Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-24
CONGRESS SUMMARY,

SENATE, April 15.-Vice President
Wheeler being called away by the dangerous
illness OF q relative, Senator Thurman was
IchosSn President pro tenn of the Senate. Bills
were introduced. Senator Bell was assigned
places on committees. The army appropr;a-
ton bill was called up, and Senator Logan
spoke against the measure. Senator Beck
replied ard before concluding the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE, April 15.-The speaker called
for reports. Only one was submitted Mr..
Chalmers rose to personal explanation,
after which the House went into committee
OF the whole on the legislative appropriation
Dill, the question being m the motion to re-
peal the Southern claims commission. The
remainder of the session was consumed in
discussing the question. Without disposing of
the pending amendment the House adjourned.
HOUSE, April Is. The house went in
committee OF the whole on the legisla-
I've appropriation bill. Amendments were
offered, discussed and rejected Points of
order were raised which were overruled by
the speaker. Mr.. Lewis and Mr. Sanford
spoke at length, and on the conclusion of the
speech OF the latter, the House adjourned.
SENATE, Aplil 16.--Senator Kellogg in
troduced bill providing for the establishment
of steamship mail service between the United
Statss and Brazil, referred. The Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the army appro'
priation bill. Senators Beck Hoar, Dawes
and Withers addressed the Senate. An ami
mated, not to say angry passage at arms &C.
SENATE, April 1.-THE debate on the
army appropriation bill was continued. Sen.
the time of the session. In conclusion, Senator
Teller said he did not know what the President
would do, but he did not think any threat to
deprive the army OF it's sustenance would af-
feet the action of any Republican Senator,
nor of the President Senator Conkling
asked if vote could now be taken on the
pending, Blaine's amendment, but Senator
Butler thereupon moved to go into executive
session, which was agreed to.
HOUSE, April 10 The House went in
| to committee of the whole on the legislative
| appropriation bill. Mr. Mckinley, Mr.. Glib
| son, Mr.. Burrows and some others addressed
| the House. Sessions were orderedfOr Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights of
next week for speaking unly, and the House
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE, April 19.-Peti+ions accom-
panied by bills in "the box' were considered.
The hope was expressed that this mode of
getting bills before the House would not be
established as on precedent. The subsidiary
silver coin bill then came up, and the morn
ing hour was spent in its consideration
Amendments were proposed, and some we're
accepted and some rejected The hour hav-
ing expired the bill went over without action.
The House then went into committee of the
| whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
An exciting colloquy occurred between MIR.
Fry of Maine, and Mr.. Blackburn of Ken
lucky in reference to declaration of the lat
ter in former speech in reference to repeal
ing war measures enacted by the Republicans,
and without making any progress with the
bill, the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
HOUSE, April 21.-Bills were intro
duced in large numbers and referred. AL, the
States and Territories having been called it
was found that bills to the number of 1, 1856 had
been introduced. The House then took re-
cess till evening. At the evening session a
number of members made speeches to nearly
empty seats. No other business was tran.
sacted, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, April 2l.-Cons,deration was
resumed of the army appropriation bill Sen.
ators Bayard and Maxley addressed the Sen.
ate at length, and after an executive session
the senate adjourned