Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-26
being used good deal. Il is impossible
to detect the imitation. Husbands will
doubtless be pleased by the economy Of
this Innovation.
FoRTY-slxTH CONGRESS.

MONDAY, February 16.-No business of im-
portance was transacted by the senate to-day.
TUESDAY, February 17.-Many petitions were
presented from railway companies against the
reduction of the duty on steel rails; also one
from the chamber Of commerce Of St. Paul ask
Ing for reduction of the duty. Jones pre-
sented memorial Of the Union Soldiers asso-
clation Of New Orleans; asking the senate to
unseat Kellogg as senator from Louisiana. >. i.
Salisbury introduced resolution that te1e-
graphic messages and copies of record of the
same in possession Of telegraph companies,
their officers or servants, are not privileged by
law from production and examination on proper
process before committee authorized to send
for persons and papers, but that an order for
regulated as to protect the privacy of oil COM
munications not related to the matter under
investigation. Ordered printed and laid on the
table. .Saulsbury presented q majority report
Of the committee on privileges and elections
in the Ingalls, case. The report finds that
bribery and corruption were employed to SO
dence that ingalls, authorized such imprope,
acts, or that they, In fact, secured his election.
Cameron CWis.) presented minority report
signed by Hoar, Logan and himself, concur1ine
in that part of the majority report Which exon
crates ingalls,, but expressing the opinion that
when the report states that corruption was em-
ployed, it should in justice state what was
position to his election. The reports were or
dered printed. Randolph introduced an
amendment to the bill for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, striking out the enacting clause
and appointing Porter a colonel of infantry in
the rrgular army with q commits sion dated Jan
uary, 1868, With pay and emoluments from that
date. Ordered printed and laid on the table
After an executive session the senate adjourned
WCnNRonAv Eo1,r,,owxy 1iy,+
ton was passed authorizing the secretary of the
navy to employ naval vessel or charter ship
for tho purpose of transporting to the famished
poor Of Ireland such contributions as may be
made for their relief. Logan presented a
memorial of the Union Veteran club, number
ing 1000 ex-soldiers, demonstrating against the
passage of the Weaver bill. The balance of
the day was consumed in discussing the bill
authorizing the ascertainment of the amount of
public lands located on military warrants, and
the payment Of per cent. of the value thereof
to the several states. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 19.-No important bus
mess was transacted by the senate to day, the
time being occupied in debate on the per cent.
bill. AT the close of the debate an executive
session was had, after which the senate ad.
journed.
FRIDAY, February 20 The bill to authorize
the compilation and printing of the naval his
peal the provisions OF the revised statutes a11-
thorizing the advancement of navy and marine
officers thirty numbers in rank for extraordinary
heroism Very little was done by the senate,
the time being consumed in debate. .Ad.
journed till Monday.
MONDAY, February 15.-Bills introduced and
referred: To repeal the, duty on medicines; re.
ducing the duty on iron and steel; to return to
producers of cotton the tax collected by the
government which has been declared by the
United States Supreme Court to have been lille
gany collected; admitting free of duty ma.
chinery for manufacturing cotton fabrics
granting pensions to certain sailors and soldiers
of the late war who were confined in so-callcd
Confederate prisons; requesting the president
to open negotiations with certain foreign gov.
ernments relative to the importation of tobacco
into their doninions; amending the statutes
prohibiting the employment of convicts in the
manufacture Of such articles as may be brought
into competition with skilled labor; to repeal
certain sections Of the act Of August, 1871,
relative to the use Of marshals and supervisors
at the polls, and the act Of 1872 on the same
subjct. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 17.-The house resumed
consideration of the bill regulating the removal
argued in support Of the bill. When the
morning hour expired the house went into com.
mitte6 Of the whole on the revision of the rules,
but rose without accomplishing anything, he:
cause of difference of opinion regarding an
amendment to rule prohibiting partisan legis-
lation upon appropriation bills. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1S.-Boyd presented q
memorial of merchants of Chicago for the
passage of bill for the immediate transporta.
fixing the duty on barley malt at 25 cents q
bushel. Wood, chairman of the committee on
ways and means, reported back the bill tc
facilitate the funding of the national debt; also
a resolution committing that bill to COMMITTEES
of the whole and making it the special order for
the first Tuesday in March, and from day te
day thereafter until disposed OF, to the exclu:
sion of oil existing orders, but not to interfere
with appropriation bills. The resolution wal
adopted. Gibson introduced bill which wat
referred, to secure more uniform collection Of
duties on imported sugars. The balance ol
the day was spent in debate on the bill to regu
late the removal Of causes from state to fedora
courts. Adjourned.
THURSDAY. February 19.-Bland, from tn
committee on coinage, weights and measures
reported bill to establish mint at St. Louis
Printed and recommitted. AT the expiration
of the morning hour the house went into com
mistee Of the whole on the revision of tn
rules but rose again after a parliamentary tilt il
order to 20 into committee on the state of tn
Union to hear Stephens objections to the rul
allowing riders on appropriation bills. Afte
Stephens had finished his remarks the hous
again went into committee of the whole on tn
rules and discussed the rule mentioned until ad
journment.
FRIDAY, February 2o.--Nothing of gener'
importance was done in the house to-day, til
time being spent in committee of the whole o
| revision Of the rules. Adjourned till Monda,