The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

CON URE0SlON AL.
The House, only, was in session on
the 22d. VIM. Falkner, from the committee
on foreign relations introduced bill defining
certain rights Of American citizens, and Mr..
Cox introduced a substitute. No action was
taken upon either. After short consideration
Of the bill relating to the Freedman's bank,
the House adjourned
The Senate, on the Oath, was engaged
in consideration of the bill to abolish the Of
fee of supervisor of internal revenue, and the
bill to amend the laws relating to the legal
tender of silver coin.
Bills were introduced in the House
to increase the national bank circulation to
liquidate the national debt, to reorganize the
navy, and to regulate taxation in the District
of Columbia. resolution was passed re-
questing the President to take steps to secure
the release of 0. M. Condor, now imprisoned
in England, Mr.. Blaine proceeded to make a
personal explanation in regard to the news
paper charges connecting him with the Union
Pacific railroad company.
The Senate indefinitely postponed
the bill for surveying the Austin Pacific rail-
ad route, on the 25th, and refused to recede
from its amendments to the diplomatic bill,
and also insisted on it's amendments to the
deficiency bill. Mr. Mcmillan was appointed
a member of the Mississippi election commit
tee. in place OF Oglesby, excused. Thel legal
tender silver bill was ordered printed.
The House passed the District of
Columbia bill, and took up the executive
appropriation bill in committee of the whole,
commencing at page 81; after disposing of six
pages the House adjourned. It came out in
reference to salaries of territorial judges that
Utah makes additional compensation in the
case of federal judges acting in dual capac-
ity, and an amendment to the bill was made
torbidding such practice.
The Senate spent the morning hour,
onthe 26th in considering various unimportan
motions, after which the silver legal tender
bill was taken up and amendments proposed
by MIR. Sherman, MIR. Morrill, called up the
bill to establish an educational fund and to
apply portion of the proceeds of public
school land sales to public education. Mr..
Maxey, of Texas offered substitute conse-
secrating the entire proceeds of sales of pub
lie lands to educational purposes. Without
action the Senate adjourned
The House was occupied with prop
ositions to investigate the clerks and subor-
dinates of the House, the assistant engineer
OF. the capitol, the sale of commissary articles
at West Point, and the management of
the New Orleans custom house, after which
MIR. Cox took the chair in committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for executive
expenses.
Mr.. Lapham, in the House, April
9th, introduced an amendment to the con-
stitution authorizing the President to approve
or disapprove OF separate clauses or provision
of bill. The bill excluding Missouri from
the act of 1872 relating to mining interests
was reported favorably, with the added clause,
"All lands in said state shall be subject to
disposal as agricultural lands" An amend
ment was added to the postal appropriation
clause at the executive appropriation bill
prohibiting any employee of the government
from giving or receiving money, directly or
indirectly, for political purposes.
The Senate was engaged in the Bel
KNAPP Impeachment.
On the morning of the 18th ult. the
decision of chief Justice Certter was laid be-
fore House discharging Hallett Kilbourne from
custody. In regard to the bill transferring
the Indian bureau to the war department,
point of order was raised which ruled out the
section. The speaker sustained the point
The, legislative bill was passed by vote of
2O8 to II. A bill was passed arpropriating
$1,000 for the subsistence of the Apache In
dams. The Senate was in session as court
of impeachment.