The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL,

HOUSE, Jan. IA large number Of
bills were introduced and referred. Mr.. Kel.
ley offered resolution to provide for special
session of the house to listen to any argu.
ments by certain women in behalf Of the pro.
posed sixteenth amendment to the constitu.
ton. Rejected, 1O7 to 40. The speaker an.
nounced some committee appointments and
the house adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. ia 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.
ton of Mr.. Matthews on silver of much the
same purport as that of lis colleague 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 q 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 finan.
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
q guano 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 fol-
general debate, and was addressed by MI. Price
on the reconciliation of silver.
NHNN1A NNYo Tn
pectedly reached vote on Matthew's silver
larry committee being rejected, 10 to 20. The
remainder of the day was devoted to eulogies
upon the late Senator Bogy.
HOUSE, Jan. ga comm nication
was presented from Mrs. Elizabeth Thomp-
son, OF New York, conveying to the U nited
States as q gift Carpenters painting of the
signing OF the emancipation procla alton;
a. Psoruary IL appointed as day te receive
1t. Bills were passed authorizing the con.
struction OF bridge over the Missouri river
at Glasgow, Mo-, and appropriating $4,000
to improve the Mississippi, Missouri and Ar.
kansas rivers, and 5000 to improve the Red
river above Shreveport, the latter in commit.
tee OF the whole.
r SENATE, Jan. 18.-Bills were intro
duced, petitions and memorials presented and
communications received. The billto 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. A communication
was received from the President in answer to
the resolution calling for information relative
to the Pacific railroads. It inclosed the opin-
ion OF the attorney general that the president
had no power TO enforce the law against the
roads: that was 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
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 eulogics
upon the late Senator Morton.