Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-07-03

| cIauses OF the uO1clal expenses bill. Before
vote on the amendment was taken Davis
to la party vote.
WEDNESDAY, June 25.-The senate
took up the concurrent resolution provid.
ing fora joint committee of five senators and
seven representatives to report next Decem.
Der what change, if any, should be made in
the mode of guarding and collecting reven.
ue, and as to whether any change should be
made in the method of appropliating money,
whether by annual or permanent appropri.
alton. Referred to the finance committee.
1.-THE rest of the day was spent in politi.
cal debate on the question of honest admin.
istration of public affairs....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 26.-On motion of
Paddock the senate proceeded to consider
the substitute reported from the committee
on public lands for the house bill extend.
ing the provisions of an act entitled "an act
for the relief of certain settlers on public
lands" until October /, 1880, which was
passed with slight amendment.... After
| debate on the joint resolution providing
extra pay for congressional employees the
senate went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened the presid.
ing officer laid before the senate the judicial
SATSM1SS
house to-day. 1t was read first and
second time and referred to the committee
on Observation-Disclosures.
FRIDAY, June 27.-Vest's resolution
declaring in favor of flee coinage and the
reconciliation of silver was taken up. At
ter debate Vest offered the following as a
substitute for his first resolution, to obviate
any criticism as to its wording: RESOLVED,
That the complete reconciliation of silver
and its restoration to perfect equality with
gold, both as coin and bullion, are demand
ed by the dictates of justice and wise
statesmanship.'" The morning hour expir'
ing the resolution went over and the iudic.
ial expenses bill as passed yesterday by the
house was considered in committee of the
whole. Several amendments were rejected,
the bill was reported to the house and
passed-yeas 20, nays 16......The presiding
officer laid before the senate message from
the president of the United States, trans.
mitting his veto of senate bill 595, tor the
relief of Jos. B. Collins. Referred to the
committee on military airs.....Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 2S.-Vest's resolu-
ton declaring in favor OF free coinage was
taken up, the question being on referring
the substitute accepted by him to the com.
amendment to insert after the word 'bul-
lion" the words "at an early date as these
objects can be accomplished consistently
with the public welfarc." Rajected-yeas
20; nays 81. The morning hour then ex-
pired and the resolution went over......
Beck, from the committee on appropria.
tions, reported, without amendment, the
bill making appropriations TO- pay the fees
for United States marshals and their gene.
so1 1onu%;os Iahafo and tho roioo.
ton of several amendments the bill was
read IA third time and passed-yeas 25;
nays 15....A short executive session was
then held, and, when the doors were re-
opened, the senate adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, June 23.-Under the call of
states for bills for reference many were jn-
troduced, mainly of private character.....
The presidents secretary delivered the
presidents message in writing, yetoing the
supplementary judicial bill; also an
nouncing that he had signed the army ap-
propriation bill. At the conclusion OF the
reading of the vete message the house pro-
bill should be passed notwithstanding the
objections made by the president, and it
was decided in the negative-yeas 104, nays
78-not the necessary two-thirds in the
affirmative......Adjour
TUESDAY, June PA resolution for
final adjournment of congress on the 25th,
was defeated-yeas 81, nays 103... The so.
called political assessment bill wa1 taken
up, but The Republicans availed themselves
of parliamentary privileges to prevent &C.
ton and the bi'( went over......rhe senate
amendments to the bill relating to the Mon.
tana territoria! assembly were concurred in,
..... The senate bill for the benefit of the
widow and children of Gen. James Shields,
and an increase of the pension of Caroline
P. Webber YVES passed......Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 25.-Upson offered
q resolution, which wes adopted, calling on
the secretary of wer for information as to
| the number of massacres which have been
committed by Mcxicans and Indians in
Texas since the first of January, aud also
as to the number and class of troops under
the command Of Brig. Gen. Ora. Ad
journed.
THURSDAY, June 26.-The bill pro
hibiting political assessments c; me up al
the business of the morning hour, but the
time was Ell consumed by roll calls the
Republicans res0I ling to dilatory tactics
......T the house then went into committee O1
tho whole on tho hill making anpropria
tions for certain Judicial expenses, and the
bill we3 ;mmediately read by sections fol
amendment. After the rejection of severa
amendments the committee rose, reported
the bill to the house, and it was pissed
yeas SO, nays 67......Adjourned