Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-18
FoRTY.sIXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

ate bill for the interchange of subsidiary
| silver coins, and the senate bill to authorize
The secretary of the treasury to issue ten
million of dollars of four per cent. bonds
for the/payment of arrears of pensions. He
asked their indefinite postponement, and it
was so ordered. ... The vice president laid
before the senate petition of the general
assembly OF the Presbyterian Church of the
| United States, representing 5000 churches
and over half million communi.
cants, asking for commission of in
inquiry concerning the alcoholic liquor
traffic. Referred.... .lugalls presented
memorial Of certain ex-soldieis who repre-.
sent that they were paid in a deprecated
currency and asking congress TO pay the
1 difference between the value of greepbacks
and gold at the time of their payment, with
8 per cent. interest compounded annually.
Refereed, On motion of Davis, the reso-
lutien heretofore submitted by him calling
on the secretary OF The treasury for state
ment by states OF the amount paid out OF
the treasury since 1866 on claims growing
ont OF the late war, was taken up. Pend.
ing discussion, the morning hour expired
! and the senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened adjourn.
ed.
WEDNESDAY, December l0.--The vice
presiderF laid before the senate a communi-
cation from the secretary of war recon-
men ding special appropriation of SS40, 000
, to enable work on the war, state and navy
! department buildings to go on continuously.
! Referred. ..... Bills introduced and referred:
! To authorize the erection of a statue in
honor of Chief Justice John Marshall; TO
recognize and pay certain claims due by
the state of West Virginia 10 citizens there
l.Nff 4 ~. O..
the late war, and which are properly charge
able to the United States. On motion OF
Ingalls,, the bill now on the calendar re-
ported by him April T. 1879, for the relief of
the Central Branch of the Union
Pacific Railway company was in
definitely postponed ...... The morning
hour having expired the ssenate
resumed consideration of the resolution
offered by Davis (W. Val calling on the
secretary OF the treasury for statement of
the treasury since 1864 on private claims
growing out OF the late war. Davis accept.
ed an amendment by Edmunds that the
statement be made to extend back to March
6, 1861. The resolution was then adopted
by party vote...... Morrill, offered n resou.
ton calling on the secretary OF the treasury
for o tabuatsd statement showing by states
the totsl amount of claims growing out Of
the late war, presented to and rejected by
the treasury department from March 4, 1861,
| to March 4, 1879, aud also of all like claims
now there pending. Laid over under the
rules. The house concurrent resolution to
adjourn from December 10 to January s,
was adopted by vote of SO to 29......Aiter
a short executive session the senate ad ourn-
ed.
TRURsDAY, December 11.--Several
private pension bills were passed .. With.
ers, by request, presented memorial of
VIM. b. Whiting, commodore United States
navy, proposing the establishment OF con.
! federacy OF all governments upon this con.
tinent Referred. .... The bill making an
appropriation of 100000 for the erection OF
military posts on the Rio Grande frontier
was taken up and passed. ..... Allison, from
the committee on Indian affairs, reported
with two amendments the Joint resolution,
that the secretary of the interior bo author
lied through commission of five persons,
to be appointed by the president, to nego.
tate with the Ute Indapsfor their removal
from Colorado. Adopted. After a short
executive session the senate adjourned I'M
til Monday.
MONDAY December l5.-Voorhees
presented a petition of 1000 ex soldiers and
sailors, praying TO be lpaid in greenbacks,
the difference between the value of the
greenbacks in which they were paid for
services to the government and the value
of gold at the time OF payment Laid on
the table .......B Butler 81. c. introduced an
amendment to the senate joint resolution
introduced by Rayard withdrawing the
legal quality of greenbacks. The resolution
rs proposed to be amended will read, that
from and after January 1st 1880, treasury
notes OF the United States shall be reeeiv.
able for all dues to the United
States except duties on imports and
shall not be otherwise legal tender, and any
OF such notes that shah hereafter be issued
shall bear this superscription. Referred. -.
Bills introduced and referred TO author.
izs the st. PGul and Chicago Shortline Rail
way company to construct bridge across
Lake st. Croix, and to establish it as o post
route for the organization Of the territory
of Okohoma out OF the present Indian Ter.
ritory; making appropriations for the i'm
provement OF the Big Sandy and Elk rivers,
in West Virginia, and for the continuing
the improvement OF New River and Great
Kanawha river, W. Va.."..Adjourned.
DOnse.
TUESDAY, December 9.-Pound intro
duced a Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution, providing
that after the 4th of March, 1885, the presi-
dent and vice-president shall hold Office for
six years and shall be ineligible for more
than one term consecutiyejy, and that mem
bers of congress shall be elected for three
years. Referred. Several Joint resou.
tons were introduced and referred express.
ing sympathy for the famine.stricken and
destitute people OF Ireland. ..... Under the
call of states the following bills were intro !
iuced and referred: To authorize the Issue
of 100000 gold certificates, and to estab. |
lish redemption flnd therefor; to author.
ize the issue Of $40, 100000 silver certificates,
and to establish a redemption fund there.
for; to repeal the act for the resumption OF
spacin usymentg. for a commisaion tn no.