Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate committee on commerce,
on the 18th, reported tavorably on the bill to
authorize the construction of a railroad bridge
across the Missouri at or near Sioux City.
Senator Booth, from the committee on lands.
reported bill declaring the rights OF settlers
upon lands claimed by the Union and Central
Pacific railroads under the act of 1862. In the
House bill was introduced providing for
the election OF governor and other officers in
territories. Mr.. Kelly introduced a bill max
ing standard dollars a legal tender. A hot
debate ensued on the southern outrages, in
stepping the bounds OF parliamentary usages.
Without coming to vote the House ad-
journed.
On the 10th the Senate instructed
the committee on library to inquire into the
expediency Of purchasing from Count de
Rochambeau certain papers in his possession
relating to the war Of the revolution. The
Impeachment trial was again opened with J..
d; Evans e on n. the stand; Evan; said he knew
made public in the newspapers. Legislative
business was then resumed and the sundry
civil bill reported favorably as it passed the
House. The House directed survey made
of the Union and Central Pacific railways for
which the Governments bonds were issued.
On the Goth the Senate passed bill
to continue for ten days longer the temporary
provisions for detraying the expenses of the
government. The evidence in the impeach-
9ent trial being all in Manager Lynch opened
the argument tor the prosecution. In the
House the bill for the protection OF the Texas
frontier was passed. The report of the COM
mittee on the sundry civil bill was agreed to
| and the bill sent to the President for his sig
| nature. A bill was also passed to punisl,
counterfeiting of trademarks, and adjourned.
In the Senate on the 2lst long dis.
cussion was had on the river and harbor bill
i'll which the political question OF whether OF
not Tilden is reformer was the only point
| touched. MIR. Howe said there mi ght be sew
! eral arguments a. to when the Democratic
! party ceased to do good, but there was one
! point on which all could agree, and that was
! that this river and harbor bill should be re-
committed. No business OF importance was
transacted by the House.
The Senate, on the 22d, passed the
bill appropriating money to complete the
| Washington monument, after fixing the
amount at $l0O, ,OOO. The bill for providing
disabled soldiers and sailors with artificial
| limbs was passed. No other business va:
transacted. The House was not in session.
The Senate on the oath, by Il vote OF
~ to %. took up the soldiers bounty bill
but before it was read through the morning
heur expired and Mr.. EdlnHnds objected t
completing the reading. The Impeachment
! business was then resumed and argument.
made for the defense. Mr.. Hurlbut, in thu
House moved to prevent the transportation Il
the Indian country Of the special metallic car
fridge used in the improved guns now uset
by the hostiles. BY vote Of ll6 to 68 tn,
House refused to suspend the rules to p. IS.
the silver legal tender bill not two-third
voting in the affirmative. A motion to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill extending
railroad was also lost.