The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-03-05

tor q State road from Litchfeld to Cold Springs:
$500 tor bridge across the Blue Earth river
IN Faribault county, at Howe's Ford regulat-
ing the compensation Of superintendents ct
eeral statutes, in relation to evidence; chang
ing name of Johannus Hawkinson
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE, Feb. A.--Mr. Window presented
petitions signed by 1883 farmers of the
Northwest, asking an appropriation for the
Other petitions were also presented for the I'M
provement Of the Ohio, Miss issippi and Mis-
souri, rivers. The Hills for the admission OF
Colorado and New Mexico as States OF the
Union were, after being amended in some im-
dortant particulars, passed, the former by
yeas 40, nays 13, and the latter by yeas 81,
nays H.. The bills provide that proclamations
TOR the election OF members OF, the .c0nstitu-
tional conventions shall be issued within 80
days after Sept. lst, 1876, and that the elec-
tions to ratiy II ject said constitutions shall
be held in July, 1876. Nj rton made an un-
successful atte,nptt to bring up his bill for
counting the votes Of President and Vice
President, after which adjourned.
HOUSE,, FEB: 24.-ln the contested election
case OF Sheridan VS.. PiEchback from Louisi.
ana, the majority reported that Sheridan was
entitled to the seat. In the case from Arkan.
"a sAsa Hodges, the sitting member, was de-
clared entitled to the seat. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was taken up, the discussion
upon which finally dritted into an angry
Wrangle, the Democrats. charging that provi-
eions appropriated by: the general government
had been used by Republicans to bribe o negro
voters, the Republicans indignantly. denying
the charge. After much bad blood had been
shown order was restored and the
bill was proceeded with and nine
out Of the sixty-rigl!t pages disposed Of when
recess was taken till hxlf. past seven, the ses-
sion to be for consideration Of the same bill.
Upon meeting for the evening session the mo-
tion to take up the deferred bill was rejected,
and the touse decided to take up the report
upon Arkansas affairs, when the Opposition
commenced flibustering with such success that
up to the hour of 1915 no progress had been
made, and indications were good for another
all-night session.
SENATE, Feb. 25.--Mr: Ramsey presented the
credentials Of s. J. R. Mcmillan as Senator
from Minnesota for six years from March 4th
MIR. Window called up his proposition tor
appropriations for improving the mouth of
the Mississippi river and the Fox and Wiscon-
sin river improvement, which was briefly dis
cussed and laid aside. Morton's bill relating to
the counting of electoral votes was then taken
up and considered at length, but without final
HOUSE Feb. 25.-The filibusterin9 to pre-
vent the taking up OF the 'tforce bill1' contin-
ued through Wednesday night and Thursday,
up to o'clock in the afternoon, at which time
lhe majority succeeded in getting q vote on
the main question, and the bill was taken up.
Several amendments were then offered to tie
bill, but without action the House, after con-
tinuous session Of % hours, adjourned.
SENATR, Feb. 27.-The civil rights bill was
taken up aud, and after brief discussion, pass
ed, substantially as it came from the House, SO
to toy e; r; Carpenter Ferry, =; soh9rz, sprague
the bill. An evening session was held for con-
sideration Of the tax bill.
House, Feb. e7.-The "force bil!'' was un-
der consideration, consuming the whole OF the
day and AL evening session Of several hours:
Finally, after being amended, limiting the au-
tf0rity Of the President to suspend the writ Of
habeas corpus to the States Of Arkansas, Mis-.
sissippi, Louisiana and Alabama, and also linn.
iting the operation Of the Law to two years, the
licans voting with the Democrats in opposi-
ton.
. SENATE, March 1.-THE Southern force bill
was received and read by its title, and now
comes up as unfinished business. The tax
and tariff bill was then taken up, the balance
Of the day being consumed in its discussion
as also night session, no vote having been
reached at u o'clock.
HOUSE, March 1.-The resolution of the Lou-
isiana select committee was taken up. Tie
first vote was on that part Of the proposition to
recognize the Kellogg government, which was
adopted, l63 to SO. The next vote was on the
proposition to re-seat the Conservative
members elected by the military, which
was adopted without division
The conference committee ON the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill hav-
ing failed to agree, another committee was ap-
pointed. The suldry civil appropriation bill
was then taken up c1d considered for the bal.
ance Of the day and evening session. The
item for the expense Of the signal service be-
ing under discussion, Mr.. Garfield called at-
tention to the fact that this service had com.
of 25,OO0; next $1,000; then &ld6, 900; then
500, ,OOO, and now this bill 1885, 600. (which
really did net represent halt the cost of the
system--and that at the same rate Of increase
it would cost another year million Of dollars
He warned the friends Of the service of the
danger of making it SO costly, as to bring
about reaction against it in the minds of the
people.
SENATE, March 1.-The House equalization
bounty bill, amended by striking out the clause
providing for the deduction of State bounties,
was passed 3rto 30, the Vice Presidents vote
in the affirmative giving the requisite majority
vote. The committee on forign relations re.
ported un6vorably on the resolution recoRniz.
ing the independence of Cuba. The comm t.
tee of commerce reported with amendments,
the bill to aid in the improvement of the Fos
and Wisconsin river, and the bill was placed
on the calendar. which kills it for this
session. At the evening session the tax and
tariff bill was again taken up and finally passed
as it. came from the House by q vote
of 80 yeas to % nays. Shortly
after midnight the sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up, which was still under con.
sideration when the stelegrsphic report wa
stopped. -. -, -: -: -='$
HOUSE,, March 2.-.The bill for the govern:
ment Of the District Of Columbia, after being
amended so as to limit the rate Of taxation (
81 so on e100, exempting church property ant
imposing . tax on personal property, hereto.
fore exempt, .was passed. The bill allowing
the Central Wisconsin railroad to build "a
/ portion Of it, road between Portage CITY anf
| Stevens Point, adopted by i the Wisconsin
j legislature Of 1876, spaesed; also the aet allow
! Ing members to frank the Congressional Rec