Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate,

THURSDAY, April 1O.-Vest, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported favorably the
bill to authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi at st. Louis. Bills in
troduced and referred: For the better protection
OF citizens in their rights OF property, and to
punish the infringers of patents; to protect the
employees OF rsilroads engaged in interstate
ed to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge Vicks-
burg Railroad Company. The debate on the
naval appropriation bill was continued. .Ad-
journed until Monday.
MONDAY. April 14.-The Senate passed the
naval appropriation bill with the amendment
providing for the construction of new cruisers.
Other amendments provide for report to the
next Congress on the expediency and cost of
establishing plant for q gun-factory and for
the construction of one armored vessel for the
navy, not exceeding $500 tons displacement.
The blu providing for national bankrupt law
was taken up and several sections Of it disposed
OF. me post-office appropriation bill was re-
ported from the committee. It provides for an
aggregate appropriation of $49, 725, 400, or
$5. .2S5, $3.50 more than last year. and SO, 499 500
in access of the amount called for by the bill as
it left the House. q
TUESDAY, April 15.- Bills were reported
favorably to provide commission on the sub
ject of the alcoholic liquor traffic; for the re-
lief of the Nez Percez Indians, and to provide
for coinage at branch mint IN Denver. The
House joint resolution promising that certain
books be furnished by the Secretary of the In
terror to the Cincinnati law library was passed.
The bill 70 divide portion Of the great reser-
vation Of the Sioux Nation Indians in Dakota
was amended SO as to make the amount of
land to be given in severalty to the Ponce In
d'ans one quarter Of a section. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-sabin introduced q
bill to revive the grade of general Of the army.
The hill, left undisposed of yesterday, to divide
portion Of the great reservation Of the Sioux
nation of Indians in Dakota into separate
reservations and secure REIMBURSEMENT of the
Indian title to the remainder, was passed.
After executive session the Senate adjourned.
House. -
THURSDAY, April 10.-A bill was favorably
reported from the committee on laws relating
to the election of president and vice. president
and the counting Of the electoral vote. In
committee of the whole, after long and lively
debate, bills were favorab1y recommended
making appropriations for public buildings az
Pittsburg, Pa, $15O,O06; Chattanooga.
Tenn, 800, 1000, and Augusta, Me-, $3.50, 900.
Adjourned until Monday.
FRIDAY. April 1.-THE bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy to offer reward of s25,.
600 for rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the
Greedy expedition was passed. Henley. from
che committee on public lands, reported bill
forfeiting the Northern Pacific land grant
placed on the House calendar. The House
went into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the pension appropriation bill.
When the committee arose the Speaker laid be
fore the House q message from the President
submitting special estimate from the chief OF
ordnance for permanent annual apprOpria-
tion Of $1O, 900 to provide the necessary
armament for sea coast fortification. At the
evening session the House passed five pension
bills.
SATURDAY, April 12.-Bills were favorably re.
ported to make bills Of lading conclusive evi-
dence in certain cases; granting letter-carriera
and clerks in frst-class Offices thirty days
leave OF absence each year; to allow fruit
growers to manufacture brandy out of the
product Of their orchards without payment of
tax. An adverse report was submitted from
the committee on alcoholic traffic on the bill to
restrict the use of distilled spirits to arts and
manufactures. Eulogies were delivered on the
late Representative Thomas II. Herndon, Of
Alabama. Adjourned. 5s 11-
MONDAY, April 14.-The committee on agri.
culture was instructed to inquire whether the
foot-and-mouth disease had been introduced
into Maine through the fault Of United States
officers and to report a bill to reimburse the au-
thoritles and citizens Of that state for expenses
incurred in suppressing the disease. Turner, Of
Kentucky, introduced bill to t'eduaiize taxa
ton" and to tax incomes of over Y5, 600 s per
cent. ;over 900 per cent, and over $15, 600
10 per cent. Bills were also introduced for the
retirement Of John G. Fremont with the rank Of
major general and for the appointment of two
men from each state to propose the propriety
OF calling convention to amend the constitu-
ton. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 15.-By majority of only
two the House took up the Morrison tariff bill,
and the entire session was taken up in debate
on the bill.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-The entire session
was taken up IN discussion Of the Morrison
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