Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-18
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ton OF Niagara ship canal also, for the re-
sumption of specie payments. Also, bills thai
busts Of tho late Chief Justice II. b. fancy
and s. p. Chase be placed in tho Supreme
Court Room; to incorporate the Southern
Trans-continental Railroad Company, ana &c
grant right OF way through the pu0Iic
| lands to the same to authorize the orgonlza-
ton Of National banks without circulation
! amendatcry of the net to establish unitorn NJ
system OF bankruptcy throughout the United
States; to provide for cheap and permanent
! transportation tor persons and freight be-
tween New York and Chicago, to establish a
National University of Labor and Education
The nev. Byron Sunderland was elected chap
lain, and Jas. K. Yonng executive clerk OF the
support of his bill for the repeal Of the sal
ssd. ssS law after which a" executive 's' 10" "''
House.
Bills were introduced For the ad.
mission Of Colorado as q State to provide
$25, 100000 additional bank note circulation
for States having less than their due proper
raid to repeat all taxes on whisky and tobac'
CO, and to provide for the deficiency in the
revenue thereby occasioned to provide for
cheap transportation between Chicago and
New York for = Niagara Falls Ship Canal; for
the issue OF national curreRey, AMI 65-1OO
government bonds. to be exchsngea6le for
the improvement Of the harbors Of Milwaukee
and Port Washington, Wis: for the i'm
provement Of Kenosha and Racine harbors.
bill was passed modifying the steamboat
act by allowing tOw-bOats on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers to carry $50 pounds oi
steam in place Of 10 pounds. Mr.. Maynard,
from the Committee on Rules, reported bill
manning on any person by the third section oi
the fourteenth article Of amendment to the
Constitution, and substituting for the IRON
clad oath the oath now administered to persons
whose disabilities have been removed. Passed,
141 to 29. A majority Of the select commit
repeating go much Of the salary bill as in
creases the compensation Of the Vice-Presi.
dent, Speakers, Senators, Representatives and
Delegates to Congress. The second section
revives and declares to - in full force ali acts
relating to pay and advance OF Senators and
members that were repealed or suspended by
the bill Of the Sd of March, 1873, provided they
shall receive no mileage for coming to and
going from the present session, except actual
individual travelling expenses by the most di-
rect route OF usual travel. The third section
requires the Secretary Oi the Treasury to
cover into the Treasury all sums that may re-
main undrawn, or that have been received as
or may come into his possession by the return
thereof. The minority Of the committee,
Messrs Kasson and Jewell, submitted re.
port, declaring themselves unsatisfiod with
the bill reported by the majority. and state
their reasons therefor as bcing: First, that
the emphatic aud continued expression of the
great majority sf the American people. in all
forma, that should influence their judgment
against an increase OF salaries, should take
the question OF repeal ont OF the field; second,
that the financial condition requires economy
ip disbursements from the public treasury,
and especially in respect to those
|of which members are themselves
bene6ciaries, and no public would go
farther than this to establish the confidence
Of the people In their representatives third,
that the popular dissatisfaction with the sal
ary bill was chiefly directed towards the law.
makers who increased their own emoluments
They recommend that all compensations in.
creased by the act of the Sd OF March, 1873
I've re-estabshed at their former rates, sujeci
to constitutional exceptions =; excepting. also
the franking privilege. The bill accompanying
the report makes provisions to carry out thest
views. Action on the bill was postponed
The Speaker laid before the House commu
nicaaon from the Secretary Of the Navy asking
for increased appropriations. Committee on
Elect,ous reported resolution that Mr.,
Shanks, of Indiana, was entitled to the seal
from the Ninth District. After some further
business the House adjourned.