The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-04

MONDAY, Feb. 22-lSenate The Indi
an Military, Military Academy and PEN
sion Appropriation bills were passed..
The Postoftice Appropriation bill was con-
sidered, an amendment for the free
transmission through the mails Of the
C0SgreSsi080L RecOFa and such public documents
a. may be printed for general distribution, being
adopted, and amel dmehts providing for The res
toration OF the frankins privilege and for free
trans mission of garden seeds and agricultural
ports being rejected. Adjourned.
House-A bill was introduced provid-
ing for a meeting of the Forty-fourth Congress on
the 4th of March next and of each succeeding
Congress on the 4th of March, the day which
Congressional terms begin. ... Bills were passed
the River and IIarbor bill; regulating the
selection Of grand and petit Jurors in the
migration; for the payment of the awards
(S7j0,0eW of the Southern Claims Commission;
to reorganize the Quartermaster's Department OF
the army....A motion TO suspend the rules and
set apart the evening of the 24th for the con
sideration of the Texas Pacific Railway bill was
rejected-l17 10 l2s. An evening session was
held for the consideration OF the Tax bill for the
District of Columbia Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 23.-Senate-The bill
equalizing bounties was favorably reported on
e.. The Postoice and Army Appropriation bills
were amended and passed "A memorial war
presented from the Republican members of the
Alabama LEGISLATURE asking that The President
be authorized in certain contingencies 10 suspend
the writ of bdbeds c0IpHS =. Adverse
ports were made on the bills to establish
branch mints III certain Western cities.
resolution was adop.ed directing The President
10 institute inquiries as 10 the proper place In the
West foI such mint ard report at the beginning
of the next session of Congress. Adjourned.
House.-Maiori and minority reports
were made from the Special Committee on Louis
lana Affairs, which We're ordered printed. The
Tax bill passed-123 to ll3. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24.-Senate.-Peti
tions and State resolutions presented for the
improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers
and other navgable waters 80. Bills were passed
authorizing the FORMULATION of the regulations
for the government of the army; for the admis
sion Of Colorado as State-i3 To l3: for the adj
mission of New Mexico as a State-3l to H..
Adjourned.
House-A bill was passed for the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
Majority and minority reports We're made in the
Pinchback Sheridan election. the former giving
sheridan the seat and the latter Pinchback.
report was also made in favor of Hodges the sit
ting member from Arkansas. The Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill (S25 2S1 1873 considered in
Committee of the Whole. An evening session
agreed TO for the further consideration ofthe
bill but an attempt being made to take up other
business the Democrats resorted to filibus eriug.
which was continued up to a:io, the time of
closing the report with prospect of indefinite
postponement.
THURSDAY, Feb. 25.-SRate-The bill
to provide for and regulate the counting of votes
for President and Vice President was taken up
considered in Committee OF the Whole, amended
and finally passed--ZS 10 -. The Civil Rights
bill WAS considered. and it was agreed that de-
bate thereon should continue until the afternoon
Of the 2ith, when vote should be taken Ad-
jour ed
H0use-After continuous session of
twenty nine hours, caused by the fibustering of
the Democrats, motion was finally adopted
10 to SS-to take up the caucus Force bill au-
thorizing the President in certain cases to sus-
pend the writ of hd6eas corpus, and some amend
ments were offered. pending the consideration of
which the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. 26.-!Sendte.-An adverse
report was made on the bill to secure dcpositors
with the Freedmeu's Bank, and the bill was in
definitely postponed The Civil Rights bin was
debated. the discussion extending TO the evening
session. Adjourned.
House.-The Sundry Civil Appropria-
tion bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole. The caucus Force bill was debated
during the evening session until adjournment.
SATURDAY, Feb. observation-disclosures.
Allison, Boutwell,. Conkling, Merrimon and
Eaton were appointed committee to examine
into the condition of the civil service during the
recess The resolution in regard TO a branch
mint in the West was adopted. . The Civil
Rights bill was passed by the following vote:
ftds-AlcOrn, Allison, Anthony. Boreman. Bout
well, Ca neron. Chandler, Clayton. Conkling,
tOhofeI, tTtglH. CUMMINGS ferry thlcl.l. wan
agan, Frelinghuysen, Harvey, Howe. In
gals, Jones, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill, W.
Morton. ogesby, Patterson, Pease. Pratt,
Ramsey, Robertson Sargent, Scott, sherman.
Spencer, Stewart. Washburn. West. Window.
Wright-Ss. NagS-Bayard, Bogy, Carpenter,
Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry Conn.,
Godlhwaite- Gordon, Hager, Hamilton (Tex1.
Hamilton Md. Kelly, Lewis, McCreery, Merfi-
mon. Norwood, Ransom, salisbury, Schufz
Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman Upton
-l6. During the session the Annual Post
route bill passed, and the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the bill 10 reduce and TX
the Adiutant Generals Department Of the army
agreed "a. Adjourned.
House-The Select Committee to in
yestigate the Pacific Mail subsidy business re-
ported in favor of the passage of resolution
transmitting the testimony 10 the next Congress
for action in the cases of Messrs. King and Schu-
maker The majority and minority reports of
the Select Committee Mississippi Affairs
presented. The Force bill was
then taken up and amendment adopted TO
limit the suspension of the habeas corpus TO the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi, and limiting lis term 10 two years,
and from thence 10 the end of the mex, session of
Congress. The bill as amended was finally passed
yeas 13S. nays li+-thirty-ive Z .pubiieans vot-
in- in the negative. Adj journed.