The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-04-20
I. CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
. The Senate Judi ciary: committee pre-.
ssnae I majority and minority report 81 the
HOUSE hin % protect Witnesses who shall BE-
required % testify for the government. The
postage bill 49, taken up and after the con
stdera&ion Of several proposed amendments
the Senate adjourned. b. In ss:5
In the House both majority and mi
nority reports swere. presented from the COM
mittee on commerce, regarding the proposed
commercial treaty with Canada Regan's bill
to regulate the navigation Of steam vessels
was passed, after which recess was had until
time Get for IN evening session, no reportsof
which was transmitted. sszs s1%ss,s z..ss::G
Mr.. Spencer introduced; in theSenate,
on. the 18th, ! bill to provide for an elastic.
currency. The bill regulating third-class
postage was passed without division, after the
failure Of repeated attempts to amend BY dx-
ing the rate on seeds, etc. Ut still lower rate
than newspapers. On the question to restore
the old rate of postage the vote stood "a to
r., divided politically = follows: Voting
yes, Republicans y, Democrats II voting no,
Republicans Il, Democrats Ia. -,
i The House occurred in the Senate
amendments to the silver bill. The commit
tee on elections reported that H. B. Strait
Of the second Ainnesota district is entitled
to his seat in Congress-. Considerable mis-
oellaneous business was transacted, but moth
ing Of general interest to western resders.
The bill authorizing the construction
Of a pontoon bridge, at Ii Crosse was passed
without opposition, and after lengthy de-
bate on the question Of re-paving Pennsylva-
mia avenue, the Senate adjourned.
The House passed the bill to author
Ire settlers on even numbered sections OF land
within the limits Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road to make proof and payment for their
claims Ut $l.26 per acre. The Senate bill
to confirm presumption and homestead
entries Of public lands within the limits OF
railroad grants in certain cases was also pass
ed. In committee Of the whole the bill to
transfer the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment was discussed for several hours, and
the House adjourned to Saturday.
In the House, on the 18th, the ju-
dietary committee reported = resolution in
the Habeas Corpus case Of Hallett Kilbourne,
the recusant witness in the real estate pool
investigation, directing the sergeant-at-a rms
| to make careful return to the writ, setting
out the cause Of the detention of Klbourne,
and retain the custody Of his body, and moi
to produce it before the Judge or cour: with.
out further order of the House. The resolu-
ton was discussed at considerable length
both for and against. An inquiry was or
dered into the charge that the journal clerk
had offered to prosecute additional bounty
claims for commission. The clerk handed
in an explanatory letter which was read. The
case was finally referred to the cummittee on
rules. The Senate bill to provide tor admin.
istering oaths in impeachment trials was
passed.
The principal business before the
Senate, on the 18th, was the opening of the
Belknap impeachment trial. After resumine
legislative business report was received
from the special committee appointed for thu
purpose, recommending that Pinchback re.
ceive the full amount Of Senator's pa,
during the time Of his contest for the seat.
The discussion of the Kilbourne ha
beas corpus case was resumed in the House
A very bitter personal debate sprang up be.
tween Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Blaine, and al
amendment offered by the former that tn,
writ be not recognized, but on the questio,
being put the amendment was lost. On tn,
final amendment, by Mr.. Lynde, vote of 16
to Is ordered the sergeant-at-arms to produc,
Kilbourne before the court. The House the,
adjourned.