Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
Congressional Summary.

bills were Of purely local interest.
The senate then resumed consldera-
ton Of unfinished business the river
and harbor appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being al amendment OF
the committee on appropriations in in
creasing the appropriation for lmprov-
ing the mouth Of the Red river from
$4,000 to $l50,000; agreed to. Other
amendments Of the committee
were agreed to. The house
submitted the amendments in
increasing the appropriation for inn
proving the harbor Of Sheboygan, Wis,
from $1,000 TO $1,000, and appropriate
ing $4,000 for completing improve
mcnts Of the Chippewa river IN
that state; agreed to. The
amendment appropriating $125,-
0c0 for improving the Mississippi river
| from the bridge Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul r. r., above In Crosse,
was also agreed to- The senate then
went into executive session and soon
after adjourned
TUESDAY, June 11--House.--The house
went into commttc Of the whole on
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Banning moved To increase the
appropriation Tor Cincinnati custom
house from 100000 to 100000; re-
ccted-7G to "a. The appropriation
for the building at Evansville,
Indiana, was increased from
500 600 to $4,000; appropriation for
building ut Grand Rapids, Mich, in
creased from 100000 to $47 600 Mr..
Atkins yielded to the two preceding
amendments, stating the principle u
the bill had been broken by the action
Of the house in regard 70 TO the court
house mt Atlanta. BY its action the
house had expressed its wish that when
the buildings were nearly completed u
sufficient amount should be appronri-
ated for their completion. After
several other amendments the
house took IL recess, the evening session
to be for consideration Of reports from
the committee of naval affairs.
WEDNESDAY,, June 12-lSenute. The
house bill passed making appropriations
for payment of claims reported allow
cd by the commissioners Of claims I'm
der the act Of congress Of March 3, to-
gcther with amendments extending the
time of taking evidence and submitting
claims in cases now pending until
March 10th, 1879, and also extending
the term Of office to commissioners Of
claims until March 10th, $780, provided
that nothing in the act shall be SO con
strued MS to extend the time for filing
claims before said commissioners, to en-
large its jurisdiction or to author
izc the filing Of new claims.
The deficiency appropriation bill
passed without amendment, and bills
ON the calendar were considered.
Among those passed were the house
bill making i'm appropriation for the
payment Of claims reported allowed by
the commissioners Of claims under the
act known us the southern CLAIMS com
mission; senate bill to correct error in
revised statutes in reference to uans-
portation of cattle on railroads The
eight hour law bill was postponed until
December next by u vote of 81 To 20.
Mr.. Conklm reported favorably the
senate bill authorizing the Southern
Pacific ". II. Co. to construct and main
tain n bridge across the Colorado river
Mt Fort Yuma, i'll the state of Colorado,
and III the territory of Arizona. Placed
on calendar. The house bill authoriz-
ing the payment Of the claim Of Ten
nessec for keeping U. S. prisoners, pass
cd. The senate bill authorizing Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, to prosecute suits
against the United States in the supreme
court on account Of sales Of public lands
III each state. passed. The senate bill
III relation to the Venezuela mixed com
mission passed After M executive
session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 12-Hou@. The
house alter the morning hour went into
IL committee oftilo whole On the sundry
civil appropriation bill and after il long
debate took recess until evening. At
the evening session the house again
took up the sundry civil service bill and
debated until after midnight, then adj
jouncd without action.
THURSDAY, June l3 Senate. At the
expiration Of the morning hour,
Voorhees, moved to take up the
bill to repeal the specie resumption act,
which led to n discussion. The motion
of Mr.. Voorhees, was mt last adopted.
Then after another long discussion the
substitute Of Mr.. Voorhees, for the
finance committees report Was re-
jected, ayes 30, nays 81. The ques-
ton then REQUIRED ON the amended
substitute of the committee on
finance for the house bill, and il was
agreed to; yeas. 30 nays, -. The bill
| HAVING hppn considered IN commit ~
of the whole, it WAS reported to the
senate and passed; ayes, 10; nays, 10.
After the introduction of n few bills,
which were placed on the calendar,
the bill 70 create sinking fund for the