Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-12-21
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, December 12.--The chair submitted
memorial from the legislature of Minnesota
.or an appropriation for the improvement of
he Mississippi River from st. Anthony's Falls
70 New Orleans. Petitions were presented for
he abolition of tax on bank checks. Bills in
To defray extraordinary expenses In
cured in consequence of the assassination Of
President Garfield, provided the aggregate does
not exceed 800, 900; to punish polygamists; for
The delivery to the Society of the Army Of the
Cumberland of condemned cannon to aid in the
erection of statue to Gen. Garfield; for the
sale of a portion of Fort Leavenworth military
The tariff communication bill
was then taken up and Garland and Beck spoke
thereon. At the conclusion of Beck's remarks
all bills on the subject were referred to the COM
mittee on finance. After short executive
session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 13.-Hoar, from the
committee on rules, reported back resolution
for select committee of seven to be appointed
by the chair on the extension of suffrage to wo-
men or the removal of their legal disabilities.
He asked unanimous consent to present cOnsid
Grafton Of the resolution. Vest objected. AT
the close of the mornings business, Pendleton
took the floor and addressed the senate at
length on: the bill to regulate and improve the
civil service. Dawes and Hill followed with re-
marks on the same subject. Bills introduced:
To incorporate the inter-oceanic ship railway
north branch of the Union Pacific Railway; for
second circuit judge for the seventh judicial
circuit of the United States. After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 14.-Jones Fla.),
submitted resolution, which was laid over,
calling for information in the war Office relating
to the construction of ship canal across the
Florida peninsula, its cost and the surveys
made. ..At the close of the morning business
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up, and Beck addressed the senate to illustrate
the urgency of legislative action, after which
the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, December 15.-Bills introduced:
To regulate interstate commerce and prohibit
unjust discrimination by common carriers; to
repeal taxes on deposits with banks, banking
associations and bankers: to authorize the issue
Of silver certificates and standard silver dollars
on deposit of silver bullion; granting the right
Of way through Fort Bliss military reservation
to the Rio Grande and Ell Paso Railroad Com
pany; granting the right of way through Fort
Selden military reservation, New Mexico, to the
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad....
Garland, Coke and Jones then discussed the
presidential disability BILL After an executive
session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, December 16.-Bills we're introduced
for the prevention of pleuro pneumonia in neat
cattle and for the erection of statue of Chief
Justice Marshall. The following assignments
in the re-arraDgement of committees conse-
quent upon recent vacancies were announced
Window is substituted for Edmunds as chair
man of the committee on foreign affairs and
takes the place of Aldrich on the same COM
mittee. He is also assigned to the committees
on patents and education and labor, to fill va
cancies. and to the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard, in place of Blair. Har-
rlsOn succeeds Logan on the committee on In
dian affairs and Sawyer on territories. Aldrich
takes the place of Hawley on District of Col
umbia. Sewel is assigned to the chairmanship
of committee on enrolled bills, in place of Rol-
Inns; Sawyer to the select committee on census,
in place of Cameron, Wis.,; Miller, N: Y. to
epidemic diseases. in place Of Miller, Gal,; Hill,
claims, in place of Hawley; Dawes to civil ser
vice and retrenchment, in place of Hill, Co..;
Saunders to the select committee on civil SER
vice, in place of Rollins; Van WICK to pensions,
to fill vacancy. Adjourned till Monday.
TUESDAY, December 13.-Taylor offered a
resolution, which was unanimously adopted,
for the appointment of select committee Of
eleven members to audit all claims for services
and expenses growing out of the illness and
burial 1t the late President Garfield; also to
consider what allowance of pension OF privilege
be granted to the widow and family of the late
President Bills introduced: For the settle
ment of the Nicarauguaun claims; to repeal the
internal revenue tax on matches, bank checks,
snuff, cigars and spirits distilled from apples
and other fruits; to reduce existing tariff duties
on imported goods 10 per cent; to graduate
and reduce the price of public lands to actual
settlers; torestrict Chinese immigration; assert
ing the constitutional prerogative of the house
of representatives to originate all revenue
measures and providing for revision of the
tariff and internal revenue laws of the United
States; for the importation Of free duty on
material Or manufactures produced sbroad
necessary in the construction or equipment or
repairs Of any vessel built, equipped or re-
paired in the United States, engaged in either
foreign or domestic trsde; making the trade
dollar legal tender; abolishing the tax on de-
posits in savings banks; to equalize bounties;
to tax manufacturers of 0le0margarine; to ap-
portion the representatives in congress accord
ing to the tenth census, Gt fixes the number Of
representatives at 225); also to regulate the ex-
portation of oleomargarine; prohibiting the
admission of territories as states until their
population is equal to that required in con-
gressional district: fixing the time for the
assembling of congress on the first Monday in
November; proposing constitutional amend
ment for the election Of postmasters BY the
people; proposing a constitutional amendment,
fixing the number Of representatives: IN the
house at $50; proposing constitutional
amendment fixing the term OF office OF CIVIL
officers at four years; reducing the rate OF
postage on letters and other matter to. two
cents; for the allotment of lands in severalty to
Indians; to establish an educational fund Tor
the education of the people; abolishing the duty
on salt; to permit tobacco growers to sell 81, ,oo0
worth of their own growth free from internal
revenue tax; to abolish the duty on trace CHAINS
and on all agricultural implements; to repeal
all laws imposing a tax on tobacco products
within the United States; authorizing the Mis-
sissippi River commission to make survey and
report as to the best routes by water and the
method of connecting the lakes with the Mis-
sissippi River; reducing the tax on distilled
spirits at 50 cents per proof gallon; appropr1at-
ing $4,000, 900 for the Improvement OF the
Mississippi River in accordance with the plans
and recommendations of the Mississippi River
commission; for retiring the trade dollar; lts
recoinage into the silver dollar; forthe redemp-
ton of fractional silver coin. Adjourned: r..
FRIDAY, December 16.-Bills introduced: TIC
amend the act to reduce duties on imports and
to reduce internal revenue taxes; to regulate
suffrage in territories and to fix certain quald-
cations for Office; to provide for oaths for jurors
in trials for bigamy in territories; relative tc
the crime of bigamy and the proof thereof; te
provide for the registration OF voters IN Utat
of Utah; granting pension to the fathef o.
the late Gen. Custer; to*'repeal the interna
revenue tax on medicines, perfumes, ETC.; t.
| pay the public debt and stop the manufacture
| Of money by corporations; for the free coinage
of the silver dollar; to- reduce letter postage
from three to two cents; to donate condemned
bronze cannon to Society of the Army of th'
Cumberland, to aid in the erection of the statue
in Washington, D. c., of President Garfield
apprapr1ating $5O,00O for the relief of tn
widow of President Garfield; to prevent per
sons living, in bigamy from holding any ofic
of trust dr emolument in territories of tn
United States; also regulating marriage il
territories; for the erection of statue of tn
late Genera Custer; for the, exchange of tn
trade dollar for the standard silver dollar; t.
abolish the tax on brandies made of apples
peaches and grapes; to reduce letter p0stag
to one cent; fixing the rate of duty on barle
malt at IS cents per bushel; to promote tn
efficiency of the life saving service; to establis
q court of pensions. .Dibble announced th
death of his predecessor, NJ. P. OConnor. I'll
usual resolutions of regret were adopted, an
the house, out of respect to the memory of tt
deceased; adjourned until Monday. -
DR.. KING, first assistant physician q
the Mendoza insane asylum, desiring t
remove to New York, preparatory t
opening an Office for the special work {
treating nervous diseases, rendered hi
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