Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-06-20
PROCEEDINGS IN VONGRESS.
9ENATE.-Bayarl presented q minor

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ity report on the Now York Custom House reports,
which was ordered printed. The hill to encourage
the growth Of timber on tho western prairies was
amended so rs to require ten years cultivation of
The bill providing for the purchase Of site for
pubic buildings ut CINCINNATI WAS tabled. The
outi of the House extending tho session until six
N. was adopted. motion to take the steamboat
OH was lost. Bills were passed authorizing the is
sue of college scrpto Arkansas for restoration to
the market certain Indian land in Michigan; pre-
scr'bins conditions to be observed in the construc-
ton OF bridges across the Ohio River. A message
was received from the House announcing the dsa.
gree1ncnt Of the committee conference on the
snnary civil appropriation bill, and asking for
committee. Agreed to. bill to remove the disa-
blhtcs from Ex-Governor Vance, of North CAROLINA
was passed. Tho special committee appointed to
investigate the charges against Senator Clayton,
hfidc majority and minority reports. The second
committee OF conference on the civil appropriation
OIL made up report, which was concurrcd in. A
conference committee was appointed on the bill in
rc1ation to the construction Of bridges across the
ONO. Several private bills were passed. The
House bill abolishing tho frankng privilege was
received. Senator Trumbnll moved that it be put
on ITS passage. Objections were made, and at S:45
the Senate went into executive session. which lasted
but few minutes. The open session was then ro-
sumcd, and continued with much confusion till >
O'Clock, when tho presiding officer (AIr. Anthony
pronounced the Senate adjourned without day.
HoUsE.-The conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill was presented by
Garfield. motion by Mr.. Kelley to rccommittcd
to debate, which became heated and noisy, 30 much
80 that the Speaker was called upon to cause the
arrest OF the offending members, Messrs. Bingham
and Morgan. The report was recommitted, yeas 90,
nays 70. conference report on the bill respecting
staff promotions in the army was agreed to. Tho
appropriation bill Of 1870 prohibits promotions in
the Engineers Department, providing that no pro-
motions bo made over the grade of Colonc. A con-
current resolution extending the session to p. M:
was adopted. bill giving the widow of General
Anderson $1,000 instead of pension was passed.
Tho Senate bill to reimburse the State
9f bo Hsossst' %sa toda $1,000 aso passed.
until 20. In the interim MISS Mrs. DR.. Mary Mary walker H
made her way up to the clerks desk and began to
harangue the members remaining i'll the hail upon
elected by the doorkeeper and hts assistant. On
assembling q resolution was adopted authorizing
the Appropriation Committee to sit during the re-
tons. Tho testimony in tho Buell. case was pre-
sented and ordered printed. Tho conference COM
mittee , on the sundry civil appropriation bill! re-
was appointed. bill was passed under suspen-
sion Of the rules sbolishing the frankng privilege
after the first of September next, and providing
senate and HoMse-speechcs Of mt mbers not to be
stamped. A bill was passed extending the right Of
homesteads to sollieaB' widows, the eldest Child,
Se amd mShefs &c Of G dea The
certain lands in Michigan was concurred in. Bills
apProPriating money for public buildings at Raleigh
OuO 1AttSOuFX paSecu Inc session was extended to
9oclock. Garfield presented q conference report
stating that the enforcement. act was modified by
providing that in any county parish in any con-
eressional district, the citizens request the judge
of the United States Circuit Court to have the regis
traton or election guarded scrntinized the Judge
shall appoint two citizens the eleetion district or
voting precincts OF different political parties. as
supervisors OF elections, with no power to make
their duty being to be present at election
aud watch the counting of the votes. The report
was adopted. Bills removing the political disabili-
ties OF Geo: 8. Houston, Of Alabama. and F. B.
Vance, Of North Carolina, were passed: also bill
appropriating S20o0 for government building at
Evansville, Indiana. Tho amendment to tho b:l
extending the benefits Of the Agricultural College
bill to Arkansas were concurred In. A conference
report on the Ohio bridge bill was agreed to. In
the midst Of much confusion and pressure on tho
part Of the members to get the recognition of the
Speaker, tho hour Of adjournment being about to
arrive, q resolution of thanks to tho Speaker was
offered by Mr.. Randall and adopted unanimously,
for the able, prompt and impartial manner in which
be has discharged his duties. Then the Speaker, at
P. NJ, declared the House adjourned for the second
session Of the 42d COnQreee.