Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12


Senate not in session on the 2Sth.
... In the House, majority report was made
from the Committee on Elections in the Georgia
contested election case, that Raves, the sitting
member, is not entitled to seat, and that Sloan,
the contestant, is. A minority report was also
made, taking an adverse position. Several re-
ports OF committees were made OF private
nature, after which speeches were made in Com
mittee OF the Whole, on various subjects, -. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the I'd, resolution
Of the Chicago Merchants Exchange against any
further issue Of paper money was presented and
referred also petitions OF several thousand
business men Of Chicago asking for increase in
the volume OF the paper currency. The bill to
extend the time for completing the Wisconsin
Central Railway was passed. Several resolu-
tons OF State Legislatures were presented and
referred. Bills were ntroduced-authorzing the
Secretary Of the Interior to USE for the benefit OF
| the Great and Little Usage Indians in Kansas,
| $500, 600 per annum for four years. out of the
proceeds of the sale OF their lands relating the
| Central branch of the Union Pacific Rail
way, The bill in regard to the appoint
| ment of a Commission to investigate into the
| alcoholic liquor traffic was taken up and debated,
after which the House bill in regard to the Cen
| tennal Exhibition was taken up and an
| amendment wac offered and discussed to strike
| out the provision authorizing the President,
| In the name OF the United States, TO ex-
tend respectful and cordial invitation TO the Gov
ernments of other nations to be represented and
! take part in the International Exposition, and in
sert therefor provision authorizing the President
to extend respectful and cordial invitation to the
ent and take part in the National Exhibition to be
held at Philade phia, etc. Executive session and
| adjournment
| In the House. on the Cd, several bills
were introduced and referred among which were
the following: To give hexibility to the currency
without expansion; to egalize the issue of the
| serve OF $iiUO0,0J0, and TO make the .ame avaa-
bic for times OF extraordinary financial pressure ;
granting the right Of way to the Wisconsin Central
| and the Wisconsin Valley Railways; for the ad
mission OF Utah into the Union as q State; to ena
| Bile members of Congress to do public business
| with their constituents and other departments of
| the Government, and to limit the Thanking prlvi
lege to certain newspapers. Several resolutions
Of State Legislatures presented and referred
"A bill was passed extending to unnaturalized
| enlisted men of the navy and marine corps
| the same privileges as to obtaining citizenship
| as unnaturalized enlisted men of the army
now haye....A motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill authorizing, weekly
the county of their publication and exchanges
between publishers to be transmitted in the mails
! free Of postage was defeated6l to IS. "A reso-
luton was adopted advising the heads of depart
ments and the officers OF the House that 1t
| is the of the House that in dis
| charging clerks, officers and employees from
| the public service in their several depart
ments they shall discharge civilians who have not
been IN the army navy and shall retain disabled
soldiers and sailors and the wives, widows daugh-
are competent and that two members of one family
| shall moi be employed in the same department =.
| The bill TO repeal the tax on matches and bank
checks was debated in Committee of the Whole.
Adjourned
In the Senate, on the Sd, a petition was
presented and referred of large number Of bust
ness men OF New York city, asking Congress to
put an immediate stop to any further issue of
greenbacks by the Secretary of the Treasury and
to cause the retirement, and nj once, OF the legal
tender reserves issued Bills were reported from
committees favorably, authorizing the Secretary
of War to issue supply of arms to Nebraska;
with amendments, to provide for the Incorporation
and regulation of railroad companies in the Ter
rtories of the United States The bill in refer
ence to- the Centennial Exhibition was taken mp
and motion was made and debated to refer the
bill 10 the Committee ON Appropriations Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the Sd, bills were
passed Of the Homestead laws TO
prevent the determination of fur bearing animals
in Alaska. The bill to regulate commerce
among the several States was taken up, and Mr..
McCrary who reported the bill from the Commit
tee on Railroads and Canals, addressed the House
in explanation and advocacy of the bill. The bill
related, he said, exclusively to interstate com
merce, and he asserted it to be the right and duty
OF Congress to regulate such commerce. Mr..
Arthur member of the same committee, spoke
aganst the bill as being a proposition in the
ture OF an experimental explorer OF the elasticity
OF CONSTITUTIONAL government. Adjourned.
were presented and referred from the Wisconsin
Legislature, asking Congress to provide for ship
canal around Niagara Falls, and from the Kansas
Legislature, asking Congress 10 take immediate
steps for the relief of certain homestead settlers
in that State whose rights are jeopardized by
railroad companies The Liquor Traffic bill was
debated, and an amendment was offered providing
that all of the Commissioners to make inquiry
should not be in favor Of prohibitory legislation
made from the Committee on Indian Affairs
on the claims of the citizens OF Kansas
for losses by Indian deprcdations, set forth
in the report OF the Commission created by the
Kansas Legislature III 1s7l....The Louisiana bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Carpenter spoke in favor Of
the bill providing for new election in that State
-. The Centennial bill was further considered,
Adjourned.
In the House, on the 4th memorial
was presented of business pen of New York rep
reseuiing an aggregate capital OF over $470,OO
coo, against any increase of irredeemabe currency
by the Government and protesting against the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury in issuing
Treasury notes without authority of law The
bill to regulate commerce by railroad among the
several States further discussed The bill
for revising the statutes was considered at an even
ing session,
In the Senate, on the 9Th, memorial
OF the Iowa Legislature for an increase in the vol
ume OF currency was presented and referred.
Bills were psssed-granting pensions to ex-sol
diers; amendatory of the act to encourage the
growth OF timber on Western praires.
Bills were ntroduced-to organize the Ter
ritory OF oklahama; for the improvement
of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
The amendment to the Liquor Traffic
bill. providing that all members Of the Commits
sion should not be in favor of prohihitory leg
isdaton or total abstinence, was adopted-23 To -
49,. The Centennial bill was further considered
-. Executive session and adjournment
In the House, on the 9th, the motion TO
reconsider the vote rejecting the bill Tor free dis
ributon OF public documents. etc, was adopted
-lsl TO 100 A motion 10 recommt the bill was
defeated-yeas 10, nays Island the question
then required on the passage OF the bill