Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, Dec 6-SeHate.-Cockrell's
bill authorizing the secretary Of war to
donate twelve condemned cannon to the
Francis z. Blair monument association
passed Among the bills introduced
were the following: BY Bruce, to pro-
vide for the investment OF certain un.
claimed pay aud bounty moneys now in
the treasury, and to facilitate and en-.
courage t6t education of the col.
orcd race by Booth, appropri-
ating $40 600 for the erection
of Statue. of Prof. James Henry at the
Smithsonian Institute. Bills were passed
as foloNs. Authorizing allowance for
loss by leakage or casualty, of spirits
withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for expectation to amend sections 1894
and 1925 of the revised statutes, so as to
allow applications and affidavits required
for the obtainment of patents for miner
nj lands to he made by the agent Of non
residents; to amerd article 1903 OF the
rules and articles of war, so as to provide
limitation to prosecution for desertlon,
after an amendment by Mr.. Edmunds, SO
as to prevent its construction as apply
ing to detaulters, &c. After Il short ex.
ecutive session, the senate adjourned.
1 y,
offered a resou ION for the appoi ltment
of a select committee Of eleven, whose
duty i. shall be to examine into the sub.
ject of the selection of suitable route for
the inter. oceanic ship canal, to which
II i petitions, memorials and reports re.
lative to such canal shall be referred,
and which shall have authority " report
at any time. Bills were passed: for the
establishment of land Office in Montana
Territory; also a bin for the establish
ment of land Office in Dakota Territ ry +;
restor ing to the public domain parC OF
of thu military reservation of + j Ripley,
Minnesota; also confirming grants OF
swamp lands made by the state Of Min.
nesota, in aid of the construction of rail.
roads and other internal improvements ;
bill abolishing the military reserva-
lions of forts 'Abercrombie, Seward an
Ransom, Dakota Territory.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. IT Seadte.-Mr.
Morgan offered the following resolution
That the continuance of the existing
volume of u. S. notes, with their legal
tender preserved, and the maintenance
of their equivalent i'll value with coin, is
demanded by the present necessity OF
trade, commerce aud industry, and that a
full restoration of silver COINAGE 10 an
equality with gold is necessary to the
people of the United States as n sufficient
and permanent supply ofmoney to main
tain our national prosperity. Mr.. Nor
gan discussed his resolution ut some
length Mr.. Thurman presented me.
mortal Of citizens, of Ohio, largely in
terested in stock raising, asking the ap
poiniment of a commission to investi
gate domestic diseases of animals, and te
adopt and enforce, under sanction of the
secretary of the treasury,rules for the pre-
vention and treatment of such diseases.
MIR. Pendleton, from the committee or
census, reported bill amending the aet
providing for taking the tenth census
1t provides for the free transmission
through mails of correspondence be-
tween census officers and the department
Of the interior. 1t also amends The said
act by striking out Of the 18th section
so much as provides for schedule four
containing the inquiry relating To the
ownership of the public debt of the
! United States 1t also amends section ~
so as to allow the report Obtained from
| railroad corporations, express, telegraph
and insurance companies to be made for
the fiscal year, ending June l, 1880. II
amends section 10, so as to require the
enumerators to commence June 1, 1880
and TO require an enumeration in cities
having over 100000 inhabitants to be
taken within two weeks from that date
Ordered printed and laid on the table
The senate then held short session, and
when the doors re-opened, passed among
Others, bill to authorize the free entry
Of competitive prizes won BY American
citizens in foreign countries.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11-House-Bills
were introduced; Restricting the legal
tender currency to constitutional require
ments, the bill reading as follows: Tina,
section $3.50 of the revised statutes,