Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL PRooEED1Nas.
Senate.


president Laid before the senate communi.
cation from the secretary Of war, enclosing
letters Of Gen. Sheridan, Sherman and Ter.
ry, recommending an appropriation of $685.
600 for the erection of military headquarters
st Fort Smelling. The secretary concurs in
the recommendation. Referred. The
on the house bifl granting 4 pension to the
widow of Gen. Robert Anderson. ..... Con.
siderstion of the bill to amend the patent
law was resumed the pending question
was on the amendment that it shall not be
lawful to grant any reissue of any patent
for any invention except the Invention
which was embraced in the original patent.
After q brief discussion it was agreed to,
yeas 80, nays none. Various amepd On
ing been considered in committee OF the
whole, was reported to the senate, but was
laid aside.... Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 2l.-The commit
tee on finance reported without amendment
the house bill, passed by the house on the
10th inst, to facilitate the refunding of the
national debt Placed on the calendar......
A Joint resolution directing the cancellation |
on the table. ..... The Indian trust fund bill to
amend the patent laws was laid aside and
the senate proceeded to consider the naval
appropriation bill. Amendments increas-
ing the appropriations $50 500 over the bill
as it came from the house were agreed to
without debate. Blaine gave notice that he
would offer the following amendments: /
That board of three naval officers be ap.
pointed by the president, whose duty it
shall be to consider and report to the
next session of congress the number
of officers, line and staff and warrant
needed for the navy with 800 men, and
that until hereafter directed by law promo
ton in the navy above the grade of ensign
shall cease and further that the same board
of officers shall consider and report whether
any of present navy yards may be dispensed
of the naval establishment may be decreased
without impairing its efficiency. Also, that
from and after July /, 1883, only such a
number of graduates of the United States
Naval academy in any one year shall be
entitled to appointment as midshipmen in
the navy as are required to fill vacancies......
After an executive session the senate adj
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 22.-The house
bill reported from the committee on finunce,
to facilitate the refunding of the national
debt was passed unanimously. 1t now goes
to the president "A bill was introduced to
prevent and punish counterfeiting within
the United States of notes, bonds and other
securities of foreign governments..... A bill
was passed declaring certain lands granted
to the Pacific Railroad company by the acts
Of July l, 1862, and July 2, 1864, subject to
they may be located. Consideration of the
naval appropriation bill was resumed, and
Blaine spoke in favor of his amendments,
proposed yesterday. Objections were
made to the introduction Of general legis-
lation in appropriation bills, and Blaine,
having only given notice of his amendments,
did not submit them. The bill was then
read second and third time and passed..
Blaine then introduced bill to regulate
| thereof are the same as the amendments dis.
cussed to-day and heretofore published.....
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 29.-The report
of the conference committee on the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill was
agreed to and the bill passed. The amount
appropriated is 81, 087, 1885,. Matthews in
troduced bill to grant to the American
ocean cable and telegraph land-wire asso-
citation, of Philadelphia, right of way and
rine telegraph cable on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, and to establish telegraphic
communication between the United States,
Europe and .Asia. Referred......The bill to
amend the patent laws was then considered
and passed ......A bill making appropriation
for certain expenses in the treasury de.
partment and for defraying the expenses of
the committee on army reorganization and
that on the Indian bureau was passed.
After an executive session the senate ad-
| burned.
FRIDAY, January 24.-The vice presi-
dent submitted memorial from the Nation.
al Woman's Suffrage association praying for
the passage of a resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution prohibiting
states from DISTINGUISHING persons on account
of sex....F Ferry called up the report of the
conference committee on the house bill to
establish post routes, and for other purposes.
The amendment relating to the franking
privilege was referred to committee of five
senators for consideration in respect to con.
stitutional ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
| House.
MONDAY, January 20.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To prevent adultera-
ton of articles of food and drink; allow
ng the unexpended balance of 81 ,OO0, 900
appropriated for soldiers headstones in
national cemeteries to be expended for a
similar purpose in private village and city
cemeteries; to pay certain mail contractors
of southern states for carrying mails prior
the appointment and pay of supervisors of
election and their aids; to regulate charges
of the Pullman palace and other sleeping
cars making trade and Mexican dollars
legal tender; to make ships, tugs and other
vessels engaged in commerce between diff
ferent states, or between the United States
and foreign countries, liable for debts con.
tracted BY their owners or agents; to au.
thorize the issue of coin certificates in lieu
Of gold and silver certificates for deposit
in the treasury; repeating all acts relative
to the presumption of public lands; also for
q survey of and sale of public lands; to
reduce the price of public lands within
railroad limits; to secure to the people of
every state equal and just representation.
......After consideration in committee of the
whole the bill to provide for the settlement
of Columbia, and comforting jurisdiction
thereof on the court of claims was passed.
......Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 21.-The senate
bill to authorize the secretary of the int.
rior to deposit certain funds held by him as
trustee for the Indian tribes in the treasury
of the United States in lieu of investment,
led to q long discussi on stephens, from
the COmmlttee on COAAaSos A4t1OuuceO q OAA
to authorize tho coinage Of goloid metric
dollars and fractions of dollars. Referred.
1.-THE house then proceeded to the con.
sideration of the resolution authorizing in.
vestigation into the cipher dispatches sent
during the campaign Of 1876, and after de.
bate the resolution was passed, yeas 1913,
nays 100. The post route bill was reported
by committee and passed. ....Adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, January PA bill was
passed appropriating $50, ooo to the transpor.
tation of coin and bullion, and $4,000 for
miscellaneous expensesof the house. The
senate amendments to the Iudian appropri.
alton bill were non.concurred in ..... Quite a
stormy debate took place between Bragg
and several southern Democratic members,
over southern claim bill. At the conclu-
sion of the debate the house proceeded to
consideration of the resolutions in honor Of
the memory of the late Beverly B. Douglas,
representative y from Virginia. Eulogiea
were pronounced by Messrs. Goode, Pollard,
Hooker, Walker, Springer, Duunell, Pride.
more. Clarke. of Iowa. and Tucker; Reso.