Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16
NUMBER 2.
Congressional Summary.

NUMBER 9.
Congressional Summary.
Senate.
MONDAY, April Ga bill was intro
d"ced amcndatory Of the bill TO limit the liability
Of ship owners. 1t provides that the liability
clause Of the act Of March D. 1851 shall sppy to all
vessels, steamboats, and other craft engaged in in.
land navigaton.-A Till was also introduced to
release the government Of Japan from the payment
Of the balance .ea. Of The Japanese indemnity fund
| vide for tha apportionment Of the territory Of
| Wyoming for Legislative purposes, was reported
morning hour having expired ths senase re.umeS
the considerations Of the bill TO provide for the re-
de,nption and reissue OF United States notes. and
motion Of Mr.. Merrimon to strike out the entire
bill, with the exception Of the first and second Sec
lions, ~ amended. These sections ix the amount
Of United States notes At four hundred millions,
and provide for issue Of forty-six millions Of sd-
| ditional national hank circulation. Mr.. Scott
moved AZ an amendment to the section authorizing
| the following: " And each national banking asso-
casion now organized, or hereafter to be organized
shall keep and maintain - part Of the coin re-
| celved by 1t AZ interest on bonds Of the United
States deposited security for circulating notes
government deposits, and that hereafter only one
national banking sssoc.tions sSa consist q bsi
snces due to an association available for the re-
demption Of its circulating notes from associations
no interest shall Ie PAID" fSe amendment mend % va
accepted by Mr. Merrimon. NJ: Conking moved an
additional section Is follows: 'That nothing in this
principal Of the public debt OF the United Stafes
Dejected-yeas "a, nays n. Other amendments
were offered and rejected, when : vote w.s taken
yeas %, nays "a. Tho bin having been oona5dsrsd
In committee Of the whole, then reported to the
Senate, and after various futile attempfs ut amend
ment, passed by vote Of 70 yeas to "a nsys.-Ad-
| journed.
Under call of states many bills Of general in
terest were presented and referred.-On motion
Of Mr.. Sawyer, permission WAS given to the COM
mittee on public lands TO report hack the senate
bill extending to the 3lst Of December, 1879, the
time for completing the Central Railroad Of Wisoon
sin. After considerable debate the bill psssed.-
The committee elections reported in the Ken
tucky election case that Young, the sitting member,
is entitled TO seat. After some further business
Of no special importance, the House adjouIned-
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 7.-Mr. Morrill,, of
Vermont, from the finance committee, reported un-
fsvorsbly on the Senate bill providing for . re-
sumption Of specie payment and for free banking !;
aso unfavorably ON the bill to refund internal rev.
enue taxes erroneously assessed and collected.-A
bill passed for the relief Of the heirs OF Asbury
Dickens.-Bills On the calendar were then oonsid-
cred, after which the Senate sd3ourned. 80
H0uoe.
bill was introduced to establish assay olnces st
St. Louis, Chicago, and Helena, Nontana.-The
consideration of the currency sct was then resumed
Without final action the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 8.-The commit
tee claims reported fsvorabsy ON the bill to refer
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to the Court Of Claims.-At the expiration Of the
morning hour the Senate resumed conGideration OF
bills on the ecalcndar.-CaEpenterg gave notice that
| on Monday next he viii call up the btn for new
| election in Loaisisna.-some discussion took
place on the bill to provide for the incorporation
and regulation Of railroad companies in terrtofiee
after which the Senate went into executive session.
Hoase.
Bills were passed giving consent for the erection
Of bridge across the Arksnsas river at Pine Bluf,
Ark, and for the sale Of the present marine hosp-
tai and the site for the erection thereon Of new
from the Committee on civil service reform, re.
ported bill providing that no ofRcer Of the United
States shall directly indirectly receive or be paid
the United States except his oompenaataon,
and that no public property shall be used By
officials, or BY any person for private puIPo..es: .
payment Of al actual and necessary travelling ex.
penses when travelling on legttimate md Necessary
duties pertaining to their o1ce0. .0r. Dawes II
make any private pro q ase x labor OF service q
any person employed By the United 8tates, which
labor or service is PAID for by the United States'
over ant 4ne aouae then aSs 9s use
ersble debate took recess until evening. =
! Senate.
i THURSDAY, April 9.-Severh billl
reported from committee and ordered printed. 4
House bill was passed, for the inspection and dis
the army The unhntshed business, being the
Senate bill to provide for the incorporation and
regulation Of railroad companies in territories Of
the United States, vas taken up. Mr.. Wright then
moved to strike out section n 0f the bin, giving
under the act through unoccupted pubic lands Of
the United States in any state to the extent Of 100
feet in width on each side Of the center OF such
railroad, with authority to take from such public
lands materials for the construction and mainte.
nance Of the road, and ground for station
buildings, depots, and shops, not to exceed
Mr.. Bayard moved to strike out the llth section q
the bill, which authorizes any corporation organ.
lied under the act to acquire By purchases or stf
Which the same % p..s and convey o. w the %e IN eae5
manner - the directors may prescribe. Agreed 10.
-Mr. Pratt moved that the sth section q tho hall
In territories for station depots and shops
for every ten miles Of road, instead Of forty acrea
as proposed by the committee: Agreed to:-An
visions Of the bin shan mot apply to the Disri Of
Columbis. - Pending the discussion Of other
'msndm'nf'' the sen;ss lido :s!ou1n'd.
Mr.. E. H. Roberts, from the Committee on Ways
nd Means, reported bM to repeal an moiet5es
The bill to prevent officers Of the United States from
receiving or being paid any money beyond the
fixed salaries was referred to the Committee On
Ways and Means.--The consideration OF the cur
rency bill was then resumed. At the close Of the
debate various amendments we're offered BY Messr.
Maynard, Merriam, Farwell, and Mitchell, and
tion. The excitement which had been erov-
intensified when the opponents Of tho bin.
under the lead Of Butler, q Massachusetts, who
desired to have the Senate bin substituted for It,
142. This gave Butler control Of the question, and
he promptly, amid great confuston and excdtelaent
moved mo tc postpone the further oonsdesa.ioe q TIE
that vote with motion to 90 to the Speakers tab1e
take up aud pass the Senate bin. The motion e
RSspo4s re-, va. e.1redys.s 1ss ny. IN r.
| on the table, but motion to adjourn Wss inter-
posed and carried, lit to 100.
| Senate.
FRIDAY, April 1O.-The House bin
exempting boats employed On internal waters ffou
payment of customs and other fees was presented
|-Petitions from citizens Of Ohio asking that spe
cinc instead of I'D valorem duty be imposed On
plate, were presented.-A bill was introduced PRO
viding that postage upon documents printed, by su
thority Oh Congress- or By either house thereof shall
not be required 70 be prepaid bat may be left 70 b<
paid by persons receiving them. Referred
Consideration of the bill relating to railroads In
territories was then resumed. Several amendments
were offered and agreed to, when an executive ses-
| sion Was held, and the Senate adjourned.
| House.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass., introduced bill to repeal
90 much Of the laws relating to army organization
as established distinctions to the prejudice Of
American colored citizens. ReferFed-- Tho cur
rency bill then came up. The pending question
being Buffers motion te reconsidef the vote OF the
9th, postponing the bil, IN exciting and somewhat
personal discussion between Butler, Cox, Hale and
Freye, took place, when motion to table tho re-
consideration was defeated by the casting vote Of
the Speaker. The postponement was then recon-
sidered, and lost. After various amendments the
House adjourned.
SATURDAY, April 1.-THE Senate was
| not In session.
SATURDAY, April 1.-THE report oi
the committee on elections in the Kentucky elec.
ton case, declaring Young entitled to . seat, Va,
agreed to.-Bills were passed: Permitting aliens
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