Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-26
Congressional Summary.
TUESDAY. March 17-Pe

TUESDAY, March 17.-Petitions and
memorials were presented relating to the financial
question, and in favor of survey for canal from
tho Falls of st. Croix to Lake Supcrior-A bill
was passed to authorize the President to accept for
the citizens Of the United States jurisdiction Of cc,-
tain tribunals in the Ottoman Dominion and in
Egypt, established or to be established under the
authority of the Sublime Porte, and government of
Egypt also bills compromising the Louisville and
Bcardstonc Turnpike Company for certain bridges
lard Dawes, late internal revenue collector Of Ken
tucSy.--Mr. Frelinghuysen gave notice that the
civil rights bill introduced by the late Senator Sum
has been completed, and that AZ soon as Mr..
Edmunds, the chairman OF the Judiciary CON- n:
mittee, is able to take part in the debate,
he will call it up for action.--The Senate
the distribution Of national bank currency and Mr.
Logan Logan, being entitled TO the floor, addressed tn"
SENATE the conclusion OF his remarks the Sen
ate adjourned.
House.
A bill was passed exen,ptng Kansas and Missouri
from the operations Of the act of May Is, 1872,
which forbitls the presumption Of iron and coal
minc".-After conflict for the precedence between
the cheap transportation BILL the Legislative ap,ro-
priation bill and the contested election case, the
House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Woodruff in the chair, the Legislative, cxcci!iv,
and judicial appropriation bills-UpOn rising the
House took a recess until 1880 p. M for debate on
| the transportation bill.
Scun,c
WEDNESDAY, March 18.-A memorial
of Mrs, ID. Il. Lawrence was read asking that }an(
OF praying temperance women be received at tho bal
u. ,,.,, ..',.,o. .,,.,,n. ' ~ '4''
pointed committee to receive them Bills wcr,
| 4, LOT ue fene1 OF ceftah set
| for oncn;no and innr,vnr .,,+.r ro,,+, w. ry
Senate then considered private bills until the cxp
ration OF the morning hour, when the discussion o
the Dui 70 e!tailze the distribution OF currency wa
rssuneu. Ancr hs'eMhs 10 remarks from senate
Da's, .Ie Di was ialo aS1o', ana tne arm! apPro
pi'at'oh pm taken mp. Mr; west explained thu pro
'lfiniE OF .hr oll, 'aSuS the total amount alrr"
i''i W "" 'il' '''li'.In ., a ii"' i"r nc lF'S'
Tho, revised rti,uais t,"v v: rr,i,n.,'i t ' St a
! W'. The House had voted for s2s,:Wl ,?lG. TN
~. '" y. .o7 on on . arols, a id refuge
| amount arpr,nriutcd for the rrrsrnt t,sc,i ven,
The reduction was mainly due to the crta;lmct
the army from 'O,Nn TO 25OOO men, The bill wa
to az reported by the committee. the amer, .',,cn.
S",.ta at,o;ur"d ILL., "'"o''' n''ai ac''on III
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| The session was devoted cXcluSiycl
| l.. ,,>.o ~, ~, LII, j.. ,. :,
| ~ " '' "''' ~ i't'''''' INTERSTATE ra'iroa
commerce, Oh which subject several written spcccllt
were Delivered The evening session was given
TN. hill, tn rcviso and co,,,o,id,t, .ho ..,.,, ~,
att.ndnucc nj l,oti, sessions ,vas .'rv .,'it % .,
| proceedings devoid of any general interest.
Senate.
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| wa
f"'' ~ ''o '.' ~ fi'''n' Wv 'N''
''i''''o' VI '"'-"'ar'"s '''''''9 Ill AI'H1"' III :
| "''"" ~ 'hc e'"P'"S"e''' Vi "nehs 'S '"e'ht'
| I'LL" lno'S "'" "i'if"if'a''''B s'"o ~ pay 'h''
! Pehse" VI uie JOIN. coiii'!t'ec 10 M'"stlta'" III
management OF aiialf" III the Dlhtr'ct o1 Co'hlo'
.'ia on the calendar were next c"ilsi'"fe", All"
the ex ri!ati0n OF inc 1nornhs hotlr me army ::
preparation n,'l was considered. i.h"ihE ne ~