Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04

the west end of Lake Superior and to Bayfield,,
Wis; House bill TO provide for the protection OF
the frontier settlements of Texas against Indian
and Mexican depredations: The Deficiency APP
preparation bill with several amendments; the
Centennial bill-25 to l7-wth proviso that the
United States shall not be liable directly or indl-
recty Tor any expense attending such exposition
or by reason Of the same The members OF the
Senate attended the funeral Of the late Represent
alive Mellish in the House of Representatives and
the Senate afterward adjourned
In the House, on the Goth, speeches
were made on the report Of the Ways and Means
Committee on the Sanborn contracts. Several
amend ments to the bill to amend the existing
Customs and Internal Revenue laws were agreed
to in Committee of the Whole. .Messrs. Hale of
New York. G.. Z. Hoar and Young were announced
by the Speaker as visitors to the West Point Acad
envy. The funeral services Of Mr.. Melish were
conducted, in the presence of the members of the
Senate, in solemn and impressive manner. .Ad
iourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
passed-to prevent hazing at the Naval Academy ;
amendatory of the act to reduce duties on
imports and to reduce internal taxation the
bill to revise and consolidate the statutes OF
the United States, in force Dec. !, 1873; House
bill to extend the time to pre-emptors on the pub
lie lands in Minnesota to make their final pay
ments "A bill was introduced to aid in the i'm
provement of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers. "A
resolution was offered declaring Spencer not en-
titled to the seat Senator from Alabama, and
that 1t be awarded to Sykes. Adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, after further
debate on the report of the Committee of Ways
and Means on the Sanborn contracts the bill re-
peang the law on which such contracts were based
was passed without objection, with an amendment
prohibiting any Senator, Representative, or Dele
gate in Congress from acting an agent, attorney,
proctor, advocate, solicitor, or counsel for any
person IN connection with violation of the Gus
toms or Revenue laws, Among the other bills
passed were the following: Providing that the pay
of deceased member shall be given TO his
widow or heirs -at-law up to the date of the
election of his successor, whose pay shall com
mence from his election; removing the political
disabilities of Raphael Semmes, of Alabama; pro-
viding that no person shall serve az juror in the
United States courts who cannot read and write
the English language; regulating the removal Of
of causes from State courts to the United States
Circuit Courts. An evening session was held to
consider the bill TO amend the existing Customs
and Internal Revenue laws, and several amend
ments were disposed of....Adjourned
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, the bill to
set apart certain portion of the Island of Macki-
nae in the Straits of Mackinac was passed The
Alabama contested election of Sykes as.
Spencer further considered. and the resolution
to award the seat to Sykes was rejected-yeas II,
nays 33-and the committee was discharged from
further consideration OF the subject; SO Spencer
retains the seat. The bill to establish the Terri
tory of Pembina and to provide temporary gov
eminent therefor taken up, and amend
ment providing that the right to vote or hold Office
in the Territory should not be restricted on &C
count OF race, color, or sex was, after consdera-
BILE discussion, ejected-yeas 49, nays 27-and the
bill itself was then rejected-yeas 49, nays 20
IA lengthy written report was made
from the Committee on Privileges and Elections
on the question to the best and most practicable
mode of electing President and Nce-President,
and providing a tribunal to adjust and decide all
contested questions connected herewith, which
report was ordered printed and placed on The cal
endar. Adjourned.
tn no thn tbo Ia
amendments to the bill to egalize and establish a
pontoon railway bridge across the Mississippi River
at Prairie du Chen, Wis, were concurred in, with
an amendment. The substitute for the Senate
amendment to the Currency bill was rejected
49, yeas 1l2, nays III and the Senate
substitute was then rejected-yeas 70, nays 100
and a Conference Committee on the disagreeing
votes was then ordered-l22 to Sand the Speak
er appointed Messrs. Maynard, Farwe and ely
mer such committee on the part of the House
| An evening session held to further con.
slider the Tariff and Internal Revenue BILL and
eral proposed amendments were disposed Of.
Adjourned