Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senat e.


SATURDAY, June 5.-The bill for the sale Of
Detroit arsenal was passed. j.. The bill appro-
platlng sou, 900 to reimburse the Greek orphan
fund was passed. The senate bill to promote
the civilization Of Winnebago Indians in Wis
consin granting them their pro rata proportion
OF annuities to the Winnebagos of Nebraska and
Wisconsin for the purpose Of securing home
steads) was passed The house bill granting
to the corporation of Council Bluffs, Ia. for
pubic purposes meandered lake near the city
waspassed. .Adiou ned.
MONDAY, June THE house bin prohibiting
government suits again st timber trespassers on
public lands prior to March l, 1879, and bling
defendants in suits now pending to settle them
by acquiring title to the lands under existing
laws, was called up. The section reducing
from s4.50 to S1.25 per acre lands whose price
was raised more than twenty years before the
passage Of this act on account of grants of al
ternate sections for railroad purposes was
stricken out. Thus amended the bill passed.
| Other bills passed: Refunding duties on an inn
ported altar to Notre Dame University, st.
Josepe County, Indiana; abandoning Fort Sedg-
wick, On G. military reservation and restoring
it to the public domain; authorizing the pur-
chase Of ground and erection of public build
ing at Detroit. Herman spoke N favor of the
resolution unseating Kellogg. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 8.-After debating the civil
Appropriation bill the senate went into executive
session and then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 9.-Davis CIV. Va.) from
the committee on appropriations, reported back
the house concurrent resolution providing for
the adjournment of congress June 10, at noon,
with an amendment substituting June 16. The
amendment was agreed to and the resolution
then unanimously concmred In. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was then taken up. Va
rious amendments reported from committee
were adopted, and the senate went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 10.-The house bill admit
ting classical antiquities free Of duty passed
with amendments offered by Kirkwood remit
ting the duties paid on imported salt in curing
meat for expectation. -. Consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed in
committee of the whole. After action on seve-
raj amendments the committee rose and report
ed the bill to the senate. The amendments
adopted III committee were adopted and the
bill passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE senate bill authoriz-
ing the county of Winona, Mimi. to construct a
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river pass
ed. The Spoford-hellogg resolutions were
debated for short time and then postponed
until tomorrow. After an executive session
the senate adjourned
House.
SATURDAY, June 5.-A number of bills of
private nature were adopted. Also. bills amend
ing the statutes relative to affidavits of home
ST. Paul and Chicago Short Line Railroad COM
pany to construct bridge across Lake st. Croix.
-. Adj ourned.
MONDAY, June THE senate bill ratifying
the Ute agreement twenty-eight amendments of
the house committee thereto passed-yeas ia,
nays 49,. On motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the erection of public buildings
at Rochester, no quorum voted, and the ho,.,e
adjourned.
TUESDAY June S.-A bill was passed granting
pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Upright, of Iowa,
who had eleven sons i'll the Union army during
the rebellion. The news of the nomination of
Garfield by the Republican convention at
Chicago was received at this junctue and the
house adjourned. The Republicans Immediately
held ratification meeting and sent congratula
tons to their colleague.
WEDNESDAY, June "a joint resolution was
introduced by Rice looking to the abrogation of
the fishery clauses in the treaty of 1871 with
Great Britain Placed on the calendar. Kel-
ley then moved that the house concur in the
senate amendment, which fixes June Is as the
day of final adjournment. Agreed to--yeas
1856, nays r.. Adjourned,
THURSDAY, June 10.-The senate resolution
proposing Joint rule for counting the electoral
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