two
governments from alternating any portion OF
the Island without mutual consent that II
any restraining power has been or Is exercised
over the San Domingo Government by our
naval force, it shall cease etc. Adjourned.
HousE.-h bill was passed to procure and
disseminate information as to the extent OF
cereal crops in other countries. requiring SUCH
information to be furnished by the United
States Consul.-Somc time was spent IN die
cuasjpg the bill To prevent cruelty to animals
on railroad trains, III the midst OF which tele
gram was received from the Governor of
PENNSYLVANIA announcing the death OF Con
pressIuau Coyode and committee consisting
of Mes-rs. Mercnr, Van Horn. Phelps, Beatty,
Gillian. Axtell, Getz and Root, war appointed
TO ttend his funeral. The bill above mention
cd went oycf.-,fhe House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the bill making an
additional appropriation Of TZOO,0O0 for the
Louisville and Portland Canal, for the current
appropriating S341 900 for the Des Moires
Eapids and the bill laid aside, to he reported
to the House After some discussion OF the
Legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill the Committee rose, and the House pass
cd the bill making an appropriation for the
Louisville and Portland Canal and Des MONIES
Rapids.-After some further business OF minor
importance the House adjourned
SENATE, Jan. 12th.-A bill introduced
increasing the compensation OF census mar
shals west of the rocky mountains one hun
dred per cent. --Edmunds presented and had
road a remonstrauce of Mrs General sherman
and one thousand other ladies against female
suffrage: the remonstrance including NUM-
Der of wives Of Senators and Representatives
and prominent men IL professional life
throughout the Countrywide House JOINT
resolution approprating $3.50 900 for cohtlnu-
ing the work Of the Louisville and Portland
Canal and .3il 600 for the completion OF the
Des Moines Rapids, was concnred in-The
House bill was concurred in for committee
to investigate the claims arising from depre-
dations committed by or upon the Indians IN
Kansas and Nebraska --Irumbulls bill TO re-
leve Congressman from importantly III the
matter of appointments was discussed and
postponed to Wednesday next After an eX-
ecutiye session, the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-lhe bill for preventing cruelty to
animals, while in transit by railroad, was dir
ctssel until the expiration of the morning
hour when it went over.-Two resolutions OF
instruction to committees were adopted. when
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the legislative, executive and judicial mp
preparation bill. After long discussion of
the appropriation for publishing the laws an
amendment adopted appropriating $40
600 for publishing the laws in pamphlet form,
and repeating all acts requiring the laws to be
published in newspapers. Some further dis
cussion was had, when the committee rose,
and the House adjourned
SENATE, Jan. l3th.--The Senate, after some
business of a general character, but which
was of no special Importance, went into exec
utive session, and, after some four hours
debate on the nomination of Porter for Adj
mlral III the navy, confirmed him, and nd
iourned to Monday.
HousE-The Senate bill authorizing an in
crease of the per cent. funding bonds to
$500, 900, 900, interest payable quarterly, WAS
amended 40 as to leave the payment of the
interest quarterly to the discretion of the Sec
rotary OF tho Treasury, and to provide that
the total amount of funding bonds shall not
be increased and then passed.-The House
then went into Committee of the Whole, and
resumed the consideration of the Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill. The
appropriations for Departments of Agricul-
ture and Education gave rise to u long discus
SON. after which the committee rose and bill
Wac introduced providing for commission to
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and Georgia
with their tenders, and for issuing bonds of
the United States for the payment thereof
Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 10th. Edwards, from the
Committee Pensions, reported fayorably
on tile House bill increasing the pension. 70
soldiers and widows and children of deceased
soldiers and orphans of sailors.--The remain
der of the session was consumed in discussing
t,.l1
of political disabilities and the bill to give to
the state of Ohio jurisdiction over the Dayton
Military Asylum, but no vote was reached on
either, and after an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
HousE.-Among the BILLS introduced was
one authorizing the appointment of Commits
sloners on certain damage done by the Ala
bama and other rebel cruisers. -Four of the
Georgia members were sworn in.-After some
discussion tho bill relating to telegraphic
communication between the United States
and foreign countries passed, and the
House nd journed.
SENATE, January II The Senate concurred
in the amendments by the House to the bin
authorizing the issue of an additional three
hundred millions of five per cent. bonds
After some debate, the bill ceding to the State
of Ohio jurisdiction over the ground occupied
by the Dayton soldiers Homo WAS passed.
The Senate took up and discussed the bill
providing that the United States shall pay in
terest on the principal borrowed by different
States to equip, furnish and transport troops
for the United States to the time the principal
had been or shall be paid back to the State
the Government also TO pay the discount ON
State bonds sold TO borrow such money to an
extent not exceeding ten per cent. The Senate,
however, adjourned without coming to a vote
on the bill.
HousE.--Atter some business of secondary
Importance the House, in Committee of tho
Whole resumed consideration of the legsla-