Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, February 14.-SENATE.-
The Indian appropriation bill reported with
amendments. Mr.. Summer called up his resolution
for an investigation Of the alleged manufacture OF
arms for the French I" the workshops of the United
States, and addressed the Senate the subject
Messrs. Morton, Wilson, Harlan, Conkling and 9TH
ers also spoke Without disposing OF the resolution
the Senate adjourned
WEDNESDAY, February 14.-HoUsE. -
Mr.. Crocker took the seat made vacant by the res
ignation of Mr.. washburn, Of Massachusetts. bill
introduced to repeal the existing duties teas
and referred A bill TOR the construction of public
buildings in Cincinnati and indianapolis also
adopted. The army appropriation bill reported
ana made the special order for Tuesday next. The
senate amendments to the postoihce deficiency bill
and to the pension appropriation bill taken up
and cOncurred in. The House then went into Com
mttee Of the Whole on the naval appropriation bill
When the committee rose the House adjourned
without transacting any further business Of impor-
tance.
THURSDAY, February 15.-SENATE. -
Mr.. Brownlow made a personal statement in reply
to statement by Representative Beck in the House.
rejecting upon his (Brownlow's management of af-
fairs while Governor OF Tennessee. Brownlow lam
pooned Beck in a merciless manner. The Commit
toe on Education and Labor were instructed to in
quire into the expediency of amendment to the
Constitution IrDvidiHg some educational test in the
exercise of thu electoral franchise The Senate then
resumed the consideration Of Summers resolution Of
inquiry into the sale OF arms TO France. The re-
malnder of the session occupied with its discus
sion, the Senate adJourning without coming to vote
THURSDAY, February 15.--HoUsE. -
The bill for the erection of public buildings at
Quincy, Ill, passed. The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the APPROXIMATION bill!
and upon rising the bill was passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 16.-SENArE. A
bill introduced to restrict the killing of bualoes
on government lands. Twenty-Five thousand copies
of the Of the United States against Great Britain
were ordered printed. The bill to extend the time
for the construction OF railroad from the River st.
CroiN to Lake superior was passed. The cOnsiacra-
ten of the resolution to the sale OF arms to the
French during the Franco prussan war was re-
suIned, and the debate lasted until adjournment
without coming to a vote.
FRIDAY, February 16.-HoUsE.. Mr..
Beck made lengthy personal explanation in reply
to Brownlow. The House afterward passed large
number OF private bills, but did no public business,
and adjourned.
MONDAY, February 19.-SENATE. -
The majority and minority reports of the Ku-Klux
Committee presented and ordered printed
Mr. Scott, from the joint select committee alleged
outrsges in southern states, reported a bill contin-
uing force the provisions of the fourth section of
the enforcement act of April 90 1871, until the end
ing Of the next legul2r session of Congress. bill
relating to the selection of lands granted to Mime
sota by the act of 1863 to aid in the improvement Of
the MISSISSIPPI river, was reported with amendments
Mr. Carpenter introduced bill au hsrizng the West
Wisconsin Railway Company to construct bridge
across Lake st. Croix at Hudson. The Senate then
resumed the consideration Of the resolution to in
qulre into the alleged sales Of armr TO agents of
France during the Franco-PrussiIn war.
MONDAY, February 10. -HoUsE.-
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr.. Frye,
supplementary to the civil rights act of 1866 which
lays over for the present. resolution adopted
authorizing the Ways and Means Committee to re-
port in favor of putting salt and coal the free list
The aiority and minority reports of the Ku-Klux
Committee were presented. bill was passed, ex-
tending the time for settlers public lands in Min
nesota to pay for their lands. The deficiency bill
reported from the Committee # Ways and
Means after which the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 2C.-SENArE.-
The bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi near Clinton, Iowa, pass
ed The consideration Of the resolution relating to
the sale of to France was resumed, SEIZURE and
Morton making speeches upon 1t. Adjourned
TUESDAY, February, 20. HOUSE. 49,
The consideration of bill in relation to the civil ser
wee and the diplomatic appropriation bill, the latter
in Committee Of the Whole, occupied the entire
session.