Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

No session of the Senate on the I'd. -.
In the House, several private bills were passed,
including one authorizing the application for an
extension of the patent of John NJ Marsh for
trimming attachments to sewing machines. A
bill was reported from the Ways and Means Com
mttee to amend the customs revenue laws and TO
abolish moieties. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 4th, bills were in
troduced to resume legislative control Of the Dis
trict of Columbia aud provide for government
thereof; relating TO army distractions; TO aid the
construction of steamboat canal from GadsdeH
to Wetumpka, Ala.....A bill was reported, with
an amendment, from the Committee on Pensions
amendatory of the act to amend revise, and con
solidate the laws relating TO pensions. Placed on
the calendar. The Senate bill to revive
and continue certain grants of land here
tofore made to the Territory and State
of Minnesota. to aid in the construction
Of the several lines of the st. Paul and Pacific
Railway Companies passed-2S to 12,...
The House having, in compliance with resolu,
ton by the Senate requesting the same, returned
the bill appropriating $4,000 for the relief of
persons suffering by the overflow of the Mississippi
River, on motion the vote by which the bin was
passed was reconsdered ana an amendment was
offered aud referred, appropriating $250,O00 in
stead of $4,000. The Supplementary Civil
Rights bill was further considered, and an amend
ment was submitted providing that its provisions
shall apply to schools aud public institutions of
learning or benevoence authorized by law and
Endorsed by the United States, or hereafter in
dorsed by any state OF tue ohlleu States .Au-
iourned.
In the House, on the 4th, among the
bills introduced were the following: For the
issue of additional bank.note circulation to States
or Territories having less circulation than $40 per
capita of population, and for a withdrawal OF the
lepal-tender notes at the rate Of p per cent. of
additional Issue Of National Bank notes until the
outstanding legal tenders shall be reduced TO
S35b.t OouOO and prohibiting the National Banks
charging more than $40 per cent for interest or
discount; to extend for six years the iiEe to com
plete the railway from the 81, CroH River to the
lake at the lowest end Of Lake superior, and TO
BAYFIELD,, Wis. to promote internal improvements
by the issue of United States bonds, and 10 pro
vide for sinking fund to facilitate the resump-
ton of specie payment. Bills were pasSed-lO
establish an assay Office at Helena, Montana; TO
create two additional land districts in Kansas eS-
tending to Indians the penalties provided against
l the hqq9F n msde fro@ the Vans and
Means Committee the Sanborn contracts, the
committee recommending the passage OF bill re-
healing the provisions of the act OF May 5, 1872 I'M
der which these contracts were made, ana direct
inc the revocation and annulment OF all such con-
tracts and providing that the Court OF CLAIMS
shall have no authority 10 consider or decide upon
any claims for damages by reason OF me dlscoh-
tuuance of such contracts for any profits or per
centages under them. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill for
the relief of persons suffering from the overflow of
the Mississippi River, which appropriated $4,000,
with an additional section directing the Secretary
Of War TO issue temporary supplies of food and
army clothing 10 those suffering, and appropriating
S60.0O0 additional for that purpose was
reported from committee, and an amendment was
offered providing that the provisions OF the bill
shall expire on the list of September next and after
consjdera Bile debate the bill was recommitted
A favorable report wa made from the Committee
on Public Lands on bill TO extend time TO pre-
emplors on public lands in Minnesota TO
make final payments The supplementary Civil
Rights bill was further considered. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, bill was
passed providing that in the adjustment Of al rail-