The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-03-14
CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY, Feb. 26.-ln the Senate,
the Nice-Prcsidcnt being absent, resolution
was submitted that Senator Thos. w. Ferry
be chosen President pro ten. of the Senate. A
motion to substitute the name of Mr.. Thur
man for that of MIR. Ferry was rejected-,yeas,
IS; nays; 29-Mr. Davis Qll.) voting with the
Democrats in the affirmative. The original
resolution was then agreed to, and Mr.. Ferry
was escorted to the chair by Mr.. Thurman, and
returned his thanks for the honor conferred
upon him. After the transaction of some
; unimportant business, the bill to au-
thorize a long bond for the invest
| ment OF savings was called up, so
that it should be unfinished business ON the
9th. In the House, several committee re-
ports were made, and bill was passed pro-
vi,iing that, in of the death or resignation
| of a Pension Agent, the President may tenn
porarily appoint his successor MIR. Chalmers
tMiss.) spoke on the Presidents Southern
policy, in reply to a speech by Mr.. Garfield,
made the previous week. In Committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr.. But
Ter made a lengthy speech on the financial
question. advocating the full restoration of
silver to the coinage of the country.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 27.-Biils were in
tr",ls,cci in the Senatc--to provide for the
entry of lands by Indians Under the Home
stead law: to establish the rank of Inspector
General of the United States Army. The
House bill providing that, in case of the DEATH
resignation or delay i'm qualifying after APP
pointmcnt of Pension Agent, the President
may temporarily appoint successor was,
after considerable discussion, amended and
rassed-4S to s.. Bills were passed in the
House-authorizing the President to renew
the court-martial proceedings of 1864, in the
case of cN-Surreon-Gen. Hammond. and t.
amend the same am, place DR.. Hammond on
the retired list as SurTeon-(Scncral, but with
out giving him any right to past, present or
future pay or allowances: issuing arms and
ammunition to the Territory of idaho. The
bill pcnsioning soldiers of the Mexican War
was further considered in Committee of the
Whole
THURSDAY, Feb. 2S.-When news was
received in the Senate that the House had
passed the Silver bill over the Presidents veto,
after some discussion, Il motion was agreed to
to postpone pending and all prior orders,
and proceed at once to consider said bill The
bill and veto were then read. and motion to
lay them on the table was rejected, after
which the hill was passed over the vcto-4,; to
~. The bill authorizing a special term of the
lnted States Circuit Court in the southern
District of Mississippi was passed, after dis
clssion-3O to II. Adjourned to the 4th :. :.
During the pendcncy of some other
business in the House, the Presi-
dents Message vetoing the Silver bill
was received. and immediate action was
taken thereon, the previous question being
lection was made to having the message read
the second time. and the bill was finally passed
-i!b TO 13--thc objections OF the President to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The announce
nent of this result was received with general
hand -capping and othec marks of iubisa:ion.
The bill to pension soldiers of the Mexican
and Indian Wars VAS further considered in
Committee of the Whole.
FRIDAY. March 1.-The Senate was
not in session. -. Several private bills were
passed in the House. bill was introduced
and referred to aid the Great Southern Rail-
road Company to construct a line of railway
speculation in postage stamps by Postmastcrs
was made the special order for the 9th. Adj
journed to the 4th.
MONDAY. March bills were in
PRODUCED in the Senate-to authorize the de-
post OF silver bullion or bars, and the issue of
certificates therefor by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in sums Of not less than twenty
collars. in the same form as that provided for
gold bullion, such certificates to be receivable
at par for duties on imports and all public
dues: to authorize the payment of bounties
to heirs of soldiers who were enlisted as
slaves. The House bill making appropria-
tions for the payment of claims reported to
Congress under Sec. 2 of the act approved
June III. 1874, by the Secretary of the Treasury,
was called up, and, after discussion, an amend
mcnt of the Committee of Claims to strike
out clause appropriating $500 to pay the
claim of Samuel &. Ludington, of West Fir-
ginia. was agreed to, and the bill was passed.
Mr.. l.rdington's claim being subsequently re-
terred to the Committee on Claims In the
House. bills were introduced for the exchange
of silver coins of the United States for
United States notes: reducing the number of
customs officers, and regulating their COM
in iYsr for loft
ciencies in the Interior Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1876; to reg
ulate immigration. \ resolution was
adopted directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to inform the House whether he had a,l-
thorized the sale Of any bonds for outstanding
legal tender notes at par, adding the current
New York premium OF; gold and the commits
sion for selling. or whether he had authorized
the sale of such bonds for lcgal-tender notes
on any other terms than above stated; and, if
so, the number and amount Of the proceeds of
such bonds, and who were employed as agents
to dispose of them. The Senate bill amend
ing the laws granting pensions to officers and
soldiers of the War of 1872 was passed-2l7 to
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