Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-25
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der made by senator Ednun0s on the previous day.
Several petitions were pree1ted. The House bin
Changes had been made In tho management, was re-
ported back by the Finance Committee and PASSED.
hr. Anthony, from tho Committee on Printing, re-
s 1asf ~ ssaef y e. Rns
mittee on Civil Service and Retrenchment reported
back tho House bill in relation to the compensation
Of Senators, Representatives and Delegates with an
amendment in the shape Of II substitute, and rec
9mmended its passage: The bill provides for the
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house. a.s: the salaries Of heads OF departments
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may remain undrawn, or which havs been received
q increased compensation, under tho provisions Of
the act OF March 3 1879, and which shall have OF
may come into hi0 Possession. The resolution ro.
ported BY the Finance Committee was then debated
after which the House resolution to adjourn over
the hohdays was taken up and passed After some
ate went into executive session, and upon risina
adjourned until January s. 1874.
|nG1 - House..
A resolution offered by Mr.. Butler wa ness-
Cd suthor11ng the Judiciary Co&hmfttSe 70 ss9nd q
mony IN the matter Of the .impeaohment Of Judge
DpsreA viAh sosfoespe1song snispS;
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Mr. Luttrel offered resolution instructinR the Ju.
aie,ary Commitee to report bin directing suits to
be brought against several Pacific Railroad conpa-
Referred: Mr.. Alton offered : resolution in.trnct-
ing the COMMITTEE on Railroadl and Canals to en-
quire whether the rates charged by the Chicago r.
l. and Pscino r. r. Co. for the transportation Of
cars. freight and Passengers across bridges md
tracks connecting Davenport and Rock Island are
Reasonable, and, not, to secure reasonable rates.
Military Affairs, reported : resolution requesting
the % conySne aeourt of inquiry to con.
80 o1 not lees shan i've oAsosss OF the army, whose
sees Ss < g Hox..d easss q
eo1n,n.'naeaaon q the ssereeaxJ,o6 ,o6 war e D0ol
ber After dl.eaasten. g sssalntion ~ lssoo-
Chorpenning against The eovssnnloet caused sorss
dsbsts. Adjourned 70 Jaanasy s LIZA. ~ 4 7.
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4. THURSDAY, December IA bill: was
passed providing fer the printing of : bien.
NAL register Or blue book; also 4 bill amend.
story Of the act relating to the enrolment and
licensing ssoi certain ,yessess.: Resolutions
we're passed. instructtnS the Committee on
Pensions to inquire into tho expediency oi
placing on; the pension rolls the names OF all
1onorably discharged soldiers Of tho war Of
1872, irrespective Of termS of service; and d.
! recting the Secretary OF the Treasurvsto ia.
form heSenate ass 70 the quantity OF cotton
seized since. the war, the amount of. proceeds
ct sas;, and the sheree etc Tho
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nance was then taken up and disculsed,G The
joint resolution Of the House psovidine fof
adjournment over the holidays occasioncd
! much filibustering: without action, the SEN
's .d|0''fp'd'. ' q. 100 J 'S:<> +
Mr.. Hale: of New York, mode a per-
t'scnat explanation, which led to . discussion
with Messrs: Eldridge, Butler, and Wilson, OF
Indiana. Mr.: Kelly offered resolution, which,
% ina Sf1yHn $Sr>rv klo w.
Treasury to furnish the House with q state.
ment Of the total amount Of money received
on temporary loans under the acts Of Feb. l6.
March II, and July 16, 1862. and the act OF
June 30, 1864, stating specifically the largest
amount on deposit under each act at any
sgether with the amount OF said scertfi-
Hooper introduced Sin authorizing the the
issue OF certificates for the net coinage value
nounced that he had appointed Messrs E. r.
Hoar, Cox, and Hazleton, regents Of the
Smithsonian institute for. The next two years.
Mr.. Garfield, from tho sCof6mittee on, Appro.
lpriasionss reported baek. tha. .Senateamend-
mentto TIE BIN making appropriations for
the extraordinary expenses Of the naval ser.
vice. increasing the amount from $4,000, 600
to 81, 900, 900. lhe amendment was CONQUERED
IN. Mr.. Garfield also reported q bill apprO-
priating Vs. ,1S5 for the years salaries Of the
five official reporters OF Debates Passed.
sAs concurrent resolutions 10 { sdjcurn
lever 'ian tie . holidays . y. az 40 vas adopted;
the agricultural repores Of 1879 and 1873 gave
rise to discussion 10y yelying the renewal olthe
i beaking privilege and reducing,s4Peases tor
Epfinting public doenments. Tie xesoll lt,ou
.kWes.agfeed To-. NJ se6sisns ofezeds } fesolu,
estimate If the cost OF deepening and widen
ing navigable channels OF rivers and harbors
I connecting Lake Huron with Lake Erie;
Adopted. MIR. Dawes introduced a postal
"mitteo on Aprrupri riations.~ "A bin wm passed
authorizing the First National Bank OF St.
Anthony, Minn., to change its location to Min
neapolis. and change its name to Merchants
National Bank of Minneapolis. Mr.. Butler.
+ ot.A1assachusetts, s1rom the judiciary Com:
mittee, reported the supplementary civi:
rights bill. It provides that any proprietor
OF public inn, pace Of entertainment, a
line of stage coaches, or other means OF transl
portation. Of . cemetery. benevolent institu.
ton, or public school. wholly OF partly en-:
tinction aslothe 1dmisbionor accomm modatioS
Of any citizen of the United States because ol
race, color, or previous condition OF scrvitude,
shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not lesi
than 500 or more than 5000 for each Of
fen. g. and shall be liable to the CITIZEN there
by injured, damages to be recovered in an &C
tion Of debt, such action to be prosecuted il
any United states Court or Diatriet Cour
having jurisdiction. Various bills of no gen
eral interest1were introduced and referred
on the supposition that there would be no Sc
81 n next Monday. Adjourned.
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