Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-25
Congressional Summary.

MuSDAy, June ". "A conferences com
mite" Wa. ordered on tI, t;rur,L award hIl. !
''l PASSED relating TO wri,s Of in crrta',
criminal cares. ;!'ls wrr" placed on The ral.n
a': Y" rrntc. ,'rr n,,s Of foreign birth aud re-
'tnE III arn'N rr''n"ti"n. Several .,mnitts" re-
"'rls were natl' and a.:r.''a to. *rnn hi'>in">
IT n' ;;,'r,al interest was the" transacted, "'nn
nln!, nu',Is:.n Of tl,r hill irr Tho l'ayrnt I,
1ul,u Au.rrs,'u tor cotton us. in tn" ,lrfriut vi
vale. the S:na'" adjourned.
iiru.c.
Tile conference report tn the hill amrntliu. tn,
charter OF tn" i'r, 'rnns Savings Bank was arrr.
tn. TIT" Hoe" thou went into committee OF tn.
whole TIE civil appropriation till. After
l'u::.!,y discussion aud Tho. adoption OF rrvrra
amendments. TN hill passed. WHEN III" llu,,-r t.",l
till evening. The hill relating, to c>l",,
!ur'Ys public, bindings ,wr,ipit, thu ryrni,l, H,.S
>i',n. and wa.i defeated.
Srmntc.
Tuesday, june Is. Tho following,
hills were l,ar',i rn tn" calendar: Relating l.,
l",l,:rr's aud l"'~,r,".~ and prevailing for pre-
payment Of !"'>ta%" on printed natrr.- Hills
passed: To authorizes this issue Of d,,plcntr land
scrip: to suspend work on publ: buildings
amrn'at"ry Of til" Missouri Fariii: railr.a.l act
aud the ,osto:'ir" appropriation BILL - report
was n:a'l on thu s,i! to amend tlir customs and
revenue laws When the Sruatc went into executive
sc'saOll, and thereafter aljnurnci.
SIou.c.
The bill in relation to qualifications "f territorial
'i";a's was ra'""'d AHA, thr bill in relation I"
."an tell graphs. ~ ;,intrr thu contrasting menu
her from ArSHil>;,s, was sworn in. Senate MI
M MS tniIr Indian at'lT ,(ratinn hill were concur
red in. S",nr further business Of nn general ini-
l"rtanrr occupied the balance Vi the session.
senate.
WEDNESDAY, June l7.-Rills passed +:
Arprulr 'a',n; Ir',,. for the I,st"t department;
1" ascertain th rights If British subjects; pro-
,i,lin: l"n Tor the reclamation of til" mississippi
basin; arlor irnin,. Wyoming for Legislative rur-
lu-rs; prohibiting publication III newspapers Of
United States revised statutes, and many OF h. 49,
The tariff AMI several other bills w.r. place. on
I he calendar. large amount "f miscellaneous
business was transacted. "A short executive s,s-
sion wa; held. Adjourned.
House.
The hill in relation I" taxation passed; also one
''r t"" bills Of no public Interest,". Majority and
minority reports were made Oh til" Durcil i,nl"ac-
'nent ease, and ordered printed. The majprity Of
tho committee recommended impeachment.
Some further l,,sincss Of 10 public interest was
Adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, june 18.-A conference
rrtn'rt on til" 'icty hill agreed to.'rhc bill
providing for the government of the pittrict rt
Col,lnbia passed also tn" hill relating to marin"
schools and the hill to I'ay southern claims. -
Several committee reports were made, and bills re-
ported placed on the calendar. - memorial of
':tizcns OF Mi'''gan against a r"cirr""'y treaty
with Canada, was prescntrd.--A An executive scs-
sion WAS then heidi Adjourned.
House.
All effort was mad" t" take frnlu the Speakers
table the civil rights hill, hut it failed.--r Under
Suspension Of rules bills we're passed: Relating to
public buildings at C"yinp'un, Ky; granting right
of way to thu Arkansas Valley Il. H.: for all"rir-
lncNt IF Idaho territory; and : few others Of no
general inttrc1t. -Adjcurncd.
senate.
FRIDAY, June l9.-Scvcral bills were
place., on thu cacn.lar.-- bill relating: |" trauH-
l'ortation of gold bars to and from government de-
lpsit"rrs was passed. IA motion WAS n,a'lc I" re-
n,,scr thr vote the District Of Columbia hill
lost -Ti,. conference. report on the ii,iancr Jill
was agreed f." ---irlrlin, discussion on che river
Il nd harlk,r appropriation hill thu. Senate went int.
executive session and thereafter "k 4 recess until
/" the bill anr,ing tho net granting pensions to
:odcrs Of 1872.
lar,:" amount of routine business was trans-
acted, when IL resolution was adopted aIpropriating
t3Oo I" purchase and restore to t', f''y Of Gen.
LAFAYETTE thu watch presented 10y t:n. Washington
to the Marquis and which lie last while his last
visit to this cuuntry.- The l"'stntlic apl,rrpra-
y conference committee "r,lrrttt.-- The HO',se
then took rrr,ss Ill! evening, WHEN Gen. Butler
occupied the floor 'u, midnight i'll speaking in all
vOcacy Of thu InOcty bill.