The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-06-06

reported in the Senate, with several amend
ments. A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Select Committee to continue the invcsti-
Gati0n OF the finance reports, books, ETC., OF
the Treasury Department.. A bill was passed
autnorizing the Secretary Of War to have
neadstOnes erected over the graves of Union
soldiers inferred in private cemeteries. In
the House, the Army Appropriation hill was
further considered in Committee Of the Whole,
ana an amendment was agreed tO-115 to
lo5-tO tx the strength Of the army
Ct $4,000 instead Of 10000 men-the
following Democrats voting with the
Republicans I'm favor of the amendment: Cut
Ter, Patterson, Williams (Mich.), Robertson
Q.a.), Wigginton and all the Texas members,
except Reagan. Other amendments were also
agreed to increasing the item for the pay Of
the army from q, 800, 600 to $9O0O,OOO, and
the number Of cavalry regiments from six to
eight, and the number Of infantry regiments
the increase of the force An amendment
was also adopted making the limitation OF
cavalry companies l25 instead of 100 privates,
as originally provided in the bill.
FRIDAY, May PA bill was reported
in the Senate, to amend the law relating to
Presidential elections and regulating the
counting of votes for President and Vice.
President and the decision Of questions rela-
tive thereto. The bill to provide for the free
entry Of articles imported for exhibition by
societies established for the encouragement
OF the arts and sciences was passed. Several
amcndments were agreed to to the bill pro-
for the District of Columbia. Bills were
passed In the House--providing that persons
who were deprived of pensions from March,
1850, to June. 1866, by reason of their being
in the Civil Service, shall be paid their pen
sions for that time; rcpcaling the law which
iNNCt hat lat fNp
not prosecuted to successful issue
within five years from the date of
filing the same shall be admitted without rec
ord of the evidence from the War and Navy
Departments; increasing to sevcnty-twO dol
lars a month pensions paid to soldiers or sail
Ors who have lost both arms, both legs or the
sight OF both eyes; granting a pension of
$3.50 month to every pensiOncr who has had
leg amputatcd ut the hip joint; making it
unlawful for any attorney or claim agent to
demand or receive for his services in pension
case greater sum than ten dollars. Several
proposed amendments to the Army Appro-
priation bill were disposed Of in Committee of
the Whole.
SATURDAY, May 25.-In the Senate,
the concurrent resolution was passed declar-
ing that the provisions of the existing treaty
between China and the United States, allow
ing unrestricted immigration to this country
from China, might wisely be modified SO as to
subscrvc the best interests of both Govern
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t"st .r": i". ~. t.c kusao ', VI moIces oL con,
Trscs s'itn- ."o .n ato .rcs e1,oH anu
Il bill was reported and referred to apply the
,p,cot;n,' If ~, , ,n,s,, T .,,, a. e gu
ton hiIl WAS :. nm IN Enn1y,;t app, ~ t,,o
Whole and Several ,ro,,So% ",,,o,,a ua .,e
were f1isnnse, Of p'opsS'" '''''c'"'''e'''S
MONDAY, May pa bill was intro
tluced and referred in the Senate 70 roro.,
tho cx;st;n1 t.xos ~. ",>;.,, a"'' , W ..
~ '"A's vi ."p''a. ill" oeposlts OF
BANKS ana bankers, and to impose taxes ON
dividends in excess of s per cent. A rcsolu-
ton was agreed to requesting Of the President
copies of all correspondence, not already SUBJ
mittcd, and of all memoranda and minutes in
possession Of the Government relating to the
selection of Mr. Maurice Delfosse as one Of
the Commissioners under the Treaty of Wash.