Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27
xLVIth CONGRESS.
senate,

Y q Senate = b.
TUESDAY, March ls..-sooa after the
senate vas called to order g recess. was
taken, Ind upon reassemblinga motion to
adjourn prevailed. objection was made to
the admission of Senator Bell, of New
Hampshire, appointed by the governor to
fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of
Senator rWadleigh's term, and his case goes
over until tomorrow. = 1}tj
WEDNESDAY, March l9.-Hill pre-
scented the credentials of his colleague, Cor.
don..!... Bills introduced: TO revive the
court commissioners of Alabama claims; to
reorganize the army; to remove all political
Gle of the constitution; also bill to repeal
the act of July, 1862, requiring the test. oath !;
authorizing the taxation of legal tender
notes to establish branch mint at Omaha.
1.-THE vice president laid before the sen.
ate memorial signed by number Of men,
bers of the legislature of Kansas, asserting
that the election Of Senator ingalls, was
secured by bribery and corruption, and
asking the senate to give them full oppor-
tunity to offer proof of these assertions.
Referred to the committee on privileges and
elections. On suggestion of Conkling a
resolution introduced by Wallace, requiring
the secretary of the treasury to furnish a
detailed statement of accounts Of U. S. mar
shals in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Massachusetts and Maryland, in regard to
fees for services performed during the cleo.
tons of 1878, was laid over. . The creden.
tials of Bell, appointed senator by the
governor of New Hampshire during recess
of the Legislature, were referred to the com.
mittee on judiciary, with instructions to
report them back as soon as practicable. ....
W Tod IF ctoHI
mittees, which, under suspension Of the
rules, was agreed t0......The presidents
message wss received at quarter to two
O'Clock and read. 1t is US follows:
Felloa0.citizeas of the senate and house of rep
TeSentdtiUes:
The failure Of the last congress to make
the requisite appropriations for legislative
and judicial purposes, for the expenses of
the several executive departments of the
government and for the support OF the
army, has made it necessary to call special
session of the 10th congress. The estimates of
appropriations needed, which were sent to
congress by the secretary of the treasury,
at the opening of the last session, are here
with transmitted to both senate and house
of representatives. Regretting the ex.
istence of the emergency which
requires specia, session of congress
at 4 time when it is the general judgment
of the country that public welfare will be
best promoted by permanency in our legis-
lation and peace and rest, commend these
few necessary measures to your considerate
attention. (signed)
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1879.
The message was referred to the commit
tee on printing, and the senate adjourned.
!. THURSDAY, March 20.-After prayer
and the reading Of the journal the senate
adjourned till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, March 2l.-A large number
of bills were introduced, among them
one repeating so much of the revised stat.
utes as prohibits appointment to the army of
any person engaged in the late rebellion....
A joint resolution was submitted proposing
an amendment to the constitution giving
the president the power to except in his ap.
prevail of bills either items of appropriation
or special legislation, giving his reason to
congress, the items SO disapproved to be
treated as in the case of @ .veto..... w llace
regarding marshals' eervices in several
states during the elections of 1877. An
amendment by Conkling covering all states
was agreed to. The resolution as amended
was then agreed to..". After an executive
session the senate ad journed till Monday.
House.
TUESDAY, March 1S.-A great crowd
was present to witness the opening session
and organization. The clerk gave Hull
(Dem.) of Florida, seat, and allowed the
Iowa delegation to come in. His ground in
both cases was that governors certificate
and the seal of the state gave the holders a
primo .facie right to seats. AS to the state
of Kansas, the clerk said he had not put on
the roll the name OF the person claiming to
have been elected from the state at large,
the state being only entitled to three
members. Randall was chosen speak.
er on the first ballot, receiving
IA votes, Garfield, 1885,. Wright
-, Kelly /. Garfield and Blackburn con.
Quoted Randall to the chair. He made q
brief address and then the oath of office was
administered to the speaker by Kelly, pa
after which the oath to the members was
administered by the speaker in groups CT
states. Frye objected to administering the
oath to Hull Of Florida, and the matter went
over until tomorrow. The following officers
were reelected: Adams, clerk; Thompson,
sergeant.at.arms: Field, door.keeper; Stew.
art, postmaster; Rev. w. P. Harrison, chap.
lain. Drawing of seats was then proceed.
ed with and at its conclusion the house ad.
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The disput
ed case from the second congressional dis
trict of Florida was taken up and discussed.
Speeches in favor of the right of Hull
Dem. were made by Cobb, Davidson, Buck"
ner and Mills, and in favor of Bisbee REP. J
by Frye and Garfield. ...Frye moved to
amend the resolution offered yesterday that
the oatIbe now administered to Hull, by
providing that the prima facie, as we'll as
ultimate right of each contestant be refer
red TO the committee on elections, when ap.
pointed, and that in the mean time neither
be sworn in. Rejected--yeas 1877, nays 40
% strict party vote as between Republicans
and Democrats. Fourteen Greenbackers
voted with the Republicans and one against.
1.-THE original resolution Chat Hull be
sworn in) was then adopted; yeas lao, nays
136,nnd the modified oath of offiee was ad.
ministered to Hull. The presidents mes
sage was read and referred to the committee
of the whole. ....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March Mcmahon
called up the petition of citizens of Cincin-
natl in relation to the election of Butter
worth and Young, aud the whole matter
was referred to q select committee, with
leave to sit during recess. The committee
was also directed to inquire into the opera.
ton of the supervisors law in Cincinnati
at the last election ......Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 2l.-Without trans
acting any business If importancethe house
adjourned till Tuesday. ~
The Sanata Committees.