Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19

inactive. Good cargoes red winter wheat OF
coast at 55s 6d@56s; good cargoes No. spring
wheat of coast At Sis; good cargoes California
wheat of coast at SIS; fair average quality Of
No. 2 Chicago spring wheat for shipment, etc.,
LIVERPOOL February 14-2:00 P. M.-Wheat
Winter spot declined Id; balance declined 2s;
cargoes of coast declined Is; winter and spring
declined Is Sd; cargoes to arrive, spring and
California declined Is.
FoRTy-slxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 9.-The resolutions Of the
Louisiana legislature declaring that Kellogg
was not legally elected senator, and that Spot
ford was and should have the seat, were ordered
printed and referred. Thurman, from the
committee on judiciary, reported adversely the
bill to provide for an additional circuit Judge
for the eighth judicial district of Iowa. Indef-
nitely postponed. The same committee, with
the exception Of Edmunds, reported adversely
on tue JOINT resolution authorizing the president
to veto parts of appropriation bills. Placed on
the calendar. Mcdonald introduced substi-
tute for the bill to revive and continue the
court Of commissioner of the Alabama claims,
and it was placed on the calendar .. The bill to
revive and continue the court of commissioners
of the Alabama claims was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment.
TUESDAY, February 10.-The house JOINT
resolution appropriating $4,000 to enable the
United States to be represented at the interna-
tional fishery exhibition at Berlin next April
was passed. Burnside, from the committee
on education and labor, reported bill to estab
lish On educational fund, and apply portion of
the proceeds Of public lands to public education
port of the national colleges for the advance
ment Of scientific and industrial education.
Placed on the calendar. The bill to authorize
the secretary of the treasury to ascertain the
amount Of land located on military warrants in
certain states was taken up and discussed at
length. The bill authorizes the secretary of
the interior to ascertain and certify to the
amount of land located with military scrip and
land warrants in the states where the enabling
acts OF admission into the union contain stipu-
lation of the payment of per centum on the
sales Of public lands therein. 1t provides that
after such ascertainment the secretary of the
treasury shall pay such states. per cent. on
$1.75 per acre. Jones, of Florida, gave notice
Of an amendment to provide for the ascertain
ment Of the quantity of public lands entered
and patented under the homestead law in the
states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana, between June q, 1856, and
ented under said law during said period shah be
subject to the provisions Of the act, in the same
manner as lands entered by location of military
scrip and land warrants. i. The bill authorizing
the secretary of the interior to deposit Indian
trust funds in the treasury Of the United States
and to withdraw the interest stipulated by
treaty or prescribed by law in lieu Of investment
was passed. Burnside, from the committee on
military affairs, submitted minority report on
the bill for the relief Of Fitz John Porter &C
companied by an amendment striking out the
enacting clause and substituting one authoriz-
ing the president to grant Porter new trial on
application. Ordered printed and laid on the
table. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE bill for the
relief Of Fitz John Porter was made the special
order for Monday next. Logan, from the
committee on Indian affairs, reported, with
amendments, o bill for the relief Of the Winnie
bago Indians in Wisconsin, and to aid them 10
obtain sups1stance ny agricultural pursuits, and
to promote their civilization. Plnced on the
calendar. The bill authorizing the ascertain
ment Of the amount Of lands located on military
warrants, etc., was debated until the senate
went into executive session, after which the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 12.-Bills introduced:
TO abolish all duties on the importation of salt;
to extend the time for the completion of the
Texas Pacific railway Blaine submitted a
resolution which was adopted, asking the presi-
dent to communicate to the senate any informa-
ton in possession Of the government touching
alleged false statistics and fabricated testimony
imposed upon the Halifax commission and used
as basis for their award In the matter Of the
fisheries. After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, February g. Bills introduced: Au-
thorizng the secretary Of the treasury to issue
new bonds to holders Of bonds that may become
redeemable in 1881; for the issue Of additional
coupons to holders Of redeemable United States
bonds; authorizing the secretary Of the navy to
designate United States vessel to carry contri-
buttons to Ireland free Of charge; to prevent
general legislation on appropriation bills; to
create department Of manufactures, mechanics
and mines; to remove the duty on iron and
steel; providing that the term Of Office of the
chief supervisors of elections shall be two years;
prohibiting the arrest Of election officers on
election day; for a commission of inquiry into
the cause and for the prevention of contagious
diseases among domestic animals; to promote
colonization on the public domain; to reduce
the duty on printing and other paper; for re-
funding part of the PEI. cents. Of 1881; to
transfer to the states the title to all islands
within tho bounds of unnayigable lakes, bayous,
etc., which were n'esndered at the time Of the
public land survey; to reduce and reorganize the
army. %. The bill creating ON additional land
district in Kansas was passed under suspended
rules. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 10.-A bill for the relief
Of colored emigrants was passed. .Beltz-
hoover introduced bill, which was referred,
providing for general amnesty. It provides
that all political disabilities of all persons in the
United States arising under the third section of
the fourth amendment to the constitution shall
be forever removed and discharged upon such
persons fling with the attorney general of the
United States . request in writing for relief
from such disabilities. Adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, February 11.-Whtthorne intro.
duced a bill providing for Z commission for ex-
animation Of the existing and proposed rules
for preventing collisions on the water, and for
framing such rules as shall be in consonanoe
with and in furtheranoe of tho interests of IN
BILE time debating the revision Of the rules. ..
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 12.-Stephens, Of the
coinage, weights and measures committee, re-
ported back i've bills relative to the metric sys.
tenn Of coinage. Printed and referred. The
bills provide first, for the coinage of metric
gold coin to be called the stella, Of the value Of
four dollars; second, for the coinage of goloid
metric dollar, two dollars and fractions of a
double eagle, eagle and half eagle, all standard
value; third, for the mintage of ingots Of metric
gold alloy to deposit in the treasury and issue Of
certificates therefor; fourth, for the making Of
ingots Of fine gold and ingots Of fine silver o1
the value Of 500 each for expectation, manu-.
factures, etc; fifth, for the coinage Of silver dol
lars and fractions thereof of full standard value
upon the metric system. No further business
Of Importance was transacted the house occupy.
ing its time in committee of the whole discussing
the revision Of the rules. When the commit
tee rose the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, February ia bill making an add.
tonal appropriation of $1S5, 900 for the support
of certain Indian tribes was passed. After q
session in committee of the whole on the private
calendar, the house adjourned, Saturdays ses-
sion to be for debate only. S%H
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last night ?" inquired Little English
yesterday, as half dozen boot blacks
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steps. 's~~~ is 4: :
All of them were prevented from at
tending by very important business, and
the dwarf shook his head in Q solemn