Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-26

senate the house bill appfOpriating
$21O. 900 for public building in New
York, to be used as barge Office, was
passed. The house bill legalizing the
collection of head money already paid
on IMMIGRANTS, was passed. The commit
tee ON privileges and elections reported
adversely on the joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton forbidding Acknowledgement of per-
sons on account of sex. Mr.. Hoar will
submita minority report The reports
we're ordered printed. and the joint reso-
luton was placed on the calendar with
the adverse report.
After the passage OF number OF
bills on the calendar, consideration was
resumed of unfinished business, being
the bill to create a sinking fund to pay
the Indebtedness due the government by
the Kansas Pacific railroad. After a
brief discussisn, the bill passed.
FRIDAY. June 14-House-A bill passed
authorizing a settlement of claims of
the estate of the late Admiral A. G.
Dahlgreen. Mr.. Burchard moved
to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution
that the forty-fourth congress in Joint
meeting declared r. B. Hayes and w.
A. Wheeler respectively elected presi-
dent and vice-president, and declaring
that no subsequent house or congress
has power to reverse that action, and
that any attempt to annul or disregard
such action or title of the president
based thereon, is revolutionary, and is
hereby disapproved by this house,
which was agreed to-yeas 215, nays 81.
The nays were: Blackburn, Bliss,
Boone, Brigg, Cooke, Cox n. Y. J, Elam,
Fuller, Hamilton, Harocnburgh,
Henckle, Henry, Hewitt IN. ~, May
han, Phelps, Pridemore, Robertson.
Smith ga, Springer. Southland and
Warner. The following is the resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the second house of the
44th congress having counted the votes
cast for president and yice-president of
the United States, and having declared
Rutherford B. Hayes and William A.
Wheeler duly elected president and
vice, president, there is no power in any
subsequent congress to reverse that de-
nor can any such power be
exercised by the courts Of the United
States, or any other tribunal that con-
gress can create under the constitution.
SATURDAY, June 15-Senate.-
senate concurred in the house joint res
oiution to extend the session until 4
o'clock Tuesday the 18th inst. The
house bill increasing the pension of
Gen. Shields to 800 per month was
in. A large number of bills
of minor importance passed.
SATURDAY, June 15-House-Th army
bill was agreed to as
by the senate; numerous pri-
vate bills passed and the house adjourn
ed till Monday. -if E
MONDAY, June 17-Senak.-Nearly
the whole day, until midnight, was
spent in consideration of the sundry
civil bill, passing upon the 1000 amend
ments that had been offered. The
amendment to pay the expenses of the
that visited Louisiana under
instructions from ex-President Grant
was rejected after spirited contest.
MONDAY June 17-House. The
report on the legislative
and judicial bill was adopted and the
bill passed. After amendments the
tobacco bill was passed. Its principal
feature is Il reduction of the tax to 16
cents per pound. The house then pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of bills on
the calendar and at midnight was still
in session.
WEDNESDAY, June 19-Senate.-After
being in executive session several hours,
the doors were reOpened Mt 2:25 P. NJ. Bills
on the calendar were then considered.
The conference committee on the civil
sundry bill having failed to agree, res
olution was adopted extending the ses-
sion until 10P. NJ. The resolution, en-
lending the. session until ten O'Clock,
was agreed to.
At the evening session Mr.. Allison
submitted the following Resolved,
That the select committee Apo Mt
ed under the resolution of the 9Th
inst, to make inquiry concerning
the alleged connection of Senator Matt
news with matters relative to the late
presidential election in Louisiana in eX-
ercising powers granted to sit during
recess of congress, may hold its sessions
At such place or places rs it shall deem
most convenient for the purposes of in
vestigation. Agreed to.
At 1885. a message was received
from the house of representatives, an
the concurrence of that body
in the report of the conference COM
mittee on the sundry civil appropria-
llon bill. Mr.. Windon, chairman of
tho committee on ACCOMMODATIONS,