The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Senate.
SATURDAY, June 5.-The bill for tho sale of
Detroit arsenal was passed. The bill apprO-
priating $3.50, 900 to reimburse the Creek orphan
fund was passed . The senate bill 10 promote
the civilization of Winnebago Indians In Wis
consin (granting them their pro rata proportion
OF nnnuitics 10 the Winnebagos OF Nebraska and
Wisconsin for tho purpose Of securing home
stcads) was passed Tho house bill granting
TO tho corporation Of Council Bluffs, H., for
public purposes a mcandered lake near the CITY
was passed. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June THE house bill prohibiting
government suits against timber trespassers on
public lands prior to march, !, 1879, and enabling
defendants in suits now pending to settle them
by acquiring title to the lands under existing
laws, was called up. The section reducing
from $3.50 to $1.25 Per acre ldHds whose price
was raised more than twenty years before the
passage Of this act on account Of grants of al
tcrnate sections for railroad purposes was
stricken out. Thus amended the bill passed.
Other bills passed: Rcfunding duties on an inn
ported altar TO Noire Dame University, st.
Josepc County, Indiana; abandoning Fort Scdg-
wick, On. O. military reservation and restoring
II to the public domain; authorizing the pur-
chase OF ground and erection of public build
ing at Detroit. Herman spoke in favor of the
resolution unscatinG Kellogg. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June S.-After debating the civil
appropriation bill the senate went into executive
session and then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 9.-Davis CIV. Va.,) from
the committee ON appropriations, reported back
the house concurrent resolution providing for
the adjournment of congress June 10, at noon,
with an amendment substituting June IL. The
amendment was agreed TO and the resolution
then unanimously concurred in. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was then taken up. Va
nous amendments reported from committee
were adopted, and tho senate went into exccu-
tive SESSION and soon after adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 10.-Thc house bill admit
ting classical antiquities free of duty passed
with amendments offered by KirkwoOd remit
ting the duties paid on imported salt in curing
meat for expectation. Consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation hill was resumed in
committee of the whole. After action on seve-
raj amendments the committee rose and report
cd the bill TO the senate. The amendments
adopted i'll committee were adopted and the
I'LL passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE senate bill authoriz-
ing the county of Winona, Mimi, to construct n
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river pass
cd. The Spofford-kellogg resolutions were
debated for Il short time and then postponed
until tomorrow. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY, June 5.-A number of bills of a
private nature were adopted. Also bills amend =
ing the statutes relative to ailidayits Of home =
stead and presumption settlers; authorizing the
st. Paul and Chicago Short Line Railroad COM
pany to construct bridge across Lake st. Croix.
....Adjourncd.
MONDAY, June THE senate bill ratifying
the Ute agreement twenty-eglt amendments Of
the house committee thereto passed-yeas TIA,
nays Is. On motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for the erection of public buildings
ut Rochester, no quorum voted, and the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY, June S.-h bill was passed granting
4 pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Upright, of Iowa,
who had eleven sons in the Union army during
the rebellion. :. The news of the nomination Of
Garfield by the Republican convention at
Chicago was received at this juncturc and the
house adjourned. The Republicans Immediately
held ratification meeting and sent congratua-
tons to Their colleague.
WEDNESDAY, June "a joint resolution was
introduced by Rice looking to the abrOgation of
the fishery clauses in the treaty of 1871 with
Great Britain. Placed on the calendar. KEEL
ley then moved that the house concur in the
senate amendment, which fixes June 16 as the
day of final adjournment. Agreed to-yeas
156, nays IT,. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 10.-Thc senate resolution
proposing joint rule for counting the electoral
vote for president and vice president was de-
bated until adjournment.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE senate bill regulating
the appointment of deputy marshals was debated
at length. An amendment authorizing the sew
eral circuit courts of the United States to open
their respective courts at any time for the pur-
pose of appointing deputy marshals was adopted.
The bill was then passed--yeas 116, nays 85-a
party vote. The senate bill establishing post
routes was passed. Adjourned.