The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-08
F0RTy.F0URTn CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21.-In the Senate,
the Post0fice and the Legislative Judicial and
Executive Appropriation bills were amended and
passed. The House amendments to the bill to
ratiiy an agreement with certain bands Of the
ern Aral ahoe and Cheyenne Indians, were agreed
70. and the bill was passed. Mr.. Sherman. from
the Committee ON Finance, reported bill to aid
House, Mr.. Sayler, Chairman Of the Select Com
mtttee on the Election in South Carolina SUBJ
mitted the report Of the majority of the Commit
Sundry Civil APPROPRIATION bill was considered in
Committee of the Whole.
THURSDAY, Feb. 22.-The Deficiency
Appropriation bill was amended and passed in the
Senate. The House bill to perfect the Revised
Statutes of the United States and Of the District
OF Colnmbia-being a similar bill to that which
the President. with his objections to n clause in
regard to advertising, and which clause s now
omitted-was passed. "A bill was reported in
the Arctic Seas The S1ndry Civil Appronriation
bill was considered in Committee Of the Whole.
FRIDAY, Feb. 23.-Several amendments
to the Naval Appropriation bill were agreed to in the
Senate and the bill, as amended was passed The
bill granting the right Of way TO the Hot Springs
Railway Company over the Hot Springs Reserva-
ton in Arkansas was also passed. In the House,
several amendments to the Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill ere agreed to, when, at little after
three p. m. motion for recess until ten O'Clock
on the morning Of the oath was made, amid con-
siderable excitement, the general understanding
being that the object was to stave off any further
action on the Presidential count, as It was
the Oregon case was adverse to the Democrats
the yeas ard nays on the motion for recess were
demanded, and resulted in-yeas. 100; nays. 1O9.
SATURDAY, Feb. A.-The credentials
Of Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan, reelected Senator,
were filed in the Senate. After debate. resolu
ton was adopted sustaining the decision of the
Commission upon the Electoral vote of the State
OF Oregon. The objection to the Electoral vote
Of Mr.. Morrill,: of Pennsylvania, was ove-ruled
a. invalid. The Army Appropriation bill was
reported In the House. Conference Committees
were ordered ON the Senate amendments to the
Postoffice. the Deficiency the Naval and Legisla-
tive Appropriation bills. The Post Route bill was
passed. as was also the Senate bill authorizing
the publication Of new edition Of the Revised
Statutes. Notice having been received that
the Electoral Commission had come to .
lion was edopted-i5s to So-to notify the Senate
| that the Houee was then ready to receive thar
the S, esd 5sed from ne
that for the more careful consideration O. the OBJ
jecti0ns to the Oregon decision. recess be taken
mill ten c,c"ck 2. m: on the 18th. which rssclu-
Lane then moved for = recess until $3.50 on the
morning Of the s6th, but the Speaker decided the
| motion to be diiatory one. After considerable
vote Of Orsgon, the decision Of the Commission
was dnally disagreed with, and the Senate notified
The Pennsylvania question was mot DISCUSSED.
MONDAY, Feb. 28.-No business was
| transacted in the Senate, that body awaitink the
decision Of the House in tbs Pennsylvania Elec.
tors case. In the House. It was decided-1ss to
fsesss and in IS &c c. co% n
Briggs appointed - IN EloctoP In pennaylyania