Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25

,uakins a special appropriation Of 81 ,0O0, zoo
for tn" navy withcut amendment. The blil
authorizing the payment OF portion tsthe
dnti"s on inlI urts N legal t. ntlcrs was re-
ported upon uniavorabIy by the Finance Com
miltcc. Bills were introduced: Amendat"ry
OF the enrolment and Incense laws !; to cstah'
llsil an iron sl'pi>uilding yard Oh the wategs
OF Tie Atiantlc, and one Ill the Mississippi
Valley. to Afford facilities to the NavtA
to facilitate the asserting ami redeeminsut
national bahk-notc currency, and 10 al sbof1ze
the issue OF circulating notes to the amount OF
% por cent. In lieu Of tho 80 per cont now
authorized by law. I, authorizes the Prcsi
dent to designate some one national bank in
! New York city. will, capital Of at least 81,
OOO, OO0, to act rs asserting or redeeming
agent for all mutilat or suiled and worn-o out
national bank notes issued by banks, keeping
an account Herewith, and such banks US keep
with this depository all average balance of
per cent. ON their circulation shall be entitled
to receive from the Controller OF the Cur
rency notes to tue amount OF 90 per cent. on
their United States bonds deposited in the
Treasury as security for their Circulation. The
Finance Committee reported adversely on the
bill to repeal section six Of the act Q: March
3, 1855, imposing a tax Of ten per cont on cir
culatng bank notes. Tho Committee also re-
ported an act amendatory OF the act to reduce
Eduties on impprtA and to reduce. internal
taxes, which provides that foreign. mcrchan-
disc, which arrived at port OF the United
and upon which duties were not paid priar to
August of that year, though the same were
not entered or transferred in Il public store 0E
bonded warehouse, shall be entitled to the
benefits of the eighth section Of tho act OF
June 9th, 1872, the same as such merchandise
would have been entitled to hal it actually
been in ~ public store OF bonded warehouse
on or prior to the list OF July Of that wear.
Passed. The resolution to admit Puchback
to seat in the Senate was debated by Messrs.
Morton and Stockton, after which the Senate
went into executive session. Upon reopening
the doors the House resolution to adjorrn
| over dun ing the holidays, and the House bill
1 to repeal the bankrupt act, were r=Ad for the
first time. Adjourned
House.
A resolution was adopted instructipg
the Committee on Civil Service Reform to in
quire whether reduction can be made on the
part of tho civil service, in the number of off,
inpalring the efficiency OF the service and
also the cxpcdiency Of providing that all off,
Gals in the civil service shall receive az com.
pensatlon only such salary as shall be fixed
and determined by law. The House
then took up tho b'll reported from
bankruptcy act. After debate an amendment
was adopted that all suits and proceedings
now pending III courts OF the United Ssatcs
wherein an adjudication Of bankruptcy has
been made, shall be proceeded with in, and
governed by, the provisions OF existing laws,
which are hereby continued in force only for
tho purpose OF closing up suits and proceed
ings now pcnding =; provided, that from and
| after the passage OF this act, the fees, CON-
missions and charges OF officers and agents Of
courts, in bankrupt cases, shall be reduced
and charges heretofore allowed. and the bill
as amended passed by vote OF 22O to As.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, from the Select Commit
tee on Salaries, reported back a bill, the first
section of which repeats all provisions of the
act Of March 3, 1873, which increases the sal.
airy or compensation OF Senators, Representa-
tiyes and Delegates in Congress, or Of any
officer or emDloyc Of the Government, except
30 far as relates to Judges of the Supreme
Court, and to the President of the United
States, during the present term OF office.
the compensation of Senators, Representa-
tives and Delegates to Congress shall
and this shall be in lieu of all allow
ances. except the annual aud necessary
individual travelling o1penses. coming to and
session, which shall be paid to every
Senator, Representative, and Delegate, on
tn same being certified by him to the proper
accounting officer, and tho salary or compen.
satlon OF all officers and employees Of the
nsmed IN se eeSe'' one shall ei nereater
be the same as they were prior to-
9he passage OF the act Of 1873. The
third section requires thu Secretary IT the
Treasury to cover into the Treasury all sums
that may remain undrawn. or that have been
received as increased compensation, which
shall or may have come into his pos
session by the return thereof. Mr.. Kasson
offered m amendment making the reduction
Of salaries take effect from the 4tb Of March,
1873 Mr.. Butler. Of Massachusetts,. Offered
an amendment to Mr.. KassOn's amendment,
providing further that members of Congress:
who were members Of any Congress and Who
received back pay under acts passed at tint
Congress, shall have the amount due them for
this Congress-. General laughter and hand
clapping all over the house.) Mr.. Buffers
amendment was rejected: yeas l21, NAYS ~ :
MIR. kassons amendment was then adopted,
yeas 172, nays II; and withou: any further
action the House adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, December 15.-Bills were
introduced to provide for the construction of
the Fort St. Phillip canal and its maintenance
tax OF 10 per cent. on the circulation OF bank
notes, to take effect Jan. 1, 1874. The Com
mi tee on Elections reported that they were
evenly divided on the Louisiana contested
| election case Of Pinchback and Gen. McMil-
Ian, and asked that the whole matter be re-
ling presented petition OF ship owners
touching the Geneva award. Mr. Sherman.
from the Committee on Finance, reported
back the House bill 10 provide for
the redemption Of the loan, of 1853.
1t was passed., with several unimpor-
tant amendments. The resolution reported
by Mr.. Sherman, OF the Finance Committee.
last week, was then taken up. Mr.. Ferry, Of
Michigan, offered as 4 substitute to the rcso.
luton recently introduced by him. directing
tAl.
ures as would establish free banking, increase
the volume OF currency sl0o,00o, 900, aud
| make the whole currency Government issue.
The resolution was laid over. The bill to au-
thorize the organization Of national banks
without circulation was taken up. but with
session and soon after adjourned.
House.
Bills we're introduced to protect ship.
ping Oh the Atlantic from destructive Eastern
gales also, for the better preservation .ol
harbors. channels and lakes for the issue Of
convertible bonds, and reduction Of interest
on the funded debt to put printing paper,
type, etc, on the free liss to allow producers
to sell their tobacco without tax tor recl-
procai free trade witt Spanish American pos.
scss,ons authorizing national hanks t" with
draw bonds in proportion to the reduction I"
i q; nn . n1 = ," "f t% TO- ta, Wa"%
ship canal from Lake Michigan t.
l the Wabash river; tor - survey o
the Tennessee and Hiawasse rivers
for the issue Of National currency
: ncssee River tor survey and report OF thu
cost OF O dOublc-track railroad from Omahs
to New York city, for the transportation o
heavy freight; FOR the Improvement OF tn
I Missouri River to prescribe the time for tho
. election Of REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress Il
- lf nnfr tn nlt,0
tax on incomes Of 5000 and over to reg
ulate commerce between States, and to reg
uiate reasonable rates OF railroad charges 70
freight tor trans,ontiucntal railroad t,
transfer to the War Department the manage
ment Of Indian affairs !; to establish ter
ritorial government in pcmbina. Tn" tota
number of bills introduced were over 800,
l memorial signed by over 5000 druggists an,
> chemists, was read, asking for a ret cal Of til
stanp-tax on medicinal preparations, or
modification of the law to conine the to" II
patent or proprietary medicines. Mr. "a
offered q resolution instructing the j ,,jc
airy Committee to inquire and report whcti
or action OF the House is required con
: corning the official conduct Of the Judge {
= tho United States Court for the istrict ,
u Alabama. MIR. 1rema,n, from the Committe
] on Judiciary, reported Il bill to repeal III
bankruptcy law. aud moved to suspend til
rules to bring the bill before tho House. Nj
y Garfield offered . resolution for a revision
Z the, estimates OF expenditures for the ne,
Il fiscal year, which was, after considerable Iii.
u cussi",,. adontcd. A resolution was Hdoptc
= to adjourn over from December 10 TO Januar
!. 6. Adjourned.
}. Gifts to Colleges.
A circular from the Bureau of Ed,
:. !" cation gives table of the gifts to co
9 leges for the year ending June 80, an
is Of the purposes to which they are a