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.
tr0duced bill 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
so as to elect the president and vice president
10y direct vote OF the People; also like
measure concerning U. S. Senators. The bill
20 reduce the number and increase the efiic-
iency OF army surgeons was reported tack fav-
orably. Mr.. Window presented the memorial
Of the Minnesota legislature tor an appropri-
atisn for the determination Of grasshoppers,
and it was referred to the committee on agri-
culture.
S1r. Morrison, on the House committee
OH ways and means, introduced bill to SIM
pity the tariff "A bill was introduced to or
galize national railway company for the pnr-
pose Of constructing 4 double track railway
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic; one, also,
to transmit free all documents printed ly 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 on public lands
also reported adversely to all petitions for Civ.
ing soldiers iu the late war S2O0 i'll lieu o
bounties, after which the subject was referred
to the committee on finance.
The House had under consideration
the bill limiting the tenure Of the presden-
tial office to single term An amendment
to make that term six years was offered, but
the Houseia djourned 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 oher
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 rejec.
ted by vote of IA to LOG.
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 Co;um.
Sa interest t. bill was. taken up and passed
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,
anu enquire as 10 the alleged denclency f0l
supplies. A bill was passed uthor;zing U. s.
| 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 to
the treasury, was received and referred.
Congress had an uneventful cession or
the 4th inst The Senate reconsidered thu
District of Columbia bill and missed T. a Gao,
0nd time. The case of Pinchback came IN
but was again put over.
No business was done in the House. excep
to pension soldier who dserted from the rebe
army and afterwards enlisted and was wound.
ed in the federal army.