Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18

Eastern District which consolidated district shall
I have bnt Judge, one District Attorney and
one Marshal. adjourned.
! In the Senate, on the Sth, conference re-
| ports were made aud agreed to on the di-agreeng
votes Of the two houses upon the bill to revise,
consolidate and amend the laws relating 10 pen
sioas and on the bill 10 increase the pensions OF
soldiers aud -aior- totally disab =. Bills were
pa-sed-aulhorizing any Crcsit Judge to desig-
nale the time Of holding District or Circuit Court,
ana to designate the District Judge to attend
and hold court in a district not his
own; for the better organization Of the District
Courts OF the United States within the State of
Louisiana; House bill 10 provide for the pubca-
ton Of the revised statutes Of the United otate-..
Inc Moiety biz was taken mp, and after consider
able debate the amendment OF the Finance Com
| mitee authorizing United State. Attorneys TO ex-
anime books. Invoices or papers Of defendants was
| releeted-yeas II, nays rs. Adjourned.
| In the House, on the Sth, bills were
| introduced-to abolish the Western District of
| Arkansas; TO increase. the revenue; to restrain
| gamblingi imposing tax of 20 per cent on all
sales OF stocks, bonds. gold. etc. Bills were
passed substitute for the House bill TO authorize
| medal. concentrating the Tooth anniversary OF
the first meeting Of the Continental Congress and
| the Declaration of Independence; for the admia
| sion Of Colorado State-l70 TO 65; To
| incorporate the First Presbyterian Church at Salt
|
| agreed to the bill to revise the Pension laws
and on the bill regulating pensions for total disa
| blties. The Louisiana contested election case
| of Sheridan and PInchback was taken up and de-
! baied, and resolution was offered, as substitute
| for the minority resolution, that Pinchback is
primd fdcie entitled to the seat. -. Adjourned
In the Senate. on the 9th, a Joint resolu-
ton passed providing for the termination OF
| the treaty Of July II, 1853 between Belgium and
| the United States "A bill for the government OF
| the District of Columbia was reported from the
Special JOINT Committee TO investigate the manage
ment of the government Of the District, A bill
was introduced and referred TO incorporate the
! Commercial Railway Company, with capital Of
800 100000, 10 construct and operate a railway,
| with four or more tracks, from New ! ork city TO
the cities OF Chicago and ST. Louis, dividing its
| main line at such point 81 may be found beat 10
| reach said cities, with the right TO extend it,
road from Chicago To any point on the Mississippi
| River above ST. Louis, the road to be commenced
| within two years and finished within twelve years
| of the enactment of the bill The conference
| report on the Army Appropriation bill was agreed
| to. At his own request Mr. Wadeigh ex-
| cused from further service the Committee on
Public Lands, and Mr. Harvey was appointed to
| fill the VACANCY The bill TO amend the Customs
| Revenue law and 70 repeal moelies was taken up
! and several amendments were disposed f....Ad-
| journed.
In the House, on the 9th, the majority
resolutions in the Louisiana contested election
case declaring that the testimony not SUM-
cent TO show the election Of either Pinchsack or
Sheridan. and permitting the committee to take
further testimony, were agreed to. A bill was
passed 10 abolish the Western Judicial District of
Arkansas and to annex it to the Eastern District
| A substitute for the Geneva Award bill was
| reported, and debated al considerable length -.
An evening session was held for general debate
| ...Among the proceedings in the House on the
| 9Th was the rejection Of a motion to suspend the
rules and take from the Speakers table the Senate
| Civil Rights bill and refer it to the Judiciary
! Committee, with the right to report at any time.
The vote stood yeas 1876, nays S6-not two-thlrds
in the affirmative.
In the Senate, on the 10th, bill was
introduced and referred to abolish the Board Of
| Indian Commissioners IA bill passed to
| change the time for holding Circuit and District
Courts of the United States for the Eastern Dis
| trict OF Wisconsin, at Oshkosh, /, the second
| Tuesday in July of each year The memorial Of
the Ohio Editorial Association in regard TO postage
| on newspapers was presented and referred -. De
| bate WAS resumed on the bill TO amend the Gus
| toms Revenue law and to repeal moetes, end
| after several amendments were disposed Of some
| of which were agreed to, the bill az amended was
| finally passed-3s to 3....Adjourncd.
In the House, on the 1Oth, bill was
reported and referred for the relief OF the owners
and purchasers Of land sold for direct taxes in
| insurrectonary States =. The conference report
on the Army Appropriation bill was agreed to 49,.
| The Geneva Award bill was taken up. and after
| spirited and somewhat personal discussion Mr.
! Butler substitute Tor the senate Dill providing
first, for the payment of claims for direct losses
| second. for war premiums, and third. insurance
companies that incurred direct losses-was agreed
tol32 TO I0l and the title OF the bill was changed
| TO read. to provide for just and equitable dis
| trhution of the moneys paid in pursuance of the
| Geneva award" Adjourned.
In the Senate on the nth, memorial
was presented and referred OF workingmen of
| Pennsylvania asking for restoration of the 10
per cent duty on iron and steel, and for free
| banking. :. The report OF the Conference Com
mittee on the Currency bill was read, and lengthy
debate ensHed, Messrs Morton, Sherman, Harvey
and Logan fayoring the report, and Mcs-rs. Bout
well, Morrill, tNt), Frenghuysen, Jones and Thur
man opposing its adoption Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, the Senate
bill to change the time for holding Circuit and
District Courts OF the United States in Wisconsin,
at Oshkosh, passed The Senate amend
ment to the House bill to amend Section 10 OF the
! act of the 18th of August, 1856 to regulate the
diplomatic and consular system of the United
States was concurred in....The Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill (t23 627 ,6l3l considered in
Committee Of the Whole, Adjourned.