River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-03-13
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.

SENATE, March 3.-Night session.
The conference committee report on the dis
agreeing amendments to the sundry civil bill,
after debate, was agreed to, yeas 80 nays n.
House bill to promote the education of the
blind passed. IL appropriates s25OOOO The
committee of conference on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bills re-
ported that they were unable to agree. The
disagreement was the proylso of the House
fixing the pay Of jurors in the United States
courts, repeating the test oath, ana also SO
much of tue revised statutes as provides Tor
the appointment of supervisors OF elections.
The Democratic members Insisted on tue
points in dispute, and unless conceded by the
Republicans would refuse TO pass the neees-
sary appropriation bills, and force an ezra
session. Senator Beck said i'll an extra SEES
sion the Democratic majority would ask the
President 10 agree with them TO the re peal
the law allowing the soldiers to go to the
polls under the preteXt OF keeping the peace;
and to reject the law relating TO jurors: and
bill providing that the United States govern
ment shall not interfere with affairs pertain
ing to States, when these three bills shall be
slgued by the President every appropriation
bill win be passed. II the President vetoes
the bills no money would be supplied. Mr.
Conkling defended the Senate position,
Mr.. Thurman supported Mr.. Beck's posi-
tious, and the debate was continued
long and earnestly by other Senators. The
Senate by vote yeas so, nays %, refused to
ecede from the position. The Senate amend
ment to the bill was then sustained, yeas %,
| nays n, aud another committee OF conference
asked for. March, 4th, Tuesday morning. In
the absence of the Vice President Senator
| Ferry was elected President pro term,
aud took the chair. A number of bills on the
calendar and pension bills passed. A resolu-
| ton continuing the appropriation for the
army, and for the legislative, judicial and exc
cutiVe expenses of the government six months
I,,l.r To- elasa
was objected to by Senator Salisbury, and it
went over. The Senate of the forty-fifth Con-
gress then adjourned sine de.
| HOUSE, Marcn 3.--Night session. The
| Senate amendment to the post route bill was
| agreed to. The conference report on the
| deficiency bill was agreed to. The conference
report on the postottice appropriation bill was
adopted. MIR. Potter from the Potter COM
mittee presented the minority report also a
report from Gen. Butler. The conference
| committee on the army bill reported their IL
ability to agree. A discussion ensued MIR.
| Garfield said they were confronted with three
| propositions which the other side had put on
| the appropriation bills. First, the question
| of troops at the polls; second the Jury test
oath clause; and third the election section
| file and his Republican friends were willing
| to abandon the first two, but they were not
| willing TO give up the other The House had
no right to say that the other equal branch
should weld all and the House nothing. A
motion was made that the House insist on its
| disagreement. Agreed to- After attention to
varions other business the House took recess.
| March 4th. Session was resumed at a. m.
motion for a new conference committee on
| the legislative bill was made, and after con-
sideration was Withdrawn, it being deemed
| too tall to reach an agreement. Mr.. Atkins
at 1890 reported formally that the conference
committee on the legislative bin had not been
able to agree and he moved that the House
adhere-a parliamentary hndality. Agreed to-
| Gen Garfield moved a vote OF thanks to
| speaker Randall and it was unanimously
| adopted The families of members were then
admitted to the floor. After sensational and
exciting scenes, and the delivery of political
speeches on both sides, speaker Randall pro
ceeded to deliver his farewell address and the
| House adjourned without daY,