The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-02-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

! FORTY-S1XTh CONGRESS.
SENA TIE, Feb. 10.-A memorial wa!
laid before the Senate from the Mayor an,
Council Of Milwaukee for the repeal of tn
compulsory legal tender power of Unites
States notes; referred. The House joint reso
luton passed appropriating 900 for re
representation in the Birlin fishery exhibition
April next. One thousand dellars was appro
priated for the removal of the body of Gen
Sykes from Texas, and its burial at West Point
question at length. The regular order was
called forl which was the bill to author
ize the Secretary of the treasury to asscr
tain the amount of land located or
military warrants in certain States
Dunsde %Sn' from 0PRe'sS 9Re Committee
military affairs, submitted a minority rcpor
on the bill for the relief of FitZ John Potter
accompanied by the following amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and in
serting that on application of John Fitz Pot
ter. the President is auth orized to grant him
new trial by court-martial on the charges and
specifications upon which he was tried and ir
part convicted by the court-martial convened
November rs, 1862 The court-martial con
vened by authority of this act shall consist o
not less than thirteen officers of high rank o.
the army, 1t shall consider all the testimony
in the first trial as ente, ed on record thereof
all pertinent official reports, both Union and
Confederation on file, in the war department
and such new testimony as may be offered
either by the United States or said Porter, and
said court shall have power, subject to ap.
proval of the President to confirm, mitigate. .ol
tial, ordered printed and laid on the table. Ad.
journed.
HOUSE, Feb. 10.--Mr. F. Wood, chair
man of the committee or ways and means, re.
! ported resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the treasury for all evidence on file in the
internal revenue Office, touching the enforce
ment Of the internal revenue laws in North
east e Georgia: Adopted. Mr.. Conger from
| the same committee, reported back the bill
| for the relief of colored emgrants. Passed.
It provides that all charitable contributions
| reported for the relief of the colored persons
who have emigrated from their homes to 9TH
er States, shall be admitted free Of duty, the
act to take effect immediately and remain i'll
force till February LIST, 1881. Consideration
was then resumed on the Hot Springs bill.
After discussion for and AGAINST the bill, the
| previous question was called up and the bill
passed. Yeas l25, nays l2l. Mr.. Beethoven
| introduced biliiWhich. was referred, providing
that all political disabilities Of all persons in
the United States. arising under the third Sec
| tion Of the l4th amendment of the constitu-
| ton shall be forever removed and discharged
5upOn such person filing with the attorney
general of the United States with request in
writing for relief from such disability. Ad-
journed
SENATE, Feb. 11.-Thc committee on
claims recorted adversely on the bill giving II
pension to the widow of Gen Custer. A bill
was reported to amend tile revised statutes in
reference to polygamy. The bill for the re-
lief of Fitz John Porter was made the special
order for Monday next. A communication
| from the secretary OF war was laid before the
senate recommending an appropriation of
$4,000 for erecting military quarters at Fort
| LeavenwOrth. bill was reported for the
erection Of public buildings at Denver. A bill
was reported against polygamy, with fine
| and Imprisonment to marry a second wife
while the first is living. The bill with amend
ments for the relief Of the Winnebago In
dians in Wisconsin was reported and placed
on the calendar. The discussion of the bill
was resumed authorizing ascertainmcnt of the
amount OF land leased i'll military warrants,
and after an executive session adjourned.
| HOUSE, Feb. ia report was sub
mitted in regard to the German National
bank Of Chicago, stating great irregularty
had been discovered. Mr.. Warner reported
] back bill with amendments in reference to
| coinage, weights and measures. The consid-
| Grafton of the rules resumed After which the
volulIiittcc tllc inter oceanic canal reported
the following resolution which was adopted.
| Resolved that the secretary of the treasury be
requested to furnish the House for use of COM
| mittee on the inter oceanic canal such statis-
| tics as may be in the department on the fol-
| lowing subjects: First, the amount of shipping
| between the Atlantic and Pacific ports OF the
United States and the amount and kind of
argoes from the coest of the Pacific ocean.
cecond the entries aud clearances at the port
San Francisco for the last fiscal year and the
amonnt and kind of cargoes and ports to and
from which they are carried. Third, the
| amount of transportation across the isthmus
| and generally its ports of destination and
original shipment. Fourth, the average du-
| ration Of voyages around the Horn, between
| San Francisco and New York. Adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. 12-Mr. Stephens re-
| ported bill from the coinage and weights
committee relative to the mctrical system of
| coinage. Referred. A resolution to furnish
the States, for the of agricultural colleges,
one set of standard weights and measures,
on the President for information as to pending
| negotiations for change of the treaty bv-
tween the United States and China. An
amendment was offered to the 2lst rule pro-
viding that no legislation be allowed to be
placed upon bills by the appropriation CON-
| sion of considerable length characterized by
| much earnestness and some asperity. With
out reaching result, the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 12.--A bill was intro
| duced to abolish duties on salt. A bill was
introduced to extend the time for the compile
| tion OF the Texas & Pacific railroad. A bin
granting pension to Herman Nctterfeld a
disabled citizen scout, was taken up and dis
| cussed, the point being whether scouts with
the army should be paid the same as soldiers
| disabled; without reaching conclusion the
| Senate proceeded to other business. A bill for
| the construction Of marine hospital at Mem
phis was reported. Senator Morrill, reported
bill to incorporate national educational
| association. The bill in relation to military
| land warrants was taken up and discussed,
after which the Senate went into executive
| session and adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 13.-[Not in session.
HOUSE, Feb. 13.-Senate amendments
concurred in. The bii making additional ap-
| preparations of $l35 600 for the support Of
| certain Indian tribes; passed. A resolution
calling on the secretary of the navy for infor-
nation in regard TO the international canal was
adopted. Committee reports of a private
nature were called. The bill for the relief OF
Fitz John Porter was called, and the House
refused to consider if, and went into commit
tee of the whole on the private calendar. The
bill for the relief of certain citizens of Lynch.
burg, Va, refunding to them taxes improp perly
collected on manufactured tobacco was passed
151 to 80. Adjourned The session tomorrow
will be for debate only.
| SENATE, Feb. 16.-Senators Window,
Blaine and Withers were appointed as confer
ence committee on the disagreement OF the
House to the Senate amendments to the mill
tary appropriation bilf The bill was debated
giving pension to the scout, Netterfeld
when the morning hour expired, and consid.
Grafton was resumed of the Eve per cent mill.
tary land warrant bill
| House, Feb. 16-Mr. Coforath moved
a suspension OF the rules. to adopt resolu-
| ton for session Wednesday night for the
consideration of pension bills. Pending the
! vote Mr., Buckner moved to adjourn, and the
yeas and nays were called. The call was
not completed until o'clock when the Dis
trict committee took the floor. New bills on
various subjects were introduced A bill was
reported prohibiting the publication of lottery
schemes in the District of Columbia. Opposi
ton was made, but the bill was ordered en-.
crossed, and read the third time, yeas SO, nays
"A. Pending further action the. house ad
journcd.