Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-15
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Proceedings of the Second Session.

Proceedings of the Second Session.
Senator Allison, on the 9th, reported
the Indian appropriation bill, which is much
reduced. The committee on public lands re-
ported tavorably on the bill tor the relief OF
settlers on the public lands under the pre-
emption law, and it was passed and sent to
the House. Senator Window, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported adversely
to the House bill laying tor the Eads jetties
S5OO, ,OO0 Considerable other business was
ted.
Nothing worthy Of note was done in
the House.
The work of the Senate on the 7th
inst, was of a very unconnected character,
resulting in nothing worthy of especial note.
The bill to allow Indians to become citizens
was placed on the calendar. A new confer
and the franking privilege. The committee
on claims reported adversely to re-opening
claims of the war of 1912. The printing bill
was called up 10y MIR Window, but without
action the Senate adjourned.
The House held short session on
the 7th in which the deficiency bill for Gov
ernment printing was discussed, and an
amendment was adopted providing that the
wages of printers on Government work shall
he the same as paid in other eastern cities.
No other business was done, except to discuss
the deficiency appropriation bill in committee
of the whole, and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the SLh had under con.
sideration the hill appropriating money for
Indian affairs. One amendment made by the
House, iorbidding the President to remove
| any of the Sioux Indians without further in
structions from Congress, the Senate struck
! ont, and after large Aumber Of other changes
| the till was passed, and it goes lack to the
House. Mr.. Window was made chairman OF
| the committee on the printing appr0priat on
hill TIo TO fhou fOOE sill
next day.
The House on the 9Th had the atten-
| ton of it's members called to the treatment
of the members of the Louisiana returning
board in the custody of the Sergeant-at-
Arms. Mr.. Wilson had not been permitted
to see them until he got peremptory order
from the Speaker; then he found them in a
damp, dark and ill-ventilated cell, into which
a gleam OF sunlight had never penetrated, and
| the only light was by gas. Mr.. Cox said it
was the same cell in which the Republicans
hld placed Stewart, andlIryine Mr.. Hall said
in this cell was now Gov. Wells, man over
| 70 years OF age, on bed Of sickness. Mr..
! Cox claimed that the room was both we'll ven-
tilated and we'll lighted. The House went in
| to committee of the whole on the deficiency
bill, but action was deferred, and the House
adjourned.
"A bill was introduced in the Senate,
on the 9th, appropriating money tor co'oniz-
ing expedition to the Arctic seas. Resolutions
OF the Kansas Horticultural Society were pre-
sented, asking for aid in preventing the des-
truction caused by the locust. A lengthy dis
cussion was had on the bill amending the
Pacific railroad acts and creating sinking
fund Tor the liquidation of its Indebtedness to
:he government, but without action the Sem
ate adjourned.
In the House, on the 9th, the def
cheney bill was passed with one item stricken
ont. after some other business the report Oi
the Louisiana investigating committee was
submitted. The majority report concludes by
declaring that the Democratic electors re-
ceived majority of the votes in the State:
void void /: and that the vote Of tie State cannot
he counted for Hayes and Wheeler without
confirming and approving the illegal and
fraudulent action. The minority report de.
clared that the Republican electors were cho-
sen and the raturns made by the prope, au-
thorities under all the forms OF law. Both re-
ports were ordered printed.