The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-08
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
p.oo.aa;nos If the Second Session.

a15ced Hill to extend the jurisdiction OF the !
n s district and circuit courts over the In
dian reservations. Mr.. Window presented
the memorial OF the Minnesota legislature tor
setting aside the proceeds ol puoiac ANUS
sales as a bounty for the destruction OF grass
hoppers. II
In the House on the 26th, inst, the electoral
comnromise bill was debated from 10 a. M to
e n m. the most intense interest ana exclte-
meut prevailing throughout the en- ire session.
Messrs Lamar, Ben Hill, Watterson, Field !. OF
N. Y Payne and others spoke III IaTor OF tne
Knott Vance, Dupnell, Baker, OF Ind, Jones
Of Ky. and others opposed it, Upon the vote
being taken the bill was passed by 1871 yeas
to 86 nays. Thirty -foar Republicans voted
tor the bill and fiity-seven against 1t. one
hundred and fifty seven Democrats nv vo re, |
tor the bill and nineteen against It. Inc Ioi-
lowing is the vote in detail: -.
Yeas-The Speaker. Abbott, Adams, AIMS
worth, Andersop, AsEe, atkins, Bagpy, rag
ley g. A, Bagley J. Il. Banning beebe, ben,
Bland, Bliss, Blonnt, Booze; Bradley, Bright
Brown, tEy B as1am sT eon tiad Ms}
1Ala.), Campbell,. Candler, Caulfeld, Chaplin,
mer. Cochrane, Cook, Gowan, Cox, Grape,
Culberson, Cutler, Darrell. Davis, Davy, De
Bolt. Dibrell, Douglas, Durand, Eden, Eli,s,
Faulkner FELTON,, Field, Finley, Foster, Frank
I IL IAN
in, Gunter, Hamilton, (Ind.) Hamilton, N.Jo
| Hancnck. Harienburgh. Harris, Mass Harris,
IVA Harris Ga J, Harrison, hartridge, Hart
eel, Hatcher, Hathorn, Raymond, Henkle,
Hereford, Hewitt, IN; ~, Hewitt, Ala J. Hlll'
House, Humphreys, Hunter, Hunton. jerks,
jones, IN. H J, Klein, Kelley, Lamar, Land.
ers. Conn !, Landers, (Ind.l Lane, Leaven-
Worth. LeNoyne. Levy, Lewis, Lutterell,
Lynde, Mackey, Maish, MaeDougail, MaCrary,
McDill, Mcfarland, McMahon, Meade, Metcali
Miller, Money, Morgan, Morrison, Mutehler,
phelps, Philips, (Mo) Pierce, Piper, Platt,
Potter, Powell. Rea, Reagan, Reilly John.
Reilly J. b., Rice, Riddle, Robbins, tPa.), Rob
bins, IN C.), Roberts, Ross, IN j. Sampson,
Savage, Sayler, Scales, Schielch+r, oeeiye,
Sheak,ey, Southland, Sparks, Springer, Stan
ton. Sienger, Stevenson, Stone, Strait,
Swan. Tarbox, Teese, Terry, Thomas, Ihomp-
son. Throckmorton, Townsend, Pa J Tucker,
Turuey. Vance, IN ca Waddeil, Walker,lN j.
" Walker, (Va.) Walsh, Ward, Walilng,
Warren, Conn Warren, Mass Watterson,
Wills Mo VIZ Wel W,as nsS Wli Mn1 Mioh
, Williams, del Williams, W 3. mich
Willis. Wiltshire, Wilson, IVA. Wilson, fla.
Wood, IN. VI Yeatess, Young ,n..
Nays-Baker, IN. VI, Baker, lind Bailou
Banks, Blackburn, Blair, Bradford, brown
ks J, Burchard, I'll. BUTT, Caidweli, Aia
tb.AH
l Daniord, Denison, Dobbins Dunneil, Durham
e Evans, Eames, FIVE, Forney, Fort, Freeman
n Frve iiarfeld' Hale, HARRISON, Hendee, Hen
3 ierson. Hoge, Hurd, Hubbell, Hnribut
!, Lyman, jones', lKy.l, Kasson, Kimball Knott
Lapham Lawrence Lynch, MAg psais M'if pasa
t Piaisied. poppleton, Pratt, Purman, Rainey
ROBINSON, Rusk, Singleton, Simickson, Sic
j. mons. slnalls, Smith, PA J, Smith, lda
u Stowrll. Thornburg, Townsend, IN. I TUFTS
II Vance, lO.) Van Worries. Wait, Waia5ou
# Wallace, IS C.) Wallace, PA White Wnl'
/, ing, Williams, fla ], WOOD, tra.l, "ooo
,, burn Woodwork.
Absent-W s King, Collins, Egbert, Wig
e ginton, Lord, Hayes, Bass, Stephens, Catol
y Philli,s. Of Kansas, Schumacher, O'Dell, Ross
|, and Wheeler. ;, =,
> In the Senate. on the 9th, the mill
II itary academy and notifications bill pass,es
: without discussion alter being amended. In
&c Hill % ratify the agreement with certain band
l. ot Sioux Indians was passed, also the Dill ca
ie tending for two wears the act establishing 10
w board IF commissioners tor southern ciam
: short executive session was then held an
the Senate adjourned.
j. Mr.. Knott. in the House on the 2lti
made a report from the judiciary commute
n tavoriDg the admission OF Beliord, the Color
ne do representative The Indian appropriate.
r hin was passed. The four members OF II
20 Louisiana returning board were again pr
he sented at the. bar OF the House. and after
Ii ing allowed o half hour tor conference 7
ny gether. their answer was presented 10 Z
- Honsa and read The answer diaavows al
"u di.respe..t or intent to evade the law al
on that the papers called Tor by the House we
IRE renn,red nv them continually until the cou
ras WAS cornnleted, whei. they were, as provld
a. by law, deposited with the Secretary Of Sts
- o. Louisiana, when. they now are. The res
ir- Intiou was then adopted adiudging the pr
4 Vol
ol they were then ordered into the custody
3e. the spr.eant-st-arms until they should p
mo duee the required papers
,,,s In the Senate, on the Goth. after t
- message of the President giving his reast
5Su TOR signing the electoral bill had been re
1nd MIR. ConkiIg said, II move this import
hat aud wise message oe printed aud iaia on
lert table - sgr I'd TO. The message appears
,gh another column.
The following bills were intfoduf
- ~ in the House: Fixing the time for the re-
'eia lar meetings Of Congress, 'oTielting cert
vast and grants i'm Miohiga chartering frei
ing railroad from the Atlantic 70 the Missouri.
low large number of female sllifr;
ous petititinus were received Ivy the Senate,
den The 30th. Senator Christiancy i'll present
hov q Petition said he was informed, and belle
that there was not single drunkaro, 8
heas hl.r or person of vicious lie among Tue
hey tition. r.. and his observation statistic
In that the people advocating the amendu
were among the most thoughtful and mt
gent people af the country The i've M
,aat I~.rs oi the joint commission TOR counting
electoral votes were thrI selected unanirn
Key. Ily. As given in another column.
ute In the hous.. on the Both, the
9 ON appropriatrug IS 90, 200 to be paid to jaime
r as Tor constructing the s'ietiies' at
ISL mouth OF tile Mississippi, was passed
nix. bill sbolishing the Beard OF police com
-. sioners uf the District os Columbia was pa
MY over the Presidents veto. The House
cut proceeded to vote Tor members Of the eie
.o,. al commission, each member rising and
Wy ing tie five nasues Of his choice. The =
then was, Payne, 2e3; Hunter, $50: Abbott.
, nm Garneid, 23S, Hoar, Dol. Tire votes Tor
Crary, al Iowa werr- given by Becker, IN
not Ter and Smith OF Ge.r sia; Jour Tor fusl'
from Ohio; and one each tor Nils, Singleton, ID
rt, burn, Lynde. Townshend and Wood.
'1sA was passed providing that no damage 4
able fr,ngueIt OF patents which shall have Q
h,,t- red more than one year previous TO 10
tice OF infringement.
III uo The Senate on the 3lst. receives
0ugn tice that the TOUR associate justices select
q Of the arbitration committee had chosen
cia.e Justice James r Bradley IS the
iAlc ) member OF the commission. A res0iulul