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

| 'naklnts Il special appropriation OF ~. OJ", tU0
for tn" navy w,t'4'l amr'..'nn ut. The biii
authorizing the payment Of portion Ot thc
| dnti'S on iniI url; m leg Il ll't,rs was re-
| ported upon uNiavur:;bly bv The Finance Com
| nlltrr. E!ils W. rc !nlioluccd: Amen'int"rN
OF the enrolment and lcrn>c laws ; to rstah
lsh an iron ,hil'uli'ilng yard Oh the wa!era
OF tie .NllntIr, and ulr III the Mississippi
Valley. to afford !arlliti,:: to the Maya
to facilitate II" asserting ANA rdceminS u1
national batk-n"te currency, aud 70 AL >hOfize
tile issue OF circulating, notes to the amount O1
o. per cent. in llou of tho 80 per lent now
| authorized hy law. 1t authorizes the prcsi
dent to desi gnatc some oIr national bank in
New York city, with capital of at least 81,
| OOO,O OO, to act rs asserting or rrdcrmlng
agent for all n,ut'lat Il or s;'ilcd and WORKOUT
| national bank notes issued by banks, keeping,
an account Herewith, and such banks as keep
with this depository an average balance of 2
per cent. on their circuG alton shall he entitled
| to receive from the Controller oi the Cur.
! rency notes to the amount Of 90 per cent. on
their United States bonds deposited in the
| Treasury AS security for their circuiatlen. The
Finance Committee rcpprcd advr. srly ON The
| bill to repeal section six Of the act 0: March
3, 1865, imposing a tax Of ten per cont. on cir
culating bank notes. The Committee also re-
| ported an act amcndatory Of the act to reduce
duties on imports, 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 prior to
August of that year, though the same were
| not entered or transferred in public store VI
bonded warehouse, shall be entitled to the
| benefits OF the eighth section OF the act OF
June 9th, 1872, ,lc same as such ncrchan diSc
would have been entitled to hail it actually
| been il, public stGrc or bonded warehouse
on or prior to the Is, OF July Of that year.
Passed. the resolution to admit piuchback
to 4 scat in the Senate was debated by Mcssrs.
Morton and Stockton, after which the Senate
! went into executive session. Unon reopening
| the doors the House resolution to adjonrn
over dun ins the holidays, and the House bill
| to repeal the BANKRUPT act, were r.ad for the
! first time. Adjourned.
House.
A resolution was adopted instructiDg
| the Committee on Civil Service Rcforrl to i'll
qulre whether reduction can be made on the
part of the civil service, in the number of Off
GERS employed and COMPENSATION, without
impalring the efficiency OF the service and
cia1s in the civil service shall receive as com.
pensatlon only such salary as shall be fixed
and determined by law. The House
then took up tho bill reported from
! the Judiciary Committee. to repeal the
bankruptcy act. After debate all amendment
| was adopted that all suits and proceedings
now pending III courts Of the United Ssatt i
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
the purpose of closing up suits and proceed
| after the passage Of this act, the fees, COM
missions and charges OF officers and agents Of
courts, in bankrupt cases, shall be reduced
to onc-l,alt vi the fees, commissions,
and charges heretofore allowed, and the bill
as amended passed by vote of 220 to 49,
MIR. Hale, of Maine, from the Select commit
tee on Salaries, reported back 4 bill, the first
section Of which repeats all provisions OF the
act of March 3, 1873, which increases the sal.
ary or compensation of Senators, Representa-
tives and Delegates in Congress, or Of any
officer or cnployc Of the Government, except
Court, and to the President of the United
States, during the present term Of Office.
The second section provides that hereafter
the compensation of Senators, Representa-
tivcs and Delegates to Congress shall
be at the rate of $500 pr annnm,
anccs, except the annual aud necessary
individual travelling expenses, coming to and
returning from the national capital once every
session, which shall be paid to every
Senator, Representative, and Delegate, on
til sam" being certified by him to the prolcr
satIon of all officers and employees Of the
Government, subject to the exceptions
named in section one, shall hereafter
be the same as they were prior to
ahe passage OF the act of 1873. The
third section requires thu Secretary 1T the
that may remain undrawD, or that have bocn
received as increased compensation, which
shall or may have come into his pos
session by the return thereof. Mr.. Kasson
offered an amendment making the reduction
Of d. ss|ariss tate effect from the 4tb OF March;
an amendment to 8Ir. Kasson's amendment,
providing further that members of Congress
who were members Of any Congress and who
received back ray under acts passed at that
Congress, shall have the amount due them for
this Congress. General laughter and hand
clapping all over the honse.) Mr.. Hutler's
amendment was rejected; yeas 121, NAYS 1l9 !;
MIR. kasson's amendment was then adopted,
yeas 172, nays II; and withou: amy further
action the House adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, December 15.--Bills we're
introduced to provide for the construction Of
the Fort ST. Phillip canal and its maintenance
az national public highway to repeal the
tax OF 10 per cent. on the circulation OF bank
notes, to take effect Jan. l, 1874. Tho Com
mi tee on Elections reported that they w?re
evenly divided on the Louisiana contested
| election case Of Pinchback and Gen. McMll-
lie
ferred to the Senate. Laid over. Mr.. Conk-
ling presented petition Of ship owners
| touching the Geneva award. Mr.. Sherman,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
back the House bill TO provide for
the redemption Of the loan of 1853.
liant amendments. The resolution reported
by Mr.. Sherman, of the Finance Committee,
last week, was then taken up. Mr.. Ferry, Of
Michigan, offered a. substitute to the rcso.
luton recently introduced by him, directing
the Finance Committee 70 rcrort such meas
ures as would establish, free hanking. Increase
the volume OF currency sl00,O00,O00 and
make tile whole currency Government ISSUE
The resolution was laid over. The bill to an.
! thOrlZe the organization OF national banks
without circulation was taken up, but with
ont taking a vote the Senate went into cxccu
session and soon after adjourned.
House.
Bills were introduced to protect ship
ping Oh the Atlantic from destructive Eastern
gales also, for the better preservation o
! harbOrs. channels and lakes for the issue o
convertible bonds, and reduction Of intcrcs
on the funded debt to put printing paper
type, etc, on the free lis, TO allow producer:
to sell their tobacco without tax for reel
procal free trade Wit. Spanish American pos
SrSSiOns authorizing national banks to with
draw bonds in proportion t" the reduction q
',r".'''i''n sra ,'''+, " rt's'''" +" TIN; witnv
i OF General Candy IN aid OF tho execution o
the laws Utah to-: survey to"
ship canal from Lake Michigan t.
the Wabash river; Tor survey o
the Tennessee and Hiawasse rivers
for the issue of National currency
for canal over the Mnsscl Shoals in the Ten
ncssce River; tor survey and y report Of TIL
cost of a doublc-track railroad from Omah
to New York city, for the transportation 0
heavy freight; for the, Improvement of til
: Missouri River; to prescribe the time tor til,
election of REPRESENTATIVES. in Congress t.
make Sioux CITY a port Ut entry to inipOs
tax on incomes of s3,OOO and over to reg
ulate commerce between States, and to reg
Mate reasonable, rates OF railroad charges Fl,
freight tor Il tranS>0ntincntal railroad t
transfer to tho War Department. the manage
! ,leut Of Indian affairs to establish a ter
rtorial government in pombina III" tuts
number of bills introduced were over 3O|.
memorial signed by over 5000 druggists an
, chemists, was read. asking for rri cal Of til
stamp-tax on medicinal prep. ia tionS or
modification OF the law to cOntine the I" I
patent or proprietary medicines. Mr. n
offered y resolution inStructing the J tic
airy Committee to inquire and report ~Icl
rr action OF the House is required con
: corning the official conduct Of the Judge
tho United States Court for the istrct
Alabama. Mr.. Trcma.A, from the 'on'mittt
on Judiciary, reported Il hill to repeal III
bankruptcy law, and moved to suspend til
rules to hring the Till b tore tho lonse. NJ
Garfield Offered u resolution for q revision ,
. the estimates Of expenditures for tho ne.
fiscal year, which was, after considerable ,li
cnsSinn. atiOHtctl. A resolution WAS :dopte
to adjourn over from December 1910 Janual
> 6. Adjourned
GlltS to Colleges.
A circular from the Bureau of Ed,
. cation gives IL table Of the gifts to co
,, leges for the year ending June 30, an
) OF the purpose to which they arc ~
y Mini Frnp, tl,;u w., 1norn A1,,A ii,