Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Tiers on public lands The army appro-
priation bill came up and the clausesau.
thorizing railroad companies to transmit
tclegrams over their lines Tor the govern
ment and general public, at rates to be
fixed bv tie government, according to the
provisions of the title of 1865, of the re-
yised statutes, was passed just as it came
from the house, no amendment being
made either by the senate committee or
in the senate. The clause was not even
discussed. When the section relating to
the reorganization of the army was
reached. the senate laid aside the bill and
proceeded with memorial services in
honor of tie late Alpheus Williams of
Michigan, and then adjourned
FRIDAY, Feb. 2l-HouSe.-The entire
session was spent IN committee of the
whole on various claims bills, all of
which were killed by large majority,
with one exception--that ofGibbs \ Co,
of Charleston, 5. c. Adjourned,
SATURDAY, Feb 22--.SeBdte Senator
Zachariah Chandler was sworn in and
took his seat The army appropriation
bill was taken up and all sections relat
inc to reorganization of the army were
stricken out, also that section of the
house bill forbidding the use of troops in
elections and making II penal offence
to do so. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, Feb 22-HopSe,-The house
bill with the senate amendments TO
amend an act to amend the custom and
revenue laws, and TO repeal moicties
agreed to, The bin to repeal the gesump-
ton act as amended by the senate rTovid-
ing that after the passage of this act the
United States shall BE receivable, same as
coin in payment of 4 per cent. bonds,
which after October /, 1878, they shall be
receivable for duties on imports, was
taken up, and after some amendments
were offered, the house took recess until
Monday, 10 n. m.
MONDAY, Feb. 24-.Seaate. The house
bill authorizing the secretary of the navy
to accept for avoyage of exploration, by
way of Behring's Straits, the ship JedH-
nette rendered by James Gordon Bennett
passed. The army appropriation blll
came up and discussion upon the clause
in regard to allowing railroads to use
their telegraph lines for commercial pur-
poses, was continued. Several attempts
were made to defeat the telegraph clause
without avail and the army bill vas final
ly passed with that section included.
The credentials of Rescue COnkling, of
n. y, and JAS T. Farley, of Cal, rs SEN
ators-elect were pretented and the senate
adjourned
MONDAY, Feb. 24-House.- Considera-
ton of the tobacco sections of the revenue
bill was resumed. The first of the
amendments was the one which provides
that retail liquor dealers shall pay $25
and wholesale 500; retail dealers in
malt LIQUORS 500 wholesale dealers $50,
This amendment was not concurrcd in.
and it leaves the section as passed by the
house The next amendment was one
, fixing the date upon which the new tax
on tobacco should go into effect The
senate has changed the date from Sep.
LIST, 1878, TO May LIST, 1879. This was
concurred in-yeas ,.2 nays II. The
next amendment was one striking out the
clause which abolishes the clause on
matches and this was non concurred in.
A committee of conference with the SEN
ate on tie diSagreements between the two
houses, was then appointed. The civil
sundry appropriation bill appropriatlng
SIG 900 was passed under suspension
of the rules. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 25--Scnate,-Ihe senate
refused to take up the resolution declar-
ing David T. Corbin entitled to a sena.
:
of M. G. Butler, present incumbent, Con
over, Matthews and Patterson voted with
the democrats IN the negative The def
cheney appropriation bill was then taken
up Several amendments were taken up +;
81 900 for the widow of Bayard Taylor;
the amount for transportation OF mails
by railroad was increased from Sl6G,392
to 1924, 100 Memorial services in honor
of the late Hon. Frank WEIGH, Of Ne
braska, were then held. Adjourned
TUESDAY, Feb. j-House.-Several
hours were spent in committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. The committe agreed by vote OF
1876 to 10 to an amendment offered to The
legislative appropriation bill, repeating
laws relating to supervisors OF elections.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 2G-,SeHate.-The
senatebill authorizing the secretary OF
the treasury to ascertain and report to
congress the amount of money expended,
and the Indebtedness assumed by the
state of Kansas in repelling invaslons
and suppressing Indian hostilities, ana
enabling the secretary of war 10 purchase
land and enlarge and protect san Anto
Mo arsenal Several pension bills were
passed and after executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDN EsDAY, Feb. 26-HoHSc.--Thc
house passed the census bill after long
debate, and then proceeded TO consider
the sugar bill.
Remarkable Dcyelonments mt "A salt