The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-04

memorials, ETC., were introduced, the most i'm
portant of which was bill from the Pacific Rail
road Committee to amend the act incorporating
the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, which was
passed authorizing the construction Of a bridge
across the Missouri River near Sioux City, Iowa
The Army Approximation bill lfs7,;ol, 500
ported to the House and passed without divis-
Ion. Mr.. Poland. from the Select Committee
on Arkansas Affairs, reported . resolu-
ed and that, IN the Judgment Of the House. no
interference with the existing Government Of that
State by any department of the Government is
up as early as possible the ensuing week. ~ ~
In the Senate, on the Goth, a resolution
was agreed to providing for committee Of five
Senators to examine into the several branches Of
the civil service, during the recess, with y view
to the reorganization Of the several departments
thereof. The joint resolution which passed the
House last winter, relating to civil.service ap-
sors
ehsll pass, the examination at the stand;
srd fixed by the rules they sha
cies. "A bill was introduced and referred to al:
low pre-emptors to pre-empt an additional
eeSea to sruss ITO
dian Appropriation bill was considered and sev.
eral amendments were concurred in. Messages
were received from the House announcing the
deaths of Messrs. Rice, Hersey. Croker and
Hooper, and after eulogies and the adoption Of
the customary resolutions the Senate adjourned
out of respect to their memory.
In the House, on the Goth, the Tax bill
was discussed in Committee of the Whole, and a
motion to strike out the section restoring the 10
per cent. reduction on manufactured goods was
the Committee on Public Lands in favor of au-
thorizing the Wisconsin Central Railroad Com
pany to straighten its line The petition of the
ne in
Texas Pacific Railroad Company were presented
and referred. Eulogies were pronounced upon
the late deceased members, Messrs Rice, Croker,
Hersey and Hooper. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, large num-
Der of memorials were received and referred. =.
The Indian, the Military, the Military Academy
and the Pension Appropriation bills were con-
Appropriation bill was taken up and several
amendments were agreed to. Among the
amendments adopted was one providing that
ments printed by Congress for distribution shall
pass free through the mails under regulations to
be prescribed by the Postmaster General. Amend
ments were proposed and rejected. providing for
the restoration Of the Thanking privilege, and al
lowing garden seeds sent by the Agricultural De-
partment and the agricultural reports to pass
through the mails free.
In the House, on the 22d, among the
bills introduced and referred was one providing
for meeting of the Forty fourth Congress on the
4th of March next, and of each succeeding Con-
grcssional terms begin. =. Bills were passed.
River and Harbor Appropriation bill; regulating
the selection of grand and petit jurors in the Dis
trict of Columbia the object Of which bill is to
indict William s. King for perjury; sup
Elementary to the act in relation to
immigration; for the payment Of the awards
(about $3.50, OOO) of the Southern Claims Commits
sion; for reorganization of the Quartermaster's
Department. A motion to suspend the rules to
set apart the evening of the oath for the consid-
Grafton of the Texas Pacific Railway bill was re-
jected-yeas III. nays 12S. This was regarded as
virtual defeat of the bill. AN evening session
was held for the consideration of the Tax bill for
the District of Columbia.