Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30
lana bill was further debated. Adjourned to the
20th.
In the House, on the 18th, a resolution

In the House, on the 18th, resolution
was introduced and referred for furnishing
tions forage and clothing to the people who are
suffering from foundations from the overflow Of
the Mississippi River and its tributaries. E. The
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill was further considered in Committee OF the
Whole; and AN amendment was adopted to fur
nlsh ofhcial postage stamps to the State Depart
ment 10 an amount not exceeding 10000. .Ad
journed.
No session of the Senate on the 18th. -.
In the House, bills were passed-giSing the assent
OF Congress to the improvement of Wolf River
across The Menomonee Indian reservation in Wis
consin; donating ten pieces OF ordnance TO the
people Of Concord, Mass, for monument 10 COM
memorate the first repuse Of the Bri ism troops at
old North Bridge. April 10, l775; empowering the
army clothing for the relief Of the sufferers
by the overflow Of the Mississippi River
IA bill was reported and referred to
indemnify the holders Of pre-emption and
homestead certificates within the Des Moines
River grant, in Iowa, on account OF failure Of title
q deficiency bill, approprialing $3,25l, lbS, was
reported from the appropriation Committee. and
made the special order for the 22d The Legisla
tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
was debated in Committee Of the Whole, and an
amendment was adopted that male employees in
the departments shall not be paid more than fe-
male employees for the same services. .Ad-
journed.
Ia the Senate, on the Goth, the House
bill for the relief of persons suffering from the
overflow OF the Mississippi River read and
referred 80. Bills were reported from committees
to equalize the bountes Of soldiers who served in
the late war; unfayorable for the relief OF the
purchasers of land sold for direct taxes in
insurrtclonary states. The House bill TO
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
gather authentic information TO the condition
and Importance OF the fur trade in the Territory
OF Alaska was passed. Resolutions OF the
Wisconsin Legislature for the construction Of
canal around the lower rapids of the Mississippi
RIU.r fnr no tin, of D.Nztn Il
House at Green Bay and requesting the return OF
rebel battle flags captured by Wisconsin regiments,
were presented and referred IA bill was in
troduced and referred amcndaory Of the act to
aid in the construction OF a railway and telegraph
line from the Missouri River to the Pacific ocean
49,. Majority and minority reports were made in
the case of Sykes against spencer, for a seat as
United States Senator from Alabama. the majority
report recommending that Spencer retain the seat
-. The Louisiana bill was further debated. =. .Ex-
ecuttye session and adjournment.
In the House, on the Goth, bills were
introduced and referred-to fix the compensation
OF the President of the United States at $25 0C0 per
annum; levying a tax Of one-twentieth Of per
cent. on sales OF stocks, bonds, gold and silver
bullion, promlssory notes and other securities;
providing for The collection of money and the re-
covery uf lands wrongfnlly held from the Gov
eminent by the Kansas Pacific Railway Company;
increasing the tax on the circulation OF National
Banks from one-twelfth to onc-Quarter per cent.
per month: Bills were passed-for the bet
Ter protection OF the frontier settlements Of
Texas against Indian and Mexican depreda
lions by the construction and maintenance
Of line of telegraph from Denison, Tex, to
Fort Sill, Indian Territory and thence along
the northern frontier line Of settlements and by
the various mill AIRY posts to Brownsville, and ap
propraiing 100000 for that purpose; allowing
certain fractional townships in Missouri to select
their school lands anywhere In the State Reso-
buttons were offered and referred for the recugn-
ton OF Cuban independence -. The bill appro-
priating s300o,00o for the Centennial cele-
bration was made the special order for May 81.
A resolution was adopted calling on the President
Tor copies II the correspondence, kilograms, mill
tary orders, etc, touching the troubles 10 Arkan-
sas. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill was fur her considered in Commit
tee OF the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2lst, the House
bill for the relief of persons suffering by the over
flow Of the Mississippi River was passed with an
amendment providing that the provisions Of the
act shall expire on the list OF next Sep
tembcr. The bin providing for the pay
ment Of the bonds Of the Louisville & Portland
Canal Company was taken up and an amendment
wac agreed I'd to ito strike out the amend
ment In the House bill that the canal should not
be taken possession Of nor any money paid till
the State Of kentucSy should cede to the United
States the jurisdiction the same together with
all right to tax the property Adjourned.
In the House, on the 21st, bill was in
troduced and referred directing the TEN porary
suspension Of the Legislature of the District OF
Columbia. A lengthy report was submitted from
the Committee on Railways and Canals, ordered
printed and recommtted on the bill 10 charter
double-track freight railway from tide
on the Atlantic 10 Council Bluffs, The Mis-
souri River and to limit the rates of freight th re-
on, The report says the company proposing 10
build this great freight railway will accept the
scale of low rates of freight agreed upon by the
committee-ffteen cents a bushel from Chicago,
eighteen cents from ST. Louis. etc.-the company
saking the Government to guarantee its per
cent. bonds nj the rate of $40, 600 per mile. The
bill is reported without any recommendation by
the committee "A bill wac passed extending
for one year from the passage of this the time
for completing the entries OF the Usage Indian
lands in Kansas. "A bill was reported to
provide for the appointment of com
mission Of engineers TO report permanent
plan for the reclamation OF the aluval basin Of the
Mississippi River subject to nundaton The
Senate amendment to the bill for the relief Of the
sufferers by the overflow Of the Mississippi River
was concurred in, The Legislative, Executive
aud Judicial Appropriation bill was further con-
sidered in Committee Of the Whole. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Cpd, the message
OF the President, transmitting the report OF the
CvilService Commission, was received, read aud
ordered printed. The bill to enable the Men
nonites from Russia to effect permanent settle |
ment on the public lands Of the United States WAS
taken up, and amendments were adopted "A |
message was received from the President vetoing !
the Financial bill, which message was ordered |
printed and. with the bill, to lie on the table until
the ensuing week. o. A bill was introduced and re |
ferred to enable Indians 10 become citizens Of the
obviating the necessity OF issuing patents |
for certain private land claims in the |
State OF Missouri; Senate bill TO author |
ize the County Commissioners Of Thurston |
County, w. T., 10 issue bonds for the purpose II |
constructing railway from Budd's lnlet Puget |
Sound, to intersect the Northern Pacific Railway |
al or near Tenino; Senate bill for the benefit of |
the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical Asso- |
citation House bill for the relief Of settlers on !
the Cherokee Snip in Kansas. e. Executive SEES |
sion and adjournment
In the House, on the 22d, bill was re- |
ported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to !
carry into execution the provisions OF the Four |