Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
CONGRESS-.

\ bill passed the Senate, on the 28th,
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 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 30 to 1872, refused to
deliver up Kilbourne, 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 sl5O, 900 was
concurred in.
The Senate, on the Goth took definite
action OH 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-35 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
| tions of no general importance, the House
took mp 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
of 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 14l 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. q
The morning hour of the Senate, on
the a0th, was spent in receiving resolutions
and petitions, ster which Morton's Missis-
sippi resolutions were taken up Mr.. 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 Bsyard said
he belonged to loyal family and any one
who charged differently stated in his throat =
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
bill was offered to carry into execu-
tlon 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 several
amendments were considered, all of which
i were rejected. s,se-* -
The Senate, on the 3lst ult., devoted
the entire day to consideration of Morton's
Mississippi resolutions Speeches were
made By Bruce tcolored), Key, Merrimon;
Christiancy and others, when the resolutions
were adopted-27 to 10.
A memorial from women citizens Of
the United States was presented in the House,
asking for women the right to vote in the
District Of Columbia Mr.. Banks said thu
ono hundred years ago Mr. John Adams made
. request for the rights of women to be secrr-
/ ed in the orRanization of the government aud