Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

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lands have been confirmed by governors in the
lande, so confirmed, were afterwards sold by
the United States. The remainder of the day
was spent in debate on the Mexican land grant
title. bill
FRIDAY, February S.-Mr. Frye reported
bill "to remove certain burdens from the
United States merchant marine," which was
discussed at some length. After some discus
sion of the Greedy relief bill the Mexican land
grant titles bill was taken up and PASSED, after
which the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, February 11.-Petltions were pre-
sented for the immediate relief Of sufferers
from floods in the Ohio valley. Also for the
better equipment of the navy. Bills introduced:
For bridge across the Mississippi river at St.
Paul; for the relief of officers and crew Of the
U. s. steamer Monitor. The senate then passed
the bill, reported by Mr.. Platt from the COM
mittee on patents amending section 4,887 of
the revised statutes, securing to American in
ventors the full term of seventeen years for
their patents in cases where the fo, eign patent
expires before that term. The Greely bill was
taken up and passed. After executive session, a
message was received from the house announce
ing the passage by that body of joint resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary of war to use
rations for the relief of destitute persons in the
district of the ovelf1owed Ohio river and its
tributaries, and making an appropriation of
$500, 900 to relieve the sufferers by such over
flow. The joint resolution was read three
times and passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February IA bill was intro
duced and referred, to suspend the coinage of
standard silver dollars. It provides that the
coinage be suspended until January /, 1886 and
the trade dollars be received in sums of $5 or
less for postage and rev enue stamps and con-
verted bullion. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced q
bill to prohibit assessments for political pur-
poses by government officials and employees,
which was referred to the judiciary committee.
The senate bill authorizing the construction of
building for the accommodation of the con-
gressional library was taken up, and passed.
The senate took up the bill for the relief Of
the State National bank of Louisiana. Pend
ing the debate the senate went into executive
session and afterward adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, February 13.-Mr. Voorhees,
offered resolution, which went over till to-
morrow, directing the secretary of the inte-
rior to withhold for the present his approval of
patents on certificates of lands selected by the
Northern Pacific Railway in lieu Of others said
to haze been lost to said company, under the
act of July 1864. A preamble to ths resolu-
ton sets forth that the right of settlers might
be injuriously affected by such approv-
al. Mr.. Pendleton introduced q bill to grant
condemned cannon to be used for the construc-
tion of statue to the memory of Gen. Wm
81. Lytle. Of Ohio. The senate took up the
special order for the day-McP Pherson's bill
reported by Mr.. Bayard from the committee
ing notes to the National banking associations.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 7.-Mr. Hammond in
troduced bill, which was referred, to author
without tax, alcoholic and other spirits to be
used in the manufacture of drugs and medi-
cines and other chemicals. A bill was passed
providing for the removal of tie remains of
the late Captain Clifford from Wyoming to
Michigan. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 8.-A joint resolution was
adopted authorizing the secretary of war to
furnish tents. etc., for the fifth annual re-
uplon of the soldiers and sailors of the north
west at Chicago, in August. The conference
report on the Greely relief bill was agreed to,
The report of the committee on rules was taken
up, and the rule excluding ex-senators from
admission to the floor of the house was
agreed to. The speaker announced the
appointment of Representatives Hopkine,
Ward, Adams On. W. Poland and Wilson
1owa), as a committee to investigate the
charges against H. V. Boynton. the Wash
mercial Gazette. Adjourned.
MONDAY, February 11.-Bills introdnced: To
impose duties on cocoanute, bananas and pine
apples; for the erection of public building in
Detroit; to abolish the Office Of assistant sur
geon- general in the army; to repeal the i'm
port duty on books; to provide additional life
saving stations on the oceans and lakes; re-
quirirg the secretary of the treasury to pay
$10O, ,000. 900 in per cent. bonds. A joint res
olution was adopted appropriating $500, 600
for ths relief of sufferers from floods in the
Ohio valley by vote of 233 to IL.
TUESDAY, February H. A bill was intro
duced and referred to extend the bonded debt
at % per cent. Bills were reported for the
retirement and recoinage of the trade dollar to
establish and maintain department of labor
statistics. Botr we're referred to the commit
tee of the whole. A bill was reported for the
erection of public building at Carson City. The
house event into committee of the whole( MI. Con-
verse in the chair) on the naval appropriation
bill. When the committee arose the house ad-
journed %5' f+-
WEDNESDAY, February 13.-The contested
case of Chalmers vs. Manning WAS taken up,
but after discussion it went over till tomorrow.
MIR. Harmer presented petitions in favor of
rensioning Union soldiers, who suffered in
Audersonvlle, Libby, Belle Isle, or other Cor
federate prisons; referred The speaker laid
before the house letter frcm the secretary of
the navy, transmitting the amounts claimed by
the contractors for the care of donble turret-
ted monitors; they aggregate $278,645; re-
ferred. Adjourned. III. .r.r s..-...- ..