Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
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removing political disabilities from s. j.
Sholfon, Of Mississippi. Amendments were
offered including names Of persons who have
not applied for pardon, and the chairman of
the Judiciary committee stated that it was a
rule of the committee to consider no case
until application was made by the person in
terested, and satisfactory evidence received
that the applicant had behaved himself since
the war.
In the House, Il bill was passed es-
tablishing the city of Sheboygan as a port of
delivery. The United States Marshal for
the District Of Columbia made application for
the custody of Hallet Kilbourne, that he be
tried in court for misdemeanor on five counts
The House, by a vote Of 80 to 1872, refused to
deliver up Kilbourle, who is the recusant
witness in the District of Columbia
land pool investigation. On recommendation
of the conference committee, the Red Cloud
Sioux deficiency appropriation of $50, 900 was
concurred in.
The Senate, on the Goth took definite
action on the consulor and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, refusing to concur in the House
reductions. All posts wiped out by the bill
as it passed the House, and every salary re-
duced was restored to II. Morton's Mis-
sissippi election-frauds bill was made the un-
finished business Of the day, and the Senate
adjourned.
After the adoption of several resOlu
tons of no general importance, the House
took up the bill to regulate the pay OF army
officers. Mr.. Banning said the committee re-
porting the bill had acted in accordance with
the advice Of Gen. Sheridan, who said "cut
off at the head and not the foot" The pay
of general officers only was cut down by the
bill, which was passed by vote Of al to 81.
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa moved to amend the title
of the bill to read: "a bill to punish the
army Of the United States for the gallant
services rendered by it in preserving the
Union. Mr.. Banning made remarks reflect
ing upon Kasson's war record, and the amend
ment was rejected. Silver resumption was
the next subject taken up. Among a large
number Of amendments proposed and reject
ed was one by Dunnel to strike out the section
providing for silver coin, after which the
! bounty equalization bill, which was made the
special order for Wednesday the 5th e.
The morning hour of the Senate, on
the 30th, was spent in receiving resolutions
| and petitions, <er which Morton's Missis-
sippi resolutions were taken up. MIR. Bayard
proposed to add Honse committee to the five
Senators in the commission. Mr.. Boutwell, in
his reply made reference to the Democratic
party as the cause of the Southern troubles.
whereupon Bayard retorted, and bitter per-
sonal debate followed, in which Bayard said
he belonged to loyal family and any one
who charged differently stated in his throat q
lie. Senator Morton then took part in the de-
bate in reply to Bayard.
The House adopted resolution look.
ing to an amendment of the extradition treaty
between the United States and Great Britain
A bill was offered to carry into execu.
ton certain provisions of the 18th amend.
ment. Articles Of impeachment were pre-.
sented against ex-Sccretary Belknap, and
ordered printed. The silver resumption
bill was also under consideration, and severa
amendments were considered, all of which
i were rejected. @ea,a-
The Senate, OH the 3lst ult., devoted
the entire day to consideration of Norton.
Mississippi resolutions. Speeches wer,
made by Bruce tcolored), Key, Merrimon
Christiancy and others, when the resolution,
were adopted-0to 10.
A memorial from women citizens Of
the United States was presented in the House
asking for women the right to vote in thu
District Of Columbia. Mr.. Banks said thu,
one hundred years ago Mr.. John Adams mad.
. request for the rights of women to be secur.
ed in the organization of the government and