The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL, u.

/ HOUSE, JAM 14.-A large number Of
bills were introduced and referred. Mr.. Kel-
ley offered a resolution to provide for 6pecial
session of the house TO listen to any, argu-
ments by certain women in behalf Of the pro-
posed sixteenth amendment to the cdjnstitu-
ton. Rejected, 107 to do. The speaker an.
nounced some committee, appointments and
the house adjourned. ';'''
SENATE, Jan. 15.-A number Of bills
were introduced and referred, among them
one by Mr.. Window for the restoration of
wages in the government printing Office. Mr.
Merrill offered an amendment to the resolu-
tion of Mr.. Matthews on silver Of much the
same purport as that of Lis co}legue Ed
munds. Resolutions were agreed to. calling
| on the secretary of the treasury for informa-
ton relative to the sale of government bonds,
and calling on the secretary of the interior
for recent report of an Indian inspector in
favor of removing to new reservation all
! the Indians in Oregon, Idaho and Washin gton
Mr.. Thurman's resolution relative to appro-
priations for arming and equipping militia
was extended SO as to cover all the States and
adopted
| HOUSE, Jan. 15.-Several bills were
introduced, among them one by Mr.. Dunnell,
to declare the jurisdiction of the United States
| over harbors and navigable waters. Several
resolutions were introduced, others on tinan-
cial matters being defeated by objections, one
being by Mr.; stringer to prevent farther con:
traction of the currency. A bill to suspend
| for ten years action of the law forbidding any
citizen Of the United States who shall discover
suanO island selling the guanO to any other
| than American citizens was passed. A Joint
! resolution relating to commerce and navigation
was made the special order for Tuesday, The
house went into committee of the whole for
general debate, and was addressed by MI. Price
on the reconciliation of silver.
SENATE, Jan. 16.-The Senate unex-
pectedly reached a vote on Matthew's silver
resolution, the motion to refer it to the judc-
larry committee being rejected, - to 90: The
remainder of the day was devoted to eulogies
upon the late Senator Bogy.
HOUSE, Jan. I8.-A comm nication
was presented from Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp-
son, of New York, conveying to the nited
signing Of the emancipation procla alton,
| and February - appointed as dayto receive
it. Bills were passed authorizing the con-
| struction OF bri0ge over the Missouri river
at Glasgow, Mo, and appropriating $4,000
to improve the Mississippi, Missouri and Ar
river above Shreveport, the latter in commit
tee of the whole.
SENATE, Jan. 18.-Bills were intro
communications received. The bill to enlarge
the jurisdiction of the court of claims was in
definitely postponed. The Matthew'S silver
resolution came up, and speeches were made
by Merrlmon and Maxey. communication
was received from the President in answer to
the resolution calling for information relative
to the Pacific railroads. 1t inclosed the opin-
ion of the attorney general that the president
had no power to enforce the law against the
roads: that was a matter for the courts and
Congress. Suits were now pending whose
results should be awaited before further legis-
lation.
HOUSE, Jan. 18.-The military academy
appropriation bill was reported. It appropri-
ates $272, ,155. Mr. Springer reported from the
election committee in favor of the admission
of Wiggington, Democratic contestant from
the fourth California district Petitions, me.
MORALS and private bills were received. A
claim for property destroyed at Alexandria
during the war created some discussion, and
the rest of the day was consumed in eulogies
upon the late Senator Morton.