Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-05
Senate not in session on the 2ls.. !.

Senate not in session on the 2lst. In
the House, a petition was presented 10 have the
anniversary Of Abraham Lincoln's birthday de-
clared Il public holiday. Several private bills
were reported from Committee of the Whole and
passed. "A motion was agreed to-ll5 to sS--to
adjourn over until the 2ith, on the ground that the
I'D was TO be generally observed as the birthday
or George Washington.
In the Senate, on the cath, joint reso-
luton Of the Legislature of Wisconsin, in favor
Of the removal of Indians from that State,
presented and referred o.. Bills were introduced
and referred-to regulate the service of the col
lection OF customs; TO regulate duties on i'm
ported wines; to enable the Mennonites of Russia
10 effect settlement on public lands.
to abolish the offices of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. the Commissioner of Gus
toms etc Il. Petitions were presented from mer-
chants Of Chicago against any further issue Of
irredeemable paper currency. and in favor Of re-
turn specie payment; of 1867 business men of
Chicago, asking an increase of the currency;
of two hundred and seventy merchants and
business men of Chicago against any further issue
of irredeemable paper currency. IA number of
private bills were passed. The bill to extend the
time for completing the Wisconsin Central Rail
way was reported fayoraby from the Committee
on Public Lands The bill to equalize the dis
tributi0n of the currency was further considered,
and Mr.. SGhurz spoke at length in opposition to an
increase in the volume Of the currency, and Mr..
Morton briefly replied TO the arguments OF Mr..
Schurz. Executive session and adjournment.
In the House. on the cath, a bill was
passed to facilitate the expectation of distilled
spirits Bills were introduced yielding to the
State OF Indiana the lands covered by Wolf Lake
and Lake George; to increase the currency and
provide for its interconyersion with Government
bonds, and to abolish the sinking fund; to
abolish capital pqnish "A lengthy
distribution of public documents painted by the
authority of Congress, of seeds furnished by the
Agricultural Department, for the free exchange of
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transmission of weekly newspapers by mail within
the county where published, and notices were
given of an amendment to and substitute for the
pending bill. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 25th, after the in
PRODUCTION of few petitions and bills the bill to pro-
vide for the appointment Of a commission on the
subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic taken up
and briefly debated The bill to legaze the dis
tribulion of the currency came up and
further discussed, personal remarks and eX-
plantations taking place between Senators Schurz
and Morton, both of whom were, in the course of
the debate, called to order for supplementary
personal illusions. The discussion on the bill was
participated in by other Senators, the pending
motion being to recommit the bill to the
Finance Committee with the instructions
agreed upon, directing the committee to
report in favor OF increasing the volume
OF the National Bank currency to $500 600. "A
message was received from the President in regard
/, to the Centennial exhibition, which message was
ordered Printed and to lie on the table -. EXecu-
tive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the 25th bills were
passed-for the issuing and recording of commits
sions to Postmasters appointed by the President,
with the consent of the Senate; to amend the
Steamship Passenger act in regard to the publica-
ton of lists of immigrants Resolutions of the
New Hampshire Press Association were presented
in favor of the restoration Of the law allowing
weekly newspapers free transmission through the
mails in the county Of their publication, and declar
action that
or indirectly. in the restoration of the abuses Of the
franking privilege. The bill 10 provide for the
free distribution in the mails of public documents,
etc, was further debated after which the previous
question was seConded-1l2 TO 61-and the vote on
ordering the main question resulted in yeas 1876,
nays II. No further action was had on the bill.
IAN evening session was held for the considera-
ton Of the bill to revise the statutes.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bills were
passed-prescribing the form of oath to be taken
by Posolice officials before entering upon the dis
charge of their dutics the Naval Appropriation
bill with amendments. :. The bill to provide for
the appointment of commission in regard to
alcoholic liquor traffic was debated. The Army
Appropriation bill was reported from Committee
on Appropriations, with amendments. .Execu-
tive session and adjournment.
In the House, on the Goth, a bill was
passed allowing the use of the upexpended bal
ance of the appropriation for the construction of
a branch mint a San Francisco, The bill rcvivng
the ranking privilege was taken up and, after
debate, motion to lay the bill on the table
defeated--llS TO l4O-and then the amendment
reported by the committee, authorizing the Post
master General TO delay the transmission Of doCu-
ments whenever the welfare of the service shall so
require was rejected by an overwhelming major
ity A vote was then taken on a substitute 10 re-
peal the law which abolished the ranking priv-
legc, which amendment was rejcCted-yeas so,
nays 100, The vote was then taken on the passage
Of the bill and il was reieCled-yeas 129, nays 1871,
The bill to revise the statutes was considered
at the evening session,