Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-17
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MONDAY, April T. The army appro-
> priation bill was received from the house
and referred to the committee on appro.
priations. .... Booth introduced = bill tore,
peal the Atlantic and Pad6c railroad grant,
except SO far as the road shall be completed
by the 4th of July next, and for the restoy.
alton to the market OF gil lands along the
line of the uncompleted road, to be dispos.
ed of in the same manner as other public
lands......Ingalls introduced a bill for the re-.
lief of the central branch of the Union Pa.
ciic railroad company from all obligations
to the government of the United States
under the acts of 1852 and 1864, upon con-
d ton that it shall, within six months from
the enactment of this bill execute and file
with the secretary of the interior, full re-
lease and discharge to the govern ment from
all further claims under said act. After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April S.-The army appro-
priation bill was reported back from com.
mittee without amendment. Blaine gave
notice Of an amendment making it a penal
oiense for any military, naval or civil officer
or any other persons except for the purpose
named in the bill, to appear armed with
deadly weapon of any description within
mile of any polling place where general
or special election for representative is be.
ing held....... Bayard introduced q bill to re.
peal sections 800 and S2l revised statutes.
1t repeats the act passed in 1862 providing
test oaths and disqualifcations of Jurors in
courts of the United States. Referred
Consideration of the New Hampshire sena.
torial case was then resumed, and after de.
bate the senate without action adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-After debat.
ing the New Hampshire senatorial case for
some time the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened,
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 1O.-After debate
the vice president announced the question
to be on the pending amendment, viz: that
Hon. Charles Fl. Bell is entitled to seat as
senator by virtue of an appointment by the
executive of New Hampshire, and the
amendment was agreed to-yeas IS, navs
%. The resolution of the committee as
amended was then passed by precisely the
same vote-yeas IS, nay 2s......After an ex.
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 10.-Hereford called
up Hoar's resolution declaring the Demo.
cratic programme for the passage of the ap-
preparation bills to be unconstitutional and
revolutionary, and ma speech against it,
insisting that no such action was contem.
plated as would justify such conclusion.
1.-THE army appropriation bill was then.
taken up and Withers explained its provis.
ions. No amendments were adopted, the
committee on appropriations having agreed
to resist all amendments and the majority
of the senate seconded them. The clerk
reached the sixth section, which prohibits
the presence of troops at election places,
etc., when the senate adjourned until Mon.
day-yeas 20, nays %.
TUESDAY, April 8.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the leg.
islative bill, consideration to be under
the five minute rule, and all general debate
to be reserved until the political features of
the bill are reached. After finishing the
consideration of sixty pages of the bill the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-The house
spent the entire day in debating and amend
ing its rules.
THURSDAY, April 10.-The legislative
appropriation bill was taken up in COM
mittee of the whole. MacMahon offered an
amendment repeating the section providing
for biennial examination o. pensioners, and
concluding as follows: "In order to pro-
vide for the payment of arrears of pensions
the secretary is directed to issue Immediate
~ in payment thereof as they may be ad.
justed the $,O,000,000 Of legal tender cur
rency in the treasury kept as special fund
for the redemption of fractional currency."
1t was then further amended by provision
offered by Cannon, that fractional currency
may be redeemed by any class of money in
the treasury, and as thus amended was
agreed to. Atkins submitted an amendment,
which was adopted for the appointment of
a deputy commissioner of pensions at a
salary of So, 400. On motion of Dunnell an
amendment was adopted making imme.
diately available $25 900 of the appropria-
ton for the general land Office. The com.
mittee then arose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE house in COM
mittee of the whole, Blackburn in the chair,
resumed consideration of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The amendment in creasing the clerical
force in the Postofice department was
adopted-yeas 105, nays 60. Amendments
were agreed to: Directing the commits
sioner of agriculture to supply reasonable
Of congress for distribution among their
agricultural constituents; to report the
quantity OF seeds, etc., distributed and states
and counties sent, from whom purchased,
and quantities. The appropriation for the
purchase and distribution of seeds, etc.,
was increased from $4,000 to 100000.
Hunton submitted an amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for eradicating in.
fictitious diseases among domesticated
animals from $4,000 to $3.50, 1000. Without
disposing of the amendment the committee
tho noiftoos Qnnnnnoo6s
follows and the house adjourned:
Elections-springer, Manning, s]emons, speer,
Colerick, Armfeld, Beltzhoover, Sawyer, Phister,
k1er Camp . Cakins, Fields, Q & Weaver
son, Phelps, Morrison, Mills. Carlisle FELTON,, Gar
fed, Kelly, Conger, Frye Dunnell:
Appropriations Atkins Blount, Singleton (Mise),
hon, Baker, Monroe, Hawley, Hubbell. Cannon,
Banking and currency--Buckner, Ewing, Davis,
Young, Lewis, Lounsberry, Ladd, Chittenden,
Pacific Observation-Disclosures, Chalmers Bliss, Clark,
Dickey, Ellis, Martin, Welborn, Harmer, Belford,
NewbeTy, Bailey, Butterworth.
Claims--Bright Dickey, Davidson Covert, O'Cou-
Crowley.
Thomas, Turner. Acklen, Beale, Deuster, Clardy,
O'Neill, Waite, Henderson, Townsend (Ohio), Rus
Public Lands Converse, Wright, Steele, McKen-
zie, Williams Ala), Ketcham, Ryan, sapp, Wash.
Postoftice and Postrcads- Money, Clark, Cook,
Evans, Singleton Qll.), Shelly, Jones, Ketchanl,
Joyce, Stone, Bingham.
District of Columbia-Hunton. Henkle, Bouck,
Clark, Martin, Sanford, Klotz, Neal james He'll
man, Aldrjch.
Judiciary-Knott, Harris. Culberson. Hurd,
House, Ryan, Herbert, New, Hammond. Lapham,
Robinson, Reid, Mckinley, Williams (Wis.) Will
18th.
War Caims-Bragg, Robertson, Warner, Roth
we'll. Thompson, 8imonton. Carpenter, Ferdon,
Tyler, Bavne, Russell. - =.
Public Expenditures Finley, Manning, Davis
Tillmsn, Simonton, Beltzhower, Joyce, Mason,
Cowgill Brigham.
Private Land Claims-sunter, Martin. Caldwell,
Muldrow, Stevenson, Myers, Lay, Mitchell, Nor
Manufactures-W Wise, Beal, Nichols, Smith, Rich
ardson. Taylor, Love- Hall, Hoar, Hammond, Nc
Foreign Afars-Gox, Nelson, Bicknell King,
Nichols, HarIon Hill, Killinger, Rice, Morton,
Robson.
Territories Muldrow, crayens. :Bouck, Muller,
Martin, Frost, Backman, Humphrey, Aldrich,
Young, Dick, Maeinnis.
Revolutionary Observation-Disclosures, Bland, Ca
bell, Dibrell, Singleton Qn:), Ryan, ;Pa.), Con-
verse, Farr, Miles, Pierce, Gillette.
+ Invalid .nsions-Cofroth, Lewis, Caldwell,
Hoetetter, Persons Hatch, Taylor, Smith (Pa.),
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