Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


removing obstructionf to navigation of tha p pi
rver and appropriatng 5000 600 for the nm.
pose. On motion of Mcdonald the bin for ~
relief of John ]. Key and w. G. NJ. Davis nsr
ing them for certain captured and abanddnsi
property, was passed The bill for the reIas
of FitZ John Porter was taken up and RandolrI
spoke in favor of the substitute for tie con-
mittee's bill authorizing the president to nom;
nate Porter as colonel of infantry, his comlnjs-
sion to date from January, 1868, and to re,,r
him according to law. At the conclusion NJ
Randolphs remarks Logan obtained the Aoo,
for the purpose of speaking tomorrow. Ad.
journed-
TUESDAY, March A resolution BY Ho,r
was adopted instructing the committee ON
judiciary to inquire and report whether anv
American citizens have been arrested or nm
prisoned for the exercise of their constitutions
right to petition this body concerning mat,sy
OF grand public interest, namely, the title IN
seats III this body as senator's from the states Of
which they are citizens, with power to send for
persons and papers and administer oatbs
The Iitz John Porter bill was then taken no the
question being on Randolphs amendmert In
the nature of substitute and Logan spoke in
opposition to the BILL continuing bis remarks
until the senate went into executive session
after which an adjournment was taken.
WEDNESDAY, March 4.-On motion of Bay
ard the house tDl to amend section 5000 of the
revised statutes was passed. 1t allows rebate
to exporters Of manufactured goods when the
imported material used III the construction of
such goods exceeds one-half of the value OF
the material, and where cans manufactured in
whole or in part of imported material are filled
with products of the United States-if the
value of the material in the cans is not less than
seventy per centum of the value of all the ina
terlal used i'll the manufacture thereof The
bill restoring to public domain part of the Fort
Ripley, Mimi. military reservation was passed
AT the conclusion of the morning hour Io-
gan took the floor and spoke against the bill for
the relief of TitZ John Porter until adjourn
ment.
THURSDAY, March 4.--Vest from the COM
mittee on territories, reported bill to establish
United States Court in Indian Territory. Placed
on the calendar. Bills introduced and refer
red To provide for the payment of pensions
to widows and minor children upon the death of
pensioners totally disabled from wounds IN the
service; to make the crime of rape punishable
with death. .. Morgan introduced Joint reso-
luton setting forth that as the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution declares that all
persons born or naturallzed in the United State.
and subject 10 the jurisdiction thereof ale cti-
zens of the United States, therefore Indians
born in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof are persons within the
meaning of the constitution OF the United
States, and such persons are citizens of the
United states and of the states wherein they
reside, and are subject to the jurisdiction of
red to the Judiciary committee. :. The house
bill making additional appropriations of $780,
600 for the support OF certain Indian tribes for
the year ending June &c. 1880, was passed. 49,.
The morning hour having expired the senate ro-
sumed consideration of the bill for the relief Of
Fitz john Porter, Logan continuing his remarks
in opposition to the bill. :. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 5.-The bill to amend the
statutes relative to the importation of neat cat
tie was reported upon adversely by the commit
tee on commerce, and indefinitely postponed
AT the expiration of the morning hour 10
gan took the floor and concluded his remarks in
opposition to the Fitz John Porter bill. .Ad-
journed.
House.
MONDAY, March bills introduced and re-
ferred: Providing that after the 1st Of July
next duties on carpetlng and carpeting rugs of
every description shall be limited to 50 per cent
ad yalorem in cases where higher duties are
now imposed; to encourage the cultivation of
the tea plant; repeating all acts granting lands
In Indian Territory to railroads conditioned on
the eXtngulsbment of Indian titles; extending
for ten years the tune for the completion of the
Texas Pacific railroad; aholishipg all tariff du-
ties on printing type, trace chains and agricul-
tlral Implements; authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to issue a land warrant to each and
every officer and private who served in the army
and navy of the United States during the late
war; placing wood and straw pulp and the
the free hist; placing printing type and paper on
the free list; for the erection III Washington, d.
c.. Of a monument to Gen. &. A. Custer and the
officers and priyates Of the Seventh cavalry who
were killed in the battle of the Little Big Horn;
prescribing six years from the time an action Is
approved rs the time within which claims in
favor or against this government shall be prose-
cuted; admitting steam plough machinery free
of duty; repeating the duty on grain bags and
gunny cloth; to abolish the tax on brandy made
of apples, peaches and other fruits; to re-
turn the cotton tax collected under the acts Of
congress which have since been declared illegal
and void; to repeal the tax on tobacco in the
hands of producers; to reduce the tax on dis
titled spirits to 20 cents per gallon; to reorganze
the militia Of the United States. Adjourned
TUESDAY, March 2.-Ihe amendments to the
rules agreed to in committee of the whole were
read by the clerk and demand for the previous
question being seconded without division the
house began voting on amendments. All Of
them were adopted. The yeas and nays were
then ordered, and the revision was adopted as
whoe--yeas 1872; nays ss. resolution by Gar
field that the new rules 90 into effect next Mon
day was adopted Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-The senate resolutions
relative to the late Senator Houston, OF Ala
nounced by Messrs. Wright, Fernando Wood,
Cox, Forney, Love- Williams, Herbert, Hern-
don, Lewis, Sanford, Shelley House, Atkins
ana faIT1s. Inc mouse lileL, Us u IliIh Oh n
spect, adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 4.-The speaker announced
the regular order to be the consideration of the
bill regulating the removal of causes from state
to federal courts. After the adoption and
rejection of several amendments the bill was
passed by vote of of 100 to 75 The house
then went into committee of the whole on the
funding bill and was addressed by Wood, OF
New York. At the conclusion Of Woods speech
the committee rose and the house took a recess