The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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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 On additional circuit judge
for the eighth judicial district Of Iowa. Indeii-
nitely postponed. The same committee with
! the exception Of Edmunds, reported adversely
on the joint resolution authorizing the president
/ to veto parts Of appropriation bills. Placed ON
the calendar, ;. Mcdonald introduced a substi-
tute for the bill TO revive and continue the court
Of commissioners Of the Alabama claims, and il
Was placed on the calendar. /. ;. The bin te re
vive and continue the court Of commissioners
! OF the Alabama claims was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment.
TUESDAY, February l0.-The house joint rcso-
luton appropriating $4,000 to enable the
United States to be represented at the interna-
tonal fishery exhibition at Berlin next April WAS
passed. Burnside, from the committee on
education and labor, reported bill TO establish
an educational fund and apply portion OF the
proceeds Of the public lands to public education,
and III the more complete endowment and sup
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 10 ascertain the
| amount Of laud 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 ~ the amount
OF land located with military scrip and land war
rants in the states where the enabling acts of
admission into the union contain O stipu-
lation for the payment OF per centum on the
| sales OF public Lands therein. II provides that
after such ascertainment the secretary Of the
treasury shall pay such states per cent. on
the amounts of such lands, estimating them at
Sl.75 per acre. Jones, of Florida, gave notice
Of an amendment to provide for the ascertain
nj thA ~ toaillia lam and
patented under the homestead law in the states
OF Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Louisiana, between june n, 1866 and March 8,
1877, and all lands entered and patented under
said law during said period shall be subject to
tho provisions Of the act, in the same manner AZ
lands entered by location Of military scrip and
land warrants. The bill authorizing the sec-
Rotary 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 q minority report on
the bill for the relief Of Ftz John Porter, ac-
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 tie
relief of Fitz John Porter was made the special
committee on Indian affairs, reported, with
amendments, a bin for the relief of the Winnie
bago Indians in Wisconsin, and to and them to
obtain subsistence by agricultural pursuits, and
to promote their civilization. Placed 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 l2.-Bllls introduced:
To abolish all duties on the importation of salt:
to extend the time for the completion of the
Texas Pacific railway. :. Blaine submitted o
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
rs basis for their award in the matter of the
fisheries. After an executive session the SELL
ate adjourned till Monday.
HOuse.
MONDAY, February 9.-Bills introduced: Au-
thorlzing the secretary Of the treasury to issue
new bonds to holders of bonds that nav become
redeemable in 1881; for the issue Of additional
coupons to holders of redeemable Uuited States
bonds; authorizing the secretary of the navy to
designate United States vessel to carry coiFtri-
buttons to Ireland free Of charge; to prevent
general legislation on appropriation Lills; to
create department of manufactures. mechanics
steel; providing that the term Of Office Of the
chief supervisors of election shall be two wears;
prohibiting the arrest of election officers ON
election day; for q 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 per cents. of 1881; to
transfer TO the states the title to al islands
within the bounds of unnayigable lakes, bayous
ETC., which were meandered at the time of the
public land survey; to reduce and reorganize the
army. The bill creating an additional land
district III Kansas was passed under suspended
rules. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10.-A bill for the relief
OF colored eInigrnnts was passed. .Beltz-
hoover introduced bill which was referred,
providing for general amnesty. II 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 filing with the attorney general of the
United States q request in writing for relief
from such disabilities. Adjourned.
WEDSEsDAY, February whitthorne intro.
duced bill providing for o 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 consonance
with and in furtherance of the interests of in
ternational law. The house spent considera-
BILE time debating the revision OF the rules ;.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 12.-Stephens, of the
coinage, weights and measures committee, re-
ported back five bills relative to the metric
system 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
dollar, and also the coinage of metric gold
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 tic making OF
ingots of fine gold and ingots Of fine silver of
the value of 500 each for expectation, manu-
features, etc.; fifth, for the coinage of silver
dollars and fractions thereof Of full standard
value upon the metric system. No further
business of importance was transacted, the
house occupying its time In committee Of the
whole discussing the revision of the rules .
When the committee rose the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 13.--A bill making an addi-
tional appropriation Of S135, 900 for the support
Of certain Indian tribes was passed After O
session in committee of the whole on the private
calendar, the house adjourned, Saturdays seq
ion to be for debate only.
Paralyzed and Alone.
A pious farmer named Cheaney has
been in the habit of going to a meeting