Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-12
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ed and discussed at length election frauds.
The bill making appropriations for the inn
provement of certain rivers in Kentucky came
up, and after some debate was passed, yeas 90,
nays Is. The House bill to abolish most roads
was taken up, but without acting, thereon the
Senate adjourned.
House.. June "A number of new
bills were introduced. The bill for the ap-
pointment of the Mississippi river commits
sion and appropriating $175,OOO to meet its eX-
penses passed. A resolution appropriating
$4,000 for expenses of the labor committee was
agreed to. A resolution was agreed to, yeas
13S, nays 62, appropriating $4,000 to provide
for the representation of the United States at
the International exhibition to be held at Sid
ney and Melbourne, Australia in1S79-S0. Ad-
journcd.
SENATE, June 8. The House bill ex-
tending the time for the payment of preemp
tions on public lands in Minnesota and DakO-
Ia passed. The House bill establishing pest
routes passed. The Senate took up the bill
to amend the act relating to certain judicial
districts in Texas and without action went in
to executive session and adjourned.
HOUSE, June 3.-The bill came up
amending the statutes relative to the removal
of cases from State to Federal courts. Mr..
Townsend withdrew the demand for the previ-
Gus question, to give Mr.. Cox an opportunity
to speak on the test oath. In course of the in
formal discussion which followed. Mr.. Conger
stated that his (the Republican, side of the
House did not intend that Townsend's bill
should go a step beyond where it now is,
| intimating that dilatory action and tilibuster-
ing would be persistently resorted to. After
the speech of Mr.. Cox in favor of the repeal of
the test oath the House adjourned
SENATE, June 4.-Senator Bayard from
the judiciary committee reported in favor of
the repeal of the jurors test oath. After at
tention to District of Columbia affairs and
matters of no general public interest, the
Senate took up the bill to amend the act in re-
lation to judicial districts in Texas The bill
passed and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, June 4.-The Senate amend
ments, to the House grasshopper bill extend
ing the time of payment by pre- emptiOn were
concurred in. Aresolution was adopted diret-
ing investigation into the affairs of the Ocean
National Bank of New York, and the German
National Bank of Chicago yeas 1873, nays g.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the committee on ap-
preparations, reported back the joint resOlu-
| ton repeating certain clauses of the snndry
civil bill appropriated March 3, 1879, with
| the Senate amendments thereto, with recon-
incubation that they be cOncurred In with the
| following among other amendments: Appro.
| priating S9,2235 to the widow of Rush Clark
| Iowa, and one years salary to the widow OF
| Gustave Schleicher. Mr.. Hunton submitted
an amendment increasing the appropriation
| to the family of the late Gustave Schleicher to
| $4,000 Agreed to- The Senate amend
ments as amended were concurred in and the
bill returned to the Senate for its action. Sen
| ate amendments to the postal route bills was
| concurred Adjourned 81
SENATE, MAY 5.-The House joint res
olution appropriating money to enable the
United States to participate in the information
al exhibition at Sidney and Mulbourne in 1879
and 1880 was adopted. Tho bill for the repea
of the jurors test oath was taken up. Senator
Hampton and Bayard spoke at length in favor
| Of repeal. Senator Edmunds moved amend
ments, and running debate ensued participa
| ted in by Edmunds, Thurman, Whyte, Hill
| Harris, Eaton, Conkling Senator Edmundi
was making an elaborate reply to Senator
| Thurman when he yielded to a motion to ad
| iourn. Adjourned.
| HOUSE, June 5.-The House spent al
hour on public printing. The Legislative ap
preparation bill was taken up, which led Il
| some controversy about rules of order. Tit
bill was withdrawn, and again presented, ant
the previous question was moved and second
i ed. and ordered printed and recommitted. TIT
bill relating to diseased cattle was taken up
but without action the House adjourned.
| SENATE, June 6.--House bill to pro
vide for the appointment of the Mississippi
commission was reported and placed on thu
| calendar. The Warner House silver bill came
up but its consideration was deferred. Sena
tor Edmunds resumed his speech in opposi
ton to the repeal of the juror test oath.
/ lively debate and colloquial sharp passages
occurred in which large number of Senators
/ took part. Senator Edmunds called Senator
Thurman to order. The latter explained anC
Senator Edmunds withdrew his point OF order
in doing which he wished to deprecate the
4 growing freedom with which the action anC
motives Of the executive were being brought
into debate. The question required on Sena
tor Bayards motion to recommit the bill
senator Voorhees, opposed the motion Senator
Davis favored it. Senator Conkling said he
would Withhold his vote and let the Democrats
settle their quarrel among themselves. The
vote on the motion resulted yeas 90, nays
not quorum voting. Most of the Republi
cans RETAINED from voting and most of the
H Democrats who voted, voted aye. Seuatol
Conkling said he did not withhold his vote will
| q view of producing no quorum. He would
now vote nay. Many Republican Senators
who had refrained from voting rose and thei
names being called voted nay. Several Demo
cratic Senators thereupon changed their votes
from yea to nay, and others voted nay. Tht
result of the vote was yeas Is, nays ~, SO the
motion was lost. The bill then passed-yea.
%, nays IL, a strict party vote. Adjourned
until Monday. a
HOUSE,, June 6. The army bill was re
ported, and ordered printed and re-committed
L This is identical with the army bill previousl.
i passed at this session with the exception o
the appropriation for store-hOuse at Omaha
and the substitution of the following section
in lieu of that section in the previous bill
Section 6. That no money appropriated il
this act is appropriated or shall be paid TO
the subsistence, equipment, transportation o
compensation of any portion, OF the army o
the United States to be used as a police fore
to keep peace at the polls at any election hell
In any state. The House went into commit
tee Of the whole upon the bill making add
tional appropriations for the postoffice de
partment. A lively debate ensued in whicl
some pointed passages occurred between Coz
| who opposed the bill and Cannon who favore'
it, number of members joined in the discus
sion,. but without action ON the bill, the com
mittee arose and the house burned =
HOUSE june THE judiciary com
mittee reported joint resolution legalizin,
the action of the President and Secretary o
War in sending rations and tents to yellow
fever sufferers passed. The House went int,
Icommittee of the whole on the bill making ad
ditional appropriations for the postoffic
partment. The bill was a scussed at length, an,
with considerable animation, amended ant
passed 1t increases the appropriation 70
$35SOOO to $415,OO0 The House adjourne'
until wednesday.