The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07


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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Second sessio
In the Senate, on the 9th, the mill
tary academy and Notifications bill passed
without discussion after being amended The
bill to ratity the agreement with certain bands
OF Sioux Indians was passed, also the bill ex-
tending for two years the act establishing the
board of commissioners for Southern claims
short executive session was then held and
the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Knott, in the House on the 9th.
made report from the judiciary committee
favOring the admission of Beltord, the Colora-
do representative. The Indian appropriation
bill was passed. The tour members of the
Louisiana returning board were again pre-
scented at the bar of the House, and after be-
ing allowed half an hour for conference to-
gether, their answer was presented to the
House and read. The answer disavows any
disrespect or intent to evade the law; and
that the papers called tor by the House were
required by them continually until the count
was completed, when they were, as provided
by law, deposited with the Secretary OF State
OF Louisiana, where they now are. The reso-
luton was then adopted adjudging the pris-
oners guilty of contempt, by party vote !;
they were then ordered into the custody of
the sergeant-at-arms until they should pro-
duce the required papers.
In the Senate on the Goth, after the
message of the President giving his reasons
for signing the electoral bill had been read,
Mr.: Conkling said, 81 move this important
and wise message be printed and laid on the
table," agreed TO- The message appears in
another column.
The following bills were introduced
in the House :: Fixing the time for the regu-
lar meetings of Congress torteiting certain
land grants in Michigan chartering a freight
railroad om the Atlantic to the Missouri
large number or female suffrage
petitions were received by the Senate, on the
3Oth. Senator Christiancy in presenting pc
titlon, said he was informed, and believed
there was not single drunkard, gambler, or
person OF vicious life among the petitioners,
and his observation satisfied him that the
people advocating the amendment were
among the most thoughtful and intelligent
people O. the country The five members of
the Joint committee for counting the electoral
votes were then selected unanimously, as
given in another column.
In the House, on the 3Oth, the bill
appropriating 100000 to be paid to James
B. Eads tor constructing the ''jetties'' at the
mouth OF the Mississippi, was passed. The
bill abolshing the Board of police Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia was passed
over the Presidents veto. The House then
proceeded to vote tor members of the elector-
al commission, each member rising and Civ
ing the five names of his choice; The result
was, Payne, 2S8; Hunter, 259; Abbott, 262;
Garfield, 238; Hoar, 261 Three votes for Nc
Crazy, OF Iowa, were given by Becker. Chand-
Ter and Smith ct Georgia; four for Foster, of
Ohio; and one each for Mills, Singleton, Black
burn, Lynde, TOwnshend and Wood. A bill was
L.
ment of patents which shall have occurred
more than one year previous to the notice of
infringement. @....
The Senate on the 3lst received no.
tice, that the four associate justices selected
by the arbitration committee had chosen AS
sociate Justice James P. Bradley as the fifth
member of the commission. A resolution was
wing otthe capitol during the counting of the
electoral vote. The Pacific railroad bill was
further discussed and the Senate adjourned.
IN the House Mr.. Garfield introduced
a bill providing tor the more thorough invest
igation OF accidents on railroads. The resolu-
ton declaring Colorado State and admitting
James B. Belford as member of Congress
from that State, was passt d and the new men,
Der sworn in. Barnes, the telegraph agent,
was discharged from custody, he having de-
livered UP the papers demanded of him. The
House held an evening session but no busi-
ness was transacted
In the Senate on the I'd inst, a series
OF resolutions, signed by 800 names of colored
voters OF South Carolina, was offered, the res
olution denying that intimidation was used
in that State to induce the blacks to vote the
Democratic ticket. Messrs. Ingalls, and ALI
son were appointed as tellers under the COM
promise bill.
The Speaker appointed as tellers on
the part OF the House, under the electoral
bill, Messrs Cook and Stone. Mr.. Kasson
called the Speakers attention to the fact that
the two names were chosen from the Demo-
cratic side The Speaker informed him that
the President of the Senate would select two
from the Republican side, when Mr.. Kasson
replied that he would do 80 on account of the
action Ivy the Speaker. The Speaker said he
the tilt by saying thai it was insolenee, on the
part OF Kasson, nevertheless.
The Senate, on the I'd, passed bill
limiting claims against the United States
which heads of departments Of bureaus are
called upon to decide, to six years time or
they shall he void A bill was introduced to
enable Indians to become citizens of the Uni
ted States.
In the House. the time of the short
session of the I'd was taken up with the legis-
lative appropriation bill. The section fixing
liz Pay Vi Oenat0rS AT -, oUU was lrSC Stflcken
out, then that fixing the pay of Representa-
tivrs was also stricken out, and the House ad-
journed.
A Sound Life Insurance Company.
From the New York Insurance Chronicle Jan % 1877.
cable, prudent and honorable. -
This is the verdict pronounced by the
New York Insurance department upon
the management of the Washington
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