Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-15

me0oE1al1 wero pfese1ted.-A O'Clock tbo
cessor Mr. Cox, aud eulogies OF ths deosassd vses
pronounced BY Messrs. Coz, Wood, Davis and
Refill: y:-Th desth of-w: D: Fostse. 81 Michigan,
Messrs. Waldron and Williams, delivered eulo9ies
ON his chsFacter.-The House then adjourned.
with the agreement that Saturdays session be do.
voted exclusively to debate. 5 =.
THURSDAY, January 8.-Petitions
were presented relating 70 the sale and manufaeure
Of intoxicating liquors; slso against the repeal Of
the bankrupt law.-Mr. schurz introduced bin
for the relief Of the University of Missouri which
va. referred.-rhe confederation Of the BIN 70 ~
then resumed, and tho question recurring On the
amendment. which provides that the pay for
the balance Of this: Congress shall Be enca
IN amount - to g., make Tie tet.,, Nth th.t
It vas rejected BY the decisive vote Of II syss
against Is nos, = follow: YEAs-Iessr.. Bog,
Gcnane as%a xSs Sssn fsSo1: ns1y sf
Messra. Affison, Bsya1d, FOREMAN, Boutwell,,
gr0xnlor Buciirsss@ Came cafPsnssr'
aiibeit, aoldthw.t, Hamilton & I'd. HasaiEon oi
Tens 2sas s1tsseos Ho.s 1oss Kelly E:,!;S "
Maine. Morrill, OF Vermont, Norwood, Ramsey,
Salisbury, Ransom, Scott, Sherman. Spencer. ste-
phenson. Stewart, sumner Upton and Wrteht-as.
Mr. Pratt submitted another amendment, pro.
vidjDg that the amount OF compensation of 6ena-
tors, Members and Daaegstes for The year eodiD9
March ID, ls7a shall hs g soo, and for the year
and allowance. This amendment wss under dtB.
cussion when the report closed.
House. g.
The House resumed consideration of the bin to
establish an educational fund.- 10 spply the proceeds
Of sales Of public lands to the education of he
people, Laid over until Tuesday. THE House
then went Into Of the The
Upon rising, the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Mr. Sumner
presented = petition sisned by 5.l7s persons of
Ohio, against the present theological amendment of
the Constitution Of the United States. petition
from Good TemplsEs was also presented -askin0
for the passage OF law prohibiting the sale OF
liquor in the tefritofies-,Alsoa petit36n feoo IT,
Womans Suffrage Association OF California, askiDe
the adoption of IN amendment 10 ths Constitution
of the United states declaring hat the right to hold
Office shall not be denied on account Of sex.-After
the presentation Of sever.s other petitions md
discussed until ?. H., when the Senate adjourned.
House.
Bills were introduced: To provide the money Of
the United States and regulate the value the1eof by
Mr.. Kasson. Of Iowa, to establise certain reeuls-
tions of commerce conducted on railways among
the several states and with feregn countres andto
regulate railways with respect thereto.-eeyeEal
resolutions were also presented. The House then
civil rights bin, which, aite1 diseases, - reoo
mitted to the Judiciary Committee.-The Com
mittee on Education and Labor reported advez1ely
tpDs to The starving poeF II The sonsssra % s.s:
A bill was passed to fll vacancies in the regents
Of the Smithsonian Institute, ~ folows: Ass Gray,
D. Dana' q connestcut' c n pace Of fSeod6ts B.
Woolsey; HenFy CopPee, OF .Peuneylvanta, II.
place u william b. Aston, ind John Mclean and
Peter Ps5ter n =, WI .a 70 sst.S.e
the public lands to the edueation Of the peof3e; wHS
reported back from committee snd went 0ver.-
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 6.-Mr. Bucking-
hsm's free banking bill was referred 70 the Fl
nance Committee.-Mr. Morrill,, from the f.
nance Committee, reported bsek the resolution fn.
troduced by Mr.. sumner instEucting that commit- !
tee to report bill abot'shfng the once Of Commits
collection Of taxes by stsmps with the recommend
alton that II be indefinitely postponed.-Ed-
ward Young va authorised by resolution TO
The Finance Committee reported back With
Mr.. Mortons btu authorfxing national
banks that have decided to reduce their capital
nen rrns sS their own eieu.as noses or depos
ittng lawful money Of the United States Ia the pEe
portion provided by law.-A bill was tntroduced
etates 10 request the Republic Of Hayi TO indem.
nifty Antonio felleter for hin tnnreteonmsnt poli.
ntion and damages, amounting to 9613,0 At
the expiration o. Of the o %s1cS TIE s
Ing the salaries, was taken up and debated b.
Senators Flanagan, Edmunds, Conkhng and Car
penter. The later stated nat he eoal1 see no rea
one, that is, the people demand II: 1he theory 70
ern through their serv.nt,: a9d = the soyesnane
should be submitted to tho people Of Wisconsin TO-
day it would be repealed By vote Of ave 70 one:
the Senate. and should cast vote which he behsysd
he people Of Wisconsin would css*: Ana fd!theE,
he would vote to put the repeal back just - far
The constitution would allow him. ''''&
$50. House. ....
Mr. Coburn introduced bill for the construction
Of ship canal around Niagara, and Il the naoath
of the Mississippi, winch wss inferred. Abo, IN
election and appointment d o9ncesr, which w.s a.
10 referred.-Mr. Sypher offered Z resolution di-
rectng the SECRETARY Of War to issue army rations
~ oeonle % IN certain portions Of the South from !
y c,vii rights btl. then ,taaas. came up ,, and
sionnt. Bright, Hcrndon, whitehead and Buckner |
,euinst, aud Messrs. Elliott, Monroe AMI lawrence
m iay0r of its passage. The naval appropriation
,ill w then reported 70 the House, and made the
,necial order for next Tuesday. The btn sppropEf-
ties xi6, i6,6O0yS5l.-Adjourned.
Senate. ....'
MONDAY, Jan. 5.-The President ofthe
Senate laid before that body statement Of the
,mouu, of compensation received by Senators since
he organization of the government.-Mr. Ed
nunds, from the Judiciary Committee. reported
Jack the House bill to repe.l the bankrnpt nv.
xth suni1ry smsndnents, and recommended that
rifS such ay1endmeGts the bill be passed. - Seve
al resolutions we're offered and adopted: Mr..
III son introduced bill to reguate and fsc,Iit.te
across navigable rivers forming the
,onnilary Of states. 1t provides that all railway
across such rivers shall he declared public
,ichwsys, and shall be equally open to the use OF
very railway having . ses@tnn. ~ It. ,t OF nesr
inch bridge and the approaches tAernto Of
. reasonable, compensation, undtr limitations and
conditions which the bin in detail prescrtbee. II
rvs,,.o H;1 IN aataf1iAh the c0mDeNSakj1N 0f