Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-19
Congressional Summary.

Co0GfcS0l0nol SUmW0Tve
FRIDAY, June 7-Sendte.-The senate
debtaed tie army III al day end adj
jnufa1ed without rea< hing kTotex
fStDAY, June ,z-Housd The house
discussed and passed a large number Of
private bills; giving the whole session
to that work.
SATURDAY, June 8-=Sennte. the
senate Spencer offered the following,
which lies over:
Resolved, In order that all the facts
connected with the presidential election
Of 1876, and the result thereof which
was finally reached may be fully known
to the American people, select COM
mittee of eight senators be appointed
and instructed to enquire into and in
vestigate all the charges OF fraud, lie
gality, intimidation, violence and other
obstacles to the free and honest suf-
frage occurring at said election in the
states of South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana; and also into similar charges
which said committee may deem of
sufficient gravity concerning said cleo
ton in Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon or
any other state; also into all the cir
cumstances winch they may deem ex-
pedient to investigate connected with
the presidential electoral count in the
forty-fourth congress-; also into all cir
cumstances of dissolution of the legis-
lature and government in the state of
Louisiana, known as the Packard gov
eminent and the establishment of the
legislature and government known as
tho N,oho11s' cnvorv, ont on1 IN oSDor
tain whether or not such dissolution of
the government and the establishment
of the other was in consequence of
any act or transactions occurring
prior to March 4. 1877. and through
what persons or agencies, if any such
result was accomplished; and that said
committee have power to appoint sub
committees, employ clerks and steno-
graphers, administer oaths. to send for
persons and papers, to examine wit
nesses. to sit during the recess aud all
expenses thereof to be paid from the con-
tingent fund of the senate. On motion
the Texas Il Pacific railroad bill was
postponed until the irstWednesday after
the first Monday in Dec. next. In sub
hitting the motion, Mr.. Matthews said
after consultation with the friends of
of the measure he had concluded not to
submit to a motion to make it a special
order for that day as he previously an
nounced. Mr., Bruce, from committee on
pensions, reported IN favor of concurr-
ing in the house amendment, increas-
ing the pension of Gen. James Shields
from fifty dollars per month to one
hundred dollars per month. Placed on
calendar. The special committee to in
quire into alleged connection of Senator
Matthews with the Louisiana frauds I'M
der joint resolutions submitted by him
is as follows Edmunds, Allison, Ingalls,,
Hoar, Davis, Ill. White and Jones, Fla.
BY vote of yeas 50, nays 2, the bill
passed modifying the contract with Jas.
b. Eads for the construction ofjetties at
the south pass of the Mississippi river.
The army bill was then taken up and
passed and the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY. June S-House. the
house deficiency bill passed, ayes I32,
noes II. Mr.. Cobb, from committee of
elections. reported resolution in the
contested election case of Til!man vs..
Smalls from the Sth congressional dis
trict Of North Carolina, setting forth
there was fair, free, and peaceful cleo
ton in the district and declaring the
seat vacant Mr.. Waite submitted a
minority resolution declaring Smalls,
the sitting member, entitled to his seat.
The reports were ordered printed, and
Mr.. Cobb gave notice he would call
them up Wednesday. Sessions were Or
dered for every night next week for reg
ular business. The house then adjourn
ed until Monday.
MONDAY, June 1O-Senate. SEN
ate labored all day on the river and
harbor bill and adjourned without
reaching vote.
MONDAY, June l0-Hou%. house
discussed Mt length the conference COM
mittee's report on the military academy
appropriation bill and finally the re-
port was agreed to and the house add
iourned until evening the session to be
for debate only.
TUESDAY, June 11--Senote. SEN
ate acted upon several private bills dur
ing the morning hour, all of which
bills were Of purely local interest
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of unfinished business, the river
and harbor appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being ar amendment of
the committee on appropriations in in
creasing the appropriation for improv-
ing the mouth of the Red river from
$50 900 to $l50,0O0; agreed to. Other
amendments Of the committee
were agreed to. The house
submitted the amendments in