Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-03-11

were agreed to. Conference reports were con-
CURED In on the indian and the Postoffice Appro-
priation bills and also on the Army Affairs bill
An adverse report was made on the bill TO re-
lieve the political disabilities of Raphael Semmes
!. "A conference committee was appointed on
the bill for the equalization of bounties.
In the House, on the 3D., conference
reports were agreed to on the Postofice, Army
and the Indian Appropriation bills, and on the
bill for the incorporation and regulation of rail
road companies In Territories The conference
report on the Legislative Appropriation bill was
not concurred in, and another conference was
asked for The Senate amendments to the bill
to equalize bounties were non concurred in and q
conference committee was asked for . A
vote OF thanks was unanimously ten
dered to Speaker Blaine for the impair.
TALLY, efficiency and ability with which he had
discharged the duties OF his position =. The
iunons directing copies OF the testimony in the
Pacific Mail investigation to be laid before the
next House and before the United States District
Attorney, looking to proceedings against William
s. King and John G. Schumacher. and to deprive
newspaper correspondents involved in the matter
from the privileges of the reporters gallery. were
agreed to-. The resolutions reported by the
Committee on Elections declaring Pinchback not
elected as member from the State Of Louisiana at
large, and George A Sheridan elected and entitled
TO seat, were agreed to-l23 to 29-and Sheridan
took the oath of office, having fifteen hours to
serve. The resolutions in the case of Sypher,
from the First Louisiana District declaring that
he was not, but that Lawrence, the contestant
Lawrence sworn in, having about fourteen
hours TO serve. The bill for the admission of
Colorado as State was passed-164 to 76 The
bill for the admission of New Mexico was re-
Jected-yeas 154, nays S7-not twothirds in its
favor. The Senate amendments to the House
Bill for the further security of navigation on the
Mississippi River were agreed to-. The Senate
Civil-Rights bill was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. =. The bill to extend the time for the
completion of the railroad from st. Croix River
Lake to the west end of Lake Superior and to Bay
Hal wa rain. tad
ton of the island of Mackinac, Mich, as Ma
tional Park was passed.
In the Senate, on the 4th, conference
reports on the River and Harbor, the Deficiency
and other appropriation bills were concurred in,
and the bills were passed. Bills were passed
HOUSE bill making appropriations to pay the
award made by the Southern Claims Commission
Claims allowed 163, involving an expenditure Of
S14o,409l flor the improvement of the Fox and Wis
consln Rivers In Wisconsin; House bill granting
pensions to widows and children dependent
mothers and fathers, or orphan brothers and sis
tiers OF those soldiers who were murdered by
guerrillas III Central Missouri in 1854 removing
the political disabilities of a number of persons
=. A report was made from the Conference Com
mttee on the bill for the equalization of boun-
ties, stating that the House had finally con-
Cured in the Senate amendments, and the
report was laid on the table. Subsequently
1t was ascertained that the Nice-President had
signed this bill as having passed, and the uues-
ton was raised that he could not legally do so.
the conference report having been tabled when
ii was necessary it should be concurred in
by the Senate, Notwithstanding the House had
withdrawn it's non-concurrence in the Senate
amendments A resolution passed tender
ing thanks to the Vice President for the impair
tal and courteous manner in which he had pre-
sided over the Senate, when a report wss received
from the President that he had no further com
to make, and the Senate adourned
s inc die.
In the House, on the 4th, conference
reports on the Sundry Civil, River and Harbor
Legislative and Deficiency Appropriation bills
were agreed to Among the bills passed were
for the relief of the Terre Haute & indianapolis
Railroad Company; for the coinage of twenty
cent silver coins; authorizing pontoon
wagon bridge across the Mississippi River at
Dubuque. The Senate amendments to the
Southern Claims bill were concurred in. .Sev-
eral bills of q private character were also passed
IA resolution was passed rendering thanks to
the Clerk and other officers of the House for their
efficiency and fidelity, and committee
having reported that the President had no fur
ther communication to make to Congress, at
twelve o'clock the Speaker announced the expirae
ton of the last session of the Forty-thrd Con-
grcss and delivered short farewell address, and
the members dispersed.