Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-25
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

1AVCE1DANUo IN CUNUh ES9.
MONDAY, January 15.-SENArE. The
morning hour was occupied in the TRANSACTION
OF general business of an unimportant charae
ter. At ono O'Clock Summers supplementary
Civil Nghts bill came up, and he addressed
the Senate. He WAS followed by Mr.. VickeIs
ut the conclusion Of whose remarks the Sen
ate went into Executive session.
HOUSE. sE.-MoNDAY, January 15.-A
number of bills were INTRODUCED, the mos
important being tho following: BY Mr.
Butler, for tho removal of legal political
disabilities incurred during the late rebellion
provided that tho act shall not ensble ! person
to MAINTAIN claim or right against the Gov
ernment, except tho same occurred before the
l!th OF April, 1851, and subsequent to the 9th
OF April, 1865. Also to repeal tho several ten.
ure OF ofice acts. by Mr.. Smith, for tho con-
structicn Of . national railroad between New
York and Chicago. BY Mr.. Mercur, to admit
tea sod coffee FREQ Of duty after July next.
Wy from tide-wAter on the James River tc
the Ohio at tho mouth of the Kanawba. B,
Mr.. Clark. to provide currency in coin and
paper OF equal and uniform value throughout
the United States. BY Mr.. Ruak, to authorize
! bridge across Lake st. Croix, at Hudson
Wlsconsln: A resolution was adopted fol
the. the appointment @ Of !: committee 70 inquir.
the difficulties between tho governmsD
officials in Louisiana and tie Unitei
States odacisls in that state, and to 70.
port the same to the House, with such recon-
mendations - it may deem expedient; th,
committee to have power to send for persons
where; The amnesty bill passed By tho Hous,
ct tho last seeeion, and now pending in thu
Senate. was introduced by Mr.. Hale, ani
passed. Yeas 107, nays 81. It is tho same q
that which was passed by tho House at the
last session. and e1cepts members Of Congress
ana omcers OF tho army, and many who
joined tho rebellion. Some unimportant bust
ness followed, After which the House I'd
journod.
TUESDAY, January -SExArE.-
bill repeating duties ON salt and iron was rs-
ported from tho finance committee aud recon-
mitted. Logsncalled up ths bill 10 provide 70,
the relief Of Chicago, but NO action was taken
upon il. A bill amendatogy Of the act to re-
duce internal taxes and for other purposes,
passed in July, 1870. came up, but was com
pelied to give way to the amnesty blu, which
was in the regular order. Senate then went
into executive session.
TUESDAY, January 16.-HousE.-A
bill was passed for the relief Of sufferers BY
tho Chicago fire. It provides that goods,
wares and rchandise, sent - contribution
for the relief Of sufferers by the fire shall be
admitted free OF duty ae the port Of Chicago ;
that drawback OF import duties shall be
buildings erected on the burned ground The
tariff on ship building materials Was discussed
BY Banks, shellabazger, Kelly, Brooks and
Mye5s-the discusaon springing from the in
PRODUCTION of bill fixing tho salary of the Uni
ted States consul 1t Ten Tsin, China. A bin
was passed sppropnsting S50, 900 for marking
the boundary between the United States nd
Lake Of tho Woods to the summit OF tho Rocky
Mountains.
"WEDNESDAY; Jan. 17-SENATE.-Nr.
Sawyer reported, with amendments, tho bill to
provide for tho appointment Of labor com
mission. The amendments fix the salary OF
the clerk Of the commission ut 81, 400 per an
mum, and make an appropriation Of e16, 400 fol
stationery and postage. Meeszs. Sumner and
Frelinghuysen addressed tho Senate on the
amnesty bill.
WEDNESDAY, January 17.-HousE.-
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on Way,
and Means. reported the legislative, executiv,
and judiciary appropriation bin. appEopriatinl
el7, ,OOO, 900. which was made the special orde
for Tuesday next. A resolution aimed at Civi
Service Reform WAS referred 10 the COMMITTEE
Of tho Whole, and Afterwards discussed.
bill was passed, after much discussion, per
mitting tho Calcasien Sulphur and Mimi,
Company, of New Orleans, to import, free o
duty, certain machinery and accompanying
implements, to be used only in making
series Of experiments in mining for sulphur i,
| importation not to exceed $25, 900 and ais,
| permitting like importation of machinery b,
any person employed in the manufacture O
plate glass in tho United States.
THuRsDAY, January 1s.-SEnAr1-
Mr.. Trumbull, from the judiciary COMMITTEES
reported adversely to tho woman sufRragist
asking to be heard before tho Senate, IN,
asked that the committee be discharged frou
its consideration. He promised early to 70
port upon the claim that women tave . righ
to vote under tho constitution - amended
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported, without amendment, the bill
for deepening the st. Clair Flats Canal to siz
teen, feet; also. the House bill to make Pitts
burgh, Pa, . port Of entry and delivery
Service Reform, aiming to prove tho unconsti
tutionalty Of the measure. He was replied +
by Senator Trumbull. Senators Sherman
Schnr1 and Norton also participated IN th
debate. Mr.. Edmunds announced that o.
Monday he would speak in reply to Mr.. Car
penter. The Senate than adjourned unit
Monday.
THURSDAY, January 18.-HousE.-l
large number Of pension bills passed. Th
postofhce appropriation bill WAS reported, IN
made tho special order for Wednesday.
appropriates $26, ~, $50, including half mil
lion for China mails. e150, 900 for Brazil, IN
&25, 600 for the Sandwich 1slands. The pepsio
bill was reported, and appropriates ga, 4S0,
600. It was made tho special order for moi
Thursday. Mr.. Braxton was declared entitle
to = seat from Virginia Adjourned.