Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

! The Senate, on the oath, was engaged
| in consideration Of the bill to abolish the Of
|! Nee Of supervisor Of internal revenue, and the
| bill toamend the laws relating to the legal
| tender Of silver coin. 'e-.sF sser,'
I Bills were introduced in the House
| to increase the national hank circulation to
liquidate the national debt, to reorganize the
navy, and to regulate taxation in the District
Of Columbia. A resolution was passed re-
!! questing the President to take steps to secure
fthe release Of O. M. Condor, now imprisoned
in England, Mr.. Blaine proceeded to make q
personal explanation in regard to the news
paper charges connecting him with the Union
Pacific railroad company.
The Senate indefinitely postponed
the bill for surveying the Austin Pacific rail-
: nd route, on the 25th, and refused to recede
t1fosn'ts amendments. to the diplomatic bill
1nd also insisted on it's amendments to the
deficiency bill. Mr.. Mcmillan was appointed
member Of the Mississippi election commit
tee. i'll place OF Oglesby, excused. The legal
tender silver bill was ordered printed.
The House passed the District of
Columbia bill, and took up the executive
appropriation bill in committee of the whole,
commencing at page 81; after disposing Of six
pages the House adjourned. 1t came out in
reference to salaries of territorial judges that
Utah makes additional compensation in the
case Of federal judges acting in a dual capac-
torbidding such practice.
The Senate spent the morning hour,
on the s6th in considering various unimportan
motions, after which the silver legal tender
bill was taken up and amendments proposed
by Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Morrill, called up the
bill to establish an educational fund and to
apply portion of the proceeds of public
school land sales to public education. Mr..
Maxey, of Texas offered substitute conse-
secrating the entire proceeds of sales of pub
lie lands to educational purposes. Without
action the Senate adjoprned-
The House was occupied with prop.
ositions to investlg gate the clerks and subor-
dinates of the House, the assistant engineer
OF the capitol, the sale of commissary articles
at West Point, and the management of
the New Orleans custom house, after which
Mr.. Cox took the chair in committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for executive
expenses.
Mr.. Lapham, in the House, April
9th, introduced an amendment to the con-
stitution authorizing the President to approve
or disapprove otseparate clauses or provision
of BILL The bill excluding Missouri from
the act of 1872 relating to mining interests
was reported favorably, with the added clause,
can lands in said state shall Ike snbject to
disposal as agricultural lands" An amend
ment was added to the postal appropriation
clause af the executive appropriation bill
prohibiting any employe of the government
from giving or receiving money, directly or
indirectly, for political purposes.
The Senate was engaged in the Bel
knap Impeachment.
On the morning of the 28th ult. the
decision Of chief Justice Certter was laid be-
fore House discharging Hallett Kilbourne from
custody. In regard to the bill transferring
the Indian bureau to the war department., a
point of order was raised which ruled out the
section. The speaker sustained the point.
The legislative bill was passed by vote of
208 to II. A bill was passed arpropriating
$5 600 for the subsistence OF the Apache In
dams. The Senate was in session as cour
of impeachment.
The House, on the Goth, discharged
the military committee from further inquiry
into the charges made against Horace Bough-
ton, its clerk, tor the reason that the wrongs
charged are barred from criminal prosecution
by the statute of limitations. The House adj
journed without action on the other business
called up.