Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Senate.

S00DS~Ooe
MONDAY, March 3.-The Teller COM
mittee vas authorized to sit during the re.
cess to continue inquiry into the alleged
violations of the constitutional rights OF
citizens during the!ate e]ections......An exec
utive session was then held...... When the
doors were reopened message was re-
ceived from the house announcing the non.
of that body in the amend.
ments of the senate to the river and harbor
bill. The senate insisted on
its amendments, and committee on con-
ference was Understandable bill providing
called up. The amendments by the house
were agreed to and the sill passed......The
house bill for the relief of soldiers and
sailors becoming Totally blind in the service
of their country was passed......The report
of the conference committee on the FORTH.
cation appropriation was adopted and
the bill passed w The conference commit
tee ON the deficiency appropriation bill,
submitted report, which was agree to.....
After re cess the senate took up the report
of the committee of conference on the dlsa-
greeting amendments to the sundfy civil bill,
and after debate agreed to the conference
report......The bill appropriating S850,OCO
for the promotion of the education of the
blind was passed. The report of the con.
ference committee on the disagreeing
to the river and harbor bill
was agreed to......Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 4.-After long de-
bate on the legislative and army bill, vote
was taken Oh the motion that the committee
recede from its position relative to the legis-
lative bill. Lost-yeas 80, nays 26. 1t was
then moved that the senate strike out from
the amendment to the house bill that part
relating to Jurors. This was ruled out of
order, and an appeal from the decision ta-
bled. The senate amendment to the bill was
then sustained-ayes %, nays 24......An-
other committee of conference Oh the legis-
lative appropriation bill was asked of the
house, and motion made that the senate
still further insist On its amendments to the
army bill. The committee Of conference
On the post0fiee appropriation bill made
report, which was agreed to......The Gus
1omary thanks of the senate were ten
dered Vice President Wheeler, and
recess was taken....:. Upon :eassem'
president saying that he would not pre-
side again during the present session, and
that president pro tenn. might be elected.
Anthony submitted a resolution declaring
Thos. w. Ferry elected president pro tenn
pore. Bayard moved to substitute the name
OF Allen G. Thurman. Rejected-yeas rs,
nays %. Ferry was then declared elected,
and was escorted to the chair by Thurman.
A number of bills On the calendar and
pension bills were then passed 1.-THE bill
to prevent the Introduction of infectious
to establish a national board Of health
was called up and passed.. After an ex-
ecutive session, Windcm submitted reso-
luton continuing the appropriations for
the army and for the legislative, judiciary
and executive expenses of the government
for six months from July 1s:, SO as to avoid
an extra session OF congress. Salisbury
objected to the present consideration, and
it went over......At noon Ferry, president
Of congress having arrived,
the chair declares the forty-ffth congress
adjourned without day."
MONDAY, March 3.-The senate
amendments to the bill for holding terms of
the United States district and circuit courts
at Fort Scott, Kansas, were concurred in.
cocoa report from the conference commit
tee On the fortifcation bill was agreed to.
The report of the majority of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the state depart
ment was then read. It presents II articles
of impeachment against Geo. F. Seward and
concludes with resolutions directing that
said Seward be impeached fog high crimes
and misdemesnors while in Office; providing
for the appointment Of seven members to
proceed ini mediately to the bar Ct the senate
and there impeach the said Seward in the
name of the house and the people of the
United States and for the appointment of
seven managers to maintain and support
the impeachment proceedings in the senate.
The minority report cited the difficulties OF
Stewards position and the inadeauacy of
the clerical force furnished him, and rec.
commended that the whole sfair be
referred to the judiciary committee. .., The
conference report on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was presented. The total
estimates for items on the bill were about
$s2,5oo,ooo; the bill IL as it passed the house
appropriated $l7,0oO,COO; the senate had
added on about $1,5oO,0oo, making the
amount of the bill now about Sls,500,000.
The like bill last year was about SEC, 100000.
Agreed to-yees 14S, nays 107......Ihe con-
ference report on the river and hsrbor bill
was presented. The aggregate amount ap.
prop1iated in the bill is about SIT 100000.
1t also contains a provision to pay $50, OeO
to Capt. Eads for jetties at the mouth OF the
Mississippi. and made some alterations in
the terms of the contract with him, requir-
ing the same depth as the original contract
required. but not the same width, and also
paying him for each foot Of depth instead of
each two feet. Agreed to......The senate
amendments to the post route bill were
taken from the speakers table and con-
Cured in The conference report on the
deficiency bill was read and without expla-
nation) agreed to..... consideration of the
Seward impeachment came up again. De.
bate ensued, and finally Conger moved
10 1o,~ 81 fho
table. Negatived-yeas Ill, nays 1SS. The
minority report, referring the whole subject
to the Judiciary committee, was voted down
-98 to 12O. A separate vote was demanded
on each of the II articles of impe achment
1.-THE conference report on the postefhce
appropriation bill was adopted without ex-
PLANTATION or debate.
TUESDAY, March 4.-Garfeld address,
ed the house on the legislative and army
bills. He stated that the Republican men,
bers were willing to abandon the difficulties
concerning the stationing of troops at the
polls and the jury test oath, but would not
yield to the amend nent to abolish the Office
of supervisors of elections. vote was
taken on the motion thst the house insist on
its disagreements, ard it was agreed to......
The Seward impeachment was again taken
up, and vote was taken on the resolution.
The Republicans RETAINED from voting, de-
priviug the house of the necessary quorum,
thereby forcing the Democrats to reconsider
the vote ordering the previous question in
order to get rit OF the suhject...:.. The con-
ference committee OF the postof6ce apPro.
priation bill made supplemental report
with provision for double postal cards.
Agreed to......The senate bill for the
appointment of James Shields IS brig
adler general on the retired list
was taken from the speske,'s table and
passed-yeas 1l3, nays s6-the speaker
voting in the affirmative to make the neces-
sary two.tn.rds majority......A resolution
that the charges against H. ". BIodgett,
United States district judge OF the northern
district of Illinois, be laid on the table, and
that the house take no action thereon, was
adopted. After q recess a message from
the president transmitting the report OF the
centennial commission was laid on the
table go. "A motion that the house insist on
its disagreement to the senate amendments
to the legislative appropriation was adopted
and a new conference committee was
appointed The bills rs|,ting to con-
taSious diseases and crea :lg board of
health was then adopted......A motion to