Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-28

the Impeachment trial was withdrawn. Con-
ference Committee was appointed on the Post
office Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the House
bill to repeal the Bankrupt law was reported and
ordered postponed until the first day Of the next
session Of Congress. A favorable report was
made Oh the House joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue $l00t0,oO
in silver coin, in exchange for cgal-tender notes.
A message was received from the President rela-
tive TO the Extradition treaty with Great Britain,
and criticising the action Of that Government In
the Winslow and Brent cases, which action, II
adhered TO, the President says, cannot but be
gardea as the Abrogation and annulment Of such
treaty, and he will in future neither make nor
entertain acquisitions for the surrender Of crimi-
mails. The Indian Appropriation bill was further
considered and amended, one OF the amendments
agreed to In committee being 10 strike
out the section proposing TO transfer the Indian
Bureau 10 the War Department: the bill - amend
ed was reported from Committee of the Whole
Bills were passed in the House-to prevent the
sale and use Of adutefated and explosive illu-
is lawfully entitled to patent II he delay to take
out such patent IL shall have the same power
when grated as though issued al the Time the
party was hrst entitled to II; for the equaiZstlon
OF boanties. allowing to all enlisted men-soldiers.
sailors and marines tincluding slaves and In
dians) eight and one-tnird dollars per month be-
tween the 18th of April. 1851, and the 9Th OF
May, 1868, deducting al bountes already paid
under United States Or State laws-yeas, l4l I;
| nays, 40. A report was made from the Committee
on the Freedmans Bank, in which 1t is alleged
that fraudulent vouchers and other false evidence
of payment had been issued by ex.Comn missioner
Howard and DisbnrsiHg Officer Baock. by which
they obtai ned. improperly, credits for
moneys alleged 70 have neen paid out
by them 10 colored soldiers, sailors
| and marines; the committee reported bill, as
remedy for this evil, providing for the settlement
OF the claims for pay, bounty and prize money,
or other moneys. due to such colored soldiers,
proper investigation, that they have failed TO re-
celye such payment or settlements heretofore
made; the bill also directs proper legal proceed,
ings to be instituted against ali persons who shall
be shown to be implicated in the frauds connect
ed with the Freedmens Bureau the report and
bill were ordered printed and recommitted.
The Presidents message in regard to
the Winslow case was read and referred in the
Senate, on the 2lst. The House joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
xlo0OO00o IN silver coin. in exchange for legal
tender notes, was passed with an amendment
providing mat the trade dollar be not hereafter a
iegallender, and authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO limit the coinage thereof to such an
amount as he may deem sufficient to meet the ex-
port demand FOR the same. The Indian Appfo-
prntion bill war taken up, and the third section
of the House bill. abalishing the Indian Bureau
and transferring the kcvernment OF the Indians
to the War Department, WAS stricken out-24 to
gland the bill was PASSED The Sundry Civil
APPROPRIATE on bill wa. taken up in the House, in
Committee Of the Whole, and several amend
ments were disposed bf.
Several bills of minor Importance were
passed in the Senate, bn the 22d, after which the
Naval Appropriation NIL was further considered,
and amendments wer4agr.ed to increasing some
of the items as passedby the House, and the bill,
a. amended, was then passed The considera-
tou OF the sundry CYL Appropriation bill was
| resumed in the Hone, in Committee of the
Whole, and about hall of the bill was disposed
OF. The Senate amendments to the Indian APP
preparation bill wen non-concurred in, and a
Conference COMMITTEE was appointed.