Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-02
senate
WEDNESDAY, March 25.-The usual

senate
WEDNESDAY, March 25.-The usual
number Of memorials was presented.-Ihe House
bill authorizing the Secretary Of the interior to use
certain nnexpended balances for the removal Of the
kckapoo and other Indians to the Indian Territory
was passed.-The bill authorizing the Secretary II
the Interior to use funds from the sale of lands for
the benefit Of the Usage Indians was indefinitely
postponed.-At the expiration Of the, laorning
hour the bill to provide for the redemption and re-
issue of United States notes and for free banking
again came up, and occupied the remainder Of the
session.
The House took up the bill to regulate interstate
railroad commerce, which occupied the entire day
A final vote was not reached.
senate.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26.-The House
bill approprstns $4,000 to continue dredging At
the mouth Of the Mississippi was psssed.-Mr.
Wright introduced bill to enable the people Of New
Mexico to form State government, and providing
for the admission Of the State into the Union
sna M IN
Wright, from the Judiciary Committee, reported
unfayorably on the bill to remove the political dis
abilities Of John Coben, Of Texas. Cobel reoeetly
| morning hour having expired, the Chair announced
that the Senete would resume consideration Of the
bill to provide for the redemption and reissue d
On1ts s. nsa.e~ HoseS enu AV1 ahoo o1A.3. Aae
TO strike ont 81" snd insert "6.n 40 that fhe
United States notes should be 1856 CO. 900, instead
vas losfwlS yeas. 70 navs1 "A follows. Yes:M2n.
thonv" navard' ChanfiIer. ContI;no' c:r,oin ~
ton. Ferry. Of Conn. Frelinehuvsem,. H.Ser H.m.
lion of Ma Hsnniiton N Tevss 1crr;fi - ~
HamIin. Morrill,. al VI. Ssr1ent' S.nIs,orv'
Schnrz stewartD'1a N.x2 sii;,n po o-' ply >
man. Boutwell,. Buckinoham. Carpenter. Coyover.
Cooper. Dsvi., Fer1y. q Mich. eo,dthw..te, Cor.
4on, harvey, HatcncocA, aoWe! ln8ens. Johnson,
ton. Norwood. Oclesby' Pstterson' Pease. Prstt.
Ramsey, Ransom, Robeftson,s Scott, Sherman,
Spencer, sprague, Stephenson, Thurman, Upton,
West, Windon.40. Messrs. Flanagan Kelly,
Stockton, and Edmunds, who would have voted for
tie amendment. were paired with 4eesrs. Brown
would have voted against it.
Mr.. Wright moved to strike out the whole Of
the nrst section Of the bill and tho enactn9 clause,
and insert that the amount OF United States notes
Sherman moved to strike out the words for circu-
lation, in Mr.. Wrights amendment, and insert BE-
fore the word "amonnt the word "msximum, &C
notes is hereby fixed st e4sO 00O, QUO. Mr.. Wright
modified his amendment to read in that manner,
and it was adopted-yeas 81, nays q, - follow:
ter, Conover Ferry Of Michs, Goldthwaite, Gordon,
Harvey, Hitchcock, ingalls,, Johnston, Lewis, Lo-
gan. McCreery, Merriman. Mitchell, Morton, Nor
wood, Oglesby, Patterson; Pesse, Pratt, Ramsey,
Windom-31.
NAxs-Messzs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckingham,
Chandler, Conklng, Cooper, Crsgfn, Davis, Fenton,
Ferry Of Ct, Frelnghuysen, Hoyer, Hamilton OF
Md, Hamilton OF Tex, Hamhn, Howe, Morru OF
Me-, Morrill, OF w., Sargent, Saulsbury. Schurz
Sherman, stevenson, stewart, thurman, Wsdlelgh
|-N.
Substitutes were offered for the whole bin by
Meesrs. HERMAN and Buckingham, and pending
tile cOns1derAtIOn the senate adjourned.
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o''l WIS 1A'io""oeu Aoi 'le ie>'"c'"n VI INC IN
fantry force Of the army by five regiments The
commerce bv railroads among the several states
hill as passed il, with slight modification, the one
nttce on Tailxays and c.nsis on The 18th Of jam.
ary. It enacts that all railroad lines carrying
freight and passengers Det~een olnerent ro1nts,
s,,.M ~ -a".nd. e,n,ovea ;n co.,aor.o s."o.,
tne sov.r.i statcs aud sh.i - i.hc Tnr .ur ,;ois
t; ~ sh; 80 Tna ..a TorIsd1on - h ~ ..uss-
tS.n fir 49,; raascv.fS. &c 90 ~. tr", ~ -.
40; - t.;aht - ,Ssussrs s,,h ~ - H .ae
tne ~ nJ S.oJ n hoeyI e r.S-o.S c, M
a.. 10 ~ n,o;nteX ~ ~ p..;dant LII, ~. .J,ce
md con.ent NJ ths Ssn.te and 70 ta -as;Sont. ID
each ~ tho r;ne ;ndc;s, J;str;cts n ~ Init;
not to have any in the stock bonds or prop
G "y VI ny is"s oa omIans
thorouph inyestcation and ino,iry into the rate
Of toll and compensation charged for the transport
alton of freight and passengers over each Of the
lines of railroad and into the reseonsbeness there
of, aud is, soon practicable after such invcst
CATION and inquiry, to prepare for the owners and
operators Of each Of the lines separate schedule fol