Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-05-01
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aag SENATE: April 22.--After briefly con-
sidering some comparatively unimportant
matters the Senate resumed consideration of
the army appropriation bill. Senators Gar.
a David Davis, Logan and Allison addressed
stne senate, and afteran executive session ad-
HOUSE, April Decentralization was
resumed Of the subsidiary silver coin bill. The
BIZ finally passed. It provides that silver
CONS OF smaller denomination than 81 may be
exchangeable into lawful money when pre-.
sented in sums Of no.; makes lawful money
exchangeable into silver coin in like amount;
makes subsidiary silver coins a. legal tender
Tor all debts, public and private, in sums Of
not exceeding $40; and makes minor coinage
receivable at postofices to the amount Of $S.
on the legislative appropriation bill and Sc:
Veral members made speeches. An evening
session was had for speaking only. There
was lot half dozen members present when
the House assembled for the evening, Mr..
thompson, Kentucky, in the chair, went into
committee OF the whole on the legislative ap-
preparation bill: After speeches by Waddell,
Cravens, Robertson and Ke:cham in favor OF
the proposed repeal, and by Dwight in oppo.
position thereto, the committee rose and the
House adjourned. ~. + p, ga.
SENATE, April 23.-Removals and an.
pointments to Office were considered. : Senator
Pendleton introduced bill to repair and e1-
tend the public buildingsEat Cleveland, Ohio
Consideration of the army bill was then re-
sumed: Senators Williams, Jones of Florida,
and Blaine spoke. He replied to Senator
Davis. Mr.. Blaine was frequently interrupted.
In concluding his remarks with reference
to the remarks Of Senator Davis, of Illinois,
yesterday, by regretting his absence, and said
he denied to that Senator the right to carry
the traditions Of the fame and glory of Abra-
ham Lincoln into the Democratic camp. He
might go there himself and he might set on
that side OF the house where he was the only
man that gave Lincoln support. Had Lin
coin lived, as the Senator said, some things
might and others might not have happened,
but the thing that happened was Senator
on this floor elected by Democrats over a
Union soldier and speaking as the representa-
tive of Abraham Lincoln. The Senator had
right to 70 when and where he pleased.
He had right to address to the living what
he chose, but he had no right to drag the
greatest man of the last century into the
mire of party that he would have opposed to
his death. Adjourned.
House, April ga resolution was
penses of the laber committee, granting leave
to sit during recess. Consideration Of the
legislative appropriation bill was resumed.
Mr.. Frye, Mr.. Robson and Mr.. Finley ad
dressed the committee and occupied the
time OF the House till an adjournment. In
reply to Mr.. Robson Mr.. Finley commended
that members of Congress were State, and not
quoting from Adhesion of the supreme court,
wherein it was expressly decided that sena.
tors were officers If the States, and not of the
federal government. It had been q surprise
to some gentlemen that his colleague, Gar
field. had come to the front as the first speak
er on this question, but it was no surprise to
him, because that gentleman had coined an
argument for his party on excuse for factious
opposition to repeal. He quoted from the re-
marks made by Garfield seventeen years ago,
to the effect that it was revolutionary for q
minority, however large, to deny to the major
ity the right to put riders on an appropria-
ton bill, and now the same gentleman de.
clared Revolutionary for majority to place
riders on an appropriation bill. He quoted
from remarks made by Henry Clay while in
Congress, to the effect that it was proper for
Congress to pass bill and present it to the
President, and if he refused to sanction it, to
proceed to hostilities against the President
and refuse all appropriations until the Presi.
dents consent had been obtained. An even-
ing IN session was held for speaking only.
There was very small attendance when the
House, Immediately after assembling, went
into committee Of the whole on the iegisla-
tive appropriation bill. Speeches in opposi.
ton to the proposed repeal were made by
Fort, Sapp, Deering, Iowa, Updegraff, Ohio,
and Humphrey And in favor of the repeal,
by Ryan and Anterior. The committee rose
row.
SENATE, April 24.-Senator DIVES pre-
scented the petition of Mrs. Caroline Webster,
widow If Col E1ofohor Wohcfor
crease of her pension from $50 to $50 per
month. The lady is the only surviving rep
resentative of Daniel Webster's family, and
had been made poor by the destruction Of the
Marshfeld property. Referred to committee
on pensions. Discussion of The Wallace reso-
luton occupied the morning, after which the
army appropriation was taken up and Senator
galleries being crowded
HOUSE April 24.-At 10 to-day the
House resuming the Wednesday session, went
discussion OF the legislative appropriation BILL
The entire session was continued by numer-
Gus speakers. II committee rose. The
time for termination of the debate was fixed
at o'clock tomorrow instead of 9 O'Clock as
previously ordered and the House took q re-
cess
SENATE, April Decentralization of
the army appropriation bill was resumed.
Considerable discussion ensued, and various
amendments were offered, but all rejected,
and the bill finally passed as it came from the
Al, nays 80, and is now in the hands of the
President for his signature or veto. The
Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE, April, 25.-The consideration
Of the legislative appropriation bill was con.
tinued. MIR. Ewing spoke at length and was
proceeding to argue the unconstitutionality
OF the election laws, when the hour to which
the debate was limited arrived and cut off his
further remarks. The committee then rose
and the speaker presented as enrolled and
signed by him the army appropriation bill.
HOUSE, April 26.-The House went in
to committee Of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill. Discussion was had un.
der the five minutes rule to close at %. m.
Gen. Ewing tor, and Gen. Garfield against the
bill substantially closed heidebt. The bill
was then passed yeas 40, nays 119. Then
the House adjourned until Tuesday.
SENATE, April 28.--The legislative ex.
ecutive and judicial appropriation bin was re-
ceived from the House and referred to the
committee on appropriations. The House
joint resolution to repealscertain clauses ia the
snndry civil appropriation acts of March 8
1879, passed. Metal money, education OF In
olans, the Dill admitting cabinet ministers tC
the floor Of the House and Senate, and sundry
other matters were briefly considered, and
after an executive session the Senate ad
iouned. . ~.
The Cracked Lincoln Medal,
Cleveland Leader.
There is bronze medal in the United
States Treasury department with which
there is little incident connected thai