Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1877-11-21
XLVth CONGRESS.


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Senate.
THURSDAY, November 8.-A bill sui
Elementary to the act to provide for the resumptis
OF specie payments introduced and referred. "a.
Chshee submitted long preamble regarding Il
Union Pacific railroad and its branches with res
luttOn that the President be requested to infor
the senate wbatlegal impeachment, If any exists pr
vents nina from executing the laws in accordan,
lsid over at the request of Chaffee, who gave b;
tlce that ne would call IL up next week and remar
| thereon. ......A djourned.
House.
THURSDAY, November 8.-The arm
! appropriation bill was debated for two hours /
committee Of the whole, without acton After tn
committee rose the house adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, November 9.--A bill was in
troducs and referred to the committee on anancs
authosixing the payment of all customs .dnties Il
legal tender notes.... Kirkwood was appointed
member Of the committee on foreign relations, In
gals member Of the committee on privileges an,
elections, and Saunders on the COMMITTEES on rail
roads, to fill vacancies occasioncd by the death
Senator Morton. ....A resolution Was agreed to max
ing Wadieigh chairman Of the committees on p,,ivi
eges and elections rice Morton, deceased .... Bill
were introduced: To extend the time for the con
struction and completion Of the Northern Pacii,
ral'Ioad to secure the construction of the Port
land, salt Lake and South Pass rsilroad giving ths
district court Of Utah exclusive original jurisiic
tion In divorce proceedings. The senate then
went into executive session, and when the door
were reopened, adjourned until Monday.
House.
FRIDAY, November 9.-The house
went into committee Of the whole on the army ap-
preparation bill; but after long discussion, which
n,eH hat
mittee rose without action ON the bill In all the
divisions on amendment the republicans voted sol
idly against any reduction of the the army, and
were reinforced by the Texas members and Lnttrell
and Wiiliams OF Michigan. Adjourned
House.
SATURDAY, November 10.-At 1928
the house went into committee of the whole on the
army appropriation bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Crfttenden, limiting the re-
cruitng In the cavalry and infantry 70 the number
in service on the LIST inst. Cuberson offered an
amendment that the four cavalry regiments be re-
shall be employed In the defense Of the Mexican
and Indian frontier Of Texas. Adopted-114 TO l22
after being amended on motion of Mr..
Ciymer thus: THAT the recruiting Of enlisted
men shalt be limited to 2o,O0O, of which four
full regiments of cavalry shall be kept upon the
Mexican frontier" An amendment by Hooker to
prohibt the use OF troops to suppress insurrections
Or TO protect order In any state except on demand
of the legislature executive gave rise to animated
but was rejected-ayes 1877, nays 49,
Atkins then offered an amendment as an additional
section providing that the officers assigned 10 stan
duty should not be entitled to additional rank or
pay Agreed to. The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill but it was found the amendments
greed to In the committee conficted and rs it re-
lulred time TO straighten them out, the house ad-
0urned.
Senate.
MONDAY, November l2.-Hon. ID. w.
Voorhees, was sworn In senator frem Indiana.
Booth was appointed chairman Of the committee on
patents in ploe Of Wadleigh, recently appointed
.hatrman OF the committee on privileges and elec-
ions Davis OF Illinois, excused from further
'ervice on the committee on pensions and Saunders
rom the committee on transportation routes 10 the
eal,oard . The senate went into executive session.
md when the doors were re-opened, adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, November 1.-THE army
appropriation bill as reported from the committee
If the whole on Saturday, came up for considera-
ion as the the regular order, and after discussion,
passed without division. Bills introduced: to
imend the law in relation to naiablc matter of the
hird class for the payment OF all cotton seized af-
er the 18th OF May 1865; TO refund the tax on raw
'otton collected from 1868 to l76S to prohibit by
amendment the pay mcnt Of claims
rising out OF the late rebellion; for the payment OF
IMPORT duties in legal tender notes soon as thcy
re quoted at par with the legal tender coin Of the
United tates....Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, November 13.-A bill was
TO authorizes the election OF delegate to
ongress from the Indian territory ...-At the cxpi-
alton of the morning hour Chatfce called up reso-
ieion submitted by him last week, in regard to the
management Of the Pacific railroad, and spoke at
ength ON the subject Booth, at his own request,
manufact ares.. The house army bill was read
nd referred Cameron, Of Wisconsin, introduced
bill TO 10 aid the Winnebage Indians, and TO pro-
lote their civilization After an executive scs-
House.
TUESDAY, November 13.-Townsend.
Illinois, introduced resolution instrncting the
'mmittee on banking and currency to inquire into
,e expediency Of winding up national banks,
ithdrawing their currency and substituting in
Ell thereof greenbacks or other similar currency. |
he house then went into committee Of the whole
. the deficiency BILL and after considerable discus
on passed the navy bill without division $50. The
III 10 repeal the resumption act came up for dis
urncd.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, November 1.-THE sem
q bill to enable Indians to become citizens OF the
nited States, was reported from the committee
ith amendments, and placed the calendar. ......A
II 70 grant additional homestesds to settlers on
lbiic lands in Alshama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
lorida, was introduced by Conover, and referred.
.The Vice President appointed Voorhees, to 6ll
10 vacancy on the committee on pensions, caused
the resignation Of Davis and also 10 ill the
lcancy on the committee on transportation routes,
used by the resignation Of SAUNDERS. After an
Lecutive session the senate adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, November 14.-Thc
,use resumed consideration Of the bill for the re-
,al of the resumption act After considerable de-
lte the matter went over without action. Ad-
urncd. |