Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-06-19

ness, by tho use Of alcoholic vapor, even
when within 600 feet of distilIery or rectify.
ing. house, prohibited BY existing laws.
under regulations to be prescribed. The
bill passed ......T The house then proceeded to
the consideration Of tho army appropri.
alton bill. Whitthorne moved 70 re-.
duce tho maximum of the army
from $4,000 to 5000. Rejected. Wes.
ver moved TO strike out the section
ing classes Of 1879 and 1880 of the military
academy may after graduation elect to re-.
ceive $3.50, and tho acceptance of that sum
shall render him ineligible to appointment
in the army until two years after his gradu.
alton, except In case Of war. The motion
to strike out was defeated and an amend.
ment incorporating in the section the words
with consent Of the secretary of war;" was
adopted. Confederation of tho money por-
ton OF the bill having been concluded, the
of section s, providing that no money here.
in appropriated thall be paid for the sub
sistence, equipment, transportation or com.
Pensation OF the army to be used a. police
force at tho polls. After debate 4 motion
by Baker to strike out the 9Th section wa
rejected. Williams wis., moved to amend
tho 9th section by making it read ITO be
used instead OF ordinary civil force" Re.
Jected: The committee then rose and re.
ported the bill. The amendments adopted
In committee OF the whole were agreed to
And :.::.. Adj8df6eh;;'' ""'sed-v"a. ,72- na-s a
THURSDAY, June ia bill was re-
ported from the committee ON civil service
reform, prohibiting officers Of, claimants
against, or contractors under the United
States from contributing money tor political
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to jurors in United States courts was reach.
ed, Herbert, by instruction of the judiciary
committee, moved an amendment providing
that in selecting names for grand and petit
jurors, the clerk and commissioner shall in
no wise have regard to political afiliation,
but shall look solely to the qualifications
prescribed by law. Persons possessing such
qualifications to be entitled to serve with.
out regard to race, color or previous condi.
ton of servitude, but no officer or employe
of tho United States or of any state shall be
competent to Gerve. Robinson, represent.
ing the minority of the judiary committee,
been embodied in the judiciary bill passed
by the house the other day, no amendment
would be offered on the part OF the minori.
ty. The Republicans wanted the bill refer
red to the judiciary committee and when
the previous question was called reiYained
from voting, reducing the number below
quorum......After more than q hour spent
on the call of the house, that Intellectual
Movement was abandoned and the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 13.-A bill to allow
any telegraph company to land cables on
the coast of the United States was passed
...... Pound introduced q bill authorizing
the secretary of war to use certain moneys
appropriated by the act of March 8, 1879,
tor the protection Of the high sand banks Of
the Chippewa river. Passed...... Young
Tenn. from the committee on public build.
ings and grounds, reported joint resolu.
tion for tho completion of the foundation
of the Washington monument. Passed......
Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 14.--Bennett Cd.
T. from the committee on public lands,
reported bill extending until October /,
1880, the provisions of the act approved
March 3, 1877, in regard to the grasshopper
sufferers Passed The legislative apPro-
priation bill was received from the senate,
and, together with the senate amendments,
was referred to the committee on appropri-
ations..... The pleuro-peumonia bill was
recommitted to The committee on agricul.
ture The senate amendments to the sup.
Elemental post route bill were concurred in.
...... AdjouTned.