Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-13
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TIE Senate on the Sd had busy ses-
sionss Mr.. Morton introduced an amendment
to the act to enforce the rights Of citizens
to vote, 50 as to bring it within the late de-
cision Of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Thurman
said that on Wednesday he should move to
reconsider the vote by which Morton's Mis-
sissipp bill was passed. Mr.. Thurman in
trodOced bill for a uniform system of bank
ruptcy, and the rules were suspended and the
bill passed. The Senate, by vote of24 to
81 refused to reconsider the reduction Of the
Presidents salaay.
A bill was introduced in the House to
incorporate the Sioux City, Black Hills & Pa
cific railroad. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the President to inform the House if,
since March 4, 1869, any executive acts or
duties have been performed at a distane from
the capital, and fso for what reason. The ar
ticles Of impeachment Of Belknap were
ssHss h.ousfy adopted. "A board of managers
of impeachment was elected with Mr.. Lord
as chairman.
The impeachment managers of he
House appeared before the Senate, on the
4th, and presented the articles OF impeach-
ment against ex-Secretary Belknap. She
president of the Senate announced that the
Senate would take order on the snbject, and
the managers retireed. veto was received
from the President of certain bill appropri-
ating money to refund money claimed to be
wrongfully collected from w. T. Cheatam, a
whisky distiller.
A bill was presented in tho House to
provide for the better protection Of the Texas
frontier. An interesting debate occurred be-
tween Randall and Hoar upon the item OF
general appropriation bill reducing the Pres
lpents salary, but the item was left as pro-
posed fixing the salary at $25,O0O.
The Senate organized as high court
of impeachment, OH the 5th, and ordered
that w. W. Belknap, ex-secretary Of war, ap-
pear OH Monday the 18th. The court Of i'm
peachment then adjourned to that date, and
the Senate took up the postage BILL Mr..
Hamlin made an explanation of the features
Of the bill, and endeavored to shift the re-
sponsibility OF increasing the postage on
transient papers to ex-senator Ramsey. No
vote was taken.
The House had up the question of
transferring IIle AuulAu bureau 10 the war ue-
partment, and Cox made characteristic
speech against the proposition, arraigning
the war department as immeasurably COR
rupt, and Sheridan's treatment of the Indians
as barbarous. The franking privilege was
also discussed, but no vote taken.
The House on the 9th inst. indefi.
nitely postponed the bill to abolish capital
punishment. The postage bill was discussed
at considerable length, and an amendment
offered by Mr.. Harvey to place the rate OH
transient matter OF the third class at the old
fgure-one cent for two ounces, up to four
pounds. Senator Window spoke in favor Of
the bill as it was, charging according to dis
tance.
The House finally passed the bill re-
ducing the Presidents salary, without discus
sion. A bill to make 6 per cent. the legal in
terest throughout the United States was laid
on the table. An attack was made on thu
committee on appropriations by Messrs. Joyce
Williams and Dunnell, and repelled by Ran
dali and others Of the committee.