Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19

subsidiary coin for trade dollars. Referred
.....Allison, from the select committee to
inquire into the charges against Stanley
Matthews, submitted a resolution request
ing the house to transmit to the senate a |
copy of the testimony OF James E. Anderson
relating to Matthews, taken before the house !
committee. Agreed to......Att the expiration !
OF the morning hour consideration was re.
sumed of the bill relating to presidential
elections and Mr.. Morgan made speech in
favor of the measure. Jones Of Florida,
spoke in opposition to the bill, and Edmunds
replied in its favor..:...After executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 11.-Beck in.
troduced bill for the repeal of the section
of the revised statutes which prohibits the
appointment to the army of any porson who
served under the Confederate government.
Laid on the table for the present.. On mo.
ton of Hamlin the senate proceeded to the
consideration of the resolution submitted
by Blaine in regard to inquiry as to whether
at the recent elections the constitutional
rights of American citizens were violated,
etc. Blaine spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton. Debate followed, participated in by
Messrs. Thurman, Lamar, Edmunds and
Blaine. The resolution was finally laid
aside and consideration resumed of the bill
to amend the patent laws. Pending dis.
cussion the senate went into executive ses.
sion, and soon adjourned.
THURSDAY, December l2-Windom
! called up the fortifcation appropriation
bill. The amendments of the committee,
including an appropriation for armament
OF the sea cost Notifications, from $125,000
to $3.50, 900, and for preservation and FORTH.
cation from 500, 600 to 100000, were
IN Tho
! side reported bill from the Joint commits
sion in regard to the reorganization of the
army. Made the special order for the 9Th
; of January next. Paddock introduced
bill to amend the posse c0mitdtus clause Of
! the army appropriation bill for the present
fiscal year, so as to provide that it shall not
apply to my part Of the army employed in
the state or territories subject to Indian in
cursions. Referred. AFTER passing the
house West Point Military Academy appro.
priation bill the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened,
adjourned.
! FRIDAY, December 13.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To amend the laws
relating to pensions, so as to regulate attor-
ney's fees; to provide for temporary in
crease of the army in an emergency; to
secure q more efficient collection Of revenue
/
morning hour consideration was resumed
on the bill in regard to the count of the
electoral vote, and Bayard spoke in its
favor. Eaton, Garland and Hill opposed
the bill and Merrimon spoke in its favor.
After some further discussion between
Messrs. Hoar, Cockrell and Edmunds, the
bill was read q third time and passed-yeas
IS. nays 26......Adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, December 9.-Bills intro
duced: To repeal the United States cleo.
toral supervisors law; to make minor or
subsidiary legal tender receivable for all
debts due the government, including the
payment of customs dues; to compel
national banks to receive standard silver
dollars as equivalent in value to gold coins
lof the United States; to make standard sill.
YER dollars interchangeable with gold to
enforce the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution in South Carolina
Motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill prohibiting the further coinage of
Of trade dollars, and directing their Ell
change for and their recoinage into
standard silver dollars, was defeated
sary two thirds; also one to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution declaring the
legal tender quality of silver dollars, 4l2T
grains, shall be maintained and enforced,
and that any discrimination against them
by any national bank, shall be deemed a
defiance of the laws, and inytructing the
banking committee to report a bill for the
withdrawal of the circulating notes so offend.
ing; yeas $50; nays 80; MOI the necessary
TUESDAY, December 10.-The house
went into committee of the whole on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
80. On motion of Hale the salary of min
listers to England France, Germany and
Russia reported in the bill at SIS, 900 was, by
vote Of 98 to 81, put back to the present
were adopted when consideration of the
bill having been concluded in committee of
the whole, the house passed it after strik-
ing out the amendment agreed to in com.
mittee increasing the salaries of the minis.
ters to Great Britain, France, Germany and
Russia. house then went into CON-
mittee Of the whole on the naval appropri.
atlon bill. ClymeF explained that the bin
was substantially the same as the one which
became q law last year. Nota single amend
ment being offered to the bill the committee
rose and reported it to the house, and it
was thereuPon passed....... The speaker laid
before the house the request of the senate
to be furnished with copy of James E.
AnGerson's testimony relating to Senator
Matthews, and on motion of Potter the re.
quest was complied with. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 1.-THE bill
! reported last year from the committee on
commerce to regulate the interstate com
meree and prevent discrimination by com.
mon carriers, was taken up and discussed.
The bill makes it unlawful for any person
or persons engaged in the transportation of
property by railroad from one state to an.
MI In 80
receive any greater or less amount of com.
pensation from one person than another for
like and contemporaneous services. At the
close of the discussion the bill was passed.
ayes 139, nays 11O......Adjourned.
THURSDAY, December ia resolu.
ton was passed ordering recess from
December 10th to January 9Th. 49,. Baker,
from the committee on appropriations, re.
sundry bill a. appropriates $39, 1000 to the
payment of claims of Chas. P. Burkirk, late
Indian agent at the Ponca agency. Passed
o.. Smith, of Pennsylvania, from commit
tee on appropriations, reported q substitute
for thepenston appl 0pfiati0n bills. &c was
referred to the committee of the whole and
the house went into such committeer, 70.
jected several amendments and passed the
bill. Evans introduced bill removing
the political disabilities Of ex-senator James |
Chesnet, Of South Carolina. Passed 49,.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, December IA resolution
locking - the inyestiga Of the ofdci,
conduct Of IL. Davsn port, United States
supervisor Of elections 6 New York, wasI