The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-30
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citizens OF Colorado, Nevada and the Terri
tories to fell and remove timber on the public
domain for mining and domestic purposes was
concurred in, and the bill was passed. Sew
eral bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calendar. The Postofiice Ap-
preparation bill was further amended and
passed. Messrs. Coke AMI Harris spoke In IA
vor of the bill to repeal the Specie-Resump-
House on the investigation resolution of Mr..
Potter, the Speaker announcing the regular
order to be in seconding the demand for the
previous question The Republicans refrained
from voting, thus leaving the House without
present, las being necessary to make QUO 10
rum. After further flibustering on the part
of the Republicans, motion to adjourn was
carried-13O to 1O4.
WEDNESDAY, May 15.-In the Senate,
the petition of Robt. G. Ingersoll and others
favoring the repeal of the law forbidding the
transportation of obscene literature through
the mails was reported from the Committee on
the Revision of the Laws and referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The bill authorizing
the publication for sale OF an edition of the
narrative of the POlaris Expedition was passed.
Bills were introduced and referred-to au-
thOrize the Postmaster-General to place mail
service on any public highway, river or rail-
road wherever public service requires it; in
creasing to seventy-two dollars . month the
ors who have lost both arms, or both feet, or
the sight of both eyes in the service of their
country. :. In the House, the Senate resOlu-
luton for the final adjournment of Congress
on the 10th of June, came up as question of
the tho highest % privilege, and a motion was
consideration until the 18th of May. The
deadlock on the Potter resolution continued,
the highest number of votes cast by the DEM
ocrats on the motion to second the previous
question being 100, the Republicans still re-
fusing to vote. "A call showed 1853 members
present, but efforts to get quorum to vote
were Intellectual, and the House finally ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, May 16.-A concurrent
resolution was submitted bv Mr.. Butler, of
South Carolina, and referred, in the Senate,
providing for Commission to consist of two
Senators, three members of the House and
three officers of the regular army who have
served not less than ten years, to whom shall
be referred the whole subject of the reform
and reorganization of the Army, the Commits
sion to assemble as soon as practicable, and to
report to the next session of Congress through
the President of the United States. The
House joint resolution to print 3OO, 200 copies
of the report Of the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture for 1877, and {, 600 copies of the Colonial
Charters and Constitutions, was passed. The
bill to repeal the Specie Resumption act was
further considered, and Mr.. Matthews sub
mitted an amendment, in the nature of sub
stitute, providing for the reissue of Treasury
notes when redeemed, the amount Of legal-ten.
der notes outstanding at any time not to exceed
$3.50. QUO, 600, and further providing for coin
reserve fund of 800, OOO, 600, and that bonds
of the United States shall be sold for legal
tender notes, and that legal-tender notes shall
be receivable for all debts, public and private,
except principal and interest of the public
debt. The deadlock continued in the House,
two or three votes being had without indicating
a quorum. One call showed 263 members
present, but the Republicans still refrained
from voting on the motion to second the pre-
vious question on the investigation resolution.
The last vote showed 142 Democrats present,
or within five of a quorum. A motion to ad-
journ was agreed to by vote of al to 116
FRIDAY, May 17.-Several Pension
bills were reported from committees and
placed on the calender. "A resolution was
adopted instructing the Committee on Rules
to consider the propriety of admitting the
heads of bureaus of Executive Departments of
the Government to the floor of the Senate dur
ing the sessions thereof. Adjourned to the
9Oth.. The Senate amendments to the Indian
Appropriation bill were nOn-concurred in BY
the House. After q protracted struggle ard
the issuing of q warrant to the Sergeant-at-
Arms to arrest and bring in such members az
were absent without leave, the Democrats sue
cccucu III securing quorum OF their own
members and the previous question on the
Potter resolution was Ordered-14S to 1. A
motion to lay the resolution on the table
was then defeated-l15 to 145-and the
preamble and resolution were final
1y adOpted-142 to 2the Republicans
refusing to vote. Messrs. Mills and Moore
(Dem.) voted In the negative. During the
contest on the previOus-Question motion, Mr..
Goode explained why he voted after q pre-
vious pair with Mr.. Loring, and Mr.. Conger
made the remark that It was simply q cues
ton of honor whether he (Goode) would break
his pair. Mr.: Goode replied that he could
take care of his own honor, and II Mr.. Conger
assailed it he should be held personally re-
sp0nsfble. Demands being made that the re-
marks of the gentlemen be taken down, the
Speaker decided that the words of Mr.. Conger
were not parliamentary II they were used in
an offensive sense, and that mans honor
could not be called in question without allow
ing him to defend 1t.
SATURDAY, May 49, Senate not in
session. In the House, Mr.. Stephens asked
| to be put on record, stating that had he been
present when the vote was taken on what ID
known Is the Potter resolution, on the 18th,
and had he not been paired with MI. Harris,
nc would have voted against the resolution q
| 1t stood. resolution was reported from the
Committee on Elections declaring that there
had been no fair, free and peaceablc election
| in the Fret Congressional District of South
Carolina, and that neither Rainey 1.-THE sitting
member) nor Richardson (contestsnt) Wes