Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-09

and when the committee rose it's action was
ratified by the House. After long debate on
question Of precedence of various measures on
the calendar, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 28.-A resolution was intro
duced and referred to the ways and means
committee for the final adjournment Of Con-
gress on June 9. TIE committee reported ad-
versely on the bill for the relief Of William Nc
Ga1rahan. After q session in committee Of the
whole, which was consumed by debate, the
House passed number Of private bills. The
HOUSE then took recess until 1880 P. N. At the
evening sessisn the House passed twenty-five
pension pension bills; Among them was one giving q
pension of $50 per month to the widow Of Maj
Cen. Jas. B. Steedman, and bill granting q
pension to Mra. Sarah E. E. seelye, whQ served
as soldier for three years under the assumed
name OF Franklin Thompson, and, when sick
and about to be sent to the hospital, deserted,
to escape the detection Of her sex. Adjourned
to Monday. II, = /: :.
MONDAY, March 3l.-The committee on pub
lie health reported back resolution directing
that committee to investigate the question Of
the adulteratlon of food and drinks. The COM
mittee did not think the investigation was WITH
IN the province Of Congress. but the: question
Of the adulter alton of food and drinks should
bs regulated by the states. The resolution was
troduced to appropriate $2OO, 900 for sailors
home at Chicago; also to appropriate $4O0. 200
for the Mississippi flood sufferers. Robert
Smalls, Of South Carolina, appeared q the bar
Of the House and took the oath of Office as rep
resentative to succeed the late E. w. NJ.
Mackey. Adjourned. .r.~ --. ~. r.
TUESDAY, April bills reported: To amend
the naturalization laws. It provides that the
child or grandchild Of any alien who enlisted
in the army or navy of the United States and
died in service or was honorably discharged,
shall be admitted to become a citizen of the
United States on proof that be was under 81
years OF age at the time of the death or dis
charge OF his ancestor and resided in the
United States one year previous to his applica-
ton. Also, authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to invest the lawful money deposited
in the treasury in trust by national banking as
sociations for the retirement of their circulating
notes. The bill to retire the trade dollar was
passed-yeas 1873, nays 46. Hopkins, of the
special committee to investigate the charges
against Il. V. Boynton, submitted report ac-
companied by resolution that the charges are
not sustained by the evidence and that there ia
no ground tor any further action by the House.
Laid over for future action. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-Dorsheimer presented
memorial from the bondholders of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company, praying to be
heard before the committee on public lands on
the bill declaring forfeiture of the lands
granted. and asking Congress to protect their
interests. The House then went into COM
nlttee OF the whole on the Indian appropria
ton bill. When the House reassembled the
Speaker laid before 1t a message from the
President recommending IN appropriation of
$10O, 900 for the protection of the levees of the
Lower Mississippi River. Adjourned.