Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
NUMBER. 8.
Congressional Summary.
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Congressional Summary.
SENATE.
| MONDAY, May 18.-A resolution TO
adjournment, June ~, was laid ovcr.-Es wcr
, introduced: To promote Topographic cO1nmuni
cation lrtwcen the United States and A4ia: for tn
appointment of a commission to examine and re-
port ON the reclamation Of the slluvia basin OF tn
M'ss'1s1lri. hcfcrrtal.-.Aftcr the Introduction
Of some unimIortant resolutions, The Legislative
appropriation bill taken up and several amend
inchts adopted, when it was laid aside.-A bill
| was pasted amending the act regulating the con
aIlar and diplomatic SERVICE also bill to rcliev,
vessels from compulsory fees; in certain
The Senate went into executive SESSION, aud sool
| after adjourned.
Bills were introduced: For Improvement Of til.
Missi-sippi; in relation to boards of directors OF
stock companies; in relation to disposition Of tn.
Geneva award for iron steamship gervicc between
| the United States and England. --t,onsidcra1I,
un1IhpOrtant business then transacted, wlc1
the House adjourned.
! Senate.
| TUESDAY, May ia resolution was
agreed to that Congress adjourn on the ed June
IA joint resolution proposing an additional
amendment to the constitution, to provide that all
claims and demands aga: INST the United States shall
be presented or prosecuted within ten years after
hey accrue or arise or else he forever barred,
!resented.--The Legislative appropriation bill was
then taken up. and after the adoption of an amend
meut increasing the appropriation S13, 400, and
! statement that the increase in passport charges
dry civil appropriation bill was re ported with u,-
important amendments, and ordered printed
Upon call Of the House, quorum was found
present. and the Senate adjourned
House.
| A committee Of conference was appointed to
| consider sundry Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill.--The House then took M the
bill to amend the customs laws and to repeal the
system of notifies to informers in customs revenue
Observation-Disclosures were adopted granting per-
letual right to recover by law any money received
| as moicty by any officer of the government; and
making it unlawful for any Senator, Representa-
tive or delegate in Congress to act az agent ator-
ney, proctor, advocate, solicitor or counsel for any
person against whom suits proceedings are
brought for violation Of revenue laws. The bill
the Louisiana contested election case, that neither
pinchback or Sheridan had right to o seat Rep
| resentative at large. Mr.. Lamar presented a
minority report that Pnchback was not elected and
! that Sheridan was The reports were ordered
printed.-The postoffice committee made a re-
port on the Pacific Mail Subsidy, for seu,i-monthly
service, taking the ground that the conditions had
! not been complied with by the company, and con-
seHuently the company had lapsed.-Adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, May 2O.-The commit
tee claims reported adversely on the bill pro-
viing for settling the claims of loyal persons &C
| cruing during the rebellion.-A substitute for the
| was laid over.-A bill was passed to enable the
Secretary of the Interior to make final settlement
! with the Pottswatomie Indians Of Michigan.-
The committee on Indian affairs reported q bill
vatons to u. s.. courts also bill disposing of the
proceeds Of Cherokee land sales. - The House
resolution providing for final adjournment the Odd
Of June was concurred in.-The civil appropcia-
ton bill was then considered, but without final
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 postponcd.-Thc House then went
An amendment was adopted making agricultural
reports free of postage when the committee rose
Tho pension appropriation hill was then re-
ported. 1t apl,ropriates SO, OK, OOO.-The House
THURSDAY, May 21.-Mr. West, from
the committee on transportation, reported two Sen
ate bills for improvement of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, with report. Placed on the calendar-
bill VAS introduced to establish compensation of
certain customs officers, to regulate service in COL
and disposition of fines, penalties and forfeitures
incurred under the lawf relating to customs. Re-
ferred to the finance commtttec.-Considerati
Of the civil rights bill resumed but no definite
action rcachcd.-The Senate went into executive
session, and thereafter adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Orth presented petition from tile woman's
Christian Temperance Union, of Indianapolis, re-
qucsting Congress to amend the oath Of Office 70
that all officers under the government shall be re-
Ouired to abstain from the use Of intoxicating
drinks = beverage during ther terms of Office.
The postofiicc and pension appropriation bills
were then considered in committee of tho whole,
House on the bill 10 repeal the law under which the
Sanl,orn contracts made. The bill went over.
The bill for the admission of Mexico as 4 state
was passed, when the House adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, May pa memorial was
presented of the agricultural congress, asking that
onc-half of the proceeds of the sale Of public lands
be used toward the support of agricultural colleges.
education and labor,-Committec on public lands
reported favorably the bill to settle certain
counts between the United States and the states Of
Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Placed OIL the calel-
dar The committee on military affairs reported
favorably on the House hill authorizing the Presi-
dent to Issue army rations and clothing to destitute
people OH tho Tonbigbee, Rio and Alabama rivers.
Passed.-SOmc further business was then trans
acted when the civil rights bill was taken up. and
discussion thereon occupied the Senate until q.
H., when the press dispatch closed. No vote had
been reached.
The committee OH war claims reported bill
making appropriations for the payment of claims
reported allowed by the commissioners Of claims
under the act of March 1871. He stated that the
bill allowed over one thousand different Claims
apgregating SG7G 2T4-Thc p >lbic school bill was
then passed: Also biz for the relief OF the Wild
1S64-A number Of private bills were then pass
cd, when the House adjourned.
Senate.
SATURDAY, May 23.-The civil rights
hill, after discussion Of twenty hours, was passed
by vote Of - to l6. (Thc vote on the bill will he
found in our ncws column.) The deficiency appro-
priation bill then taken up, but without action
the Senate adjourned.
The Senate amendments to the Legislative, cxcc,l-
tive and Judicial appropriation bills were taken up,
but were laid aside to receive reports from the
mittce OIL military affairs, which reported several
bills, the most important of which were: One re-
latng to the jurisdiction of courts martial-refer-
rcd; donating cannon to Grand Army posts-
passed: allowing $685. per month bounty to sol
licrs Of the late war-rcferred; for the reduction
Of the army--refcrrcd.-A bill was reported by
the committee commerce to constitute Mont
eomcry, Ala, port Of cntry-passed.-Theb bill
to facilitate the expectation Of distilled spirits
ordered printed. Adjourned.
Senator Summers Library.
Mr.. Summers library, recently sent
to Harvard College, consists of more
than 9, 900 books in all departments Of
literature, many of them rare editions
in splendid bindings. Among them
may be mentioned, as most valuable,
many volumes of richly-illuminated