Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-15

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xLvI CONGRESS.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January 7.-Bills intro.
duced: Providing that no person on the re.
tired list of the army or navy, or marine
corps shall draw a pension; appropriating
$5OO,OOO for continuing the work of con.
struciing locks at the Cascades, Oregon ;
making an appropriation for the improve.
ment of the Little Kanawha river; also
making an appropriation for continuing the
Improvement of the Monongahe]a river in
West Virginia and Pennsylvania fixing the
compensation of district attorneys, United
States marshals and deputies; for the con.
pletlon of the work Of improving. the Mis-,
souri, river at or near Kansas City,. .Peti.
tions were presented: Remonstratin1
against the passage of senate bill providing
for medical and surgical examinations and
the taking of testimony in pension cases
against the erection of a swing bridge over
Detroit river for equalization of bounties
for a reduction of tariff on steel rails and
sheet zinc.. As mark of respect to the
late Senator Houston the senate adjourned
till tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY,, January 7.-Pendleton
gave notice of the following amer dment to
the senate joint resolution, known as the
Bayard resolution: At the end of the res.
olution add the words " and ssid notes shall
not be available for any of the reserves re.
all such reserves shall be kept in coin. y
81 x,piuto0 oud ofopro1 tn he Enouae
committee..... Several communications were
received from the secretary of the interior
relative to the Ute Indian troubles and two
messages from the president, one on Dis.
rrict of Columbia affairs and the other about
moneys paid the Utes......A bill was in.
troduced to establish United States
court in Indian territory.... Window sub.
mitted resolution instructing the commit
tee on appropriations to consider the expe.
diency OF establishing an additional execu
tive department Of the government, to be
called the department of agriculture and
commerce, which shall mbrace in its juris.
diction agriculture, domestic and foreign
commerce, manufactures, mines and min
ing, public lands, geological and other sur.
veys and railroad statistics. Ordered print.
ed and laid on tsble....:Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 8.-Bills intro
uuCeu aAO IeAcIIcus ~ CIcdIo Ill duul
tional law district in Kansas; to repeal the
22d section of the act to incorporate the
Texas Pacific Railroad company and to si1
the construction of its road, and for othe,
purposes, and to declare the rights, privi
leges and lands granted in said section tc
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks
burg Railroad, forfeited, and that the sec
ton be re.enacted in favor of the New Or
leans and Pacific Railroad company ...... The
military academy appropriation bill was re
ported back from committee and placed or
the calendar. latter a short executive ses
sion the senate adjourned uatil Monday.
Bouse.
TUESDAY, January GA resolution
was adopted directing the committee on
Indian afuirs to investigate and repor,
upon the origin of the recent outbreak O.
Ute Indians at White River agency, Color
ado.. latter short session in committe,
of the whole on the report o: the committee
on rules, formal announcement was made
of the death of Senator Houston, and tn,
house, as mark of respect. adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Resolution
introduced: Iustructing the committee on
foreign affairs to inquire into the expedien
cy of abolishing all ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers resident from the United
States to foreign countries; to request thu
president to invite Mexico and Brazil t.
enter into treaty; to restrict the immjgra
ton of the Chinese......Bill introduced ant
referred: To regulate coin certificates; t.
prevent and punish the sale of fire
arms and ammunition to uncivilizet
Indians to prevent the use of the Unite<
States flag for advertising purposes; author
izing the recoinage of the trade dollar
directing the secretary of the interior t
pay to Mrs. n. C. Meeker and others Ger
tain sums of money out of the Indian an
nuity funds; extending the land laws to tn
tel -itory of Alaska; to establish the terri
tory of Pembina; for reduction of dutie
on imported merchandise; to reduce tn
duty on steel rails. Stevenson, chairman
of the committee on mines and mining, re
ported back the senate bill amending sec
sioDs 2. 324 and 1926, revised statutes, in re
journed.
THURSDAY, January S.-The bill con
cerning the location of mineral lands wa
ported back from committee and referred
to the committee of the whole; alos the bill
to apply the proceeds of sales of publi
lands to the education of the people.....
After a lively session in committee OF tn
whole on the report of the committe o,
rules, a message was received from tn
president recommending the pa sage of tn
bill for the reclnmation of the harbors o
Washington and Georgetown ......Adjourned
FRIDAY, January 9.-Bil]s introduced
and referred: Admitting free of dut
clothing and other articles destined for tn
relief of co]ored emigrants; granting per
sion to each u,vivor of the Mexican wa
who was not engaged in the late rebellion
or who did not abet the same.."..Adjourne
till Monday.
Lost CouutrieR Found by Coins.