The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-02

therefor. A motion to refer the concurrent
resolution for final adjournment on the 10th
Of June to the Committee on Ways and
Pending further consideration Of the resolu-
ton, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 18.-Bills were
passed in the Senate-in relation to the Hot
Springs Reservation in Arkansas; authorizing
the citizens of Colorado, Nevada and the Ter
ritories to fell and remove timber on the pub
lie domain for mining and domestic purposes;
tageous or infectious disease into the United
States. Adjourned to the I'D. The report Of
the Conference Committee on the bill making
an appropriation for the employment Of tenn
porary clerks in the Treasury Department, and
House, the committee being unable to agree,
and . new conference with the Senate was
asked for. The motion to lay on the table the
motion to reconsider the vote refusing to refer
the concurrent adjournment resolution to the
LIE to 126. EulOgies were delivered on the
late Representative Leonard, of Louisiana.
FRIDAY, April 19.-Senate not in
session. Bills were passed in the Housc-for
the free entry Of articles imported for exhibit
ton by societies established for the encourage
ment Of art and science; Senate bill increas-
ing the pension Of Gen. James Shields. with
an amendment making the amount 800 In
stead Of fifty dollars per month. The motion
to reconsider the vote refusing to refer the
concurrent adjournment resolution to the
Ways and Mcans Committee was agreed to-
los to Q4-when the motion to refer was with
drawn. and motion was adOpted-l29 to 1l3
-pOstpOning further consideration Of the
matter until May Is.
MONDAY, April 22.-ln the Senate,
on the I'D, bill was introduced and referred,
to repeal that section of the Revised Statutes
which provides for tax on the notes of State
Banking Associations. Mr.. Blaine submitted
resolutions declaring that any radical change
IN the present Tariff laws would, in the judy
ment Of the Senate. be inopportunc, etc,
and that It should be the fixed policy of the
Government to 50 maintain our tariff for rev.
enue as to afford adequate protection to
American labor. In the House, the resOlu-
tons OF the Maryland Legislature, rcOpcnng
the Presidential question, were referred to the
Judiciary Committee. Bills were introduced
and Mountaineering the law imposing a
tax ON the notes Of State Banking Associations;
prohibiting Members of Congress and other
employees of the Government from receiving any
compensation for services rendered by them in
any proceeding, contract or claim in which the
terested; regulating foreign insurance COM
panies doing business in the United States
The bill providing for the issue of fractional
currency and for the issue of Treasury notes
Of the denominations of one, two, three and
five dollars, was defeated-l3O to 124. A mo-
ton was made to suspend the rules and pass
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill. MIR.
Cox New York; made the point of order that
some items in the bill were against the Con.
stitution; but the Speaker decided that the
point raised was one for the House
to determine. After further opposition, and
amid much confusion, the motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill was agreed to-l66
to 66-and 60 the bill was passed (appropri-
ating $s,3OO,OOO). Mr.. Cox New York; then
rose to privileged question for the purpose
OF presenting protest against the passage of
the bill, signed by twenty-eight members of
the House. Amid much excitement and con-
fusion motion to adjourn finally PREVAILED
119 to 1Ol. The protest was signed by Messrs.
Knott, Mckenzie, Blackburn, Springer. Lut-
trell. Clymer. Willis (Ky.), Finley. Beebe,
Jones On. H.. Carlisle, Caldwell (Tenn),
Mcmahon N6!s s Ellis, Cox n. y, Hewitt SN Y),
Robinson Indl, Gambler, Stenger, Rice
(Ohio), Dickey, Hamilton.