Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-08

citation asking that the women of Utah be pro-
tecied in exercising the right of cleo i've fran
chise; from members OF the bar Of Cincinnati re-
monstrating against the passage of the House
bill 10 reorganize The Judiciary Of the
United States. A favorable report was
rlade from the Committee on Re,renchmen and
Reform on the bill fixing the salary of the Pres-
ldent Of the United States at SIS 900 year. The
Honse bill to amend the act Of March 3, 1875, 10
enable the people of Colorado TO form a Consti-
tuition and State Government, and for the admis-
sion of said State into the Union,
passed. The Military Academy bill was
| menls were disposed of...A memorial was pre-
scented in the House, signed by 1875 soldiers Of
Indiana in the late war, asking for an equalizer
lion Of bounties. communication
&C we'd from the Attorney General, in response
10 a resolution calling for an explanation Of his
order touching the testimony of accomplices
in the whisky prosecutions: he states. in this
communication, that such instructions as
he Issued were merely in confirma-
ton of arrangements already made and that
a. these instructions and arrangements relate to
matters now in progress, the House would read
lily see the proprie.y Of withholding special in
formation relating thereto until the trials are
over; the whole subject matter referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Several bills We're in
trodnced. among them-to restore the ranking
privilege; to repeal the Resumption act; for the
protection Of agriculture from the injuries of in
sec's; declaring the Black Hills open to explora-
Bills were passed ia the Senate, on the
2sth Understanding the time to Feb. I, 1877, for
the redemption OF lands held by the United States
under The several acts levying direct taxes; max
ing appropriations for the support OF the Military
Academy for the fiscal year ending June 81 1871
with several amendments. A resolution was
adopted declaring it IN order, at any time during
the present session 10 move a recess, and.
pending an Appropriation bill, to move to confne
the debate on the amendments thereto to five
minutes by any Senator on the pending motion
and such motions shall be decided without de-
bate A message from the President was laid
before the House urging the necessity of an i'm
mediate appropriation to supply the deficiency at
the Red Cloud Indian Agency. The bill amend
ing the laws granting pensions to soldiers of the
war of 1872, was further considered in Committee
OF the Whole, and subsequently recommit.ed to
the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
An adverse report was made in the
Senate on the 1st. from the Committee on Ag-
ricuture, on the bill to provide for an investiga-
ton as TO the habits of the Rocky Mountain To-
Gusts, or so-caled 'grasshoppers,n and the same
committee reported lavorably on the bill for the
protection OF agriculture against injurious in
sects. The House bill appropriating 1900 for
the purchase of material and continuation OF the
work on the building for Custom House and
Posfoffice at 81. Louis was passed. A bill was
introduced and referred apppropriating So
soo,Ooo for the purpose of repairing and
In part rebuilding the levees Of the Miss
lselppl hNeT, pfuNluiug Tor It's expenditure, and
Tor other purposes. The resoluti n for the adj
mission OF +. b. $. Pinchback of Louisiana, was
further debated Bills passed in the
House-recommending that the people Of the
several States assemble in their respective coun-
ties or towns on the approaching centennial, and
cause to be delivered historical sketch of the
county or town, from It's formation, copies TO be
hled in County Clerks Offices, and in the Library
of Congress, so that complete record may be
had of the progress OF the Republic tran sferring
the custody of certain Indian trust funds from
the Secretary OF the Interior to the Treasury of
the United States.
Among the bills passed, in the Senate,
the I'd, were the following-to reduce the
number and increase the efficiency of the med
ical corps OF the army to extend the time for
fling claims for additional bounty under the act
of May Is, 1856 The joint resolution in regard
to State Centennial celebrations, which passed
the House Of Representatives the day before was
agreed to. The Pinehback resolution was fur
ther considered Bills were passed in the
House-declarng valid all the suspend
ed ed entries i OF public lands In in, which
Office has decided that petents shall
issue, and which have been confirmed by the
Secretary of the Interior and Attorney General,
and repeating section 2452 of the Revised
Statutes; to amend the act of the 18th of March.
1871, to encourage the growth of timber on the
Western prairies; declaring forfeited to the
United states and subject only TO homestead en-
try all lands granted by the act of 9th If March,
1868, to aid III the construction of railroad from
Leavenworth, Kan, to Neosho River, such grant
having been forfeited by limitation of law to ex-
tend the time two years for presumption on pub
lie lands. Mr.. Clymer, chairman of the Commit
tee on Expenditures in the War Department, pre-
scented resolutions OF impeachment against VIM
w Belknap, late Secretary of War for high crimes
aud misdemeanors in office. After some discussion
the previous question was seconded, and after
remarks by several members the resolutions were
unanimously adopted and the Speaker appointed
a committee to notify the Senate of the action OF
the House s9ch Committee consisting Of Messrs.