Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

NO session OF the Senate on the 18th
-. But little WAS done in the House, beyond
authorizing the Committee on the Centennial
question to cit dnring the recess OF Congress and
adopting resolution OF inquiry into the making
OF contracts for the transportation of army sup
plies to Texas IN 1874. Adjourned to the ajth.
In the Senate, on the Goth, an amend
ment was agreed to to the House bin to supply
the deficiency for feeding the Sioux Indians,
such amendment substituting $4,000 in place OF
SlVU,No, Tor such purpose. The bill 10 provide
for counting the votes for President and Vice
President WAS taken up, and amendments were
offered and debated. A Committee of Conference
on the Senate amendments to the Military
bill was ordeied and appointed. Among the
bills introduced in the House were several re-
lating to the currency question. motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill for the repeal
of the provisions Of the Resumption act which
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
deem and candl Unfed States notes, and TO sell
United States bonds for that purpose, made
and relected-lW to los, not two-thirds in the
affirmative.
Several petitions were introduced in the
Senate on the list among them from Good Tenn
plars and othet temperance organizations, pray
Ing for the passage of Prohibitory Liquor law in
the District OF Columbia and the Territories, and
also for a law prohibiting the use of liquors
among the officials of the civil, military and naval
service Conference Committee on the Military
Academy bill vas appointed The bill to pro-
and Nice-Pre,ident was further nsid-
cred Among the bills reported in the
House was one from the Judiciary
Committee ma.ing II misdemeanor for any EN-
ploye OF the Gtyernment to solicit or distribute
funds forelcdion purposes or to canvass IN
State, County or District elections. An amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Blaine to include Sen
ators and Representatives in the bill, which being
objected y motion was made and carried-206
to 54-to reconsider the vote by which the main
question IND been ordered, and Mr.. Blaines
IN A. IN 3tga hon nfI.ar rod MI
eral other AMENDMENTS. resolution was adopt
ed authorizing Messrs. New, Glover and Smith, of
the Real -estNe Pool Committee, to appear before
the Grand July OF the District and testify under
summons which had been served upon them.
The Senae, on the god, resumed con-
sideration of tie bill providing for the counting
of votes for Resident and Vice-Presideni, and
several proposed amendments were rejected.
In the House, The Senate amendments to the bill
to supply the deficiency III the appropriation for
certain Indian tribes were nonconcurrcd in. The
bin reported from the Judiciary Com
mttee prohibiting contributions to election
funds by Government officers and employees
was taken up, amended and passed.-yeus. I73;
nays, s. The bill as passed provides that no Off
Ger or employe If the Government shall solicit or
receive from give to any other employee or Off
Ger, or other peson directly or indirectly, any
money or other valuable thing for political pur-
poses, under penalty of being dismissed from
service and being deemed guilty of high INSIDE
meauor, and. Oh conviction, of being fined not
less than S500nor more than 1900, and impris-
oned one yearor lees; 1t IL also made mlsde-
meanor to useiorce, duress, menace. violence or
bribery to inlrence the election OF President,
Nice-Pre-iden, Senator or member of Congress;
United States District Courts are given jursdic-
tion of the ofionses created by this act,
A bill was introduced in the Senate, on
the 23d, to prohibit the transportation OF liquid
nitro gycerinc. and to regulate the transportation
of dynamite. fine bill to regulate the counting of
votes for President and Nice-Presideut was
amended in IL phraseoogy without materially
altering its meaning. bills were passe in the
House-prohihung the cutting of timber on any
Indian reservation lands TO which an
Indian title or the right of occupancy
has not been extinguished TO reduce the
extent of the military reservation at Fort Lara
ME, Wy. T., to au area OF fifty -four square miles
repeainL the law forbidding the appointment to
any position IN the army OF any person who
served in any capacity in the military, naval or
civil service ofthe Confederate States in the late
rebellion. a Till WIS introduced for the relief OF
settlers on public lands within railroad limits.
The Legislative, judicial and Executive Appro-
priaton bill was considered in Committee OF the
Whole.