Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-06
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.

military affairs reported bill TO restore
Fitz John Porter to the army and pro
vide for his back pay. A minority of
the committee reported against the pas
sage of such bill. Among the bills in.
troduced was one to increase the pension
OF Mexican war veterans.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27-House-The greater
portion of the session was devoted TO de-.
bate on the revision of rules and con-
siderable progress was made. A few
bills were introduced. Mr.. Goode,
chairman of the committee on the York.
town Celebration reported bill appro.
priating 100000 for monument at
Yorktown, and appropriating $4,000 to
enable the committee on the York town
celebration to make all the necessary ar
rangemens for such celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the battle of
Yorktown, as shall be a fit historical sig.
nficance OF the occasion. Passed. A
bill passed setting apart for park pur.
poses, certain lands in California on
which are growing the " Red Wood" or
Big Trees"
} WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2S-.Senate.-The
session was devoted to the deliyerance Of
commentaries on The life of the late Sen.
Zachariah Chandler. Appropriate reso-
lutions were adopted.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2S.-Honse.-Bills
were passed.: Granting pension to the
widow of Lieut.. Herman Bonner, and
appropriating 81 100 for the erection of a
monument to Gen. Herkimer; appropri.
ating $4,000 for the purchase of new
site for the United States naval observa-
tory, with an amendment providing that
if practicable, the site shall be in an
even degree Of longitude west of Green
wich The remainder OF the session
was devoted to eulogistic remarks upon
the late Sen. Chandler.
THURsDA-, Jan. 29--Senate.-
were presented from ex-soldiers against
the passage Of the senate bill for exami-
nation in pension cases. A communica.
| ton was received from the secretary OF
war, recommending, oD the suggestion
of General Newton, that 100000 be
appropriated in annual installments for
the improvement of the Harlem river,
| N. Y. A bill was introduced to provide
for celebrating the one hundredth ami.
versary of the treaty of peace and the
recognition of American Independence
| by an exhibition of arts manu-
featuring and products of the
mines, in New York, in 1885,
Sen, Bailey, from the committee on post
offices and post roads reported with
amendment, the senate joint resolution,
to apply the amount appropriated by the
act of March 3, 1877, to pay certain mail
contracts. Placed on calendar. 1t
authorizes the secretary of the treasury to
pay southern mail contracts for carrying
mails prior to May 81, 1861, upon their
| presenting satisfactory evidence that they
had received no pay for such services
| from either the confederate or United
| States government. Sen. Mcdonald,
from the committee on judiciary, re.
ported adversely on the house bill to ex-
empt postal employees from service on
| jurics, and twas indefinitely postponed;
| also TO declare legal effect of permits
granted by the president to purchase pro-
ducts In insurrectionary states, and it was
indefinitely postponed.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20.-House.-A bill
was passed amending section TAO, revised
statutes, so as to provide that when O
state contains more than one district or
| division, every suit not of local nature
in circuit or district court thereof, against
a single defendant must be brought in
| The division in which he resides, but II
there are two or more defendants resid-
ing in different districts it may be
brought in either division, and dupli-
cato writ may be issued against defend
ants directed to the marshal of the other
division. In all cases of removal OF
cases from state to United States courts
such removal shall be to the United
States courts held in the division IN
which said state courts are held. The
whole of the remainder of the session
was devoted to discussion of the re
vision Of the rules.
FRIDAY, Jan 30-SeRate The senate
was not In session.
FRIDAY Jan. 30.-House. Mr. Shallen.
berger introduced bill directing the
commissioner of agriculture to attend,
in person or by deputy, the International
sheep and wool show to be held in Phil.
adelpha, in September Mr.. Knott
chairman OF the committee on judiciary,
reported bill removing The political
disabilities Of VIM b. Talliferr, OF Vir-
ginia. A debate of some length occurr-
ed on this bill, it being opposed by Con.
ger and others 1t finally passed by
yeas, 172; nays, SO; many republicans
voting with the democrats in the aifirma.
tive. Another bill of the same nature
removing the political disabilities OF
John Owens, of Virginia, came up, but,
pending action, the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. 2 -Senate-A bill was
introduced revlving and continuing courl
commissioners of Alabama claims and
the distribution of unappropriated mon
cy of tbs Geneva award A bill was
PASSED providing that writ of err !
from the supreme court of the United
States to the supreme court of any terri
tory shall be in criminal cases
where the accused shall have
been sentenced TO capital punishment
and in such case the allowance OF sucn
writ shall operate as sapercedeas, and
all cases removed from lho supreme
court of any territory TO the supreme
court, as provided by this act, shall have
precedence of hearing in said court The
act applies to all cases heretofore tried
and determined in which judgment has
not been executed. In such case the
defendants shall have six months from
the passage of this ACT in which 10
obtain and perfect such writ Of error
Sen. Kirkwood, from The committee on
pensions reported adversely on the bill,
granting al increase Of pensions to the