Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TDULt VII "NS NhSA bp tiib
pasced. On motion the senate proceed.
ed to the consideration of the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial a~ppropria-
ton bill, as reported from the commit
tee on appropriations. After a long
debate the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, June charlottesville.
Pound introduced a bill author
ling the secretary of war to use GER
tain moneys appropriated by the act of
March 8, 1870, for protecting the high
sand banks of the Chippewa river.
Passed.
Mr.. Morton, from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported by unanimous
consent the bill allowing telegraph
shore of the United States. This is
the bill reported by Fernando Wood in
the last congress and is intended to cut
off all class legislation. The bill is sub
iect, however, to the terms of such
grants as have been heretofore made
by congress for laying and maintaining
such cables. Bill passed. The house
0 after adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 14--Senate-Mr Chand-
Ter, from the committee on commerce,
reported f~avorably on the house bill
authorizing the secretary of war to use
certain moneys appropriated by the act
of March Sd, 1879, for the protection of
high sand banks on the Chippewa river
in completion and protection of the i'm
provements in and near the mouth of
said river. The bill passed. Mr..
Mcdonald, from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably on
the senate bill to grant additional rights
to home stead settlers on public lands
within railroad limits in Missouri and
Arkansas. Passed. Mr.. Morgan offer
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on edu-
cation and labor is instructed to inquire
whether it is practicable and beneficial
to ali in the establishment and endcw-
ment of schools of science and tech
niques in the several states and terri
tories and in the District of Columbia,
for the education Of females in appro-
pirate branches of science and the USE
ful arts, upon a plan similar in its prin-
ciples to that upon which the agricul-
tural and mechanical colleges have Deer
aided by the United States, and that
said committee have leave to report by
bill Or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. Cockrell presented joint concur
rent resolutions of the Missouri leg
~islature, urging the passage Of the act
to allow certain Missouri regiments of
volunteers their bounty. Referred.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported back from the committee on
appropriations with sundry amend
ments and placed on the calendar. The
committee struck out the fifth section.
which provides that each member Of
the graduating classes of military
academies of 1879 and 1880. may elect
to receive $3.50 and mileage to his place
of residence and thereby become ineli-
gible to an appointment in the army,
except in the event of war, till two
years after graduation; and a clause is
inserted in the bill by the committee to
repeal the existing law which prohibits
any promotion of the corps of en-
gineers to fill a vacancy in the above
rank.
SATURDAY, June 14th-House.-Mr.
Bennett, from the committee on
public lands reported a bill extending
until Oct. LIST, 1880, the provisions Of
the act approved March 3, 1877, IN re-
gard TO grasshopper sufferers, passed.
The legislative appropriation bill was
received from the senate. together with
the senate amendments, was referred
to the committee on appropriations.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of McCoOk as q member of the
committee charged with investigating
the Cincinnati election in the place of
Robinson, excused. Mr.. Clark of Mis-
souri,, asked lea,e t. take from the
speakers table and put upon its pas
sage, the senate bill for the widow and
children Of General James Shields, while
Nanaerman objected.
MONDAY, June l6-Sennh.-The SEN
ate devoted a little time to discussion on
the army appropriation bill but ad-
Journed without action.
MONDAY, June charlottesville.
Springer, from the committee on
collection, moved to suspend the rules
End pass the bill to prohibit military in
reference at elections:
WHEREAS, The presence of troops at
me polls Is contrary to the spirit of III
people and tends to destroy the free
dom of elections; therefore,
Be II enacted, That il shall not be law
iui to bring or employ at any place
where a general or special election is
oeing held in the state, any part of the
army or navy Of the United States as a
ponce force to keep the peace at the
The motion was lost; yeas los, nays
81, not the necessary two thirds in the
majority. It was a strict party vote, all