Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

on the salaries Of district judges, but the bill
went over without action. The report of the
committee Of conference on the military acad-
emy appropriation bill was taken up and agreed
to.
FRIDAY, March 21.-Tbe bill to fix the
salaries of circuit judges was debated at some
length, but finally went over to Monday. A
bill was introduced to admit the state of
Tacoma; also to grant pension to the widow
tlon bill was taken up and after adopting the
amendments of the Senate committee it was
passed. After executive session the Senate
adjourned.
MONDAY, March 24.-The minority report of
the committee on foreign relations on the sub
ject of American meats was received. After
| transacting routine business of no importance
soon adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Bills reported favora-
bly,: To provide for the sale of the Iowa
the readjustment of the compensation for
transportation of mails. The bill fixing the
salaries OF United States district judges at
Is$6 600 was taken up, and after the adoption of
the amendment making it unlawful for any
judge to appoint to q position in his court =
relative nearer thap first cousin, the bill was
passed. bill for the payment Of government
employees for holidays WAS passed without de-
bate. After executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY,, March 26.-A bill was intro
duced and debated at some length to change
the eastern and northern judicial districts of
Texas and to attach part of the Indian Terri
tory to such district. After the adoption of
numerous amendments the bill passed. The
Senate adopted joint resolution providing
that the 1926. 900 unexpended flood appropria-
tion be applied to the use of the Mississippi
flood sufferers and after long debate on tie
education bill adjourned.
House.
| THURSDAY, March 20.-The report on the
Virginia contested election case, declaring
Mayo entitled to the seat, was called up, and
after listening to Garrison in his own behalf
the report was adopted and Mayo sworn in.
The conference report on the military academy
appropriation bill, (which apporpriates 1914,
DIG Was taken up and adopted. The
morning hour was dispensed with and the
House went into committee of the whole on the
bonded whisky bill. When the committee rose
the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 21.-After listening to COM
mittee reports on the priv ate calendar the House
went into committee of the whole. After con-
and E. 81. Funston appeared at the bar Of the
House and took the oath Of Office as the repre-
sentative of the second district of Kansas, to
succeed the late D. G. Haskell. The greater
part OF the day was consumed in the discussion
Of the bill for the retirement Of William A.
Averill with the rank and pay of colonel. The
committee rose and passed a number of private
bills, among them one for the relief OF the legal
representatives. of the late Capt. J. G. Tod, of
Texas, of the navy. The Averil bill was then
passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, March a. After the introduction
of number of unimportant bills, the House
went into committee of the whole on the
bonded whisky bill, but the committee arose
without action. and the House adjourned.
MONDAY, March 24.-The conference report
on the Senate bill 10 increase the Senate con-
tingent fund to Sic, ,00C was agreed to. Bills
introduced and referred: Granting the right of
Kansas Railroad; to secure cheaper telegraph
correspondence; to repeal the restriction on the
coinage of the silver dollar. After considera-
ton of District business the House adjourned
TUESDAY, March 25.-The Senate bill was
passed authorizing the state of Colorado to
take certain lands in lieu OF the sixteenth and
thirty sections, found to be mineral lands.
bill was reported back from the judiciary
committee making it q misdemeanor for any
person to fraudulently represent himself to be
an officer or employe Of the government. Ellis
asked leave to report from the committee on
appropriations joint resolution providing that
$125. .00O Of the unexpended appropriation for
the Ohio flood sufferers may be used for the re-
lief Of sufferers from the overflow of the Mis-
Mssippi river and its tributaries. Pending &C
ton on the resolution the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 26.-The House adopted
joint resolution providing for a $125, 900 unex-
pended appropriation for the relief of the desti-
tute in the district overlooked by the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries. Keifer introduced a
bill for the erection of pedestal for the statue
Of the late President Garfield in Washington.
Referred. The House then went into committee
OF the whole, Mr.. Dorsheimer in the chair, on
the bonded extension bill, and when the COM
mittee rose the House adjourned.