Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
FoRTY-sEvENTn CONGRESS.

FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, January 16.-Logan introduced .
bill granting arrears of pension to the widow
Of Abraham Lincoln. Referred. The house
census deficiency bill making an appropriation
of $54O, 900 was passed. The Ingalls, resolu-
ton declaring tie arrears of pensions act ought
mott berepealed was debated at leugth: "A bill
was intruduced'by Cockrell to amend the home
stead and pre- emption laws by requiring claim
ants for agricultural entries before final proofs
are submitted, to file with the register Of the
land Office notice Of intention to make proofs.
and requiring copies of such notices be posted
in the registers sfice for thirty days: ::tS Cam n
the general subject of taxation, internal and
external, taking as bis text his pendiug resolu-
tion, declaring it inexpedient to reduce revenue
by abolishlng all existing internal revenue
taxes, except those upon highwines and distiil-
ed spirits. After an executive session tue
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 17.-Bills introduced: To
provide for a comm ission on the alcoholic
liquor traffic; to authorize the cutting and sale
of dead and damaged timber on Indian reser-
vations under direction of the interior depart
ment; to enable the several states to cole
educational funds from taxes op distilled spir-
its ana fermented liquors: to permit Wal Hunt,
associate justice of the supreme court Of the
United States. to retire; granting pension to
Lucretia r. Garfeld to authorize the compila-
ton and printing of naval history of the
late war .. Beck concluded bis remarks upon
the ingalls, resolution, declaring the pension
arrears law ought not to be repealed -. Con-
slderation of Sbermai,'s funding bill was re-
sumed and Mr. Plumb argued the redemption
fund for United States no es ought to be
diminished. Teller opposed the bill. Saul
ders favored the bill and opposed any amend
L. II r, T.Al IL
ing the d'bare the senate vent into executive
sesslon and adjourned till tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, January 18.-Brown occupied
the major part of the morning in a speech
upon the currency question, his text being his
resolution declaring the iIexpeditncy OF COLI
tracting currencv by the withdrawal of silver
certificates or the discontlnuance or further
restriction of silver coinage, and that gold and
silver coin based upon proper ratio of eqmva-
alence between the two metals aud issues Of
paper predicated upon and convertible into
coin on demand constitute the proper circula-
ting medium OF this country. The resolution
went Over without action. -. The senate re-
sumed consideration of the Sherman funding
bill, and Morgan opened the debate with re-
marks III opposition to the proposed measure.
Sherman, Beck and Bayard followed. The bill
! was then Informally laid aside till tomorrow
%. Bills were introduced relative to the COM
pensation Of letter carriers, and for the en-
| COQTaSeneQC OF agriculture. .ALGer all eXeCu-
| tive session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 19-Davis (W. Va pre-
sented resolutions of the West Virginia legis-
lature. urging modification If the internal rev.
enue laws SO that producers of leaf tobacco
may not be required to take out a license. %.
Davis nl.> called the bill to permit Associate
Justice Hunt, of the supreme court, to retire,
and it was passed-yeas Al, nays H.. The
Sherman funding bill was taken up and Sauls-
k,nh ho1 1o6
a motion was mirde by Ingalls, to lay the bill on
the table to test the sense of the senate upon
it. Window having obtained temporary with
drawal of Ingalls, motion, proceeded to oppose
the bill as unnecessary, experimental, and
likely to involve the government in loss. A
cOlloquial discussion ensred between Window
and Hill. Pending motion for an executive
session the bill was laid aside. Adjourned,
after an executive session, until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 16.-Bills introduced and
referred: To prevent the introduction Of in
fectious or contagious diseases; to aid in the
establishment and temporary support OF COM
mon schools; to repeal the law imposing tax
on the deposit and capital of banks; repeating
thu stamp tax on bank checks and matches; to
define the crime of bigamy and to provide Tor
the trial and punishment OF offenders there
under; to coin and regulate fractional paper
currency, (directs the secretary, within ninety
days of the passage Of this act, to procure
suitable plates for the production Of paper cur:
cents, and $60, ,00O, 900 of each to be issued, ex
, changeable in sums of $40 and multiples there
of for coin or legal tender notes and of bonds
of the United States); making the terms of Of
: fee of presidential electors four years and civ
ing them power to act in case of death or dis
ability of tho President and vice president: fol
the erection of q monument over the grave o.
Zachary Taylor; to regulate inter state com
merce; appropriating $500, 900 for the improve
ment of the mouth of the Red River; increas
ing Is per centum the duty on jute, ,ahernp ant
fax seeds; providing the tax on distilled spritt
withdrawal of such spirits from bond; to pro
r vide fer postal card with a flexible cover t.
8 conceal the message; to make a wife compe
tent witness in the trial for bigamy in the terri
8 tories; to retire national bank notes; for tht
: payment of bounties to heirs Of colored troops
serving in the late war; to establish postal tele
graph lines in the Unit ed Sta es; granting pen
sions to officers injured in the services of tht
United States or to their widows and children
) to remove the internal revenue tax on tobacco
, in the hands Of producers, on matches. banl
checks and bank deposits; to terminate the
treaty in naturalization between the United
; States and the North German Union, and pro-
wiling for treaty with the German Empire
in relation to the Venezuelan award Gdentca
T with the bill introduced by Senator VOORHEES,
> January l1th); to tax and regulate the manu-
, facture of glucose; making the agricultural
bureau an executive DEPARTMENT.; for the ad.
mission of Washington Territory as q state.
, Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 17-Dlngley offered {
resolution instructlng the committee on com
! merce to inquire what change Of law cah b.
made to afford relief to the merchant marine
engaged in the foreign carrying lade, and wha
measures can be adopted to promote our ship
building and other Commercial interests. Re
:, ferred. :. The balance Of the day was consumed
in wrangling debate on the report of the com
mittee on rules increasing tie membership G.
various committees Of the house. The rel or
will come ur as unfinished business to morrow
WEDNESDAY. January 18.-Burrows asked
: leave to introduce for ilnmeiiate consideration
bill defining the qualifications of territorial
, delegates, making any person person suty OF D,sama; gam
the bill was withdrawn. :. The house resumet
consideration of the report of tie committee cl
rules, proposing an increase OF membership c.
certain committees. Debate consumed almos
the entire day. Davis presented rsolutl n
of the Chicago board of trade relative to trans
portation between the Mississippi River and tL'
lakes. Referred. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 19.-The house resumed
consideration of the report of the committee Of
rules increasing the membership of varion
committees. After long debate Jo'ce movet
to reoommit the report and all pending amend
ments to the committee on rules. Agreed to-
yeas 159, nays 90. Wilson presented join
resolutions of the West Virginia legislature il
favor Of protection to producers of leaf TOBACCO
-. .Spooner regretted that one of the earlies
duties devolved on him was the announcement
OF the death of the late Senator Burnside, and
s on biz motion, Monday was assigned for exer
s cIses eulogistic to his memory.
FRIDAY, January 2O.-The house spent con
& siderable time in committee of the whole on tb
private calendar. >When the committee ros
kelley moved to adjourn over until Monday
dered. and the motion was rejected to III
The motion was subsequently renewed an
agreed to. Adjourned till Monday.
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