Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


MONDAY, May 3.-The house joint resolution
to donate ratiOns to sufferers by the recent
cyclone at Macon, Miss, was passed. ingalls,
introduced bill to establish a uniform system
of bankruptcy throughout the United States.
Ia large number of petitions III favor of the
Eaton tariff commission bill were presented.
IA bill was introduced by Williams to estah
lish ocean mail service between the Union Pa
cifc and certain foreign ports, and providing
adequate compensation therefor. Vance then
addressed the senate in support of the resolu-
tons declalinS Spofford entitled to the seat oc-
cupied by Kellogg. Adjourned.
TUEsDAy, May A bill was introduced by
Morgan to provide that the president of the
senate shall submit to the senate and house
when assembled to count the votes for president
and vice president all packages purportng to
contain electoral votes .. Many petitions i'll
favor of the Eaton tariff commission bill were
presented The House bill to furnish four
condemned cannon for the soldiers monument
at Marietta, o., passed: also the senate resolu-
ton authorizing the loan of tents for the
soldiers reunion at Wichita, Kansas. AT the
expiration of the morning hour Vest spoke in
favor of the Spofford-kellogg resolution.
After an executive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May Booth, from the COM
mittee on public lands reported fayorably the
house bill for the relief of settlers on pnbhc
lands and it passed 1t provides that when a
pre-emption homestead or timber culture claim
ant shall file a written REIMBURSEMENT of his
claim in local land office, the land covered by
said claim shall be open and subject to entry
without further action by the land commission
er. Where any person has contested, paid the
land fees and procured cancellation of any entry.
he shall be notified by the register of the land
Office of that district and shall be allowed thirty
days to enter the land. Any settler who hereafter
proceeds to enter land under the homestead
10 tl,all no No IN
his original entry az is now allowed settlers un-
der the pre-emption laws, and his right shall re-
date back to the date of settlement as ifsshe
settled under the presumption laws. The bill
authorizing the sale of Fort Logan, Montana,
and to establish new post on Musselshell nv
er, Montana. was passed e. The kellogg-Spof
ford resolutions were temporarily laid aside and
the District Of Columbia appropriation bill taken
up, discussed at great length, and pending de
bate the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY MAY 6.-Hoar submitted resolu-
ton instructing the Judiciary committee TO re-
port bill providing compensation for all per-
sous whose ships we're destroyed by confeder-
ate cruisers during the late rebellion from
moneys received under the Geneva award.
Laid over under the rules. Mrgan submitted
resolution providing q rule for counting the
electoral vote. Referred to & select committee.
49,. The bi,l appropriatlng @25, 900 for public
printing vas passed ~. The morning hour hay-
ing expired the senate resumed consideration Of
the District of Columbia appropriation bill.
After long discussion II passed. On motion
of Beck, the report Of the conference commit
tee on the Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. Without action thereon the senate went
into executive session, and when the doors re-
opened adjourned
FRIDAY, May THE president pro .er. laid
before the senate the credentials OF Senator
James A. Garfield, and they were placed on file.
-. The conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bin was taken mp on motion of Beck,
and after short debate passed without division.
:. AT the expiration Of the morning hour the
senate resumed consideration of the Kellogg