The Osceola times., 1879-04-05

Pending the motion, Senator Wallace moved
| to sdj ,utp. Adjourned.
In the senate, on the 26tb. Mr. Logan
presented resolutions Of The Illinois legisla-
ture, asking senators and representatives
| from that state in congress TO use their in.
| fiuence TO secure appropriations sufficient TO
| finish the Chicago custom house and post
office building ..... Various bills were intro.
| nuced, one by Pendleton, thar the principal
officer Of each executive department may
occupy a seat on the A Dor OF the senate sod
house. IAN executive session xss then
held, and when the doors were opened the
senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, numerous
bills were introduced. Ii was resolved,
when the senate adjourn, il DE to Monday
next .... Senator HOar's resolution OF Tues.
day, declaring the course OF the majority
revolutionary, etc, was tsken up, In N
running debate, Senator Hor charged that
the majority had usurped the functions of
| legislation by maturing in caucus thus an
ticipsting constitutional forms. Senators
Beck, B4yard and Voorhees, replied, saying
lhe democrats wsre acting with caution and
circUmspection, which was more than the
republicans had done when In the maj jority.
Without disposing Of the subject, the senate
went into executive session.
MOUsEl
In the house, on the 26h, Messrs.
Harris and Cox asked leave TO introduce
resolutions, but Mr.. Conger stated he would
Obi ct TO the Introduction of anything un.
less 1t had reference to the appropriation
bills.
In the house, on the 26 b, Mr.. Cox
offered q resolution for the resppointment
Of special committees on census, yellow
fever epide &c, reform in civil service aud
the declaration Of the result OF the election
OF p esident Referred. Mr.. Ferry a, ked
leave to offer resolution reclting thai the
extra session was occssion.d by the failure
of the last congress 10 make the necessary
appropriations, and that the business inter>
ests OF the country and the welfare Of the
people demand rest and peace from legisls>
tion, aud instructpg the committee on rules
to report forthwith rule providing that no
bills except those making the necessary ap>
preparations shall be reported from any
committee or considered by the house dur
ing this special session. M. Ferry gave
notice that on Monday next he would move
to suspend the rules and adopt his resolu-
ton. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 27tb, Mr.. Sparks
introduced the army appropriation bill.
He stated that II was substantially the hill
which passed the last house with the reor-
ganizatiop features stricken out. i retained
the clause prohibiting the use of troops at
the polls. A motion to reduce the army TO
fifteen thousand men was rejected. A pros
vision in regard to railroad compsn es doing
general business passet without discus-
sion ...... Mr.. Reagan moved to strike out the
provision in regard to the appropriation for
regular supplies, incidental expenses, bar.
racks and quarters, and army trausporta.
ton. After some discussion the provision
was stricken out, all the democrats snd some
OF the republicans voting in the HI -mstive.
Section six, relative to the use OF troops at
elections having been resched, was passed
over for the present. The section suthodz
ing the secretary Of war to issue small arms,
etc, 10 any college Or university which may
| desire them, and which have one hundred
and City students, was stricken out......The
committee then rose, having disposed of all
hut two or three ordinary provisions OF the
bill, and then adjourned.
In the house, on tbs 2Sth. Mr.. Srring-
er presented the memorial of j. j Wilson,
claiming to have been elected from the ninth
congressional district OF Iowa, on the fth of
November last, and offered a resolution re-
ierring the memorial to the committee on
elections when appointed All the sitting
memb bers from Iowa were elected on that
day, which is clsi lined on the other side was
not the day legally fixed for the election.
The resolution was adopted by party vote.
...... The remainder of the session was given
to the discussion OF the army appropriation