The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-23
CONGRESS-.

TUESDAY. May I'm the Senate,
the Postoffice Appropriation bill was reported
back from committee, with sundry amend
ments, and placed on the calendar. The
House bill to forbid the further retirement of
United States legal-tender notes was, on mo-
tton-3 to 25-read q second time. The Pen
sion Appropriation bill was further amended
and finally passed. The Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up and several unimportant
amendments were agreed to-. In the House,
the bill providing for q permanent form Ut
government for the District of Columbia was
passed. A motion to 60 into Committee of
the Whole on the Tariff bill was agreed to
to the bill. A bill was introduced and re-
ferred to provide for Tariff Commission.
WEDNESDAY, May SIN the Senate,
the House bill to forbid the further retirement
of United States legal-tender notes was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance. The
House joint resolution to amend the joint res.
olution of July 3, 1876 authorizing the Secre-
arms shall be issued to the Territories as well
as to the States, not exceeding 500 stand of
arms to each Territory, was amended GO rs to
provide that the present quota of the States
shall not be diminished on account of such nd
ditional issue, and the resolution, rs amended,
was passed. Several amendments to the In
dian Appropriation bin were disposed Of. :.
In the House, the Speaker announced
the Committee on Census as follows: Cox
IN. ~, Mills, Stenger. Lignon, Smith (Ga. },
S,iS srs.,,, n3ocneT, Dsi0u, Jotgensen, Ryan
I TIoo., w' sa yel Inc Committee on
s Elec.i s rePot.ed IN sne contested-election
SIKH Mississippi Districts and Oregon, de-
claring the sitting members, Cain, Chalmers
and Williams. entitled to the seats, which re-
port was adopted. The Tariff bill was taken
| M In nR H.. Al
Tpc !" r "nd Wuss oi Inc VICE, ana Messrs.
Committee. spoke in its favor "'s' '"' "ea"'
Tu,,,s,v No. - A..
a.. -, ,."s :" INC oena'e,
'"e o,l /" proV.oe lor tne distribution OF
a~a.os mace under the Convention between
the Cnited States and Mexico, concluded ON
the fourth Of July, 1865, was considered in
amendmemts r. the Indi.n = pnr",,.. Tsvg ~,
were agreed tn ana TIE sIil ~sp s,.s III ~.
conference renort On the tsii re~nssssn. .h &c
advertising 81 msil.letfings v.s ecrss3 t ="
The bin 70 repeal the bsnkrupt law vss
luton was ns:sed for Sor H. ery"r "s reS~,
Of the Ei9htrHour Law In al Ia.
partments III fhe 9ov.rrm.r. Th.
senate bill authorixinr the citi.ens
Of Colorado, Nevada and 2he Tcrritor;.s !"
fell and remove timber on the public lands for
With IS smen;msrt p1,ose a.. w.s Rassed
shaIl not he Oman ~ r.sI..se1 eec..s..". '1 a
the cnttin~ ~ tir.,.r rr.tS.r S.tu.n LOT
ma on The hi ~ rsom,.t. s'ssc.. sse.s We
portstion bv rsilrosS n. TsSM t.,,i 's ,.ss.
fsren mn IN Cn,n,.ss.1. .s.S. WSn n o.n w ~
Kelley, Of the ways and Means Committee,
We ,1soe u an asHument Against the measure, AMI
snoke n favox - x. hs s'' Ss"e co""'ttee,
FRIDAY, May 1.-THE House joint
resolution authorizing thu exnenditure ~
sa6 ON NJ IN. aon0 m .,,r-,..s...S 49, w.
1890 ...sss... sp"op'' 70 savo
E s., .'a"n.y 70 inc foundation OF the
washington Monument was passed in the
Senate. The bill TO repeal the Bankrupt law