Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16
THE xLYI CONGRESS.

were the following; To establish court
of appeals; providing that no person on
The retired navy or army list shall be en-
titled to any pension; appropriating
100000 for continuing the construction
of locks at Cascade, Oregon; Sen. Conk-
ling presented petitions of a large num-
Der of citizens of New York state, for
merly soldiers, demonstrating against the
passage of senate bill No 496, providing
for medical and surgical examinations,
and the taking of testimony in pension
cases; Sen. Logan presented very large
number of petitions of soldiers, for tne
equalization of bounties; SEA, Vest pre-.
scented the petition of The st. Louis IL
Texas railroad company, for reduction
OF the tariff on steel rails On motion of
! Sen Morgan, as u max of respect to the
memory of the late Sen. Houston, the SEN
ate adjourned till tomorrow.
| TUESDAY, Jan. 6-H0use Mr.. Scales,
chairman of the committee on Indian
affairs, reported resolution directing
that the committee investigate the report
| of the origin Of the recent outbreak of
Ute Indians at White River agency in
Colorado, and authorizing it to send or
persons and papers. The resolution was
adopted. Scales also reported resolu-
tion calling on the secretary of the int.
rior for copies Of all correspondence
since the 1st Of January, 1879, by N. q.
Meeker witt the secretary of the interior
or the commissioner of Indian affairs,
and copies Of all correspondence by Gov.
ernor Pitkin, Generals Hatch and Adams
and special agent Pollock with the into
rior department, concerning the Ute In.
dams. Adopted. Reagan, chairman of
committee on commerce, reported reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the
treasury for statement of all the mon
eys paid into the treasury under the act
of June 9TH, 1879, by respective u. s.
shipping commissioners. Adopted. Far
ney announced the death OF Senator
Houston, and the house, as a mark of
respect, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7-,SendtC Senator
Pendleton gave notice of the following
amendments of the joint resolution
known as the Bayard resolution: At the
end of the words: "And said notes shall
not be available tor any of the revenues
required to be kept by national banks,
and all such reserves shall be kept in
coin.'i A bill was introduced to restrict
Chinese immigration. Without reaching
any business Of importance, the SCI ate
adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Jan. -House.-A IL, &c
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following: For a reduction of
the duties on imported merchandise;
also to reduce the duty on steel rails
granting pension If eight dollars u
month to officers and men who served
sixty days in the Mexican war, or thirty
days in the Creek, Florida or Black
Hawk wars; calling on the postmaster
general for his reasons for not comply
ing with the law requiring him to fur
nish double postal card to prevent, and
punish for the sale of firearms and am.
munitiou to uncivilized Indians; for the
regulation of inter state freights and pas
sengers, al d to relieve the same from re-
strictions Of local quarantine; to prevent
the use OF the United States hag for adj
vertising purposes; directing the prcsl-
dent to prohibit all the Indians on res.
ervatious from going into Texas; author
iZing the reconage of the trade dollar;
extending the land laws to the territory
OF Alaska; TO establish the territory of
| Pembina.
THURSDAY, Jan. 6-lSendte.-T SER
geant alarms brought to the bar of the
senate L. Smith, Larry Wilson and Il. r.
| Purcell, to answer charge Of contempt
in not obeying Il summons to testify in
the Ingalls, case. Smith made state
ment of the recent tie egram TO the COM
mittce, saying lie knew nothing about
the election Of Ingalls,. On motion the
prisoners were discharged. Bills were
introduced; TO repeal the 22d section Of
an act to incorporate The Texas Pacific
railroad company, and to aid in the con
struction of its roads, and for other pur-
poses, and to declare the rights, privi-
leges and lands granted in said section
to the New Orleans, Baton Rogue and
Vicksburg railroad forfeited, and that
the section be re-enacted in favor of the
| New Orleans Pacific railroad company,
! Sen. Wilson, from the committee on APP
preparations, reported with amendments
the military academy appropriation bill.
/ Placed on the calendar. The senate then
adjourned until Monday
THURSDAY, Jan. S-House MIR. Gar
field appeared at his desk and received
the congratulations of his republican
colleagues, as we'll as those of several
democratic members, notably, Black
burn, Carlisle, Clymcr and Mills, upon
his successful contest for the Ohio sena-
torial nomination. Mr.. Prescott present
ed communication from Horatio Sey-
mour, asking for the passage of bill
for the erection Of monument to Gen.
IIerkimer Referred. Various commit
tees then reported. The senate BILL with
various amendments providing for the
publication and distribution of II supple
ment to the revised statutes passed The
speaker laid before the house n message
from the president, recommending the
passage of bill for the reclamation of
the harbors of Washington and Geo. ge-
| town.
FRIDAY. Jan. 9-.Smdte,-The senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, Jan. 9-House,-Among the
bills introduced and referred was one by
Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, admittina free OF
duty clothing and other articles destined
for the relief of colored immigrants,
Committees for reports of a private ma
ture were then called. No business OF
| importance was transacted.
MONDAY, Jan 12-!Sendts.-Among the
bills introduced were the following To
authorize the appointment of commits
sioners to ascertain and report the losses
sustained by citizens of the United
| Stairs On account of Indian lenrndatiOns