Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-06

be entrance of Sturgeon Bay canal from
18, 600 to. $50, 600. All the amendments
lade in committee of the whole were con.
urred in.
MONDAY, February M.-A committee
# conference was ordered on the disagree
aent Of the houses on the tobacco bill......
Bills introduced: Directing the president
o institute inquiry as to the disposition of
unds belonging to the SO called confederate
tates remaining at the end of the war in
he Bank of England or in the hands OF
english citizens, in order that such funds
nay be used for the relief of citizens of the
confederate states who incurred disabilities
Turing the late war; for the relief of settlers
IN the Hot Springs reservation; to prevent
he Introduction of contagious diseases,
md to establish q national board of health. |
zee. The rules were suspended and the
undry civil appropriation bill passed. 1t
TUESDAY, February 25.-The house
vent into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill, the question
being on the amendment repeating the law
creating the Office OF electoral supervisors.
After hot debate q vote was taken and the
was adopted by vote of 1876 to
10. The committee then rose and the bill and
were reported to the house.
All amendments were agreed to and the bill
rs amended was passed after an unsuccess-
[ul attempt to fllibuster by the Republicans.
......Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 26.-The
house went into committee on the senate
census bill, which has been SO amended as
to vest the appointment of supervisors in
the president by and with the consent of
the senate. After the committee rose the
bill passed the house with the amendment
mentioned retained...... The sugar bill was
then taken up and Robbins addressed the
senate in favor of the measure. Garfield
opposed him......The conference committee
here presented report on the in
ternal revenue bill with an explana.
ton thereon. A sharp colloquy ensued be-
the tax on matches, which the committee
should be retained .....Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, February 27.-The con-
ference report on amendments to the to.
bacco bill was agreed to-147 to ia. The
tax on matches remains as now. After de-
bate the resolution for the arrest of Geo. F.
Seward as 8 contumacious witness was
adopted by a vote of 105 to The COM
mittee on ways and means reported bill
amending sec,ion 3,697, revised statutes of
the United states, so that interest on bonds
called upon the provisions of said section
or surrendered under the provisions of the
act to facilitate the refunding of the ma.
tional debt, shall cease and determine after
the expiration of 40 days from the date of
surrender or date of notice required to be
given by the secretary of the treasury.
Passed. .....A bill to allow imported marble
in blocks to be bonded in open yards was
reported and passed. 1.-THE bill for the re.
lief of Albert U. Wyman, late treasurer of
the United States, passed, and the house ad.
journed.
FRIDAY, February 2S.-The postofice
bill was reported from committee with a
recommendation, which was sgreed to, that
the senate amendments with two exceptions
(Brazilian subsidy and classification of mail
matter) be non.concurred in. The commit.
tee also recommended that the two excepted
amendments be non-concurred in also, but
desired that they should be voted upon
separately and some time allowed for de-
bate, which was then begun. .... Pending
action, the sergeant-at-arms appeared at the
bar OF the house, having in custody Geo. F..
Seward. The speaker having informed Mr..
Seward of the cause of his arrest, asked him
it he was ready to take the oath rendered by
the chairman of the committee investjgat.
ing the management of his affairs, and to
produce his books according to the request of
the subpoena. Seward answered that so long
as persons who were his personal enemies
pursued him before the committee he
should hold the books and papers; whenever
the state department or treasury depart
ment wanted his booksit should have them,
but not at the instance of his enemies
Springer thereupon submitted resolution
declaring Sewa,d in contempt of the house.
Bundy submitted an amendment, referring
the matter to the judiciary committee. to
report what action should be taken. After
q scene of great confusion and uprosr the
house refused lO7 to 110) SpriDger's motion
for the previous question (Which would
have cut off a Vote on Bundy's substituted,
It was agreed to-ayes 172, nays 1OS. The
following Democrats voted with the Rerub.
icans for the substitute: Luttrell, Lynde,
Manning, Mills, Robbins, Willis IN. Y. and
Wilson W. Va.) Seward was, on the mo.
ton of Mr.. Butler, discharged from custody
on his own recognizance.....The remainder
appropriation bill were non.concurred in,
and a committee of conference ordered .
The house then took q recess till 49, The
evening session was confined to considera-
ton of pension bills and to bill for the re-
moval Of political disabilities.
SATURDAY, March 1.-The bill ex.
tending the provision of the act of 1874 for
the relief of settlers on public lands was
passed; also bills granting lands to Mime
sofa in lieu of lands heretofore granted and
extending time of payment of prescriptions
on public lands in Minnesota.....T The senate
bill passed for furnishing trusses to disabled
soldiers. 1.-The sugar bill was Withdrawn
not to be presented again this session. The
senate yellow fever bill was taken up and
substitute for it offered by Young. 1t es-
tablishes board of health to meet in WASH
ington to frame rules and regulations and to
make Investigations. After debate the sub
stitute was adopted The question re-
amended, it was defeated. The vote was
recons,dered and the bill tabled ... Spring
er, as question of privilege, presented
from the committee on expenditures
in the state department., reported
a resolution for the impeachment Of Geo.
F. Seward, late consul general at Shanghai,
and now United States minister to China.
The house refused 100 to 126 to considerth
impeachment question. The presidents
veto message on the Chinese bill was then
read, after which the previous question was
"OVCN aNU SCCOuu0us liz 4utBuOu was
then put, ehall the bill pass, the objections
of the president to the contrary notwith-
standing. The vote resulted yeas 100, nays
95; so there not being two-thirds in the
affirmative the bill was rejected. Most of
the negative votes came from the Republi.
can side, but considerable number came
from the Democratic eide......A recess was
then taken until Sunday, the session to be
merely for the purpose of receiving mes
sages from the president, the senate, and
from conference committees.
SUNDAY, March 2. The house met at
80 but took two recesses because of dis.
agreement of conference committees on the
sundry civil bill, the postoffice appropria-
ton bill, the army bill and the legislative
bill. New conferences were
ordered, and the, house took succession of
receases during the day awaiting action of
the committees. -..t
What Mcmahon Couldn't Stand.
This is the whole secret of the marshal's
* He hates being cut by his
friends. Only the other day he met on
the sKairs ~ the Jnckov Gli,}, ma If h;a