Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE, June 10.-A bill from the con-
ference committee, providing for a perman.
ent government for the District OF Columbia
was submitted and concurred in, and is in the
hands OF the President. Senator Wadliegh,
chairman, said it was the intention OF his
committee to submit report at the present
session, on the 10th amendment OF the con-
stltutlon, contering suffrage on women. The
bill to strengthen the foundation of the Wash
ington monument was agreed to, yeas, % nays
IL. The river and harbor appropriation bill
was taken up, and Senator Window spoke at
length in favor of the improvement OF the
Mississippi river. Senator Spencer said the
As It came from the House it appropriated
$3.50, 900. Various amendments to the bill
were submitted and agreed to-
HOUSE, June 10.-The conference re-
port on the military appropriation bill was
agreed to. The House non-concurred in the
Senate amendments to the army appropria-
ton bill. Proposed appropriations for public
buildings led to long discussion.
SENATE, June. l1.-Among the bills
passed were Senate bill to reimburse Kansas
for expenses incurred in expelling invasions
and suppressing Indian hostilities; Senate
bill to provide for the sale of portions of the
Fort Leayenworth military reservation in
Kansas. Senate bill to provide additional
regulations for homestead and presumption
entries on public lands 1t provides for the
publication of notices of intention to enter
agricultural lands under the law named. The
rivers and harbor bill was further amended
and passed, IS to "a.
House. June 1.-THE House spent the
most of the day in committee of the whole,
having under consideration the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
SENATE, June 12-Various reports of
"a
red. The deficiency appropriation bill was
passed without amendment. Senator Conk-
ling reported favorably bill authorizing the
Pacific abroad company to construct bridge
across the Colorado river at Fort Iowa. House
bill for the payment Of the claim of TenHes-
| see for keeping United States prisoners passed.
| Senator voorhees, presented petition from
Peter Cooper, praying the repeal of the
specie resumption act. The eight hour law
| bill was discussed at some length, and its
| further consideration postponed to December
next. The select committee to inquire into
the alleged frauds in Louisiana, under the
resolution of Senator Matthews were author
lied to sit during the session of the Senate.
HOUSE, June 12.--The civil service
| appropriation bill was considered. Amend
ments for the reissue of ten millions OF
treasury notes, now held for redemption OF
| fractional currency, ruled out of order. Mr.
! Stephens moved to increase the appropriation
for the signal service from 1926 600 to $3.50 O00
Adopted. A further appropriation for the
Rock Island arsenal, aggregating $265OOO
adopted. At the evening session the House
had squabble over the sundrY civil appropri
alton bill, lasting until midnight.
| SENATE. June 13.-The bill for the re.
peal of the specie resumption act was amend
ed and passed. It provides that after the pass.
age of the act, u. s. notes shall be receivable
| the same as coin in payment of per cent
bonds, and on and after Oct. /, 1878 said notes
shall be receivable for duties on imports.
! HOUSE, June 13.-There was great con
| fusion as to the order of business, the House
finally going into committee of the whole or
sundry civil bill. A protracted debate ensued
and at midnight the bill passed.
SENATE, June 14.-A large amount o.
4 business was transacted mostly in reference
to appropriation bills, the appointment o
committees in conference to reconcile differ
ence between the two houses, preparatory II
a tinai adjournment on Monday next. Appro
priation bills were passed, amend or rejected
or referred to conference committees, involv
ing millions of dollars. The House bill appro
priating $215 500 for public building in New
York to be used as barge office was passed
! A bill was passed creating sinking fund Il
pay the Indebtedness due the government b,
the Pacific railroad company. The House bill
to increase the pensions of certain pensioneG
soldiers and sailors who have lost both hands
both feet or the sight of both eyes in the ser
vice of their country from $50 $72 montl
was passed. Amendments to the bill max
ing appropriations for harbor and river i'm
provements was referred to a committee Q
conference. Senators Windon and Allison
were appointed new conference commltte
on the legislative, judicial and executive ap
preparation bill.
HOUSE, June 14,-Mr. Burchard movet
suspend the rules and adopt the followin,
preamble and resolution: WHEREAS, At
JOINT meeting of the two Houses of the At
Congress, convened pursuant to law and tn
constitution, for the purpose of ascertaininl
and counting the votes for President and Vic
President, for the term commencing Marc
4th 1877, on counting the votes Rutherford
Hayes was declared elected President, ant
VIM. A. Wheeler was declared elected Vic
President; therefore Resolved That no sui
sequent Congress, and neither House, ha
jurisdiction to revise the action of such join
meeting, and any attept by either House t
annul or disregard such action, or title to tn
office arising therefrom, would be revolution
airy, and IS disapproved by this house. Ate
long struggle and great confusion and com
motion the preamble and resolution wa
passed, yeas 2S4, nays IA.
1 SENATE, juno Ex-senator Wadleigl
reported that the charges that Senator Grove
procured his seat by fraud and bribery wer
not sustained by the evidence A concurren
resolution, amended by the House, extending
the session to p. m. Tuesday, June 18th, wa
passed. William E. Spencer was cheese
clerk of the Senate, Vice William j. Mcdonald
deceased. The report of the conference com
mittee on the river and harbor bill appropria
ting S., 1851 800 was agreed to. The amend
ment of the House Increasing the pension {
Gen. Shields to 800 a month was agreed to.
4 House, June 15.-The conference re
port appropriating $780, 500 for rivers an
harbors was agreed too. The considerable
of the bill amending the internal revenue lal
was resumed, and discussed at considerabl
length. Mr.. Hewitt offered an amendmer
for the establishment of the bonded ware
, houses for the export Of tobacco. Adopted