Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-01-30
Proceedings in Congress.
SESATH-On Jan. Goth the majC

Proceedings in Congress-.
SESATE-On Jan. Goth the majority
reports and minority reports were submitted
upon the question OF relief to sufferers by the
Boston fire. Mr. Edmunds from the judi.
ciary Committee reported adversely several
bills to amend the bankrupt law. new bill
was reported in regard to the same law by Mr..
Wright. Bills were introduced fixing $3.50 as
The minimum price at which tue Government
shall sell all lands remaining to the United
States WITHIN the limits OF grants Tor ran ana
wagon roads, excepting lands within the In
demnity limits and CLAIMS OF presumption set
tiers, aud the privileges accorded by the exist
ing homestead laws to soldiers and sailors.
Directing the Postmaster General, with the
consent OF the President, to contract with the
lowest bidder within three months after the
sixty DAYS public notice, for carrying mails
between San Francisco and Australia, aud
New Zealand, touching at the Sandwich ana
Navigator Islands, the price not to exceed
1925, 900 per annum. On motion OF Mr.. Car
penter the House amendment to the bill hx-
inc the time for the beginning of the annual
session of the United States Supreme Court
was concurred ia. The bill IS, therefore,
passed.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced pro-
viding for bringing suits OF claims against the
United states in United States Circuit Courts !;
for the distribution OF the Geneva award or
gauizing the Indian Territory OF Oklahoma;
also, several minor DIS, DIT foland ohereu
a resolution to pay to members who haze got
their seats as the result OF contested elections
Sims necessarily expended in the contest for
their seats, whether they had been the con-
teetant or the cOntestecs. Adopted-yeas 49,
pavs IS. Bills were further introduced to
punish pretended cOrnterfelters OF United
States currency and coin; TO provide that no
I..IIl bad ind !, prf,,t WI u.
addicted to the incorporate use OF liquors or
drugs After some unimportant business, Mr..
Bingham, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported a bill defining the true intent and
meaning of the act Of the eighth OF June,
1872, amending the bankrupt act, to be to
make the exemptions under 1t the same as are
allowed in the various states. Mr.. HaZeton
of Wisconsin, moved as substitute therefor
one repeating the bankrupt law entirely. Car
ued--l29 to l60--and under suspension of
the rules the repeating bill passed.
SENATE. On Friday, 18th, the Wen
ma Exposition appropriation bill was passed.
MIR. Morton called up his resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Elections to inquira
into the defents of the present electoral syS.
tenn, and the best means for remcdying them,
and addressed the Senate at great length
upon the subject. He favored direct vote
of the people, each state to have as many
votes as it has Congressional Dis tricts, and the
vote of each district to be cast for the person
receiving majority OF all the votes. aIr.
Trumbull spoke briefly in opposition to Mr..
Morton's views. The bill to revise and amend
the laws relating to mlnts, assay Office and
coinage OF the United States was passed.
HoUsE-A large number of bills OF
a private character were reported from the
Committee en- Claims and referred. The
bill to grant certain lands in the state Of Iowa
to the Mississippi and Missouri and the Chi
cago, Rock Island the Pacific Railroad Com
panies occupied the remainder of the session,
and was not disposed of.
SENArE-A bill was introduced on
January 10th to regulate the transportation of
erchandise--reported from the Committee
on Commerce. Also bills authorizing the Sec
rotary of War to contract for the building of
several hght-dratt snag-boats for the Mssis-
sippi and Arkansas rivers. Authorizing the
Secretary OF War to erect amonument at Sails
bury, n. c., to the memory of soldiers who
died in prison and are buried there and for
the improvement of the harbor aud river at
Washington, ID. c. Bills were passed fixing
the compensation and length of sessions Of
territorial legislatures, and committing the
care of penitCntialle6 to territorial authorities
The House bill appropriating $500, 600 to cover
expenses of American representation at the Vi
emma Exposition occupied the remainder of the
morning hour, when, without action, il went
over. Mr.. sherman made u lengthy speech
on the resumption of specie payments, and at
its close reported from the Committee on FL
nance substitute for the Buckingham bill.
The House bill to incorporate the LOOMS
Aerial Telegraph Company was passed Mr..
Morton offered resolution, which was passed
nstructinG the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to inquire whether there Is a legal
state government III Louisiana, and if so, by
rI,1, ts,,t. d.. 81 -.
Committee on Judiciary, reported a bill fixing
the second Monday of October for the United
States Court Passed.
HOCSE--Atter some unimportant
business, the bill for the admission OF Colora
do was debated until the expiration of the
morning hour, The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the Consular
bill. Upon rising the Oklahama Indian Terri
tory bill was consider ed and laid on the table
Tho Senate bill amending the agricultural
college act by extending the time for granting
lands, was passed,
SENATE. On January Is a minority
report was made by Mr.. Wright, from the
Committee on Finance, on the question of the
Secretary OF the Treasury to issue United
States notes IN place of any portion of the
sii ,000, 900 cancelled under act OF 1866. Bills
were introduced to amend patent and copy
right laws; authorizing the Secretary Of War
to compromise and settle all pending claims
of the Government against southern railroad
companies 20 require national banks to re-
store Their capital when impaired, and TO
amend the national currency act. Bills were
passed to confirm the title OF L.. Grguon to
land at Green Bay, Wis; to provide building
for custom house and postoftice at Memphis,
Tenn.
HoUsE.-The post Office appropria-
tion bill was reported. 4 bill was passed re-
heying from the operations of the Bankruptcy
act state insurance companies against which
bankruptcy proceedings are taken in state
courts. The legislative appropriation bill came
up,aud amendments We're voted upon. The only
important amtndmenJ WAS that adopted yes
terday in the committee repeating the 9th Sec
tlon OF the army appropriation hlll Of 1871, IN
LLi.LnmNn 10 tho lntDr-.t ON thn Inn-Lin Eail.