Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
9NESOTA, THURSDAY, MAY %, 1874
NUMBER. 8.
Congressional SUMMARY.
Senate.

MONDAY, May 18.-A resolution fo
adjournment, June 20, was laid over.-Bills wer
introduced: To promote teegraphic communi.
cation between the United States aud Asia for ti.
appointment of . commission to examine aud re-
port on the reclamation Of the suyal basin of The
Of some unimportant resolutions. llle Icrisist;y.
appropriation bill wss taken up and several amend
ments adopted, when 1t was laid aside.-A bill
| was passed amending the act regulating the con.
sular and diplomatic service; also bill to relieve
vessels from compulsory fees In certain cages
ne senate went into executive session, and .oon
| Bills were introduced: For Improvement OF the
mississippi; in relation to boards of directors of
stock co'npanies in relation TO disposition of the
GENEVA award; for iron steamship service between
| the United States and England -ConsidersbIe
unimportant business was then transacted. when
the House adjourned. :
TUESDAY, May ia resolution was
agreed TO that Congress adjourn on the I'D June.
l-Az joint resolution proposing N additional
amendment to the constitution, to provide that all
claims and demands aga INST the United States shall
De presented or prosecuted within ten years after
presented. The Legislative appropriation iii was
then taken up, and after the adoption Of an amend
ment increasing the appropriation $l3, 400, and a
CU3YVe8
would reach So, ,O0O the bill .passed.-The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was reported with un-
1mportant m mt, amendments, IN and ordered printed
present, and the Senate adjourned.
House.
committee OF conference was appointed to
consider sundry Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bil.--The House then took up the
bill to amend the customs laws and to repeal the
ofs tot irfrvs :,>
cases.--Amendments were adopted granting per
petual right to recover by law any money received
as moiety by any officer of the government; and
tive or delegate in Congress to act q agent. attor
ney PROCTOR advocate solicitor, or counsel for any
person against whom suits or proceedings are
passed.---The election committee made = report in
the Louisiana contested election case that neither
Fnchback or Sheridan had right to seat ~ Rep
minority report that Pinchback vas not elected and
that Sheridan WAS. The reports were ordered
printed. 1.-The postofice committee made . re-
service, taking the ground that the conditons had
not been complied with by the company, and con-
sequently the company had lapsed.--Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 20.-The commit
viding for settling the claims Of loyal persons &C.
cruing during the rebellion.-A substitute for the
bill in relation to the expectation of distilled spirits
was laid over:---A bill was passed to enable the
Secretary Ct the Interior to make nnal settlement
with the Poftawatomie Indians OF MichiRsn-|
The committee on Indian Affairs regorted bill
conveying criminal jurisdiction over Indian rescr-
vations to U. Ssoourts; also bill disposing Of the
proceeds Of Cherokee land sales. The House
resolution providing for nnal Adjournment the 29d
OF June was ooncu1red in.-The civil appropria-
ton bill was then considered, but without hnal
action the Senate held an executive session, and
soon after adjourned,
An adjournment resolution similar to that passed
by the Senate was passed.-The report on the
sanborn contracts was called up but, owing to the
absence Of Gen. Butler, who wishes to speak on the
report, it was postponed. The House then went
into committee on the post Office appropriation bin.
An amendment vas adopted making agricultural
reports free q pos.ge when the S9mmttse
then adjourned. :
, THURSDAY, May 21.-Mr. West, from
the committee ON transportation reported two SEN
ste bills for improvementof Of the mouth Of the Mis-
'issippi, with report. Placed on the calendsr.-
hill Was introduced to establish compensstion of 1
certain customs officers to regulate service in COL
ection Of customs ct the various ports in the o. s.
md disposition Of fines, penalties and forfeitures /
incurred u0Oer the I4W1 felet1ng TO customs. Re-
erred to the finance committec.-Consideratio
+ the civil rights bill was resumed, but no definite
ction reached.-The Senate went into executive
ession, and thereafter adjourned. 3. q.
:: House.
Mr.. Orth presented > petition from the woman's
hristian Temperance Union, Of indianapolis, re-
ucsting Congress to amend the oath of ofice 20
nat all ofhcers under the government shall be re-
uired TO abstain from the use Of intoxicating Y
rinks as beverage during ther terms of Office;
The postOfhcc and pension appropriation bills
'ere then considered I'm committee Of the whole l
nd passed.--Mr. Foster then addressed the l.
[ouee the bill TO repeal the law under which the
anborn contracts were made. The bill went over |:
The bill for the admission Of Mexico as state
as passed, when the House adjourned. =
; .@.!E-. - Senate.
FRIDAY. May pa memorial was
resented Of the agricultural congress, asking that
nehalf Of the proceeds Of the sale Of public lands
used toward the support of agricultural colleges.
lucation and labor.--Committee ON public lands
,ported favorably on the bill to settle certain ac-
,nntn thu limited SfatpS and Tho afafoa