The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04
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WEDNESDAY, June 19.-In the Sem
ate, new Conference Committee was ap-
pointed on the Sundry Civil Appropriation
blu. and the session having been extended to
three O'Clock on the morning of the Goth, a
subsequent report was agreed to and the bill
was passed. The House bill relating to claim
agents and attorneys In pension cases, limit
ing their fees to ten dollars in each case,
was passed. A resolution was adopted to al
low the Matthews Investigating Committee
to sit during the recess Of Congress, at such
place or places - It may deem most conve-
bin to establish the Territory Of Lin
coin was postponed until December next.
Resolutions extending thanks to Vice
President Wheeler and Hon. Thomas
w. Ferry for the able and impartial manner
in which they had discharged the duties Of
presiding officer were unanimously adopted.
Messrs. Burnside, Plumb and Butler were an
nounced as the committee on the part of the
Senate to consider the subject Of reOrganiz-
ing the army. and Messrs. Oglesby, Saunders
and McCreery to consider the subject of trans
to the War Department. The House bill to
authorize the payment of custom duties in
legal-tender notes from and after Oct. next
was taken up and its second reading was OBJ
jected to-. In the House, the resolution ex-
tending the session to three q. m, on the 10th,
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bin was finall adopted, and the bill was
passed. AS originally reported the bill ap-
propriated $16, 54S, 900; rs it passed the House,
$17, $50, 1856 and rs it passed the Senate, g.,
O75, 100 exclusive of the Halifax award) as it
came from the Conference Committee the
amount was cut down to 49, ESQ, 100 (also cx-
elusive of the Halifax award.) Bills were
passed-that on and after Oct. next legal
tender notes shall be received at par in pay
ment for custom duties-153 to 53; Senate
bill to create an Auditor of Railroad Accounts;
to fix the pay of letter carriers; providing that
pensions shall commence from the date of
death or discharge, and that no claim agent
shall be entitled to any compensation for max
ing an application for the arrears of PENSIONS
The joint resolution proposing q COnstitu-
ttonal amendment forever prohibiting the pay
lnent of any claim for property taken, used,
injured or destroyed by United States troops
during the War of the Rebellion, unless the
owner was loyal to the Government, and gave
neither aid nor announcement to the enemy,
were announced as follows: On the Rcor-
ganfzatton of the Army-Messrs. Banning,
Dibrell, Bragg. Stuart and White (Pa.) On
the Transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War
Observation-Disclosures. Scales, Boone, Hooker,
Van Worries and Stewart. On the Labor
Jones (Ala.), Thompson, Rice and Boyd.
THURSDAY, June 2O.-The House
resolution extending the session of Congress
up to seven O'Clock, on the morning of the
10th, was concurrcd in by the Senate. A bill
was introduced to establish a National Acad-
envy OF Education, giving the preference to
the genius and talent of the land and to the
orphans of the Republic. After the signing
OF the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill by tho
President pro tenn. of the Senate, and the re-
port OF committee that the President had no
further communication to make to Congress.
MIR. Ferry. after few remarks, declared the
second present session of the Forthwith
Congress adjourned sine die. :. In the
House, resolution was agreed to extending
the session to seven O'Clock on the morning Of
the 10th. A motion to suspend the rules and
pass a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution to prohibit the pay
ment of claims for property taken, used, in
jured or destroyed during the war, was reject
ed-yeas, g.; nays, 135. A resolution was
agreed to declaring that the investigation of
the charges preferred against the late Door
keeper. j. w. Polk, had shown nothing affect
ing his personal integrity, or rejecting on him
as an honorable man, and allowing him two
months extra pay. A message was received
from the President announcing his approval
of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. At
seven O'Clock the Speaker, after few appro-
pirate remarks, declared the House adjourned
sine die,