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 4 hill 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
by direct vote OF the people; also like
measure concerning U. s. Senators. The bill
to reduce the number and increase the effc-
iency OF army surgeons was reported tack fav-
ora6ly. 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.
Mr. Morrison, on the House committee
on ways and means, introduced bill to sim.
pity the tariff. "A bill was introduced to or
gal,ize national railway company for the pur-
pose Of constructing a 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. s ''' ''A''
The Senate committee on finance, on
the lst 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 Tor Civ
ing soldiers in the late war $2Oe in lieu
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 Houseiadj djourned without action.
The Senate was occupied the entire
day, on the I'd inst, in the discussion OF the
District Of Colunb . matters, and no ohe1
business came up.
In the House the bill providing for the
sale of the Kansas Indian lands to actual set
tiers was passed. Tie bill providing for an
amendment Of the constitution, limiting the
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 l44 to lO6.
The morning hour of the Senate, on
the I'd, was occupied in the discussion of . bill
concerning the disposal OF public lands in the
Gulf States, after which the district Of Coium-
6ia interest bill was. taken up and passed.
r. n1@ee, .s1
tor $6o, 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,
ana enquire aS 70 the alleged deficiency toI
supplies. A bill was passed uthor;zing U. s.
circuit courts to appoint commissioners to take
affdavits etc. After discussing the diplomatic
appropriation bill at length, in committee o1
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 and referred.
Congress had an uneventful cession on
the 4th inst. The Senate reconsfdered thu
District Of C0lumhia hill aud r,aeoe1 q = aoo.
ond time. The case Of Pinchback came up
but was again put over.
No business was done in the House. excep
to peneion soldier who dserted from the rebe
! army and Afterwards enlisted and was wound.
ed in the federal army.