Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-12


reted monitor Amphinyon, now upon the stocks
unfinished, work having long since suspended
-. Cockreu, from the committee on military
affairs, reported, with amendment, the house
bill to restore the domain part of Fort Ripley
reservation, Minnesota. Placed on the calen-
the right of way through public lands to the
Cheyenne, Black Hills and Montana railroad
! and Telegraph company, was taken up, but
after discussion it was recommitted to the
committee on railroads. .. Resolutions of
| respect were then adopted and eulogics pro-
! from Iowa, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 4.-The committee on
Indian affairs reported bill directing the Sec
retary of the interior to negotiate with the
Umstilla, Warm Spring and certain other tribes
of Indians occupying reservations in Oregon
for the extinguishment Of their title to land
now occupied by them and for their removal to
other lands or reservations without the limits of
Oregon. Printed and recommitted. Saunders,
from the same committee reported q substitute
for the bill the provide for the sale of the reser-
vation of the confederated Otoe and Missouri
Indians. Placed on the calendar. . Kirkwood
introduced = bill to provide for the payment of
additional bounty to soldiers of the army of the
United States during the war Of the rebellion.
tional gold banks into .pattonal banks passed,
and the senate went into executive session, and
when The doors reopened adjourned.
THURSDAY, February GA resolution was
adopted, that the senate shall each day proceed
to the consideration of the calendar Of general
orders, debate to be limited to five minutes, an
objection Pit to carry over any blu; A large mum
and a number referred. The bill to amend
the act to provide for taking the tenth and SUBJ
scquent censuses, approved March 8, 1879, wSt
taken up, On motion of Pendleton substitute
reported by the census committee was consider
cd instead and was passed. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, February 2.-Bills introduced and
referred: Appropriating $100, 900 for the relief
of Ireland; laying duty of 80 per cent. ad
udlorern on all bonnets, hats or hoods imported
into the United States, composed of palm leaf,
chip, grass, willow, straw or other vegetable
substances, or of hair, whalebone or other ma
terial not otherwise provided for; for the ap-
pointment Of q commission Of military, naval
and civil engineers to examine and report on the
routes Of inter-oceanic communication; request
Chill the good Offices of this government for the
restoration of peace; providing for the registry
or enrolment Of any vessel built in foreign
countries; granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors of the late war who were disabled while
the PEI pensions for loss Of leg or 'IuS arm;
for the delivery of letters having insufi-
cient postage; for the benefit of citizens
of states which did not go into the rebel
lion and which have claims against the govern
ment; to facilitate transportation between Lake
Erie and the navigable waters of the Wabash;
proposing constitutional amendment provid-
ing that the house of representatives shall be
composed of three hundred members, to be ap-
portioned among the several states as provided
in section of article IA of the amendments to
the constitution; for the free coinage Of standard
silver dollars; authorizing the court of claims to
by Indians outside their reservations, or for
depredations against United States officers and
| EMPLOYEES resi- ling on the reservations: to put
certain articles imported and used in the man
ufacture of paper, glass and woolen fabrics, on
the free LIST, and to reduce the duty on printing
paper used by books, pamphlets, magazines and
newspapers. After session in committee of
the whole on revision of the rules the house ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, February 9.-A bill was reported
from the judiciary committee providing that no
person shall serve as petit juror in any United
States court more than three weeks during any
one year. Passed. The rest of the day until
adjournment was spent in committee of the
whole on the rules.
WEDNESDAY, February 4-The house went
into committee Of the whole on the joint resolu-
ton introduced by Deuster Of Wisconsin appro-
| priating 500, 900 to enable the commissioner of
| hsh and fisheries to represent the United States
at the international fishery exhibition in Berlin,
| in April next. After debate the committee rose
and the house passed the resolution by vote
of 165 yeas to 69 nays. The house again went
INTO committee of the whole on revision of the
| rules and continued to debate the changes until
adjournment.
| THURSDAY, February 5.-The senate bill for
| the conversion of national gold banks was
passed. Ryan presented o petition of 1000
citizens Of Kansas in favor of granting to the
| great lines Of railway which are constructed OF
may hereafter be built near the Indian territory
the right of way through that territory. The
petitioners did not object to the presence of In
dams within the territory but asked that it
should no longer be IN obstruction to commere.
.. Bills introduced: Making silver certificates
receivable at the United States treasury in re-
demption of circulating notes of the issue of
national banks; requiring the secretary of the
treasury to pay current interest Oh all registered
United States bonds without respect to date of
assignment or transfer. The house then went
! into committee Of the whole on rules, and when
| the committee rose adjourned.
Ts1DAz FeesS.5y %5H o SRs e. s%s INTRO introduced d.
Frsye's statue Of Cen. Winfield Scott; for the
relief of settlers on public lands ;. The reso-
lutions of the Ohio legislature against the pas-
sage of the hill for the construction of q bridge
across Detroit river were presented. The
speaker laid before the house letter from the
secretary of the treasury asking an appropriac
revenue steamer on the coast Of Alaska. Re
ferred -. The house went into committee Of
the Whole on the private calendar but only two
bills were agreed upon owing to objections.
When the committee rose the house adjourned
till Monday.