The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, March 25-Mr. Window re.
ported the consular bill. Mr.. Wallace sub.
mitted an amendment to the bill to repeal the
resumption act. The bill to provide for. ex.
penses of the district government passed
The deficiency appropriation bill passed. Mr..
resolution calling on the President for infor-
nation relating to the alleged defalcation by
Judge Whitaker, of New Orleans,
HOUSE, March 25th.-A large number
of bills were introduced under call of the house
and referred to suitable committees. A
motion to suspend the rules to take up
Stephens supplemental silver bill was defeat.
ed, 14O to l02. A similar motion to take UP
the bill suspending the action of the sinking
fund was lost, 122, to 49, Motion to make the
Stephens bill the special order for April 4th
was alsU lost.
SENATE, March 26.-The House joint
resolution to extend the time for the payment
OF tax on whisky in bond was concurredain
MIR. Blaine made some remarks upon the cor
,respondencc between the British and Ameri-
can governments in relation to the Halifax
fisheries commission, after which, on bis mo.
ton, it was referred to the committee of for
eign affairs. The claim of ID. G. Corbin to the
seat from South Carolina, occupied by Butler,
was referred to by the elections committee
Mr.. MeyrimOn spoke in favor of the judiciary
committees Pacific railroad funding bill. Mr..
Matthews moved the railroad committees
bill as substitute. -. N5St S.t W. H.
HOUSE, March 2Gth.-The tariff bill
was re ported and referred to the committee
OF the whole: Resolutions were passed for
printing public documents. The senate bill in
creasing accommodation for the library of con
gross was concurred in. Mr.. Wood reported a
resolution making the tariff bill the special or
derfor Tuesday, April 4; after debate adopted.
l37 to ia. The Field-Dean contested election
case of Massachusetts was discussed. The
senate bill for District. of Columbia govern
ment was passed. @f -'3'.ti al 4&It Stc
SENATE, March 27th.-A resolution was
passed paying the contestant for Kellogg's
seat from Louisiana in the Forty third con
gress. A bill was introduced calling On the
war department fer information relating to
the operation by government of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad in 1865 Mr. Hill
addressed the senate upon the Pacific railroad
funding bill The consular diplomatic appro-
priation bill was then called up, and the
amendments of the committee on appropria-
tions restoring the salaries reduced and
stricken out by the house agreed to- Other
amendments were made, and the bill passed.
HOUSE, March ga bill to establish
national quarantine, to prevent the intro
duction of Infectious diseases into the United
States, was reported and referred. The Mas
sachusetts contested election case of Dean
against Field came UP, and the minoritr re-
port, declaring Field entitled to his seat, was
defeated by tie vote. Without coming to a
vote on the majority report, the house ad-
journed. <-."': - ~@ 10 5.
SENATE. March 28-Mr Teller report
ed with amendments, the bill to incorporate the
National Pacific railroad company. The bill
providing forthe sale of certain Indian lands
in Kansas and Nebraska, was passed. Several
pension bills were passed. Mr. Bailey spoke
in favor of the Judiciary committee Pacific
railroad funding BILL. Mr.. Teller reported,
with amendments, the bill for a railroad from
Bismarck to the Black Hills
HOUSE, March pa bill was passed
appropriating $4,000 for the payment of
claims allowed. Mr.. Stephens introduced a
bill to promote the general use of the metric
standared. The rest of the session was spent
on the private bills calendar. .*15" ~.