Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-06
roRTY-F1rTH CONGRESS.


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from the committee on naval affairs reported Wit
amendment the senate bill to organize life-savin
and coast -paard service The bill provides for tn
tranafsF Of te vice from the treasury 10 the nav
departnent..; bailey presented petition Of citi
sens OF Memphis favorfng the coinage OF silxer dol
ier, and that he made legal tender to tkSe eexten
o. e20..... (ain submitted amendment 10 th
bill to resuls the compensation Of p0stmasters ant
tot ether purposes II provides that the president
vicepreaiden, senators, representatives and dele
enfes IN congress- the secretary of the senate and
clerk Of the house, may send receive through Ii,
mails All written aud printed communications no,
exceeding two ounces. Agreed TO after a brief dis
cuseion-yeas 81, nays II. The bill was then read
third une aud passed After an executive SEES
''on the ''a't' 'dioy2sd. ped,
"WEDNESDAY, February 2O.-Immedi.
ately after the reading Of the Journal Harris called
up the contested election case of Acklin vs. Darral
| from the fourth Louisiana district After a sbor,
discussion vote taken on the minority rerei,,.
ton, declaring Darrall, the sitting member, duly
elected and 1t was rejected by strict party vote
yeas ll5, nays i39-with the exception of Cox, OF
Ohio, who voted with the Democrats. The major
ity resolution declaring Acklin elected was adopt
Cd without division. Acklin then appeared before
the bar Of the house snd was sworn in, taking the
iron-clad Oath......AdjOurned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, February 2l.-Spencer
introduced bill to provide for military post for
fee submitted amendment to a bill heretofore in
trOduced by him. relative to the act governing the
Pacific railroad. II provides for the appointm
branches. The house bill making appropriations
IL purchase law libraries for The territories Of wy
oming and Dakota was passed m After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
THURSDAY, February 21.-Mills offer.
ed resolution calling for the correspondence with
Spain in relation to the seizure Of the virginius
Adopted Butler, from the judiciary committee
reported bill to remove certain disabilities of
women. This provides that where woman shall
have been member OF the tnr Of the highest
court In any state or territory, she shall, appli
cation, he Omitted to practice in the United STATE $
supreme court Psssed--yeas 1S9, nays 64At
the ex piration Of the morning hsur the house pro
eeeded with the business on the speaker table, and
in time reached the silver bill, when long debate
took place over the senate amendments. Finally
Hewitt, OF New York, moved to lay the bill and ITS
amendments on the table R.jected--yeas u, nays
20f The main question having been ordered by
ISL to 49, the house procee Ell to on the amend
ments. and they were all concurred in This bill
now goes to the president ...A After receiving ma
jority and minority reports from the committee on
elections In the Massachusetts case of Dean and
Fiel the house adjourned till Monday.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 25.-Vonrhees
called up the resolution submitted by him on the
l4tb providing for inquiry in relation to the issue
Of certain bonds by several railroad companies on
contingent grants Of lands OF the Indians in Indian
territory. Agreed to......At the expiration of the
morning hOAr bills on the calendar not objected
to were considered..-....A message received
amendments to the silver bill. The signature of
the vice president attached, and the bill sent
TO the president for final action. Wallace called
up the hill to authorize long bond for The invest.
ment Of savings, for the purpose Of submitting
several amendments, the most Important Of which
provides that the secretary Of the treasury shall
well as the sub-,reasuries and designating deposi-
tories. A diourned.
MONDAY, February 25.--Fort intro
duced bill to gradually retire the circulating notes
OF the patteue banking association and replace the
same with United States treasury bonds Referred.
Bland introduce bll for the free coinage Of
the silver dollar also to utiizs the product III the
gold and silver mines and provide for the issuing of
certificates for the gold and silver dollar deposited
In the Banning, chairman Of the military
committee, reported back the bill reorxanizing the
army. consolidating certain of its departments and
reducing the costs Ordered printed and reconmit-
ted. The house then went into committee Of the
ing pensions TO soldiers aud sailors OF the Mexican
and Indian war, but after discussion, rose with
out action on the bill, and adjourned.
senate.
TUESDAY, February 26.-The secre-
tary called the senatet order owing TO the absence
Of Vice-Presidsnt Wheeler, whersupon Anthony
submitted resolution that Thos. w. Ferry I've
chosen president pro em Wallace msvtd to SUBJ
stiiute The name of Thurman for that Of Ferry
rs, nays29. The oiignsl resolution
was then agreed to, aud Ferry escorted to the
presidents desk by Thurman the expiration
Of the morning hour sll bills OH the
calendar not objected to were taken up
and dispose OF. after which Wallace
called up the bill to authorize . long bond for
the investment Of savings, that il sht ud he
finished business to-lno The senate then
went into executive session, and when the doors
were reopened, adjourned.
e.. House.
TUESDAY, February ga petition
TOO yards long and signed by $1,000 names, for the
repeal of the law n relation to the transmission Of
matter through the mails, referred ...... .Chal-
mers took the heor and replied to speech made by
Garfield last week. At the close Of his remarks the
house went into committee Of the whole, and lis
tened TO q speech on the finance question by Butler.
When the committee rose, the house adjourned.