Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-02-24
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS

SENATE, Feb. Ex-senator Hawley intro
duced a bill for the taxation of railroad
lands. 1t is especially aimed at the North
privilege to Mrs. Gen. Grant was passed.
The educational bill was discussed at length
but no action taken.
HOUSE. Feb. l5-Mr. Morrison introduced
new tariff bill, which he says will reduce
The tariff twenty million dollars. Among
other bills introduced was bill granting
pension of $4,000 year to the widow of
the late Gen. Hancock. BY Mr.. Bland, for
to revive the grade Of general in the
United States army. By Mr.. Miller, for
the issue of small bills for circulation. A
resolution was offered by MIR. Hanback, Of
Kansas for the appointment of a commit
tee of eleven to Investigate the so called
telephone scandal. The resolution is very
complete and will permit of Investigating
every government officer in the county.
Mr. Pulitzer of the New York World had it
amended to include the newspapers also,
and ascertain whether the telephone COM
panies have bribed editors to assail the
ter. The Fitz John Porter bill was then de-
bated until adjournment.
SENATE, Feb. 16-The chief topic was the
discussion of the educational bill which
gives aid to the states for public schools.
The debate was chiefly in opposition. The
chair laid before the senate the resolu-
ton heretofore offered by Mr.. Plumb,
calling upon the secretary of the interior
for information rs to the number and
names of the special agents employ ed by his
department for the purpose of detecting
fraud in the entries of public lands, etc.
Some amendments suggested by Mr.. Cock
>f = %k1
having been made to the resolution, it was
agreed to.
HOUSE, Feb 16-The entire session was
occupied, after the morning hour in debat-
ing the Fitz John Porter bill. The morn
ing hour developed no business beyond the
introduction of reports and petitions.
SENATE, Feb. 17-Among the bills intro
duced was one appropriating s250,0o0 for a
monument to Gen. Grant in Washington.
One of the measures considered was bill
amending the Revised Statutes in relation
to trespassers on Indian lands. 1t tprovides
for the punishment, by fine Of not more
than $500 and Imprisonment of not more
than one year, or both, of persons going, on
Indian lands with the purpose OF occupying
the same, and also for the forfeiture Of
their wagons, teams and outfit The bill was
amended to strike out the forfeiture clause
and passed. The remainder of the session
was devoted to discussing the educational
bill.
House, Feb 1.-THE house passed the bill
to make the allowances for clerk hire to
postmasters at first and second class post
offices cover the cost Of clerical labor in the
money order business.
Mr.. Warner (Ohio,) called up and the
house passed bill reducing from to
cents the charge for money orders not ex-
ceedung IS. Debate on the Fitz John Por-
ter btll was then resumed and continued
until adjournment.
SENATE, Feb. 1s-The feature of the day
was the report of Senator Edmunds upon
the question of the refusal by the admins
trasion to give reason for removals. The
report claimed that the president and cab
met have no right to withhold such infor-
nation and concludes with the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the senate hereby ex-
presses its condemnation OF the refusal of
the attorney general, under whatever in
auence, to send to the senate copies of pa
pers called for by it's resolution Of the 18th
of January. and set forth IN the reports OF
the committee on the judiciary, as IN VIC
lation of his official duty and subversire of
the fundamental principles of the govern
ment, and of good administration there
Of
Resolved, That it is, under the circum
stances, the duty of the Senate to refuse
its advice and consent TO proposed remov
ais Of officers, the documents and papers in
reference to the supposed official or per-
sonal misconduct Of whom are withheld by
the executive or any head OF department,