Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-27
CONGRESS-.

SENATOR DORSEY presented a resolution
to the Senate inQuiring into the cxpediency
Of restoring the franking privilege. Mr. VIM
dom presented various petitions for the appro-
priation Of 800, COZ fol the improvement Of the
upper Mississippi A bill was introduced en-
powering military G. urts to punish witnesses
refusing to testify, the same as civil courts.
The treasury investigation came up, Mr.. Bout.
we'll took the floor, and after long speech the
Senate adjourned.
In the House the committee on judiciary
reported proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition providing that ''no person who has held
or may hereafter hold the Office ofpresident OF
to the same Office" Mr.. Frye, Of the same
committee gave notice that he would offer a
substitute. Bills were introduced reducing the
pay ofCongressmen to 81, ,5OO with no allowance
and another to fix the same at $4,000 wi h
mileage: In committee Of the whole on the
but no action taken. Adjourned.
The Senate transacted no business on
the 18th, but listened to lengthy speech by
sissippi. He characterized it as an armed rev.
olution, and charged the Democratic leaders
in it with fraud, violence and murder.
Tue House was in committee of the
whole on the Centennial bill, and after warm
discussion by Phillips of Kansas and Regan Of
Texas, in favor of the appropriation, and At
kins Of Tenn, Tucker and others, against it,
the House adjourned without action.
The morning hour of the Senate on
Jan. Goth was taken up by several questions
relating to the Central Pacific railroad. The
prompted Congress to do all that is possible to
protect the government from loss by that gi-
gantic corporation. Senator Norton having
concluded his speech Of Wednesday, bills
were introduced for postal telegraph, ard
one making polygamous Mormons incompe-
tent to serve as jurors.
THE House discussed the Centennial ap-
preparation bill, but came 10 no decision.
LITTLE business was transacted in Con.
gress on the 2ist, the day being set apart foz
Pronouncing eulogis on the late Vice Pres.
ident Wilson. In the Senate bill was intro
duced to reduce the number and increase the
! efficiency Ofthe medical corps of the army,
aud . resolution to provide that no public
printing shall lie done which is not Of prac.
tical value.
TnE House transacted no business, but
spent the day in eulogizing the late Vict
President.
The House only was in session on thu
?2d, and the only work done was the discus.
man rebuked Tucker tor the statement tina
this is not . nation. The chsirman of the Sc
lect committee gave notice that he would cal
the previous question on Tuesday, and tn.
House adjourned.
! SENATOR WINDOW presented anothe,
large batch of petitions for the Fox and Wis
consin river Improvement, on Monday, Jan
a. The committee on railroads reported il
favor of extending the time for the completion
OF the Northern Pacific railroad. The res.
olution Of Senator Davis for an investigation
into the affairs of the treasury, was passed
after amendment, aud the bill 10 provide fol
2 commission on the subject Of the alcoholic
liquor traffic was taken up; pending discus
sion the Senate went into executive session
and seon after adjourned.
"A LARGE number of bills were intro
duced in the House. among them bill to pro
vide for the resusnption Of specie payments-.
/ new scheme by Mr.. Morrison. MI. Strait in.
troduced . bill extending the provisions Of th,
act Of June 22d, 1874, for the relief Of settler
on railroad lands. A bill vas introduced "a
restore e the public domain the lands il
Wehtngton Territory granted to the Northern
Pacific railroad. The committee ON iutliciar,
was instructed to inquire what action should
be taken BY the House In reference 70 persons
now members Of the House, who are charoe,
with completely in the corrupt use Of money
or With giving false testimony relating thereto
IN the Pacific Nail subsidy matter. "a bll n
also introduced for railroad from the Missis
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