Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

TUESDAY, January bills intro
duced Providing that no person on the retired
list OF the army or navy, or marine corps shall
draw pension; appropriating $500 COO for con-
s'ructing locks at the Cascades, Oregon making an
appropriation for the Improvement of the Little
Kanswba river. Also making al appropriation for
continuing the Improvement OF the Mononga hela
river in West Virginia and Pennsylvania; liking
the compensation Ct district attorneys, United
States marshals and deputies for the completion of
the work OF improving the Missouri river at or
near Kansas City Petitions we're presented :
demonstrating against the passage OF senate bill
providing for medical and surgical examinations
and the taking Of testimony in pension cases
against the erection of swing bridge over the
Detroit river: for equalization Of bountes; for q
reduction of tariff Oh steel rails and sheet .inc 800
AS mark OF respect to the late Senator Houston
the senate adjourned till tomorrow.
House.
TUESDAY, January GA resolution
was adopted directing the committee on Indian af-
fairs to investigate and report upon the origin +
the recent outbreak of Ute Indians at White River
agency Coorado..... After a short session in com
mittee of the whole the report of the committee
on rules, formal announcement was made of the
death of senator Houstos, and the house, a
mark OF respect, adjourned.
senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Pendleton.
gave notice OF the following amendment to the
senate joint resolution, known rs the Baya1d
resolution: At the end Of the resolution add the
words. and said notes shall not be available for
any of the required TO be kept by national
banks and all such shall be kept In COIN"
o defed printed and referred 10 the finance COM
mittee..... Several communications were received
from the secretary OF the interior relative to the
Ue Indian troubles and two messages from the
president, ore on District OF Columbia affairs
and the other about moneys paid the Utes......A
bill was introduced TO establish a United States
court in indian territory Window submitted
resolution instrucng the committee on appropria-
tons to consider the expediency OF establishing an
additional executive department OF the govern
ment, to be called the department Of agriculture
and commerce, which shall embrace in Its jurisdic
tioD agriculture domestic aud foreign commerce.
manufactures, mines and mining, public lands
geological and other surveys ana other statistics
Ordered printed and laid on table......Adj ourned
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Resolu-
tons introduc ed Instruoting the committee on
foreign affairs to enquire into the expediency ef
abolishiny =. rroys extraordinary and ministers
resident from the United States to foreign coun-
ries TO request the president 10 invite Mexico and
Brazil TO enter into treaty to restrict the immi-
grafton OF the Chinese...Bills introduced and re-
fsrred: II, tgulate coin certificates; to prevent
and punish the sale of firearms and ammunition
TO uncivized Indians; 10 prevent the use OF the
U nited States flag for advertising purposes: eu-
thorzing the recoinage OF the trade dollar direct
ing the secretary of the Interior to pay to Mrs N
c. Meeker and others certain sums of money out OF
the Indian annuity funds; Extending the land
laws 10 the territory of Alaska; to establish the
territory of Pembiua; for reduction OF duties on
imported merchandise; TO reduce the duty on steel
rails .. Stevenson, CHI iirman of the cemmittee on
mines and mining, reported back the senate bill
amending sections 1924 and 2S25, revised statutes,
in regard to mineral lands. Passed. Adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 8.-Bills intro
suced and referred: To create an additional
land district in Kansas TO repeal the 22d section
Of the act incorporate the Texas Pacific railroad
CON pany and to aid the cons truction of Its road
and for other purposes and TO declare the nights,
privileges aud lands granted In said section to the
railroad forfeited, and that the section
be re-epaeted in favor OF the New
Orleans & Pacific railroad company. The
military academy appropriation bill was reported
back from committee and placed on the calendar
After short executive session the senate ad-
iourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, January S.-The bill con-
cerniug the location OF mineral lands was reported
back from committee and referred to the committee
Of the whole also the bill TO apply the proceeds OF
sales of public lands to the education OF the people.
49,. After a lively session In committee OF the whole
on the report of the committee on rules message
Was recei we'd from the president recommending
barbors of Washington and Georgetown......Ad-
iourned.
House.
FRIDAY, January 9.-Bills introduced
and referred: Admitting free OF duty clothing
and other articles destined for the rief of coored
enisrants; granting pension to each survivor Of
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