Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Congressional Sun,n,a,'y., :

MONDAY, June 15.-A conference COM
mi.tsc ordered on tho Geneva award bill.-. A
bill lasscd ttslaanx TO xii.s Of error hi certain
criminal cascs.-lsills were placed OH The calcn-
har: 10 protect persons cf foreign birth; and re-
iatlnR to army promotion. Several committee
ports were made aud agreed to-. Some business
VI no general intrrc~l then transacted, when,
during discussion Of tho hill for the payment L.
John Andersen for cotton uac,l in tho defense Of
Nashville, the Senate adjourned.
House.
Tho conference report oliahl bill amending the
charter Of the Frccmcns Savings Bank va agreed
tu.--Thc House then went into committee of tho
whole Oh tho civil arrrolseaaeion bill ss After a
lengthy discussion an.l tho adoption Ok several
ansn"s.: % , % the bill Esssf; d., *hsa !ho House toek
tmrca on public buildings occtped the evening scs.
sion, and was defeated. = z&'
senate. -ss,
TUESDAY, Juno 1G. &aTho following
bills werc placed Oh tho calendar: -1ss,ating 10
lostof'iccs and lostroa.s; anel providing afor rre-
payment Of postage rrilte&l natter.- Bills
passed: To authorize the issue Of duplicate land
sCEiR 1kAeuspend work on public buildings !;
asasntatolEof the Missouri Pacific railroad at !;
asd tho leaeolice appropriation bill.--A report
wAe made sothc bill to amesl the customs and
revenue l34s, when the Senatc went into executive
ssdstsa, anSahcrcsftcr adjourned.
IIonscsssss.
The lily in relation to qualifications Of territorial
dciegass Vls passed; also tho bill in relation to
ocean ss!ean5 'hH.-C;unter, he contcsting mcs,-
cnts to the indian appropriation hill were concur
rcd in.-Some further bisa1Isss Of no general inn
lortancc occupied the baalas 81 the session.
Senate. ~
WEDNESDAY, juno Ii Bills passed !:
Apprupriaing money for tho rostoice department;
to tho rights Of Rrltisll subjects; pros
vidihg plan Tor the reclamation of tho Mississippi
basin lioi,ing Wyoming for legislative pur-
poseas pr1iibitng publication i'll newspapers of
untea Stse revised statatea and many oth"rx-
the ccslentlar.-A large amount Of miscellaneous
business was cted.--Aaalort executive ses-
sion was ashcld.--Adjoarne1ssa
<sao.se,.ss
The bill in relation 10 taxation passed: also one
or two l,illn Of pubic interest -- jority aud
minority reports were madsea the Durcll impcach-
,nsnt caseaand ordered printed. Tho majority Of
Zee rccon,mcntlsA impeachment. l.
sectess--Adjenrned.
a A zs..se"ate.s}
sgsTHU1IbAY, Juno 18.-A couference-
report on tic moiety bill was agrecd to-Tho bill
providing for the sovernlneat of tho District Of
oah,mbia lsscd also tho bill relating to marine
seocls;;saaA the bill TO pay southern claims.---
Several coanittee reports were made, and bills
parted placed on tbs; calendar.-A memorial Of
caxens g Michigan againstsa reciprocity treaty
vte4 cNneAa, was preScnted-An executive scs-
don was then held.-Adjourned.
IIo"sc..x
An effort was mado to take from the Speakers
49, ~ siyii rights bill, b,k 1t faied.-Unticr
s1Tensiopef rules bills wese passed: Relating to
pablic but 1ngs At Covinyton, Ky; granting right
eeOey tGtAe Arkansas Valley II. H.; for apportiDn-
usait Of Idaho territory; and 2 few others Of no
general Observation-Disclosures
senate.
FRIDAY, June 19.-Several bills were
plscet onihc calendsr.-A bill relating to trans
portaton ~ gold bars to and from government de-
rdsitoricsNns passed. IA motion was made to re-
cosi'aer the vote the District of Columbia bill
was agreed to.--PentliDg discussion OH che river
and hnrbse appropriation hill the Senate went il
executive SESSION aud thereafter took until
oycntng. The evening session WAS given mainly
% The bill Ilcnding the net granting pensions to
es.disls s !. fisla. ssss |
large amount of routine business was trans
actsAsvhen y resolution ssado,ted appropriating
TO pv shnso and restore 70 the family of Gen.
1nfaycttoAAe watch presented by Gsn. Washington
t4l,c Maia,,ia and which be lost while on his last
v1ooe etoi18 cOuntry.--TAeP POstotficc apprOpfia-
ton bin was reported backsw1th smendments and
a conference committee ortlcred.--- The House
tlaen took recess till evening, when Gen. Butler
oceupicl - floor until nlidhjeht in speaking III ad
voeaey s1lee moiety bill. ssss