Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

Several memorials were presented to the
Senate the tn. Among the bills introduced
| and referred were the following: To attach the
Territory of Alaska 10. and make 1t part Of the
| Territory Of Washington; to extend the time for
| fling claims for additional bounty under the act
| OF July -, S6b; declaring the true intent and
meaning OF the Union Pacific Railroad act -.
| House not in session.
The Attorney Generals annual report
| was laid befo the Senate the l4th. A bill
| was passed extending the duration # the court of
| the Comm sioners OF Alabama Claims six
| months. A resolution was passed-35 To q
| calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for a
| list OF unsettled accounts Of Government officers
and defal cations. After considerable debate the
motion to allow Mr. Mcmillan to withdraw his pa
pers caiming a seat as senator from Louisiana vas
agreed to- cas- 30 nays % Among The bills in
| troduced in the House was one by Mr.. Blaine,
proposing am ndment to the Constitution
| providing that no State sha make any law re-
| specting the establis hment of religion or pro-
| hibiting the free exercise thereof: and that no
| money raised by taxation In any Sta for the
support of the public schools, or derived from
| any public fluid thereof, or any public lands
| devoted thereto, shall ever be under the
control Of any religious sect; and thAt no
money or lands % donated shall be di-
| vided among religious sects or denominations. A
| bin aleu- introduced by Mr.. Davi-, of North
Carolina, 10 repeal the act forbidding the pay
| ment of the accounts, claims and demands of
Southern citizens for Quarterma-ters' stores, etc,
| and appropriating $1,000 to pay fer the same
Other bills were introduced to repeal the act for
the resumption of specie payments; against sub
| sides and grants of lands 10 railroads. to reduce
postage; to estab ish mint in st. Louis for the
| coinage Of gold and silver; to remove
the United States; to provide for the ad
| mission OF Utah rs State; TO fund United
States legal-tender notes and to prepare the way
for the resumption of specie payments as soon as
| practicable; To amend the Constitution relative
| TO the Presidential term of office. The Senate
bill extending The duration Of the court Of the
Alabama Commission was passed. Resolutions
! We're offered and laid over under the rule--re
| questing the President to transmit to the House
| all The correspondence in reference to the dis
| missal of ex Senator John b. Henderson az one
| of The special counsel OF the United States IN
the prosecution of the whisky fraud cases before
| the United States Court at St Louis; directing
| the Secretary OF the Treasury TO transmit copies
OF all letters, kilograms, orders and instructions
| relating to the orEanlZatih ard prosecution f
| the present Dtoveu ent against the whisky ring at
| 81 Louis, hicago and Milwaukee; directing the
| Secretary of War to transmit copies, order aud
Instructions under which Quartermaster-Gen
Meiggs is acting for the Government during his
! absence from the United States.
| A large number Of memorials were pre-
sen ed in the Senate on the 18th asking for the
| appointment OF u commission to inquire Into the
| manufacture aud sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Moron submitted resolution tor The ap-
posntment OF committee OF live TO inquire into
| IN, frauds VIC enoe and intimidation alleged to
have been practced a. the late election In Mis-
sissippl. Mr.. Morton also submitted concurrent
| resolutions declaring That the people OF the
| CuIttd states are one people III tne sense of ma
tlonal unity that the National Government is
Compact between tue States in ,heir municipal and
corporate Characters, but wa. formed by the peo-
/ pie OIL the United States i'll their primary ca
! paclty; that the rights OF the States defined
and guaranteed by the Constitution, and not by
/ an outside theory VI State sovereignty and that
| the nights OF The States cannot DC enlarged or
diminished except by an amendment TIC the Con
| suluNou; that local domestic 90 .ernment by the
taxes, within the limits of the Constitution, is
| essential ol our Tree republican system; that the
doctrine that State has the right 10 secede from
the Union 1, inconsistent With the idea of natiou
any Is IN conflict with the spirit and struct1r, OF
! the Constitution, and should be regarded rs hat-
| '2s Been forever exunguished by the suppression
| OF the rebellion. Considerable debate was h on
Resolution offered by Mr.. Stevenson calling for
| Information relative TO the prosecution OF the
] parties accused Of whisky frauds, aud the resou-
! ton Was WIthdtaNn... several bills were Intro
| dGccu in The House, among which were: To
mend the Postage law relating 20 postage on
/ lhlFu-ciass nAiaDIt MatVer, Tor the removal! OF
/ al 'oliucal disabilities imposed by the our
/ teenth Amendment TO the Consultation;
EeGuSing the salary of the President after
MarCh \, lo,t resolution MAS
offered and referred declaring in favor ot prompt
legislation TO render effective the ACT of Jan. !,
| Is ), PROV ding Tor the return To specie payment
on the LIST OF January, Is y. resolution declar-
ing gaiGst the granting By Congress Of subsi-
dies 10 public or private associations or corpora
lions Was adopted-yeas - nays ii. A resuiu-
NVH was AlSu @uup'Vu---,- 10 Ao--uetiafius that
any departure IRON tue utae -houored custom
adopted by Washington and other Presidents in
refining from 9th alter their secoud terms would
DC un~ise, uupatriouc aud fraught with peru 10
our free Institutions, House ADJ surneu 10 She
l7th,
In the Senate on the 10th, bills were in
roduoed-to provide for the appointment of
committee on the subject of The alcoholic liquor
traffic; 10 authorize the appointment of special
| agents 10 investigate frauur uuGer the Pension
laws. A resolution I'd pied by the House 10 ad-
}uurp on be OH 70 Jau. anne nGed By in
I seluug Jan. snd ad0pied Mr. Spencer, Of
Alabama, offered resolution, which
sd Top, cd, lustfgCuu. 2Ae Cdmmssgpe on
Paw eyes aud Ace tluus 10 aqaire Iuto the man
her o. his election u the scuAtc, a. 10 whether
corrupt means lad been ust @ % SEGA hi- elec-
uou, had ecu alleged. ar MoTtoH's &c o.
IN ION providing a special committees OF 1--WE TO
inquire into the CirCGu4-l4uc 8iltudTa. the re
ee' electro IN Mississippi was debated At Con
siNprANlS INrELn. -. Hons. MOI in SESSION.