Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-15
THURSDAY, January 8.-Petitions

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were presented relating to the sale and manufacture
of intoxicating liquors Also against the repeal Of
the bankrupt law.-Mr. Schurz introduced , bill
was referred.-rhe consideration Of the bill to 70
peal the act of March 3, increasing salaries; was
then resumed. and tho question recurring on the
the ba1sucs Of this Congress shall be such
an amount as to make the total, Nth that
already received, slo:ouo, S5;9rO for each year.
1t was rejected by the decisive vote Of II ayes
against Is noes, ~ follows: YKAs-Aessrs. Boy,
Conkling. craein. !Fenton, Ferry Of Michigan,
Thurman, Iwadleigh, and wilson-n. NAYS
Brownlow, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter,
Clayton, Conover, Cooper, Crozier, Davis. Dennis,
Dorsey, Ferry Of Conn.,, Flanagan, FreltBghuysen.
Texas. Sitchcocf. Howe. ingalls,. Kelly. Levi.
Logan, McCreery. Merriam, Mitchell Morrill, Of
Maine. Morrill, Of Vermont, Norwood, Ramsey,
phelson, Stewart ss1srrttu tum nnoe;: Upton and wwriebto4s.
- MIR. Pratt submitted anothe: amendment, pro-
viding that the amount Of compensation Of Sera-
tors, Membeas and Delee:tes for The year ending
ending March Sd, 1875, S2,50o, exclusive Of mileage
and allowance. This amendment was under dis.
cussion when the report closed.
House.
The House resumed consideration of the bill to
establish an educational fund, 10 apply the proceeds
of sales of public lands to the education of tho
people. Lid over until TUESDAY The House
then went Into Committee OF the Whole on the na-
val appropriation bill. 1t appropriates SIG, sos, 856.
Upon rising, the House adjourned.
Senate. .
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Mr. Sumner
presented a petition signed by 35,l79 persons OF
against the present theological amendment of
the Constitution Of the United States. "A petition
from Good Templars Was also presented .aaking
for the passage Of a law prohibiting the sale OF
liquor in the territories :Alsoa petition from tn
the adoption of IN amendment to the Constitution
of the United states declaring hat the right to hold
Office shall not lie denied on account Of sex.-Afte
the presentation OF sever;: other petitions and
discussed until S r. H., when the Senate adjourned.
House.
Bills were introduced: To provide the money OF
the United States and regulate the vslue thereof; by
MI. Kasson. of Iowa, to establise certain regula-
tons of conducted on railways among
the several states and with fereign countries, and to
+, gulate railways with respect hereto.-severa
resolutions were also presented. Til House then
the consideration Of the supplementary
civil rights bill, which, after discussion, ives recon-
to the Judiciary Committee .-TheC Com
mittee on Education and Labor reported adversely
upon the resolution directing the issue Of army r.
tons to the starving poor in the Southern States.
bill was passed to fill vacancies in the regents
of the Smithsonian Institute, as follows Asa Gray,
Of Massachusetts, in place Of Louis Agassiz; J. =,
Dana, of Connecticut, in place Of Theodore D.
Henry CopPee, Of Pennsylvania, in
place Of william r. Aston, and John Mclean and
Peter Parker, re-sppointed.-The bill to establish
The public lands to the education Of the people, was
reported back from and went over.-
Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January MI. Bucking-
ham's free banking bill was referred to the FL
nance Committee.-Mr Morrill,, from the Fl
nance Committee, reported back the resolution IN
PRODUCED by Mr.. umner instructing that commit
tee to report q bill abollshinR the ONCE Of Commits
sioner o! Internal Revenue, and to provide tor the
alton that it be indefinitely postponed.-Ed-
ward Young was authorized by resolution to
accept a present from the Emperor Of hu:ssa.1,:
MI. Morton's bill authorizing national
banks that have decided to reduce their capital
stock to withdraw q pro rata proportion OF bonds
mon retiring their own citeulstid9 notes or depos-
TING lawful money of the Unitel States in the FRO
nort;on provided by lava bill was introduced
and referred author 1zing the President Of the United
s;,se sn to 1e9 Ksl'ete ee9 for He b;s ,mp 81 nnsee 1t 'a spein:
alton and damages, amounting to $6ls.eoo. At
the expiration OF the morning hoar, the blu
10 repeal the act OF MA March n, ., ~, aS'S S.,i i1caei :.
Senator'S Flanagan, Edmunds, Conkling and Car
The latter stated that he coul1 see no rea-
e: :ss, ny 9S,t ~ = {t the s, s,;; ' ae%sna r i: 'eR FL ;s.: srsi tet
and a very proper one, IL. that the people gov
arm through their servants: and, u the governing
power of this country. the people have . right to Do
What thew please, wise or unwise. II this blu
should be submitted to the people Of Wisconsin to-
dav Il would be repealed by . vote OF ave to one.
He regarded himself - their agent on the noor Of
he Senate, and should cast a . y9se eN we'cn ne ee1Svea
be would vote to pnt the repeal back just a. far -
The constitution would allow him.
House.
Nr coh,,rn introduced a bill for the construction
a ship canal around Niagara, and At the mouth
the mississippi, which was referred. Also, an
amendment to the Constitution in relation to the
election and appointment Of efhcesr, which Vas al
recting the SECRETARY Of War to issue army rations
in sucR quantities as may he necessary to keep poor
people III certain portions ,tio1s, Of rh the , so%ie t5%%
s1ceches were made BY Messrs. Durham,
blonnt, Bright: hrrnd F,1Hot M1 Meneoe ami 1nq 1n oarenee
ri favor of its passage. - The naval appropriation
was then reported to the House, and made tho
special order q f;r next i Tu.sosS. Inc Dill 'ppf0pf'-
Senate.
MoxnAy. Jan. 5.-The President of the
Senate laid before that body = statement Of the
,mnup, of compensation received by senator's since
The organization of the goverRment.-Mr Ed.
W. ,ass from the Judiciary Committee, reported
hacE the House bill to repeal the bankrupt law,
sundry anendments, and recommended that
such ar1endmerts the bill be passed. SIEVE
raj resolutions were offered and adopted: Mr.. |
son intro. iuced a bill to regulate and facilitate
across n~avigahlc rivers forming the
boundary of states. 1t provides tnat all railway
hr;Jucs across such rivers shall be declared public
hichways, and shall bc equally open to the use of
Ovc~y railway having . terminus at or near
s,1c,; bridge, upon the payment to the owner OF
snr,, bridge and the approaches toer.to OF
= w.. .onahir compensation, und, r limitations and !
which the bill in detail prescrtbes. -
11,n Vonsc bill to establish the compensation OF
AND discussed until the expiration Of the morn
End, hour. wieu the resolution reported from the
cos,n,nittee on Finance, before the holidays, de-
claring it to he the duty OF Congress az sae psesens
Mic .,pc made by tue government Tor the earliest
practicable redemption Of United States notes in
coin. came up as the ree1lcr order: s sSa ma: soey
he remainder Of The session.
House.
The session of the House. after the vacation,
,,,s resumed at noon, with a pretty FULL attendance
of member. and with deusely crowded galleries.-
Bills were introduced: For the sppointms mt Of
Of three persons on the subject OF
WAGES. re urs Of labor, and division OF profits be-
won labor and carital: for a uniform system of
rai ,r"ad trausportati n in the United states: to
nroyilc a uniform currency, and Tor the retirement
n national bank notes. and the substitution Of
= = a.. 1OO bonds: to regulate services in the collection
+ customs at various ports OF entry, and a6olish1ng
P,,rS Of Trade. and prescribe its duties; to pro-
h;bit the creation Of deficiencies in the public SER
yic,: to lesal;z, = pontoon railroad bridge across
thc Mississippi River at Prairie du Chen; requir-
inc the Attorney General to prosecute suits
for payment to the Government Of in
ter, st paid to the Pacific Railroad Cympany.
Appropriations. ted tho Army Appropriation
hi, appropriatine 32S. i9,9l", which WAS made the
spi cai oryier for Tuesday next. The House then
resumed consideration of the supplementary Civil
ri, hts bill, Speeches were made by Messrs. Nyc
ami Rans.er in favor, and Messrs. Stephens, OF
Georgia, and Mills in opposition. The speaker
laid b. fore the House a message from ths Preslaent
IN reference to the steamer Virgtnius, after which
the House adjourned.