Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

III lne senate, on the 2Otl, the senate
bill to create sinking fund for the liquidation
of Government bonds advanced to the Central Il
Western Pacific Railroad Company, with amend
meuts, and new bill to create like fund in re
ation 10 the bonds advanced to the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, and for the settlement of the
claims Of the government on account OF said
bonds, We're reported from the Railroad Com
mittee and placed on the calendar. The
Impeachment question was further de-
bated in secret session. co.. In the House
the Senate bill for the relief OF G. r. Tyler
and f.. ii Luckett was passed over the pr, ST.
dents ycto--lSl to las was also the bin pro-
viding for recording deeds, mortgages and other
conveyances affecting real estate IN the District
OF Columbia bill was also passed for the re-
lief OF certain settlers on public lands. A resolu-
ton was passed appointing j. IL Patterson
as Doorkccper. An appropriation was made
for the payment of claims reported allowed
by the Commissioner of Claims. An inyestiga-
ton was ordered into the charges that money had
been expended by the Pacinc Coast to procure
the passage of the bin to carry into effect the
treaty with the Hawaiian Islands
The Impeachment question was consid-
cred in the Senate, with closed doors on the eth,
and an order was agreed to to proceed, on the
2ath. 10 vote upon the pending question and any
amendment that may be proposed thereto. Mr..
IA tersoI WAS announced member of the
Board OF Visitors TO West Point, in place of Mr..
Clayton, excused In the House, report was
made from the Conference Committee the
sular ana Diplomatic Appropriation bill, that the
committee had been unable to agree, which re-
port was adopted.
After further consideration of the I'M
parchment question on the Goth, the Senate de-
cided that ii had jurisdiction by adopting a reso
luuon that eN- Secretary Be- knap is amenahe to
trial by impeachment for acts done as Secretary
OF War Notwithstanding his resignation of said
Office before he was lmpeached The vote on
ms resolution was a. follows: leas-Bayard,
bo9gy, Burnside, Cameron pa Caperton. Cock
rell, Cooper, Davis. Dawes, Dennis Edmuuds
Goldthwaite Gordon, Hamilton. Hitchcock
Kelly, Herman, KEY McCreery, Mcdonald, Max
ey, Mitchell. Morrill, VI, Norwood, Randolph,
ls1n, Robertson SARGENT, saulsbnry,
Wallace, White, Withsrs, Wright 81
Nays Allison, Booth, Boutwell,, Bruce.
Cameron. tWisl Christisucy, Clayton, Conk.
sen, Hamlln, Harvey, Howe Ingalls,, Jones,
tFla.h Jones (Ney.l, Logan, Mcmillan, Morrill,
tMe.l, Morton, uglesby, Paddock, Patterson,
spencer, West, Ntndom-29. Messrs. Alcurn
aud Barnum WEI excused from voting, ana
Nessrs. Anthony, Couuyer, Johnston and Sha-
ION were absent Adjourned 10 the 3lst. In
the House, a bill wss passed providing for the
sale TO actual settlers of the Usage ceded lands
IN Kansas. The bill 10 devote the proceeds OF
the sales Of public lands fer educational pur-
poses was debated IN Committee Of the Whole.
Adjourned 70 he Slst
The bin in relation to the japanese in
demuity fund was amended and passed in the
Senate, on the 5ist V.t.... A resolution was Of
fered N the House, by Mr. Jones of Nevada, and
referred. tec}srtug hat Congress should pass with
car delay bill repeating The Resumption act,
and should prohihit any further contraction of
the currency, and should p-oviue, n necessary.
Tor IT. Increase, aud FOR the displacement Of Ma
uoua' Bank notes hy United States notes, and
should also provide Tor speedy return 60 gold
aud SILVER. Ia the Louisiana contested election
case of Spencer rs, Murey. the majority r port OF
the committee, declaring Morcy, the sitting
member. not entitled "a the seat, and Spencer
the contestant. entitled 90 il, was adopted iih-
out division.
y number Of private bills were passed
Ia ihe Senate, ~ the Isl, The judgment Of The
Senate In TIC Impeachment case, overriding the
pltS ~ the defendant as to jurisdiction was an
uouDCec and an order was submitted and dis
cIsscd HAT the accused be ordered 10 plead fur
tber or suswer The articles Of impeachment
within ten DAYS. he Senate, sitting IS a Court
~ Impeachment adjourned 20 ths> 9th Bills
were passed IN the Aoase-to promote the ei-
hcieucy OF the army, 20 provide tor its gradual
reduction, 8nd 20 consolidate Ce.taiu of III stSt
departments, providing for the appointment, BIZ
the Secretary of The Treasury, OF n Commission
or, 10 be known as shipping Commissioner for
every pori o! enLy which Is also a pert OF nay.-
cation.