The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-02-19

81, 600 for the Minnesota and $50, 900 for th'
Fox and Wisconsin rivers 80. Gov. Kellogg o
Louisiana has vetoed the appropriation o
$l0O, 600 10 Legislative expenses of that State
He alleges that the appropriation is at leas
$50, 900 too much, and that several provision:
are in conflict with the constitution %. Joh1
Mitchell has been returned to the English Par
lament from Tipperary without opposition.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE, Feb. ll.-Messrs. Hamilton and
the admission OF Pinchback as Senator from
Louisiana. A bill appropriating s5O,OOO was
introduced to detray the expenses Of medical
officers to investigate and report upon the Asiat-
lc cholera, now upon the borders OF Mexico
and moving westward. House bill to appoint
commission to attend the international peni.
tentiary Congress at Rome, passed. The hill
to provide government TOR the District o,
Columbia was taken up and Morton's amend
ntent providing lor the election
OF commissioners by the quail
itied voters of the District ,eiectcd-23 to
20. A motion to lay the bill on the table was
lost by the same vote. Pending discussion ad-
]ourned.
HOUSE, Feb. ll.-Conside,ation OF the pest
oiAo0 SPPIOpTi@tlOn Olli was resumed ana the
amendment cancelling the Pacific Nail con-
tract OF 1872 unanimously agreed to. The
amendment providing for the free transmits
sion through the mails of public documents
and seeds from the agricultural department
was dofeated by ayes SO, nays l25, when the
pill passed. The proposed new tariff bill was
then taken up its consideration occupying
support OF the bill Mr. Dawes stated that the
receipts into the treasury had fallen far below
the estimates, and that to meet the current ex-
penses the sinking fund had been drawn upon
until there was deficit In the fund of $35, ,OOO,- =
OO0, and as, whatever impaired this fund. i'm
paired the faith OF the nation to the same ex-
tent, some measure should he Immediately
adopted by which the deficit should be re-
turned. This was the object Of the bill and he
estimated the increased revenue which the
government derived from the bill as follows -:
Whisky, Sl2,840,0OO; tobacco, $4,6OO, ,0UO;
sugar, Vs. 213, 900; the restoration of the 10 per
cent: on manufactured goods, $4,000, 600; in
III about $37, ,75O, 900. From this was to be de-
Quoted abou: two and half millions, leaving a
about meet the estimated requirements of the
government Wood and others opposed
the bill as unnecessary; that the receipts of the
government at the present time were sufficient
to meet all legitimate expenditures ard pre-
serve the public faith, without further oppress-
ing the people. Without action on the bill,
adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. l2.-The credentials of AM
brose i. Burnside as Senator from Rhode ISL
and, were presented and placed on file. The
Columbia was taken up, but without having
made much progress an executive session was
held and adjourned.
House, Feb l2-Dawes bill to increase the
r-venues was considered. Kelly Of Pennsylva-
mia, and members Of the ways and means
committee, opposed the bill, attributing the
present financial distress to our vicious system
Of legislation. The remainder of the session
was spent in committee OF the whole on the
private calendar.
SATURDAY, Feb. 13.-W. w. Eaton ap-
pointed to ill the vacancy in the Senate caused
by the death Of VIM. A. Buckingham, and was
sworn III. memorial from the Pacific Mail
Company was presented again It the repeal OF
the subsidy granted the company. A resolu-
ton was presented to admit free of duty the
| diamond necklace presented by the Khedive Of
Egypt to Minnie Sherman. Mr.. Edmunds
| from the judiciary committee, reported by reso:
luton instructing the committee to inquire and
| report whether the government was legally
bound to carry out the contract with the Pacific
| Mail Company for additional mail service
which was agreed to. Consideration of the
| District of Columbia bill was resumed, which
alter some amendment, was reported to the
Senate, but without reaching vote the till wa:
laid aside. Morton gave notice that Monday
he would call up his motion to admit Pinch
back from Louisiana. Adjourned.
House, Feb. l3.:-The morning hour wa
spent in consideration of special Southern wa
claims, all OF which were rejected. The bi ]
to equalize bounties by allowing all f.norabl.
discharged soldiers bounty OF x8 l-3 .monti
tor the time actually in service was taken up
and, after brief discussion, passed yeas III
nays 80. Bill presented from the committe
on war claims 10 pay all claims allowed by tn
committee OF claims, and moved the previou
question Oh its passage. This created grea
excitement, dozen members trying to be rec
ognized at the same time, in the midst {
which adjourned without action.
Island was elected President pro tenn. Th
House civil light bill was reported withou
amendment, and notice given that it would /
called up at an early day. The steamboat bill
. with amendments, was reported hack IN
placed on the calendar. The bill providing
government for the District Of Columbia ":
laid Oh the table by vote IF "a yeas o23 nay
r as Senator from Louisiana, was taken up, afo
. considerable fillibustering MIR. Merton spoil
at length in favor OF the resolution, but final
gave way, and after notice that the funeral
o Representative Hooper OF Massachusetts,, ,wou
3 take place in Representative Hall to-day (Tue
$ day. to which the Senate was invited, a
4 iourned.
% House, Feb l5.-The proceedings Of Il
morning hour were Of an uninteresting cha
r actcr Under the II Of States for bills al
l. resolutions, half dozen bills, mostly OF D
Il vate character, were introduced, and 10
% bill providing Tor the government OF the D
- trict Of Columbia was read. Senate bill
refer to the court OF cai,us the claims OF certs
At contractors for the construction OF iron cls
a. and steam machinery during the war was
q, jected. 1t was stated that the claims wol
take FIVE mi lions ont Of the treasury. The
- for the improvement: of the mouth of the N
sissippi river was made the special order
We Thursday, to the exclusion OF all other br
Ve ness. The death Of Representative Hoo
as was announced, and Messrs Poland, Wheel
Fiblack, Maynard, Kelly, Lamar and Hough
-. appointed committee to superintend the tu
~ raj ceremonies.
"a "a SENATE, Feb. 16.-The credentials of A.
6e Paddock, U: s. Senator from Nebraska, "
NC received and placed ON file. The resolutio,
admit Pinchback as Senator from Louisi
was taken up and briefly discussed, but "
NJ out action laid aside The judiciary com1
he tee reported that the 10 called gag-law Of