Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-13

I It's amendment The report was concurred in. The
! bill to amend the soldiers and sailors homestead
I act was passed. report from the committee of
/ conference on the army appropriation bill, which
/ was concurred in. The Senate resumed the con-
sideraton OF the tariff and tax bill
/ HOUSE. Several bills authorizing the
construction Of railroad bridges across the Missouri
at Omaha, and at Brownsville, Nebraska, We're
passed. Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, fixing
congressional and presidential elections IN Louisiana
! on the same day. Agreed to. A bill appropriating
/ 5000 600 for Site and building of custom house
and post office at Port Huron, Michigan, was passed.
1 A like bill Tor Nashville, Tennessee. appropriating
$3.50 600 was also passed. A bill was also passed TO
/ release the government OF Japan from the payment
of the balance Of the indemnity fund remaining I'M
paid under the convention OF the I'D OF october
/ 1854 amounting to S375,000. Mr.. Wilson, Of 1ndi-
ana moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill TO
divide the state Illinois into three Judicial districts
which was agreed to- The Florida contested election
! case was continued until the next session. with
| leave TO take further testimony.
! SENATE. The Committee on Com
merce reported adversely on the House bill to in
corporate the LOOMS Aerial Telegraph Company.
/ Mr. Scott from the committee on alleged outrages
in the southern States, reported bin, com
posed the phraseoolgy of the bill extending
the President power to suspend the writ OF hd6SdS
corpus and OF the civil rights bill both OF which
passed the Senate last week. Mr.. sumner offered
/ Joint resolution amending the Constitution by pro-
vidinp for the election of the President by the di
rect vote of the people, and abolishlng the Vice
Presidency. A number OF pension bllls we're re-
ported and passed. The tax and tariff bill came up
and after consideration in . mmittee OF the Whole
reported to the Senate, 4lan it passed 10y vote
OF soto
HousE-The Senate bill extending
for three years the act of June D. 1860 for the final
adjustment of private land claims in Florida, Loui-
siany and Missouri, was passed with amendments.
Mr.. scofeld, from the select committee on affairs
in Louisiana. presented report of himself and Mr..
| NcCarry Mr.. SUeer OF Peunsyyanis, presented
report OF himself and Mr.. Archer; Mr.. smith, OF
New York, is to present his own views. There was
no regular committee report. he bill for the bet
ter security OF bank reserves was passed under
suspension Of the rules.
SENATE. The Senate agreed to the
request Of the House FOR a conference committee on
the tariff bill, and Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, and
Bayard we're appointed. Mr.. Sumner introduced
series Of resolutions recommending arbitration for
war in determining differences between nations. Mr..
Tipton introduced a joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment to modify the veto power
that vote of the majority OF the qualified men,
bers of both houses shall be sufficient to overcome
the Presidents objections. At the expiration Of the
morning hour the sundry civil appropriation bill
came up sumner then proceeded to deliver
lengthy speech, severely attacking the Admlnlstra-
ton and Gen. Grant. senator Schurz followed in
speech reviewing the majority report Of the irns
Committee The House bin Tor the restoration Of
the Buell. court martial records passed. The
conference committee on the army appropriation
bin having failed agree, the Senate recedcI IRON
its amendments. ana the bill therefore stands Us
passed 10y the House.
House. A conference committee was
ordered on the amendment to the grant TO the Port
Huron Railroad. The pay of witnesses before COM
mittees was fixed at four dollars per diem, and five
cents mileage conference report on the bill
revising and codifyng the postal laws was
agreed TO. The conference committee on the Senate
bill to release TO the state Of Indiana the lands
known as the bed of Beaver Lake, having disagreed
Thea new Committee Of Conference was appointed.
House proceeded TO the husiuess on the Speak
ers table. Several Senate amendments to bills were
agreed to The Senate bill TO refund extra duties on
iron to the Wuoua and St. Paul Railroad Company
passed. The Senate bin Tor deepening the st. Clair
Flats Canal to sixteen teet the bill for the enlarge
meut of st. Mary 5 canal and the bill to facilitate
the execution Of, and to protect certain public
works of Improvement were referred. Also the Dils
TO change the direction of the railroad from Onton-
agou to the Wisconsin state line, and III relation
to the transit of foreign merchandise bond,
The following Senate bills were passed: Relative to
the entry and clearance OF terry-boats and bonded
cars passing from one state to another through con-
tnuOus foreign territory relative to homestead set
tiers burned out in Wisconsin, Minnesota ana Mich
igGu land the bill to pay S5,OJU to the widow or
Commander Wood for his invention IN naval gun
amen lments to the tariff and tax bill were non-con-
cured in except those reatye to the rates on spirits
and tobacco and bonded warehouses. The senate
amendment fixing the taih on Slfrlta at seventy
cents WAS agreed TO- The taN on tobacco was re-
duCed 10 sixteen ceuts by vote Of 1872 TO 81. Inc
Senate amendment in regard to bonded warehouses,
increasing the time for the abolition from six to
twelve months, was non-conCUrred in, and commit
tee Of conference ordered. The Senate bill 10 amend
tle act of the 3st of May, 1870, regulating the for
eign and c0asting trade on the northern northeast
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SENATE. The Senate adopted the
House resolution extending the session to Monday
the 10th inst The President sent in veto to the
bill for the relief Of Milton Best Several bills We're
reported from the Patent Committee and passed.
The sundry civil appropriation oil was taken up
and the amendments adopted; appruprlatng $780,
GOO TO enable the Secretary Of Treasury to collect
abandoned property OF the United states, and sl5-
0O0 to introduce shad and other food fishes into the
gulf states and Mississippi valley. bill appropr-
ating $4,000 for an equestrian statue Of Gen. Raw
Inns was passed
HOUSE. A bill for the actual sale to
settlers of surplus lands in the Round valley Indian
Reservation in Mendociuo county, California, was
rejected. Also the bill making san Diego Cal,
port Of entry and La Crosse, Wis, port OF deliy-
cry. Mr. Shanks investigation into this Indian
frauds ordered continued during the vacation,
with power to send a subcommittee to the Indian
Territory. A resolution to adjourn on the 4th
adopted but being disagreed to by the Senate the
time was changed to Monday, the 10th inst.
SENATE bills relating to the
territories were passed. Also bill relating to the
limitation of steam pressure upon towing and
freight boats on the Mississippi River. The sundry
civil appropriation bill came up, but postponed
in order to enable Senator Carpenter o make
speech in reply 10 sumner ana SchurZ. senator
Logan also spoke in reply to sumner
HoUsE.-A bill making La Crosse a
port Of delivery was passed The senate bill 70 pay
Edridge Gerry of Colorado, $3.50 for loss Of stock