Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-02-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
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MonDA>, February 2.-Petitions of ex-soldIers
were presented against the passage of the SEN
ate bill for medical examinations i'll certain pen
sion cases. Bills introduced and referred: A
joint resolution authorizing the secretary of war
to furnish the grand army of the republic with
tents and equpage for $4,000 men during the re-
union of soldiers at Milwaukee in June; to author
iZe the city Of Winona, MIMI. to construct, oper
ate and maintain wagon bridge across the Mlssls-
sippi Mt Ninona A bill was passed providing
that writ of error from the Supreme Court of
the United States to the Supreme Court of any
territory shall lie in criminal cases where the
accused shall have been sentenced to capital
punishment, and in such case allowance
Of such writ shall operate as super
sedeas, and all cases removed from
the supreme court of any territory to the SUI
prome court as provided by the act shall have
precedence of hearing in said court. The act
applies to all cases heretofore tried and deter
mined III which Judgment has not been execut-
ed. In such cases defendant shall have six
months from the passage of this act in which to
obtain and perfect such writ of error. e. The
senate then went into executive session, and
when the doors were opened adjourned.
TUESDAY,, February 3.-The Warner silver
bill was reported back from the committee ad-
versey and placed on the Gale ndar. . Several
petitions were presented asking for a reduction
of the duty on steel rails; also memorial ask
ing an appropriation to complete the double
tulrete3 moniter Amphibryon. now upon the
stocks unfinished, work having long since sus-
pended. Cockrell, from the committee on
military affairs, reported, with amendment the
house bill to restore to public DOMAIN part Of
Fort Ripley reservation, Minnesota. Placed on
the calendar On motion of Teller, the bill
granting the right of way through public lands
to Cheyenne, Black Hills and Montana railroad
and Telegraph company, was taken up, but after
discussion 1t was reconmltted TO the committee
on railroads Resolutions of respect were then
adopted and euloges pronounced ON the late
Rush Clark, representative from Iowa, and the
senate adjourned,
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE committee on
Indifn affairs reported bill directing the sec
rotary of the interior to negotiate with the
Umatilla, Warm Spring and certain other tribes
of Indians occupying reservations in Oregon
for the extingushment of their title to land now
occupied by them and for their removal to other
lands or reservations without the limits of Ore
gon. Printed and recommitted. Saunders,
from the same committee, reported 4 substitute
for the bill TO provide for the sale Of the reser-
yatiOn Of the confederated Otoe and Missouri
Indians. Placed on the calendar. kirkwood
introduced q bill to provide for the payment OF
additional bounty to soldiers of tue army of the
United States during the war of the rebellion.
-. The bill authorizing the conversion of ma
uonal gold bank into national banks passed, and
the senate went into executive session. and when
the doors rcopened adjourned
THURSDAY, February 5.-A resolution was
adopted, that the senate shall each dag proceed
( TO the consideration of the calendar Of genera