Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-12
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sen ates

MONDAY, July 3.-The senate bill to author
ize the sale of timber on certain lands reserved
for the use of the Menomonee Indians of Wis
consin was passed. .Gorman called up the
senate bill to encourage and promote tele-
graphic communication between America and
Europe. It constitutes Robert Garrett, Will
liam F. Burns, William F. Frick, of Maryland,
and associates company to lay an ocean cable
from any point on the American side to some
point on the European coast. The bill passed
with an amendment extending the time within
which the company shall begin laying thecables
to two years from the passage of the act....
The general deficiency appropriation bill was
proceeded with, and the committee amend
ments agreed to as read. The senate commit
tee proposed an amendment constituting first
and secord comptroller of the treasury and q
treasurer of the United States board of audit
here to determine all questions arising out of
claims and proposed allowances growing out of
the illness and burial of President Garfield,
providing method of auditing them and ap-
prepriating $4,000 for the payment of the
awards, and limiting the amount to be certified
and paid for medical services to $4,000. It
further provided that all claims shall be con-
sidered and allowances made before January l.,
1888, and that the aggregate awards shall not
exceed the amount appropriated. After de-
bate COckrell offered an amendment reducing
and appropriation from $75, ,000to $67, 900. and
the amount for medical services from $52, 900
to $4,000. It was agreed to-yeas %, nays
22. A proviso was adopted requiring claimants
to file release under the seal of all claims
against representatives of the late President
growing out of said illness and burial. The
section prevailed as amended and the bill
passed. Adjourned till Monday.
WEDNESDAY, July 5:-The bankruptcy bill
| was made the special order for the first
Wednesday of December next. No other bust.
ness of importance was transacted.
THURSDAY, July 6.-The river and harbor
appropriation bill was taken up. Mcmillan,
chairman of the committee on commerce. stated
that as it came from the house the bill appro.
| priated $17,367, ,875.. The senate committee
added 81, 2,O96, 900, making a total of $l9, ,463,'
| 975. The committee had inserted provision
authorizing the secretary of war to lay out and
construct canal from point on the Illinois
| River at or near the town of Hennepin to the
| Mississippi River, at or above Rock Island, and
has appropriated 100000 for the work. Aftel
a vigorous debate on the Hennepin cana
| scheme the senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 1.-THE senate resumed con
sideration of the river and harbor bill, tn
question being upon the Hennepin canal pro
ject reported by the senate committee. Debat
on the subject continued till adjournment.
SATURDAY, July 8.-The river and harbor bill
was taken up and after an animated discussion
an amendment providing for an additional sur
vey and report upon the cost of the construc
ton, annual maintenance and use of the pro
posed Hennepin Canal WAS adopted. Th
amendment also provides for a survey of tn
Illinois and Michigan Canal, and estimates O
the cost Of enlarglng it, ETC., 80 as to make it
dimensions correspond with the Hennepln coz
nection, and adpropriates 100000 for th
whole work. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, July s:I,Kelley, (Pa.) moved t
suspend the rules and pass the bill to correct q
error in the revised statutes relative to the dut
on knit goods. Agreed to-yeas 1874, nays 4s
%. The senate bill ratifying the agreemen
with the Crow Indians for the sale of a portio
of their reservation in Montana, required fo
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, wa
passed. On motion af Ford. of Missouri, th
rules were suspended and the bill passed appre
ptiating $4,000 for the erection Of publ
building at st. Joseph. Mo-, the ultimate COZ
of which shall not exceed 1886, 600. Paul Va.
moved to suspend the rules and pass the senat
bill providing for the erection of public builG
ings at Harrisonburg and Abingdon, Va, an
. appropriating $50, each for that purpose
Carried. Adjourned till Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, July 5.-The house, in commit
ee, resumed consideration of the naval apprt
priation bill. After long discus sion the con
mittee rose and reported the bill and ament
ments. The previous question was seconded
and then without disposing of any other ament
ments, the house adjourned.
,, THURSDAY, July 6.-Tbe house resumed col
sideration of the naval appropriation bill an
; adopted In GROSS the amendments agreed to
committee of the whole. After personal d.
bate between Robeson and Whitthorne, du
: ing which there was prospect of an encounte
> the bill was passed-yeas 119, nays 75.. Aft
|. a short session in committee on the sundl
!, !, civil appropriation bill the house adjourned.
, FRIDAY, July 1.-THE house went into con
, mittee ON the sundry civil service appropriate
bill. The debate was an excited one of
, political nature. Cox and Butterworth had
l ekirmish in which the latter used such languat
as to cause Money Miss. to suggest to th
l chair that ladies retire from the gallery. Tt
debate was subsequently erased from the recor'
? When the committee rose Deuster (Wis.) intr
duced bill to regulate the carriage of passe
+ gers by steam. Referred. It is drawn in q
r cerdance with suggestions made by the PRE-
) dent announcing his veto of the same bill pr
sented to the house on Saturday last. .Kass<
, Qa.) introduced bill to repeal certain =
D ditional duties on sugar. The house at u
b evening session passed forty-fve pension bi
and several bills granting condemned canno
and then adjourned.
D SATURDAY, July 8.-The house went into col
: n,ittee on the sundry civil appropriation bi
J After concluding the consideration Of 43 Of t
q u IS pages of the bill the committee rose. A
journed.