The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-21
CONGRESS,

TUESDAY, March 5.--In the Senate,
an adverse report was made on the Senate bill
extending the time for presenting the claims
for collecting, drilling or organizing voun-
teers for thaWar of the Rebellion, and the
bill was indefinitely postponed. The House
joint resolution providing for issuing arms
and ammunition to the Territory of Idaho,
under the act of July 3, 1876, was passed.
In the House. the Senate amendments to the
House bill making an appropriation for the
payment of claims reported and allowed bv
the Secretary of the Treasury were con-
Cured in. An adverse report was made on
the bill to establish the Territory Of
Pcmbina. The Fertilization Appropriation
bill (s215,OOO was read in Committee of the
Whole. \ bill was passed authorizing any
person or persons having any claim against
the balance of the fund designated as the
Chi. csc Indemnity Fund.- for losses sus-
taineu by the plumber of the bark Caldern, in
next after the passage of this act, proceedings
in the United States Court of Claims.
WEDNESDAY, March Elm tile Senate,
the bill known as the "Wallacc Long Bond
bill, y providing for the issue of bonds of the
demo limitations of twenty-five, fifty and 100
dollars, redecmable in coin after fifty years,
and paying per cent. interest in coin, was
passed without a roll-call. In the House, the
III.
Several reports Of committees were made. A
| message WAS received from the President re-
turning. without his approval, the House bill
authorizing special term of the United States
Circuit Court for the Southern District
of Mississippi, to be held at Scranton on the
second Monday in March. The message states
that there was not sufficient time to give no
! tcc OF the holding Of said special term, and
nat the government could not prepare for
trial at said term, because no funds would be
n la fnr hot No Ii
sage were referred. The Deficiency Appro-
priation bill was considered in Committee Of
the Whole.
THURSDAY, March BILLS were in
troduced and referred in the senate-to pro-
vide for the organization of a Mississippi
River Improvement Commission, and for the
correction, permanent location, deepening of
channels and the improvement of navigation
on that river; relating to Geographic COM
municatioh between the United States
and foreign countries. Adjourned to
the llih....A bill was passed in
of Robert II. Chiffon, Of Georgia. 4 resolu-
ton was adopted-l33 to 1O4-authorizing the
Committees on Expenditure in the several
Departments of the Government to employ
each clerk, or expert, pending the investiga-
Postoflices and Post-Roads to employ two ex-
perts The Deficiency Appropriation bill was
considered in Committee Of the Whole, report
cd to the House and passed.
FRIDAY, March 8.-The Senate was
not in session ON the Sth.. In the House, the
Senate amendments to bill suspcnding the
operation of the Revised Statutes in regard to
the GuanO Islands, were concurred in. A
resolution was adopted calling on the Secre-
| tarics of the Interior and Of War for all in
formation in regard to the geographical and
geological surveys conducted by their re-
| spcctiyc departments during the past ten
years. The bill for the payment Of certain
| onte-belfam Southern mail contractors was fur
| thcr considered in Committee of the Whole.
SATURDAY, March 9.--The Senate
was not in session. "A bill was reported in
| the House and referred to the Committee of
the Whole, providing for an appropriation of
.533 4l5 for deficiencies for the services of the
Government for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1878. The Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation bill S1,036, 935, a reduction Of
$lG, 439 from the appropriation of last year
| and of $177, 1852 from the estimates OF the
State Department. was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole.
MONDAY, March ia resolution
was agreed to, in the Senate, appointing Gen.
VIM. T. Sherman member of the Board Of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute, in place
of Geo. Bancroft, resigned. The bill providing
for the appointment OF Commission on the
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, with an amendment
that one member be engaged in the traffic was
passed-so to 10. Among the bills introduced
IN the House were the following: To issue Ger.
tiicates on the deposit of silver bullion or
bars; to abolish the Court OF Claims; to re-
duce the tax on distilled spirits and tobacco;
Joint resolution proposing Constitutional
amendment providing that Congress shall take
measures for the issuing of non-interest-bear-
ing legaltender notes, to constitute . perma-
nent and stable paper currency. The Naval
and referred to Committee of the Whole.