The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
Congressional.

In the senate, on the "a, number OF
bills reported by the Committee on Pensions
were passed. The Force bill was read q second
time and laid over. The House bill to eQualize
and finally passed-3O to 3O-the ce-President
giving the casting vote in the Affirmative The
Tax and Tariff bill was considered; sew
bill was finally passed as it came from the House
80 to %. Among the other bills passed were
the following: House bill to prevent cruelty to
TO amend the act for the restoration to homestead
entry and to market certain land in Michigan
The conference report on the bill to provide for
panies in the Territories was agreed to-
In the House, on the morning of the
ID before the conclusion of the al-night session,
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was passed
government of the District of Columbia; to pro-
bect witnesses summoned to appear before Con-
gressional committees from arrest civil process
giving consent to the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Company to build its road between Portage CITY
and Stevens Point on the line adopted by the act
OF the State Legislature passed Feb. 10, 1875.
The Senate amendments to the Postofiice Appro-
ing the ranking privilege in the case of garden
seeds and agricultural reports was agreed to-135
to sIas was also the amendment allowing
lie documents-113 to s., The amend.
ment fixing the salary of the New York Postmas-
ter at $1,000 was non-concurred In "A resolu-
the records a resolution adopted April TO- 1852
censuring Simon Cameron for certain alleged IT.
regular proceedings as Secretary Of War in the
Outbreak the rebeon eaAPRes at the
ton was then taken mp, and the resolution re-
ported by the committee, that no Interference
department of the United States Government l.
advisable, was adopted-149 to 60. The Def
cheney Appropriation bill g. 496, $3.50 was consid.
cred in Committee Of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the Sd, the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was passed with several
amendments. The River and Harbor Appro-
priation bill was taken up and several amend
were concurred in on the Indian and the Post.
office Appropriation bills and also on the Army
A. bill An adverse report was made on
Raphael Semmes "A conference committee was
appointed on the bill for the equalization Of
bOuntieE.
In the House, on the Sd, conference
reports were agreed to on the Postoffice, 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
asked for. The Senate amendments to the biIi
to equalize bounties were non-concurred in, and
conference committee was asked for
rendered to Speaker Blaine for the impair
TALLY, efficiency and ability with which he had
DISCHARGED the duties Of his position. The res
olutions 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
rom 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. sheri-
were agreed to-lss to 2s-and Sheridan
serve. The resolutions in the case Of Syphur.
from the First Louisiana District, declaring that
he was not but that Lawrence. the contestant,
was, entitled to the seat were also agreed TO- and
Lawrence was sworn In, having abont fourteen
hours 10 serve. The bill for the admission Of
Colorado a. State was passed-164 to 76. y. The
bill for the admission Of New Mexico was no
jected-yeas 154, nays 67-not two-thirds in its
favor The Senate amendments to the House
bill for the further security Of navigation ON the
Misaissippi River were agreed to-. ;. The Senate
CiyiLRights bill va. referred to the Judiciary
Committee. The bill 70 extend the time tcr the
OF Lake to the west end Of Lake Superior and to
Bayfield, was rejected. The bill to Get apart .
certain portion Of the island Of Mackiuac, Itchs,
~ National Park was passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, conference
reports on the River aud Harbor, the Deficiency
and other appropriation bills wero coneuned IN.
ana the bills were passed. - Bulls were poeeo6-
house nau making appropriation 70 pay the