Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-28
CONVERSATIONAL.

In the Senate, on the 10Th, several
bills for the relief of persons were passed. Mr..
Upton concluded his remarks on Mr.. Schurz
Louisiana resolution, and Messrs Logan, Freling-
huysen and salisbury joined in the discussion.
In the House, on the 10Th, g. +. Hoar,
from the Select Committee on Outrages in the
southern States presented the report of the sub
committee which had been to New Orleans and
stated at the same time that the committee had
voted to proceed forthwith to the State
OF Louisiana to continue the investiga
ton. The report was ordered printed,
but not read. Ii is to the effect that the
election of 1872 was fraudulent one, and that of
1874 WAS determined by the Returning Board,
whose arbitrary, unju and illegal action alone
prevented the return by the Board of a majority
of Conservative members TO the lower house.
The committee rccite at length the facts rela-
tive to the attempted organization of the Legis-
lature Jan. A. and conclude as follows: Your
committee have not been able TO agree upon any
recommendation, but upon the situation IN
Louisiana as 1t appeared before US. we
ere all agreed" THE, The report is signed by
Clarkson \. Potter. In the case of Irwin, the
recusant witness, resolution was adopted di-
recting the Sergeant at Arms to make careful re
turn to the writ of habeas e0rpRS that the
prisoner Is duly held by authority of the House
of Representatives to answer proceedings against
him for contempt, and to take with him the body
of Irwin before the court when making such re-
turn AS required by law. Adjourned TO the 18th.
In the Senate, on the 10th memorial
signed by over 200 citizens of Arkansas, formerly
Union soldiers, indorslng Gen. sheridans course
in New Orleans and declaring the statements
made by him to be true, was presented Mr..
Schurz Louisiana resolution was further debated
by Messrs. Salisbury, Conkling, Clayton, Nor
wood, Stevenson, Cooper and Sherman Ad-
Iourned.
The House was not in session.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were
introduced-to establish mint for the coinage
OF gold and silver at INDIANAPOLIS: to amend the
act of March 3, 1878, authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi River at St
Louis to authorize the construction of bridge
across The same river, at or near Grand
Chain. Mr. Schurz' Louisiana resolution
came up as unfinished business, and
motion was agreed to to lay it aside and proceed
with the Legislative Appropriation bill. Among
the amendments 10 this bill proposed by the Sen
ate committee was one authorizing the organiza-
tion OF Bureau of Commerce and Statistics, to
be attached TO the Treasury Department, which
amendment was debated at considerable length
Adjourned.
In the House, on the 18th, among the
bills introduced and referred were the following:
To prevent the issue of United States and Ma
tiouai Bank notes of greater denomination than
800; limiting the tax on bank deposits; in
gard TO the collection of drafts and checks; an
thorizing the use OF Information received through
the Dead Letter Office when its use will pre-
vent or punish crime; TO amend the Ma
tiona Currency act; to establish a
mint at Cincinnati; for special distribution OF
seeds in the districts devastated by shoppers;
10 authorize the construction of IA bridge across
the Mississippi River at Memphis The resolu
ton of the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tyes relating to military interference with the
organization of the Louisiana Legislature was
presented and referred, -. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, n memorial
of citizens of Michigan, protesting against the
proposed Canadian reciprocity treaty, was pre-
-ented and referred The Legislative, Judicial
and Executive Appropriation bin was further con
siderCd, and n proposed amendment providing
for the organization of Bureau of Commerce
and Statistics stricken out--29 to Gland
the amendment continuing the present Board
of Statistics was agreed to, with amendments
mstruCtLng the said bureau to cullatc and report
annually statistics and facts relating to commerce
with foreign nations aud among the several
States, the railroad systems of this and other
countries, the cost of construction and operation
of railroads, and the actual cost of the transpor
tation OF freight aud passengers on the railroads.
canals and rivers of the country. Other proposed
amendments were disposed Of Adjourned
In the House, on the 10th, several
members made indignant denial of charges that
they had pecn implicated in the Pacific Mail sub
sidy scandal "A committee was ordered and ap-
pointed 70 inquire whether the privileges OF The
House had been violated by the arrest and deten-
tion of Whiteiaw Reid at the suit of Alex, r..
shepherd while Reid was in the District OF Column
h,a under a subpoena from committee o! the
House -. Charles \. Wctmore, correspondent of
the ana C8NforHiG, was brought before the
House charged with contempt in refusing 20
answer questions put to him before the Ways and
Means Committee in the Pacific Mail inyestiga-
ton, bur further aCtion was postponed and the
House adjourned
In the Senate, on the Goth, the memo
rial of the Conservative members Of the LoUisi-
ana Legislature, giving their views OF the dis
turbauces attending the organization of the Lee.
fslaturc. was presented and referred, as was also
The memorial Of the General Assembly uf that
state in regard to the recent disturbances -. \
bill was introduced and referred TO protect each
state against invasion and for other purpose.
The Joint resolution of the OHIO Legislature con-
dcmuiaE the expulsion OF the officers and mem
hers Of the Louisiana Legislature by military
power and the protest signed hy the
RrpUhlicSns " the Honse and entered upou
the Journal Of that body, were presented
and ordered printed The Legislative Appro-
uriatiou bill was further amended aud passed
The Fertilization Appropriation bill was passed
without amendment. The Consular sud Oipla-
matte Appropriation bill was amended aad
passed 4 motion was agreed 20 To take mp
The proposed amendment to the Constitution
providing for the election Of the President and
Vice. President hy s direct vote of the people,
and pending il consideration, TIE >tsate adj
iourued
In the House, on the Goth, a resolution
wss adopted resti.dins & mach Of the resolution
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