The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-06-20

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patch Of that date says the Senator would in
sist upon his privilege and decline to obey the
summons.
CONGR ESS.
WEDNESDAY, June 5.-A bill was in
trod,.ccd and referred in the Senate to en-
courage and aid the higher education of the
colored race in the District Of Columbia and
in the several States. The Pacific Railroad
bill was taken up and debated. several amend
ments to the Post-Route bill were agreed to,
among them being one restoring the frank
ing privilege to the extent Of allowing Men,
bers of Congress, etc, to send free through
the mails written and printed communications
not exceeding two and u half ounces in weight
30 to 10; the bill as amended was then
passed--3O to Is. Mr.. Mathews made per-
sonal explanation, in which he emphatically
denied that he was in any way connected, by
participation or encouragement, in the perpe-
tration of alleged frauds in the last
Presidential election in Louisiana; he
stated that Anderson had appealed to
him for official patronage on the
honorable, lawful and efficient service to the
Republican cause in Louisiana, at q sacrifice of
time and money, and at great personal risk;
the only error (if there be one) of which he
(Matthews) was conscious was In having rec
tated and prepared wrong, but had, as it APP
peared to the speaker, withdrawn from per-
forming it. Mr.. Matthews then submitted a
resolution, calling for a select committee of
seven to investigate the matter in question,
which resolution was unanimously adopted.
90. In the House, the Tariff bill was taken no,
and vote on striking out the enacting re-
sulted-yeas, 134 NAYS, 12O-thus defeating the
bill. The Senate Mexican Award bill was
amended and passed. The bill amending the
internal Revenue laws was further considered.
THURSDAY, June 6.-Bills werepassed
in the Senate-relating to telegraphic
communication between the United States
and foreign countries: to amend the act
Of May g, 1872, to provide for furnishing
trusses for disabled soldiers. The Army APP
preparation bill was taken up, and several
amendments were agreed to, among them
being the following: Increasing the army to
., OUO men-39 to -; striking out the clause
intending to permanently fix the number OF
enlisted men in the army; increasing the APP
preparation for some of the purposes specified
in the bill. A Conference Committee was
appointed on the Post Office Appropriation bill.
-. In the House, the Conference report on the
bill making appropriations for the payment
of invalid and other pensions was agreed. to.
the Legislative and the Postoffice Apporpria-
ton bills. The bill amending the Internal
Revenue laws was taken up, and an amend
ment was agreed to reducing the tax on tObac-
co to sixteen cents pound, and on cigars to
five dollars a thousand. The General Def
mittee of the Whole. A bill was introduced
and referred authorizing Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana to prosecute suits against the United
States in the Supreme Court.
FRIDAY, June IA communication
NOS loid hoforo tho Copoto from <ho Socrof Org
of the Senate, announcing that he had been
summoned before the Potter Committee to
produce the Louisiana election returns, and
that he had obeyed the subpoena; an order was
agreed to instructing the Secretary to attend
the committee and submit the papers for ex-
animation, the Senate rescrving all questions
touching the regularity of the action of the
committee of the House in calling for such
documents. The Army Appropriation bill
was taken up, and an amendment was ageed
to providing, for the appointment Of three
Joint Commission to- inquire into the
expediency of transferring the Indian Bureau
to the War Department, and report to Con-
gress before Jan. 1, 1879. In the House, the
sundry Civi! Appropriation bin was reported
General Deficiency bill was further considered
in Committee of the Whole. A resolution
was offered aud referred, directing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
conduct of the United States troops engaged
az WIZ ""'''e "a '.Ae A''''o D'~ ~
SATURDAY, May SIN the Senate,
the further consideration of the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill was, on motion of Mr.. Matthews,
postponed until the first Wednesday after the
first Monday in December next. The Special
Committee to inquire into the alleged connec-
ton of Senator Matthews with the Louisiana
frauds was announced as follows: Messrs.
Wh,e and A Innas FIs "ns;de rs.s W.,
resumed of the Army Appropriation bill. and
motion was agreed to-25 to ALTO strike
out the penal portion OF the section OF the bill
as passed Dy inc house oeciaFing u 70 oe un-
,assa .,,.,;cs,p ~ otkor;so u~%.- tis 40 ,,,o
e~s on f"r ts n,rosa ~ ex,act;na ~, Se ,ars
,o -. ~. ~. ',.ha..s ~ =. w. se G,s
cresa 9" tn a1t rrnv;d;n1o for C",n-
mission ~ nc cnmsider the parnsi9;eScv II tr,ns-
ferring the Indian Bun eau to the War Depart
amendments were dismissed Of. and the biIi. "a
.mentiei Was nassed The hin snnrrnriatino,
SS I'm mn for the nsvment Of the award made
Nv the Fisheries Commission Was passed. The
Conference reptrt on ma Milifsrv Acadeinv An
preparation bill was agreed to. I'm the House,
on EIectiona, declsrinr that there wss not q
fair. IRE and peacefnl eiection: IA the Fifth
d;onrressional nistrict ~ So.,th Carolina At
the last election. and Aeclsrsr~ the cat Va.
cant: and a minoritv rcsnlutinn vss siso re-
nnrted Ieclar;nC sm.lls ~ SITTING mer,her
entitled to the s.at. The Generai nefciencv,
hill WAS amended nv incressinS some If the
Observation-Disclosures and rsssaS 8. .renS.S S S.sS
to- r.. f;onfersecc renorE On the nistrs,4 os
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resoint;ss - ccmn,etion ~ th1 W.shtne.
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the .nnointmant ~ /. snect.l commi@A.e n
;nonire into The alleged frauds n connsct,o ~
VIII eic AdIc AieeAueutsai <cicCSsOns auu III
amendment to have the proposed invcstiga-