The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-08
CONGRESS-.

/ The Senate on the 28th ult. amended
tile bill admitting Colorado as q State after
amending by appropriating money to pay the
expenses of her constitutional convention
After amending the military academy bill by
adding &c, al4 to the appropriation, the Sen
| ate adjourned
Bials were introduced in the House to
appropriate money foy the destruction of 10.
| Gusts: and opening the Black Hills to survey
advertisement.
In the Senate. on the Goth ult., the
military academy bill with dozen amend
lments, was read a third time and passed. The
bill declaring the true inte2t and meaning Of
the Union Pacific railroad accounts was then
taken ny, and pending its discussion the Sen.
Este adjourned.
The President sent to the House a
message urging the necessity Of an immediate
appropriation to supply the deficiency At Red
Cloud Indian agency. Bills were introduced
to encourage timber culture; and explaining
the timber culture act. The3e were much ex-
!citement over consideration Of the pension bill
for soldier%of 1912.
The Senate, on the 1st inst, Indefinite.
.ly postponed the bill for commission to in
vestiga'e the habits Of the locust, but the
committee reported tavorably to the bill tor
the protection OF agriculture against injurious
insects, which covers the same ground, and it
was ordered printed. A large portion of the
day was spent in discussion st the resolution
MT to admit Pinchback to a seat, and the Sen
ate adjourned.
The House adopted q resolution in.
stuucting the judiciary committee to inquire
what legislation, it any, is necessary to inden1-
nifty the United States for interest on the sub
sidy bonds of the Union Pacific railroad, and
also to secure indemnity against any liability
to pay the principal; also To- what extent the
traffic on those roads can be regulated by Con-
goess.
In the Senate, on the I'd, Senator Me-
MILAN presented memorial Of the Minneso.
ia legislature for the relief Of settlers on Ger
tain railroad lands. The Piachbaek case was
again postponed. The Senate bill to reduce
the number and increase tls. efficiency of the
medical corps was passed. The bill for the adj
mission OF New Mexico was made the special
order for the 9th.
In the House Mr.. Randall introduced a
bill directing the Secretary of the treasury to
issue silver coins OF the denomination of five,
ten, and fifteen cents in redemption of an
equal amount of fractional currency, and to
provide for sucn redemption until the whole
amount of fractional currency is redeemed A
bill was passed declaring, valid all so-called
half patents issued for land. A bill was also
passed declaring that whenever a party
holding claim under the timber
culture act, shall prove trees planted under
the act to haze been destroyed by grasshoppers
the years on which such destruction was made
shall not count as working any forfeiture of
the claim, and the time shall be extended &C.
time for pre.empsion on public lands~psssed.
The Senate galleries were crowded on
the Sd in anticipation of the impeachment pro-
ceeding, against ex-seoretary Belknap.
A lengthy discussion Of Pinchback's case oc.
cupisd almost the entire days session, but no
vote was taken. A bill was introduced re-
lating to third class mail matter The House |
committee appeared at the bar and presented
articles OF IMPEACHMENT against the ex-secre-
tary Of War, and the Senate adjourned to
Tuesday.
The House ordered the printing Of tes-
timony in the Emma mine investigation. A
large number Of private bills, and some sixty
granting pensions, were passed. Copies were
called for of all telegrams in the Babcock case.
The 1912 pension bill was reported back and
ordered printed. |
The House only, was in session on the
4th, but only for debate. The Hawaiian treaty
was the subject Of discussion.