Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-03-12
NUMBER II.

merely for the purpose of receiving me
sages from the president, the senate, On
from conference committees.
SUNDAY, March 2.-The house met I
$3.50 but took two recesses because of di
agreement OF conference committees ON tn
sundry civil bill, the postofiice appropri.
ton bill, the army bill and the leEislativ
appropriation bill. New conferences wer
ordered, and the house took . succession 0
recesses during the day awaiting action Q
the committees.
MONDAY, March 3.-The senat
amendments to the bill for holding terms o
the United States district and circuit court
at Fort Scott, Kansas, were concurred In
.....A report from the conference commit
tee on the fortification bill was agreed to
1.-THE report of the majority OF the com
mittee on expenditures in the state. depart
ment was then read. II presents II articlea
of impeachment against Geo. F. Seward and
concludes with resolutions directing thai
said Seward be impeached for high crimea
and misdemeanors while in office; providing
for the appointment Of seven members to
proceed Immediately to the bar OF 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
sewn managers to maintain and support
TIE impeachment proceedings ia the senate.
The minority report cited the difficulties of
Stewards position and the inAdequacy of
the clerical force furnished him, and rec.
commended that the whole affair be
referred to the judiciary committee. The
conference report ON the sundry civil ap.
bill was presented. The total
estimates for items on the bill were about
$32, 500, 900; the bill as it passed the house
$17,000,0 eco; the senate had
added on about 1,500, ,000, making the
amount OF the bill now about SIS, SOC, 900.
The like bill last year was about $26, ,OOO, 900.
Agreed to-yeas 148, nays 107....The con.
ference report on the river and harbor bill
was presented. The aggregate amount ap-
in the bill is about $l7, 900, 600.
1t also contains provision to pay $3.50, 900
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 a. the original contract
paying him for each foot of depth instead Of
each two feet Agreed to......The senate
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
to lay the articles Of impeachment ON the
table. Negatived-yeas Ill, nays 1888. The
report, referring the whole subject
to the Judiciary committee, was voted down
--9S to 100. A separate vote was demanded
on each of the II articles Of impeachment
1.-THE conference report on the post0fice
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 MEM
Ders were willing to abandon the difficulties
the ststioning 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. A vote was
taken on the motion that the house insist on
its disagreement, and it was agreed too.
The Seward impeachment was again taken
up, and q vote was taken on the resolution.
The Republicans refrained 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 rid of the subject. The con.
ference committee on the postofice sppro.
priation bill made q supplemental report
with Q provision for double postal cards.
Agreed to......The senate bill for the
appointment of James Shields - brig.
adler general on the retired list
was taken from the speakers table and
113, nays 56-the speaker
voting In the affirmative to make the neces-
'ary two.thirds majority......A resolution
hat the charges against H. w. Blodgett,
United States district judge of the northern
district Of Illinois, be laid on the table, and
hat the house take no action thereon, was
After recess a message from
he president transmitting the report Of the
commission was laid ON the
able. motion that the house insist on
Ito disagreement IS the senate amendments
10 the Legislative appropriation was adopted
and . new conference committee was
The bills relating to con-
Eagious diseases and creating board of
health was then adopted......A motion to
suspend the rules and concur in the senate
to the arrears of pension bill
was carried-yeas 252, nays 6l-after great
...... The conference committee ON
The legislative bill reported that they were
unable to agree. A motion that the house
adhere to its amendments was Immediately
agreed to-. The usual vote of thanks to
he speaker and other officers was adopted,
md amid stormy and exciting scene and
he deliver of strong political speeches ON
both sides, the speaker declared the house
adjourned without day.