The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
summarized from the proceedings of the past week
SENATE.

MIR. Bayard, OF the Finance Committee, reported
the Warner silver Bill adversely. Mr.. Beck stat ed
he minority would be heard in regard it at some
future time. A resolution sdopted ca ling upon
the Secretary of the Interior to commune to the
Senate what changes have neen msde in the general
line of location OF the Pacific Railroad Company
and also statement of lands Withdrawn from Eef-
tsmens in yoT d # said 81 oS petite, fer
of the dOuble-tnrreted mocitor Amphitryon and
three other vessels now lying idle in the Harlem
ferred M The COMMITTEES on Military fair re-
ported adversely on the bill to remove the charge
OF desertion from the military record. At the re-
quest of Mr.. Kirkwood ths bill was placed on the
calendar. A bill was recommiited to the Commit
tee on Railroads granting right of way through
public lands to the Cheyenne Black Hills and Nom
lana Railroad and Telegraph Company.
A joint resolution in % iuced by Mr.. Whyte
Dem: Of Nd vas passed authorizing the printing
Of IL 600 copies Of the eulos the late Senator
Chandler. bill was introduced to provide for the
payment Of additional bounty to soldiers Of the
army of the United States during the Of the
bellion. The bill for the relief Of Edward Bradon
and ]. W. Angus for extra labor and materials K
pended in the construction of Quarter master sup
ply depot at San Antonio, Texas, was referred to
the Court Of Claims. It calls for $l2,648. Mr..
Slater from the Committee on Indian Affairs, re-
ported the bill directing the Secretary Of the Inter-
ior TO negotiate with Umati.la, Warm Spring and
certain other tribes Of Indians, occupying reserva
tion in Oregon for the exingush ment of the titles
to lands now occupied by them and for their re-
moysl to other lands or reservations without I'll the
bill author King the conversion of national god
banks into national banks was passed.
A petition wss presented praying the wilbertorce
University Of Ohio he made ben shciary under the
unclaimed bounty fund A bill was referred asking
for the relief of certain emplnyes ON the work for
the Improvement cf De, Moines Rapids. Mr.. Nc
Donald dem. of Ind) introduced q bill to estas-
lish port of delivery ut indianapolis The bill 70
amend the act to provide for taking the national
and subsequent census, approved in March, 1879,
was taken up molten OF Mr.. Peudlstop, and 4
substitute. reported by the Census Com nittee, was
considered in stead and passed. The hill provides
for the free OF all mail matter relat
ing to the census. 1t allows the reports required
from railroad, express, telegraph and insurance
companies to be made for the fiscal year Of the
pany terminating nearest to juno /. 1889. 1t IT.
qulrss the enumeration TO gin June $780, and
quires the enumeration Ia cities having over 600
IN hab,tants to be taken within two weeks from that
date. Italso requires Supervisors to forward twn
rets OF enumeratorg returns; one to the census ef
ce at wessington and the ether to the once of the
Secretary OF State. Section OF the bill appropriate,
$4,000, 30 much thereof 20 may be necessary,
pay the enumerators for the additional services re-
qui-ed by this act.