Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-17
TERMS: Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance.
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Senate

TVn1 .06VcNl n VONOnc0o.
Senate
MONDAY, January 8.-The day was spent III
discussing the Presidential succession bill.
TUESDAY, January 9.--Morrill called up his
resolution to provide for the abrogation of the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and it was referred
| to the committee on finance. The Presiden-
Dental succession bill was then taken up and
| passed by a vote of 40 to IL. It enacts that in
| case of the removal, death, resignation Or in
| ability of both the President and vice president
| of the United States, the secretary of state,
| Or IT there be nO;e, or III case OF his removal,
death, resignation OF INABILITY, then another
member Of the cabinet i'll this order OF prece-
| dence, secretary Of the treasury, secretary of
war, attorney general. postmaster general, sec
rotary of the navy, and secretary OF the in
terror shall act as President nntil the disability
is removed, on until the vacancy is otherwise
| lawfully filled; such officer being eligible to tho
Office of President under the constitution, and
not under articles of impeachment. by the
house Of representatives at the time the powers
and duties of the office shall devolvc 1,oi. him.
! Provided, and whenever the powers and drtics
of the~President OF United States shall elevolve
upon any of the persons named, ii cnlSlcss be
| not then in session, Ur If 1t WOult not meet
regularly within twenty days thereafter, it shall
| be the duty of the person upon whom SAID
powers and duties shall devolve to issue a
proclamation converting congress III eNtfaor-
binary session, giving twenty DAYS notice OF
the time of meeting. Adjourne.!
WEDNESDAY, January 10.-Frye introduced
a joint resolution providing for the ternlina-
ton of the fishery articles of the treaty be
tween the United States and Great Britain,
concluded at Washington May 8. 1871, and
moved its reference to the committee on for
eign relations. Agreed to-. The tariff bill
was then debated till adjournment.
THURSDAY, January 1.-THE bill for the re
knf Cf ito V0hv orf and Gfb,G
was passed by a vote of SO to II. The bill as
passed authorizes the President to nominate
| and with the advice and consent of the senate
to appoint Fitz John Porter late major-gen-
eral of United States volunteers, and brevet
brigadier-g general and colonel Of the army
the United States, of the same grade and rank
| held by him at the time of his dismissal. and
in his discretion, to place him on the retired
list of the army as of that grade, the retired
| list being thereby increased in number to that
extent; provided that said Fitz John Porter
shall receive no pay, compensation Or allow
ance whatever, prior to his appointment under
this act The senate then resumed consider
alton of the tariff bill. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 12.-Bills were introduced
and referred, for the relief of settlers on tAc
Usage Indian Lands: aud providing for the az
certainmcnt of the existence of presidential
| inability by the supreme court. The senate
| then in executive session, considered the Mex'-
can treaty prepared by the Grant commission.
After a three-hours' session the senate ad
| jOluned.
SATURDAY January 49, ingalls, introduced a
bill providing for the appointment of COM
mission to consider the subject Of railroad
pone the calendar in order to take up the bill
for the relief of Ben Holiday. Agreed to-.
Plumb moved to strike out all after the enact,
ing clause of the Holiday Bill, and substitnt"
BILL to enlarge the powers and duties of the
department of agriculture and under the rul-
ing of the president, addressed the senate
upon his motion, discussing the merits OF the
agricultural bill. Jones (Nev.) spoke in ia ;nr
OF Holiday. George explained and advocated
the agricultural bill. Davis (W. Va.l took the
floor to speak i'll favor of the bill, but yielded,
at WINDOWS request, and the senate then went
into executive session. When the doors re
opened the senate adjourned.
| House.
MONDAY, January s.-Bills introduced Tc
create postal telegraph; to reduce letter post
aye to one cent; to limit the coinage Of silver
dollars to the requirements of the people
Discussion of the shipping bill consumed the
remainder of the day.
: TUESDAY, January 9.-Debatc on the ship
l ping bill was resumed, but no action was takcH
, 49,. Dunn (Ark. introduced (byrequesD a bin
to incorporate the Kansas, New Mexico and Pa
,, from Fort Smith, Ark. to Albuquerque N "
f WEDNESDAY, January 1O-Aldr1cn l1ny III
G troduced bill which provides that wheAcve
} the owner of distilled spirits, desiring to ca
I port the same, shall have given bond for th'
f expectation thereof under the provisions o
l the act of June g. 1874, he may proceed to ex
y port without giving the export bond required
f in the same act. Referred The shippius
: bill occupied the attention of the members the
n remainder of the day.
+ THURSDAY. January Reconsideration OF
i, the shipping bill was resumed. Gamblers free
l ship amendment was adopted ny a vote of II;
to lO4. Robson tried to have the vote recon
sidered, but the motion was tabled. .Au
journed.
! FRIDAY. January 12.-The bill to increase tn
: fees of Star-ronte witnesses from west OF th
: Mississippi passed Consideration of tn
/ shipping bill was then resumed aud the bill Va;
: passed. Adjourned.
t SATURDAY, January l3.--The house went Int
# committee of the whole on the pension appro
n priation bill, 1t appropriatcs $Sl, 575.oo', o
which $50. 900 900 is for army pensions; -, 700.
+ 100 for naval pensions: S275,00O for fees ant
q expenses of examining surgeons; S2ooCU0 TO
t pay and allowance to pension agents, and so,
4 ono for contingencies. O'Neil (Pa.) urder gu
- thority of the committee on appropriations
J moved to increase the appropriations for army
pensionsto SS5, 100000. After some discussion
" the motion was adopted. An amendment wa
: also adopted making Immediately aval!aol
s $4,000 of the appropriation for tie fees al'
- expenses of examining surgeons. Tue com
" mlttee then arose and reported the bill to tn
l., house when it was passed. The house tue
:, went into session of the whole on the fortltlca
o ton BILL which appropriates S325,Ou0. After
II few remarks by McCook IN. " protestln
- against the neglect of congress in leaving tn
- seacoast Notifications in a helpless condltlor
10 the committee arose and the bill was passet
e. -. The bill was passed providing that any pei
N son who, while in the naval or military service
~ shall have lost the sight of one eye, shall I
~ entitled to receive pension OF $l2 per II ntl
> and in cases in which the injury to one eS
manifestly affects injuriolsly the sight OF IL
other eve, he shall be entitled to an equltab
increase in his pension, not to exceed III IL
n whole the amount of $25 per month, and a
those who under like circumstances have lof
d the sight of one eye. that Of the other havln
OF been previously lost, shall be entitled to PEI
d. sion of $50 per month; and all those wh
v while in the military or naval service OF II
o. United States, in the line of duty, by INJURY
ceived, or disease contracted, shall have 10
., the hearing of both ears, shall be entitled to
ia pension of $25 per month, and for any loss
III hearing less than total deafness in one or DO
"a ears they shall receive an equitable portion
4 the full pension. Adjourned.
-" An Orators Power.
~ From the Charlotte IN. CO. Journa.}