Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
FORTY.sIxTH CONGRESS.


the Francis p. B air monument association
in Louis, was passed, as was also the house
| bill authorizing allowance for loss by leak.
ags or casualty, of spirits Withdrawn from
| dlstillery warehouses for expectation.
| 49,. WINDOW offered an amendment to Voor.
nees' resolution for the appointment of q
commission OF five senators to investigate
he cause OF the negro exodus. The amend.
ment instructs the commission if it finds
that colored citizens have been deprived of
| their rights to consider the expcdiency of
providing such territories as may be peces.
| sary for the use and oc Occupation Of such per.
sons as may desire to emigrate from Is .ir
present homes in order to secure their en-
| joyment OF constitutional rights. .t,.ed
printed and laid on the table. Aitera,nor;
exclusive session the senate adjourned,
WEDNESDAY,, December 17.-Morgan
| introduced resolution instructing the sec.
rotary of the interior to declare forfeited
and restore to the public domain ell Ian DIS
which have been appropriated to railroad
companies that have slept on their rights
and privileges to the detriment OF the pub.
lie welfare. In the list of such dormant
railroad enterprises and appropriated lands
appear the following: Detroit and Milwau-
| zee, 355, 420; Houghton aud Ontonagon,
formerly Marquette and Ontonagan, 552,.
5l5; North Wisconsin, formerly st. Croix
md Lake Superior, and branch to Bayfield, !;
Wisconsin Central, formerly Portage, Win.
nebago and Superior, 1,S00.000; st. Paul
aud Pacific, ST. Vincent, Extension, for
| merly branch to Rel River OF the North,
100000; ST. Paul and Pacific, Brainerd
branch, formerly branch to Lake Superior,
$4,000; Hastings and Dakota. $4,000
Oregon Central, 1900, 600; Atlantic and Pa
cifc, 42,00o0t0; Northern Pacific, A..
100000. Referred 80. Morgan introduced
another resolution declaring that tbs con.
tinuance of the existing volume Of United
States treasury notes, with their legal teuder
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 he
full 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
tain our national prosperity. Referred .....
After short executive session the senate
passed among others bill to authorize the
free entry OF competitive prizes won by
American citizens in foreign countries
iourped
THURSDAY, December l8.-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
wv. Va) instructing the agricultural COM
mittees OF both houses to consider the sub.
taat nf ipulf I'm nd ~ yuh hot tn
be done by the government to promote agri-
cultural interests was adopted.....T 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 q committee to
investigate the causes Of the emigration of
the blacks from the northern to southern
states. An amendment by Window 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 constitu
tional rights, etc, WAS rejected. After de.
bate Voorhees, modified his resolution some.
what and accepted an amendment by
Window so as to make it call for an investi-
cation, by 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 present and DO
probability that cne would be obtained and
moved to adjourn, but withdrew the motion
temporarily to permit the transaction OF
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
and the senate adjourned until the 9th of
January.
TUESDAY, December 16.--King offer
ed resolution for the appointment of Sc
lect committee of eleven, whose duty it
shall be TO examine into the selection of a
suitable route for an inter-oceanic ship
canal, TO which all petitions, memorials
and reports relative 10 such canal shall be
referred, and which shall have authority 10
report at any time. Adopted .... Bills re
ported back from committee and passed :
For the establishment of land Offices in
Montana and DGsota territories restoring
to the public domain part of the military
reservation OF Fort Ripley confirming
grants of lands made by tae state Of Mime. /
sofa in q of the construction of railroads !
snd other internal improvements; abolish !
ing the military reservations OF Forts Aber. !
crombie, Seward and Ransom, Dakota ter
ritory Morse presented petitions asking |
for the passage of a joint resolution, now
before the senate committee, providing for
the abolition and repeal OF the legal tender |
power now given United States treasury
notes. Referred. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, December 17.--Ballou