Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-01-30
Proceedings In Congress.

Senate, Mr.. Howe offered q resolution re-
questing the Secretary OF War, when he re.
spends tothe resolution ofinquiry in regard
to the effect OF the late storm at Duluth, to
communicate, also, the opin ON of the chiel
engineer as to the best method OF procuring q
safe harbor at that point Mr.. Morton offered
= resolution directing the Committee on Privi.
legts and Elections to examine and report at
the next session Of Congress on the best and
most practicable mode Of electing the Presl.
dent and Vice President OF the United States,
and Of providing tribunal to adjust and de:
therewith. A resolution OF inquiry as
to the expenditures. in suppressing Indian
hostilities in Washington territory and Ore.
gon was agreed to. Also resolutions of in
quiry whether the Secretary Of the Treasury
has power under the existing laws to issue
million bank notes cancelled under the act Of
1866 and into the propriety of repeating the
national bankrupt law from and after January
!, 1874, and providing. for the immediate re-
peal Of so much ofsaid oct as relates to invol-
untary bankruptcy: The Goat 1sland bill was
introduced = bill ceding to the several states
within which they respectively lie, the beds
OF surveyed lakeA and other bodies OF water
Mr.. Ferry introduced bill setting apart that
portion Of MackiAac Islan1 now held by the
United States ~ military reservation for a
AauOus1 pSSAs 4ue 4uulau appropriation Dill
WAS next considered. and agreed to. The
amosnt appropriated by the bill is s., ,434, ,165,
which is e917 ,997 less than last year. Mr..
Morrill, introduced bill increasing the grant OF
lands stoa several states for, educational p,lr-
poses.
HousE-Number OF bills introduced,
the most prominent among them being for a
canal connecting the waters OF Lake Michigan
and the Illinois, Mississippi and Rock rivers
to give officers Of the Missouri militia three
months pay--also pension to widows and or.
phans ,of soldiers murdered in Missouri iu
1854; making Sioux City, Iowa, port OF de.
livery. At the expiration Of the morning hour
Mr. Frye offered resolution for public ses.
sions OF the Credit Mobilier Investigating Com
mittee, which was adopted-13O to Z. A bill
introduced BY MIR. Hooper, to provide for the
converting Of United States notes into coin aE
ter the first OF May, 1874, was referred. Mr.,
Randall's resolution relative to the Union Pa
cittc Railroad vas also adopted. Mr.. Wilson
of Indians, offered, Q resolution for another Sc:
stockholders Of the Credit Mobiler held bonds
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company; wheth.
or they obtained them for = valuable consider.
alton, etc. Adopted. The Senate amcndmentf
to the deficiency bill were taken up and con.
Cured in. A message from tho President We.
tojpg the bill TO remit the entries of spirits de.
stroyed in bond was presented, read aud laid
on The table. A Aresoiution was, adopted cali.
ing for Information as tn suitability OF the
White Hetise for the President Us an official
and family residence.
SENATE.-Among the bills intro
duced on January was, one ,.amenda.
tory of the national currency act of June so,
1864. The bill provides for free banking
prohibits direct or indirect payment of inter.
est on deposit allows United States bonds
bearing coin interest to be counted, as well az
lawful money in reserves, and provides thai
banks may redeem their circulating notes
either in coin or legal tenders, or in United
States bonds at par with accrued interest, al
the option Of the baahs.-M Mr.. Frelinghuvsen
offered joint resolution proposing constitu.
tional amendment to provide that diputes
arising with regard to persons chosen as elect.
ors OF President and Vice-President in any
OF the United States, aud that Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by appro.
pirate legislation. A resolution directing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to in
4uire and report whether tho recent elections
have been conducted in Louisiana and Arkan-
sas in accordance with the constitution and
laws OF the United States was passed. No
other business Of importance was transacted.
HoUsE-Several bills were introduc.
ed and referred. G. Bnrnell. OF PENNSYLVANIA,
took the oath and seat in place OF Mercur, who
resigned: MIR. Hale reported the naval appr0.
priation bill, aDpropriating SIS, ,884 99S. II was
made the special order Tor next Saturday. A
bill was passed to enforce the stipulati0ns OF
the convention with Venezuela, OF April Is,
The fertilization bill was introduced. The
House then went into Committee Of the
Whole ON the legislative, executive and iudi-
cial appropriation bill. Upon rising, tho
Speaker announced the following select COM
mittee ordered yesterday on the Credit Mo.
R0i
Mcssre. Wilson, OF Indiana, SheiIabarger,
Hoar, Swami and Slocum. The Speaker also
presented the resignation OF Beveridge, as
Congressman at large from Illinois.
SENATE.-Bills were introduced on
January 9th raising the salaries of Bureau
officers in executive departments at Washing.
ton. Authorizing the Secretary OF tho In.
terror, with the consent of the Ute and Mis-
souri, Indian tribes, to survey and sell their
reservation, lying in Nebraska and Kansas,
and with the consent of tho Sacs and Foxes
lies within the state OF Kansas. Extending
the time Of patent for settlers on land on
the late Sioux ln,ian reservation. Referred
To incorporate tho North Central Railroad
Company and grant right Of way for tht
construction OF its proposed road in Minnesota
American immigration Company. 1t name.
as incorporatOrs James Craig of Missouri
John Wilson OF Illinois, Henry D. Cook o
tho District OF Columbia, Daniel Ruggles o.
Virginia, William IIelmick OF Ohio, G. e. Co,
Of Maryland, J. Emory OF Kentucky, Thos
B. Bryan OF illinois, William Stone OF Iowa
Louis Dent Of Mississippi, and D. W. Bliss o
Michigan, and empowers tho company to bu,
and sell and hold real estate, provided it shaj
not own more than one million acrcs at an,
ohc time, and to make and TO enforce con
tracts for the emigration OF foreigners ant
their transportation in tho United States
Capital stock 81 900, 900. Bills were passed t,
authorize certain pOstmasters to deposit pub
lie money in national banks; TO author
iZe deputy collectors OF customs to nc
as disbursing agents in certain cases: To
repeal certain provisions Of the law rclatin,
to advancement in the navv: to ameni
the act to establish department OF Justice
TO prevent certain officers OF the United State,
from practising as attorneys or solicitors il
United States courts in certain cases. III,
Senate resumed tho consideration OF the In
dian appropriation bill, and tho discussion o
onr Indian policy, and reported it to tho Son
tc, when tho amendment providing for th,
&C 'oval OF the Winnebagos Of Wisconsin wal
n' n-:oncurred in.
HOlJsE-The Committee on Terrific
ries reported u bill for the admission OF Aol
Ora'iO as state. A bill was passed to am5ilf
thu. twentieth section OF the act for the ap
nointment Of shipning commissioners b,
l,li to promote emigration to ;hc Unite,
States was, after debate referred to the Com
mi tee OF the Whole on the state of the Union
which IL regarded as defeat VI the measure