The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-04
Conversational.


In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Sar.
gent continued his argument, begun the day be-
fore, on the Pinchback resolution. :. The Ju-
ing and extent of the so-called "Press-gag law -
expressing an opinion that the said act is not
obnoxious to any criticisms, and that it confers
no powers either to bring person charged with
libel into the District of COlumbia or send him
GU. Of 1t. The Senators attended the funeral Of
In the House, on the 10Th, several
bills of private character were passed. The
Annual Post-route bill was reported and passed,
and the Sundry Civil and River and Harbor Ap-
preparation bills were reported from committees
bill was introduced to return to the
5 ne eas q to o
the t,l balance Of the fund "A bill was reported
amendment to the Constitution in reference to
the election of President and Vice-Presidcnt
similar in its provisions to the proposed amend
of the late Mr.. Hooper took place at two o'clock,
the galleries of the House being crowded.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bill was
introduced and referred establishing rules and ar
ticles for the government of the army . The
vote by which the bill to grant site for the Pea
body School in St: Augusta, Fla, was passed was
was taken up and debated, the discussion extend
ing into the night, the Senate not having adj
journed up to l rs on the morning Of the 18th.
In the House, on the 18th, the Tariff
bill was considered and amended in Committee
OF the Whole. IAN evening session was held, at
WHICH number Of bills were reported from the
Judiciary Committee and passed.. "A lengthy de-
graph lines in the several States and Territories
rs post roads and to regulate the transmission Of
commercial and other intelligence by telegraph.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the SEES
sion Of the day before was continued, and the
Pinchback resolution was under consideration
up to four O'Clock p. m, when motion to lay the
The ndan pp S was tse to taken
up, and several unimPortant amendments were
agreed to-. Adjourned after continuous session
OF nearly twenty-ninc hours.
In the House, on the 18th, the Rev
enue bill was further considered in Committee of
the Whole, and several proposed amendments
were disposed Of. The bill for the improve
several amendments were offered and rejected,
portion or the bin Ft Directing os' ' he
the default Of Mr. Eads, and the Bill was then
passed. The bill agreed upon in the Republican
caucus, relating TO Southern affairs, giving the
certain cases, etc: was reported from the Select
Committee on Alabama Affairs, and recommitted
An evening session was held for the cOnsid-
Grafton Of Pension bills only.
In the Senate, on the 10th, a resolution
of the Legislature Of Missouri was presented and
referred in favor of establishing branch mint ut
st Louis. In discussion on the House Bounty
bill Mr. Sargent said he understood II would take
SIS 900 900 from the Treasury. Mr.. Logan said It
would mot take $4,000 from the Treasury, and
gave notice that he would press the bill to vote
the following week The House bill for the i'm
provement Of the mouth Of the Mississippi River
was referred. Several amendments were made
to the Indian Appropriation bill.
In the House, on the 10th, several bills,