Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
x1v1th CONGRESS-.


x1v1th CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, March 3l.-Nunerous bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following: Extending the time for the
construction OF the Northern Pacific rail.
road; to authorize the National Board of
Health to investigate and report on infec-
tious and contagious diseases If animals; a
| Joint resolution relative to requxing q court
! or lnyui.y into the case of Col. Worthington,
10th Ohio Regiment volunteers; to repeal so
much of the bill making appropriations for
the sandry civil expenses of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1880, as author.
ICES the secretary of war to release he
......Ad journed.
TUESDAY, April 1.-The bill apwo-
priating 100000 for the distinction of
vessels by the yellow fever commission vas
passed.. 1.-THE senate went into executive
session pending q motion by Edmunds to
take up a resolution heretofore offered by
him declaring that the business and other
interests of the country required that legis.
which the extra session was called. When
the doors re.opened the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.--Various bills
were introduced, among them one provid.
ing for treaty with Aexico......Ho
resolution condemning as unconstitutional
and revolutionary the Democratic pro.
gramme of legislation was laid on the table,
yeas IS, nays 30 ...... Majority and minority
Bell as senator from New Hampshire on
appointment Of the governor, were present.
ed... The senate then went into executive
session and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 3.-The report of
the committee on privileges and elections
on the credentials of Charles Fl. Bell, ap.
pointed by the governor senator from New
Hampshire, was taken up at the opening OF
the senate. Hoar argued in favor of I'D.
hitting Bell, saying there is an unbYoken
line of precedents for so doing..... Voor.
hees introduced a bill to uthorize the pres
ident to appoint James Shields, of Missouri,
brigadier general in the army on the re.
tired list. .....After the executive session the
senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
TUESDAY, April 1.-Atkins, of Ten
nessee, reported the legislative appropria.
ton bill. It appropriates between SIS, OOO..
900 and sic, 100000. The bill contains pro.
visions repeating the last clause of section
500, revised statutes, which appliesto Penn.
sylvania, and 8O1 and S21, revised statutes,
and providing that all jurors, grand and
petit, shall be publicly drawn from box
containing the names of not less than 300
persons possessing the necessary qualifica.
tions, which names shall have been placed
therein by the clerk of the court and a com.
missioner to be appointed by the judge, the
commissioner to be citizen residing in the
district, and a well.known member of the
principal party opposing that to which
tons 2,016, 2,015, 1920, and all the succeed.
ing sections down to and including 2,O27,
and also 1922. It also strikes out of section
20l9 the words, I" For the purpose of en-.
gaging in the work of canvassing ballots u
and strike out of section 2,O28 the words
cor a deputy marshall" and the words
Getty, town, county and parish" 1t re-
peals section 2,03l, except such part of it as
relates to the pay of supervisors of elections
1t repeats all other sections and laws author
ling the appointment of ::chief supervisors
shals of elections. The house went into
committee of the whole on the bill and
debated it until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-After discus"
sion it was decided that general debate on
the army appropriation bill should close al
8 o'clock on Friday, leaving FIVE minutes
debate still open.....The house then went
into committee of the whole and debated
the bill until adjournment.
THURSDAY, April 3.-The debate on
the army appropriation bill continued
throughout both day and evening sessions
and the house took a recess until to.1aor
row.
FRIDAY, April 4.-The general debate
on the army appropriation bill closed to-day
and the measure is now being considered
under the FIVE minute rule. New offered
an amendment providing that nothing in
the section shall be construed as abridginQ
or affecting the duty or power of the presi
dent of the United States under the consti
tuition to send troops on application of 8
legislature or executive of a state Baker
of Indiana, offered an amendment to thu
amendment making it unlawful for any one
to have on his person FIRE arms. bowie
knives, clubs or bludgeons in the vicinity
OF place where an election is being held
The chairman, in running out Bakers
amendment as not germane to an army bill
encountered good share of opposition
from Conger, against whom he threatened
to call in the services of the sergeant-at.arms
to which Conger replied with defiance
Finally, however, the angry passions sub
sided, the committee rose and the house
after ordering all debate on the bill and
amendments to close at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow, took recess until II tomorrow
SATURDAY, April 5.-The amendment
to the army appropriation bill offered yes
terday by New, that repeal shall moi
abridge or affect the right and duty OF the
executive to respond to call of state
legislature or governor, was agreed to-85
to 4. The Republicans did not vote. Lowe
moved to st, ike out the sixth section of the
bill and to instruct the committee to report
it to the he use with the recommendation
that it be introduced as separate bill Re.
jected-yeas 122, nays 1885. Baker submit
ted an amendment making it penal of.
fence for any person by menaces or threats
to disturb any meeting assembled for lawful
purposes in any campaign for the election
OF members OF congress, or to endeavor to
procure ny menaces q division of time on
speaking. Ruled out on point of order.
Brewer submitted an amendment providing
that nothing contained in the bill shall in any
way limit the right or power of civil Off.
GERS of the government to keep peace at
the polls at such times as are prescribed for
the election of members. Reiected-yeas,
III; nays, 1876. Conger moved as a substi.
tute for Sec. 6 the following: "That Secs.
20O2 and 552S of the Revised Statutes be
and the same are hereby repealed" Re.
jected-yeas, 1909; nays, 1856. Caswel]
moved to strike out the portion of the sec
ton providing for penalties. Rejected.
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