Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-25
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notes Of the United States shall be receiv.
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 she'll hereafter be issued
shall bear: this superscription." Referred.... :.
Bills introduced and referred: To author.
ize the st. Paul and Chicago Shortline Rail
Lake St. Croix, and to establish it as 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
Ranawha river, w. Va......Adjourned.
TUESDAY, December ia bill to
donate twelve condemned bronze cannon to
The Francis P. B air monument association
in Louis, was passed, as was also the house
bill authorizing allowance for loss by leak.
*g3 or casualty, of spirits withdrawn from
disti!lery warehouses for expectation.
...... Window offered an amendment to V0or.
hees' resolution for the appointment of a
commission of i've senators to investigate
he cause of ths negro exodus. The amend.
ment instructs the commission if it fnde
that colored citizens have been deprived of
heir rights to consider the expediency- of
providing such territories as may be neces.
sary for the use and occupation of such per.
sons as may desire to emigrate from their
present homes in order to secure their en-.
joyment of constitutional rights. = ri,:ad
exclusive session the senate adj iourned,
WEDNESDAY, December 17.-Morgan
introduced resolution instructing the sec.
ietary of the interior to declare forfeited
and restore to the public domain all lands
wAlvu a-.~ A--- v.nn,onriated IN ra;1,ood
companies that have slept on their I.kn,.
and privileges to the detriment of the Dub
lie welfare. In the list of such dormant
railroad enterprises and appropriated lands
appear the following: Detroit and Milwau.
kee, 355, ,420; Houghtou aud OntonaQon,
formerly Marquette and Ontonagan, 562,.
SIS; North Wisconsin, formerly St. Croi1
and Lake Superior, and branch to Bayfield, !;
Wisconsin Central, formerly Portage, Win
aebago and Superior, 100000; St. Paul
merly branch to Red River of the North,
100000; St. Paul and Pacific, Brainerd
branch, formerly branch to Lake Superior,
$4,000; Hastings and Dakota, $50, 900 !;
Oregon Central, 1900, COO; Atlantic and Pa
cifc, 42,00O.0CO; Northern Pacific, H.
100000. Referred ..... Morgan introduced
another resolution declaring that the con.
tinuance of the existing volume of United
States treasury notes, with their legal tender
quality preserved, and the maintenance of
their equivalence in value with coin, is
demanded by the present necessities of
trade, commerce and industry, and that the
fall restoration of silver coinage to an
equality with gold is necessary to secure to
the people of the United States sufficient
and permanent supply OF money to main
After q short executive session the senate
passed among Others bill to Authorize the
tree entry OF competitive prizes won BY
American citizens in foreign countries
......Adiourn
THURSDAY, December 1S.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To provide for the
appointment of commissioners to ascertain
and report the losses sustained by citizens
of the United States by reason of Indian
depredations; for continuing the court of
commissioners of the Alabama claims and
for the distribution of the moneys Of the
Geneva award. The resolution of Davis
Nv. Va) instructing the agricultural com.
mittees of both houses to consider the sub
ject of agriculture and report what ought to
be done by the government to promote agri
cultural interests was adopted..... The pen.
sion appropriation bill passed. ......On motion
of Voorhees, the senate took up. the
resolution offered by him on Monday last
for the appointment OF committee to
investigate the causes of the emigration Of
the blacks from the northern to southern
states. An amendment by Windom in
structing the committee to inquire whether
it was advisable for the government to pro
vide separate territories for the blacks,
where they. could exercise their eonstitu
sional rights, ETC., was rejected: After de-
bate Voorhees, modified his resolution some
what and accepted an uia smis1RfdamSeinhfv i1f a. einhfvesf
EATON. bT a committee of five, into the
causes of the exodus. The resolution was
then adopted by vote Of ~ to 12.."..Ad'
journed.
FRIDAY, December 19.-After the
reading of the journal, Thurman said there
was evidently NO quorum preeent and no
probability that one would be obtained and
moved to adjourn, but Withdrew the motion
temporarily to permit the transaction o1
some rnimportant business. This done
the vice president appointed Voorhees,
Vance. Pendleton, Window and Blair &
committee to investigate the causes OF negro
emigration from southern to northern states
aud the senate adjourned until the 9th O.
January.
MONDAY, December 15.-Bills intro
duced and referred: For the encourage
ment of American sh;pbuilding and manu-
factures; for commission to ascertain ant
repor: a basis for reciprocity treaty be
tween the United States and the British
provinces; to provide sgainst "omnibus'
legislation, or bill with more than one sub
iect; to amend the prison laws so as to gram
= pension to all surviving enlisted men
;nclndinr volunteers and oil drafted in til,
service Of the United States in the late va
and their surviving widows and dependen
fathers and mothers; requiring golt
aud silver, certificates to be paid ou
in lieu of coin on demand thereto
in sums of $40 and multiple
thereof; providing that the redemption.
rational bank notes under the act OF tn
2Oth of June. 1874, may be in United State
notes. or in standard gold or silver coin, q
the option of the secretary Of the treasury
to establish an lacone TAI; to remit dutie
| ON salt when used in curing fish or in curin
and packing beef sud pork; changing tn
time for the meeting Of congress to the se'
Fond Monday in January for = commissio
on alcoholic liquor traffic; annulling an
revoking the court martial findings an
sentence in the case of Gen. Fitz John ,Pol
ter, restoring him to service 40 colonel !
the army, and providing for the payment
all arrearsges O. major general up to the Il
of September, 1866, and a. colonel ther
sitter providing that in the case OF the MOI
surrender of the Ute Indians engaged In Il
White River massacre within 30 days, II
tribe shall be declared public enemies
1.-The United States, and it's rights to it, rese
vation shall be declared forfeited; granti1
bounty lands 70 soldier. yl' who served '; n lee M
......Adjourned..;q4 assifc.ssl -.
:: TUESDAY, December a16.-King ole
ed q resolution for the appointment Of : |.
Ilect committee Of ;slsven;l whose duty !:
4 shall DO to examine, into the selection of i
suitable route for On intsr'oceauic !sh
canal, to- which all petitions; "memort.
and reports relative TO sueh canal shall
referred, and which shall have authority
report at any time. Adopted. ...... Bills
, Iported back from; committee and Daese'
For the establishment Of land 0mces:
tMontana ana Dakota territories; restori
to the public domain part Of the milits q
: reservation, ,of,s Fort Ripley: sconttml
grants of lands nade by the state OF MIN,
4 SSo<. In aid. 80 fha A0natRuofiOn OF Y2ilI0o