Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-20
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

and labor, reported bill to establish an
educational fund and apply a portion
of the proceeds of the public lands 10
public education, and TO provide more
complete endowment and support of
national colleges for the advancement of
scientific and industrial education.
Placed on the calendar. Sen. Wallace,
from the committee on finance, reported
tayorAbly on the senate bill TO direct the
commissioner of agriculture 10 attend
and report ON the sheep and wool eX-
hibition at Philadelphia, on Sept. Sth.
Sen. Bel,Zhauer introduced bill which
was referred, providing for general am
nesty. Ii provides that all political dis.
abilities of all persons in the United
States, arising under the third section 81
the l4th amendment of the constitution,
shall be forever removed and discharged,
upon such persons filing with the AT.
torney general of the United States re-
quest in writing for relief from such dis.
abilities.
TUESDAY, Feb 10-HouSe-Mr, Wood
chairman Of the committee on ways and
means, reported a resolution, calling on
the secretary of the treasury for all eyi
dence in the internal revenue office
touching the enforcement of the internal
revenue laws in Northeast Georgia
Adopted, Mr.. Conger, from the same
committee, reported back the bill for the
relief of colored emigrants, and il was
passed. 1t provides that all charitable
contributions imported for the relief Of
colored persons who have immigrated
from their homes to other states shall be
admitted free of duty. The act is to take
effect Immediately, and remain in force
until Feb. !, 1881. Consideration was
then resumed on the Hot Springs bill.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11.-SGAdtc-
Cockrell, from the committee on claims,
reported adversely on the bill granting
a pension TO the widow of the late Gen.
Custer The resolution offered by Mr.
Eaton, December 1, requesting the prcSi-
dentto transmit copies of all correspond.
ence with foreign governments or their
representatives in relation to the inter
oceanic canal, was passed, The bill di-
recting the postmaster general to read
just The salaries of certain postmaSters,
in accordance with the provision of sec.
ton OF the act of June ~, 1856, was
passed Sen Garland, from the com.
mittee on judiciary, reported bill to
amend section 1852, revised statutes, in
reference 70 bigamy and polygamy.
Placed on the calendar.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11.-H0uSe.-
Warner, from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, reported back a
bill amending section 1854 of the re-
viSed statutes Ordered printed, aud
recommitted 1t provides that section
1864 shall be amended to read as fol
lows: "The value of foreign coins as
expressed in money of account of the
United States shall be that Of pure metal
OF such CONS of standard weight, as
compared with the pure metal in the
standard coins of the United States, and
the values of gold and silver coins of the
various nations of the world, known to
our commerce, shall be ascertaned by
assays to be made from time to time,
under direction Of the director OF the
mint, foreign gold coins being compared
with standard gold coins of United
States and foreign silver coins with the
standard silver dollar, and the re ult Of
such assays shall be reported to the Sec
rotary of the treasury and be embraced
in his annual report TO congress" Con.
sideration was then resumed oil the court
removal bill, but the bill went over
without action, and the house went into
committee of the whole upon the re-
vision of the rules.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10 -Sendte-Mr Saun
ders introduced bill to abolish all the
duties on the importation of salt. Mr.
Garland introduced bill to extend the
time for the completion eff the Texas and
Pacific railway. Sen. Blaine submitted
the following:
ReSolred, That the president he respect
all cd in, HI in ~
Incompatible with the public interests,
to communicate to the senate any infor-
nation in the possession of the govern
ment touching on the alleged false stat
istics and false testimony imposed upon
the Halifax commission, and used as a
basis of their award in the matter of the
fisheries.
The bill granting a pension to Herman
Nettcrtield, but reported adversely by
Mr.. Ingalls, from the committee on pen
sions, was taken up. Netterfeld was a
citizen scout, acting under military
orders when he was disabled. The dis
cussion of this bill was upon the point
whether scouts with the army should be
paid pensions the same as soldiers dis
abled, and was Interrupted by the morn.
ing hour expiring, when consideration
was resumed OF the bill Tor the ascer.
tainment OF the amount Of land located
on military warrants, and for the pay
ment OFFS per cent. Of its value to various
states named and Mcdonald continued
his speech in favor ofthe bill.
THURSDAY, Feb. 12.-H0uSe. Mr..
Stephens, of the coinage, weights and
measures committee, reported back five
bills relative to the metric system Of
coinage. Printed and referred. The
bill provides first, for the coinage Of
metric gold coin, 10 be called the "stel.
la of the value of 50; second, for the
coinage of the goloid metric dollar, 81
and fractions OF dollar, and also the
coinage Of metric gold double eagle
eagle and half eagle, all of a standard
value; third, for the mintage Of ingois Of
metric gold alloy, its deposit in the treas.
ury and the issue Of certificates therefor /.
fourth, for the making Of iugots Of fine
gold and ngots of fine silver of the
value Of 800 each for expectation,
manufactures etc; fifth, for the coinage
If silver dollars and fractions thereof Of
tae full standard value upon the metric
system. a resolution was passed author.
King the secretary Of the treasury to
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