Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-10
CONGRESS-.

On the opening Of the Senate on Mon.
day morning, the 3lst, Senator Mcmillan in.
trOduced till to exempt all vessels on the
Mississippi and its tributaries, from entry and
clearance. A joint resolution was submitted
proposing an amendment to the constitution
80 as to elect the president and vice president
measure concerning U. S. Senators. The bill
TO reduce the number and increase the effic-
| iency OF army surgeons was reported back fav.
orably. Mr.. Window presented the memorial
OF the Minnesota legislature tor an appropri-
atien for the determination Of grasshoppers,
and it was referred to the committee on agri-
culture.
S1r. Morrison, on the House committee
on ways and means, introduced bill to sim.
pity the tariff "A bill was introduced to or
game national railway company for the pnr.
pose Of constructing double track railway
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic; one, also,
to transmit free all documents printed iy au-
| thority OF Congress. An amendment to the
according to the wealth of the State.
The Senate committee on finance, on
the LIST inst. reported adversely to the bill
fer payment of customs duties With national
bank notes. The committee OH public lands
also reported adversely to all petitions for Civ.
ing soldiers in the late war 5000 in lieu o
bOunties, after which the subject was referred
The House had under consideration
the bill limiting the tenure Of the presiden-
tial Office to . single term. An amendment
to make that term six years was offered. but
the H0useia journed without action.
The Senate was occupied the entire
| day, on the I'd inst, in the discussion OF the
District of Columb q matters, and no o. hel
| business came up.
In the House the bill providing for the
sale of the Kansas Indian lands to actual set
tiers was passed. The bill providing for an
pres dental term to one term OF six years then
came up, and after several amendments had
been proposed and rejected, the bill was reiec.
ted BY vote of IA to lO6.
The morning hour Of the Senate, on
the Sd, was occupied in the discussion of bill
concerning the disposal OF public lands in the
Gulf States, after which the district of Column
6ia interest bill was. taken up and passed,
Communications were received from various
sources-one from the chief engineer asking
Tor $50, 900 tor the improvements of the Miss.
issippi at Burlington. Pinchback's case was
next taken up, but without action the Senate
adjourned.
The House called for . report of the
entire cost Of the signal service. "A resolution
was offered detailing . military officer to visit
the Red Cloud and other Sioux AGENCIES.
supplies. A bill was passed uthorizing U. 8.
| circuit courts to appoint commissioners to take
afidavits etc. After discussing the diplomatic
appropriation bill at length, in committee Of
the whole, the committee rose without action
Presidents veto of act transferring certain
moneys from the secretary of the interior ia
the treasury, was received andreferred.
Congress had an uneventful cession on
the 4th inst. The Senate reconsidered the
District of Columbia hill and rssse1 r. q aoc.
ond time. The case Of Pinchback came up
but was again put over.
No business was done in the House, except
to pension a soldier who dserted from the rebe
army and afterwards enlisted and was wound.
| ed in the federal army.