Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-04-11
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-.

Bills were Introduces TO incorporate the National
Union Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Industrial
Training School, and confirming entries by actual
settlers on railway grants, where the same have been
allowed through mistake of government officers.
Bills prohibiting the enlistment of minors in the
military service of the United States without the
consent of parents or guardians, and requiring all
votes for representatives in Congress TO be by ballot,
were reported back from committee without amend
ment. The st. Croi1 and Bayfield, Railroad bill Uas
called up, and, after some discussion, the House
amendments we're rejected-ayesl 6, nays IS. Mr..
Casse-ly offered An amendment providing that set-
tiers along the line OF the road shall be entitled, at
their option, either to receive back from the United
States the money paid on or for their lands, or to
receive eighty acres in addition to the amount now
held by them. without action upon the amendment
the bill went over, and the House bill to repeal the
duty on tea and coffee came up This measure was
debated until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, March 27.-HoUsE.-No
business Of Importance Was transacted inthe House.
THURSDAY, March 2S.-SENATE. The
bill to repeal the duty on tea and coffee occupied the
attention Of the Senate until a late hour. The amend
ment adding TO the bill the free list of the Senate
tariff bill was concurred in. Various amendments
were offered and rejected. The question was then
taken on the amendment made in committee, add
ing the second section of the tariff lin. reducing the
duties on cotton, woolens, silks, iron, e~arthenware,
glassware, &C., ten per cent, and 1t was concurred
"A ~ -S'
strike from the section manufactures of silk now
subject to duty of 6 per cent, which was agreed to
yeas %, nays "A. This leaves the duty unchanged.
The third section Of the tariff bill was added. Mr..
Hamin said that the whole OF the tariff bill reported
from the Finance Committee had now been adopted
except the first section, and he moved that that sec
ton be adopted as a substitute for the first section
of the tea and coffee bin now under consideration.
Lost. Mr.. Trumbull moved the same amendment
offered by Mr.. Hamln, emitting the paragraph re-
lating to tea and coffee. Adopted. Mr.. Scott modl-
0 fed his amendment to provide all INTERNAL taxes on
illuminating gas, the income tax, the taxes imposed
by section 10 of the internal revenue law OF june
80, 1864, except the taxes upon banks and bankers,
and all taxes by stamps, such as relate to spirits,
fermented liquors, snuff, tobacco, &c, be repeated;
said repeal to take effect the first OF January, 1877.
This amendment was carried, and the bill passed
amid great confusion by u vote of 80 to 4--MesSrs.
Foreman. Hamlin, Frelinghuysen and scott III the
negative. 1t now goes to the House for concurrence
III the amendments, which include substantially the
tariff bill reported by the Senate Finance Commit
tee, and the whole reduction Of the internal tax IN
volved in Mr.. Scotts amendment, first section, pro-
viding for free tea and coffee. On motion OF Mr..
Wright the Senate concurred III the House ahelid-
ment to the Chicago relief bill, exempting lumber
from the operations of the act. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 2S.-HoUsE Mr..
Dawes, from the Committee of Ways and Means, re-
ported back the Chicago relief bin, and intimated
that he would allow an amendment to be offered ex-
empting lumber from its operations. Mr.. Farwell
offered that amendment, which was agreed to, ana
the Senate amendment, as thus modified, was con-
Cured in. The steamboat bill was considered anti
adjournment.
MONDAY, April 1.-SENATE.-Bill
were introduced authorizing the construction OF a
bridge across the Mississippi between Warsaw, Hi
Rois, aud Alexandria, Missouri for the protection OF
owners of saw-mills on the Mis.iss ppi river author
izing the sale of timber on government lands in
Wisconsin Tor the erection OF government build
ings at jefferson, Mo. a joint resolution to erect a
colossal statue to Admiral Farragut was eoncurred
in. The Indian appropriation bill came up, ana the
amendments reported from the Committee on indian
Affairs were acted on. The bill relative TO private
land ella. nus in Alabama, Louisiana ana FLORIDA was
passed. Adjournment.
MONDAY, April HOUSE Under a
call OF states a large number of bills Of a miscella-
ueous character were introduced nd referred. Mr..
Hooper's supplementary civil rights bill again came
mn. but action on it was prevented by d~ilatory mo-
tons, which consumed the remainder OF the morn
ing hour. Mr.. Mcrcur moved TO suspend the rules
and pass a bill repeating all laws giving portions OF
fines and penalties to intormers IN internal revenue
cases. Agreed to, and the bill passed. Mr.. Dun
nell moved to suspend the rules ana pass a bml eN-
tending the time for the completion OF the railroad
from Copper Harbor, in Michigan, to Green Bay,
Wisconsin. Agreed to without division. A bill
granting amnesty to a number of persons was also
passed, and the Judiciary Committee were author
lied to report q general amnesty bill at once. Adj
journed.
TUESDAY, April 2,-SENATE Mr.
Robertson ubmitte a letter from General Wade
Hampton, Kershaw. and NJ. c. Butler, denying that
either he or kershaw We're connected with the h. X.
h. Mr.. Nye presented the constitution adopted by
the Utah tate Convention to 2ccompany the appll-
cation for admission as a state. The Indian appro-
ID iatlon bill was taken up and discussed nntl D !.
~, when the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 2.-HoUsE.-Mr.
Hooper, of Utah, presented the memorial of the Con-
stitutional Convention of Utah for the admission Of
thai territory into the Union under the name of
Deseret. Referred. Brooks, of New York, present.
ed u memorial from the workingmen OF New YORK,
asking a charter for the Workingmen's Cooperative
Colonization National Bank OF America, capital ten
millions, in one hundred dollar shares, payable IN
hve dollars monthly ~instalments. The institution
is to aid the cooperative associations III flrnhhs,
mining, manufacturing and other mechanical pur-
suits, and in cOlouizing on farms ana III NlhdSts'
The funds of the banks are to be United states stocks
The directors are to be bona tde worklngmei. \
bill was passed making it unllwiul for any register
or receiver or surveyor Of pubic lands, his wife or
clerk, to locate or purchase any tract Of public land,
orto act as agent for the purchase OF real estate, or
for the location Of lands for any person. Mr..
Dawes reporteda resolution denying the right OF
the senate to originate a new tariff bill, which was
adopted. The House then considered the steamboat
bill, but adjourned without disposing Of it.
WEDNESDAY, April 3.-SENATE.-The
bill furnishing straw bidders for violating the mail
contracts was ordered printed. The Commissioner
Of Agriculture was directed 10 communicate to the
senate q statement of the comparative importation
Of wOolens for each year of the last decade. and all
facts in regard TO the fluctuations in the production
ct sheep and the price Of wool. The House bill su-
thorizing the payment of bounty to accepted volun-
teers who enlisted under the proclamation Of May
Sd, 1861, prior to the 22d OF july, Of the same year,
was reported from the committee vita amendments.
No further business OF importance was transacted.
WEDNESDAY, April 3.-HoUsE Sew
railway bills were acted on, when the steamboat bill
was taken up and discussed until adjournment.
The Result in Connecticut.