Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
Congressional Summary.

MONDAY, Juno 1.-Rcsolutiona Of the
National Agricultural c"n"rr'm in relation l." in
creased water communication, were rri"rr,l. -
| Tho committee on transportation reported \ bill,
with Hls'i'"t"' I" rr"'i'i" f"r h'r:s" of II.
| pension to Mrr. Gen. tHnl'y passed also the hill
amending til" Law relating to PATENTS. ind the Inili-
Il. =. rtzt, for thr repeal Of III" charter If tn,
AIusouc Hall A.rria ion If the District Of Column
hin. WAS referred I" til" Judiciary con,'ittpr.--
| resolution was intruurtu innuiriiE what lrrisla-
| states. tho navi"ntic rivers. The hill in
PRODUCED April ii, relating to cOm"t rctfon Of rail
| road and telegraph lines from the Mirairsipri ts
| the Pacific Ocean was placed on tho calendar
The Indian appropriation hill was then taken up,
| pending tn" discussion or which the Senate went
| into executive scsHio" and soon after adjourned.
House.
\ bill way introduced for ali amendment Of Ill"
constitution so ~ to lrovi.l" for the election IF
| Senators Ivy tho people. "A committee Of confrr
enc. ordered on the Senate amendments to the
h'ukna Jaw I'll" Hons" concurrcd in tho SEM
49, itaaait 90 Centennial hill, providing
thst the untesl States sla ss liz la' ". directly
or-4inlir@s. fo- amy seI9c,scn stt"n,!ing
tho exhibition Tho tariff hill then
hanks. and in relation to tho absence Of settlers
from a,,.'s on account of grasshOrprrs.- BILLS re-
l"t'ng I" Pacific Railroads, were also passed wIcn
bill to the Judiciary committee, the House All
juurncd.
Semnic.
TUESDAY, June 2.-Bills were report
I'll ami placed the calendar az follows: For the
better organization of United States courts in
Louisiana; reducing the fees Of pension agents;
and the hill amending the customs and revenue
laws.-MOrnii,.: hour having expired, the SENATE
resumed consideration Of the Iutlnn appropriation
bill. and = number "r amendments IF MI unimmrt
ant character. submitted by the committees, were
agreed to. I'll" hill was Thea. lassc'i.-The
luton in regard to cheap transportation was taken
up, hut before its final disposition. III" Senate went
into executive session, and thereafter adjourned.
The hill in relation to courts and Judicial officers
i'll Utah passed by vote Of 1,9 yeas to 81 Nays
A bill was passed authorizing tho discontinue
ancc of work OH certain public buildings Some
other business III relation TO public buildings
transacted, when tho House took recess till cvo-
ming.
ScMntc.
WEDNESDAY, June 3.-Tlo following
bills passed: To a"end the charter of tho Freed
mems Savings and Trust Co.; explanatory Of tho
act i'll relation to savings banks; the consular nn,,
diplomatic appropriation hill, and the pension up
preparation biil.--Thc T.. at,utiun in relation 10
cheap transportation was then considered, but
without final action, the Senate went into executive
session aud thereafter adjourned.
House.
The bill for tho termination of the treaty OF 1853,
between the United States and Belgium, was lass-
rd.--Srnate amendments to the army appropriate
ton bill were considered, and the bill sent to COLI
ference committee, was also the hill increasing
!" nso''H il. cortai" cascs.--Ihc conference report
tho navy appropriation bill was agreed to. -
The bill extending the time for til" presentation of
war claims was rcromlnittrd. The hill providing
for improvement Of the mouth Of tho siissirsipli
river considered, but without final action the
House took recess till evening.
senate.
THURSDAY, June 1.-Thc bill to re-
the political disabilities Of Fixhmgi, Lee aud
Van X. Morgan was Iassctl.-Ihc hill providing
for the collection Of money from tho Pacific rail-
road was rcfcrrc,l.-A resolution was placed OH
tho calendar relating 10 statue Of Admiral Farra-
gut also bill disappearing tho net Of Dakota ley
stature relating to collection Of demands against
vcssels.-The cheap transportation resolutions
then taken up, pending discussion OH which,
committee Of conference was appointed on the SEN
ate amendments to tho Frcedmcns Trust Co. bill.
The following bills were passed: For the further
security Of navigation on the Mississippi; for tho
deepening of the channel at the mouth Of the Mis-
rissipli; for tho establishment Of life saving
stations and houses IF refuge and lake
coasts and to prevent the Introduce ion Of infectious
,liscascs.-Scnnte amendments to the bill in re-
gard to savings banks, and to the military academy
appropriation bill were concurrcd i'll. -- Joint
resolution passed to provide site for statue Of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene; also resolution relating
to tho Hot Springs reservation in ArkansaH.--
Pending debate on the bill for Improvement Of the
Mississippi, the House took recess till evening.
senate.
FRIDAY. June "a committee of con-
ference WIS appointed on the Senate amcndlu cnts
to the army appropriation bill.--Tho bill for the
relief Of certain settlers public lands
ported upon favorahly.-A memorial of ?, 900 Gil
izcns Of Illinois for double track rxilroat from
the Mississippi to the Atlantic ocean was referred.
The bill in relation to public documents was
then considered, and pending discussion the Senate
adjourned.
A conference report Oh tho diplomatic appropria-
ton bill wa. agreed t".The bill admitting free
of duty articles intended for the centennial was
passcd.---Thc bill for the improvement Of the
mouth Of the Missia1irpi then considered, and
after tho adoption of an amendment providing for
the construction of the IT. st. Philip canal, Was
pa.scd.---The IIo,,pr then took recess until
ming, for the consideration Of business Of the COM
nittec OH public lands.
senate.
SATURDAY, June G.-Tho Senate was
not in session.
Bills were passed. providing for a commission of
engineers Mississippi lcvcc improvement; for
the prepayment of postage on printed matter; to
prevent straw bids for carrying mails and for adj
j,lstiny salaries of postnlastcrs.--Thcd deficiency
hill was discussed, and conference committee
dcrctl.--Adjourlcd.