Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

l2th In The House, the Senate bill removing poli-
cal disabilities from Thomas : Bocock T. j. Har-
=, "a Mt, r., 81 ,riroiria and John =
icy, ana Dnne l,gs y, ",,S 1,'" CO.. nre
isai, y "as 80, ~ - Prsi,,es. men all
ses'u ai",l' "a, -, r,,,Il ~ lie bantrnnfry
Iay IN. snealeI laid brfore the House a con-
.m ~ ino -, th o. Scrctar 81 War caIIipg MI
~ ~, ~. - n :, NV, - t =, ,,.,nrt. ~ Co..
rnSon - " ", iI,,arS Of lb~ FreaJmen's
-, ona ~" lsit.r and accnm.
s , ~ laiin,, -, No ai1o,ci lDfatrotinns
panylns tepuiiH .e","s ~ IN m MiIitor
nv cJ,r, S,,c.,i,,, ,yas tben taken mn
J dohata ~ ;dr,abie len|th when il was
l.5 w, - t,,t Sict gnr,,SitIrc rrnort a mn
roaItn,, ihe u'hrIc sslarv ort so far a. the aamo
can be done under the Constitution, excepting
.uusen 81 ,nu &c saisry mi,aa~n and all
other allowance. exclusive Of any estimate for
the use Of the irauking privilege, pad to
Senators, Representatives, and delegates III the
Forty-hrst Congress; and report bill determln-
ing the compensation OF Senators, Representatives,
and delegates in Congress hereafter at the amount
A. near As practicable thus asCcrtsucd, with ne
ce-sary individual expenses. and restoring all
other salaries A. hey were before the passage OF
that act line bill appropriaung So QO,'Oo Tor
the extraordinary expenses OF me naval service
was debated Ia Committee OF the Whole, reported
to The House and passed, Adjourned TO the
18th.
In the Scratp on the 18th bills were
introduced to provide Tor the construction OF fort
St. Philip Canal and its maintenance as a national
public highway: To repeal the tax of ten per cent
an The rircuIafion Of hank notes. to take effect
July I. 1874 report was made from the Com
mitter on Privileges and Elections that the com.
mittec had considered the contested election
case, Of p r. : Pinchback and General Mcmillan
rlaimiug seats ~ Senators from Louisiana and
we're evenly divided The whole matter was
ordered referred 10 the Senate. and a resolution
was introduced that the, credentials of r B. :
Pinchback are formal and he il entitled TO a seat
in the Senate. having a prima facie case . The
Hons, hin ia Uro,idr for The redrmptiou of the
loan of 1888 was passed with several unimportant
amendments Resolutions concerning financial
affairs were debated at considerable length.
Adinuru.d
In the House, on the 10Th, large num-
r.r ~ hilIs ,rar. introduced and rpfrrrrd amono
- 60 49, - ,,.,...,.,,,,i,,,, 80 ,n.
"Ul0n "''e- io' 'i'o u''''' P'''N' ,''''n y, '-''
harbors and channels OF the lakes; Tor me issue
81 convertible bonds, ana reduction OF Tue IN
tercst on the tuhQcu uepti 10 put printing paper,
type, etc on NE free isl aGlh2rl|ing NaIloh".
the reduction Of their circulation; IN and Of the
execution % the laws IN ItaG; Ior lhe survey OF
~ e"Har " ,,a%' - tba 5rnnnossn and liza.
vase Rivers; for canal over the Muscle shoals
in the tennessee River: for survey and report of
the cost of u double track railway from Omaha to
New York CITY for the transportation of heavy
freight for The improvement Of the Missouri River;
10 make Sioux CITY port of entry: to impose tax
on incomes Of 80 900 and over; to regulate com
merce between the states, and to regulate reason
able rates Of railway charges for freight; for n
transcontinental railway....A bill was reported
and read 10 rcpcal the Bankruptcy lava pre-
amblc and resolution was reported from
the Committee on Appropriations, and
adopted TO the effect that the present
=" redmcn rxnemdnres to the lowest point
consistent with the necessities Of the Government;
and that as the secretary OF me treasury had rec
., ~ "n '"v d;o.