The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.-On the 18th, the Secretary

rad note from vice-President Wheeler an
nouncing hin summons homo because of The dan
gsroue illness Of hs sisser Mr.. Bayard offered
2 reeol1eaoa that II: Thurman b chosen Presi.
dent pre- te~: Of the Senate. Mr.. Anthony moved
disaG1esd 70 yeas. @; nsys. S-snd The resoiu-
Quoted 70 re chair By n. Ferry and returned
introduced and Fefesred-so provide for IN in
grease OF the army in IN emergency; 70 provide
for The speedy completion Of . line Of Eailroad
&,ss :aS oa
II United States. and 70 I'D in tho construction
Ct The sems. and for Other purposes. NJ.
a'': member aasS t. # 8 'ssssd from On 's E
CULTURE and Mr.. Cameron (Wis) .eked g b e
Geved from service e . member Of tho Commit
sopointed o I'll Is Is vsesecis: thus occasionsd.
ths Oommitsee % Edes.sion and Labor. !. Ths
foesa spofs sss;nss tSe pscpoeed iss,sss;on en:
acted BY the House; Mr.. Beck replied to Mr..
HousE.-The Senate bill for the pur-
Chase or construction Of rsfrieeratine ship for
The diinfeckion Of vessels and caxgoes wa
passed with . .rifling amendment. "A petition
was fled BY Mr.. Do .LAMatyr for bill prepared
y him for TIE saheetatao2 OF United esates
ncsss. The feeslesive xppropeiss;o1 bili Ne
further debated in Commitsee Of tie Whole, and
motion TO insert . clause repeating the law
finally rejected-5st to l07.
SENATE.-A bill was introduced and
referred. ON The Itch. providing fnr tho estab.
Hshment of steamship miil-se1vice between
tho United States and BRASIL. >. Mr.. Beck con.
oluded his remaxn on the Army bill. and va
followed Il NJ. Dswea who replied to the argu-
in and took bin seat - Senator from South Caro-
lima, taking the modified oath.
HoUsE.-A bill was reported from
the Committee ON Coinage, Weights and Meas.
urea for interchange of Subsidiary coin for L.
CALENDER money. in sums Of ten dollars and
multiplee thereof, and making coin . LEGAL ten
der in ~ sums not exceeding ton dollers; the
petitions, and the point Of order Was raised that
NO bill ON the subject having been referred to q
committee. the committee had NO night
order se n a: ssPGS s. IL. nISs Point b
National Board Of Health. The Ieeisiative Ap:
RroPsistion biz was taken up in COMMITTEES Of
The acts estebliahine tie Southern Claims Com
inS ceses e the Court Of Claims, Wa rejected.
especially reserved Tor general discussion, being
the provieione in respect to the mode of selecting
grand and petit jurors, repeating the juEos' test
and Deputy MaEshals. An effort 70 limit the
speeches 70 thirty minutes each failed. and the
Chair aid there were ninety-eix names in the
t Sc debate. and VS. followed By M: ss1ford.
after whom Mr.. Kelley obtained the floor, but he
yielded TO . motion that tho committee rise,
which motion was adopted.
SENArE.-The discussion of the
Army Appropriation bill was continued. ON the
18th, Mr.. VOORHEES, advocating and Mr.. Teller op-
posing tho proposed political legislation con-
tanned in the bill a. passed BY the House.
HoUsE.-A motion to refer to the
Committee ON Banking and Currency the bill. ~
ported on the 10th, providing for the exchange
of subsidiary silver coin for legal tenders in all
sums not exceeding ten dollars was reiected-0o
to 97-thus bringing the bill before the House. -.
A motion was agreed to.lM to 9l-that the do
18th. In Committee Of the Whole, the Legisla-
i've Apps S bill was debated by Me''r'
SENATE.-A resolution, offered by
Mr.. Wallace. to alter the rules 20 that removals
and appointment of officers of the Senate may
be made by the Secretary and 6ergeant-at- Arms.
respectively, without the approval of the Presi-
dent of the Senate, was considered, on the 18th.
The Army bill was further debated, Messrs.
Randolph and GrOome speaking in favor of the
King the use Of the army at elections. -. .Ad-
j0urned to the 2lst.
HOUsE.-The morning hour was dis
pensed with, and the Subsidiary Coin bill VA
mot taken up. ;. The Legislative Appropriation
bill was again taken up in Committee Of Tho
Whole. and speeches were made by Messrs. No.
Kinley, Blackburn. House, Burrows, Gibson.
Codr0th and Dickey, Mr.. Price obtaining the
floor Just before the committee rose.
SENATE.-Not in session on the 10th.
HousE.-The Subsidiary Silver Coin
bill came up a. unfinished business. and . sub
stitute was offered by Mr.. Mills, providing for 4
silver dollar of 412K grains, half dollars Of 2O6k
grains, quarters of l0Sh, dimes of AN and half
Be legal tender for any sum whatever. an amend
ment offered by MIR. Garfield was agreed to, sub
stitutine the words :. :, :" lawful money of the
sm n VA. also soSeed to-. incressIna the
legaltender quality Of the euhaidiazy ailvef coin
to twenty dollars: Several other amendments
were offered. and the bill. with the pending
without action. In Committee of the Whole,
an exciting personal debate occurred between
Messrs. Frye and Blackburn during the discus.
Price also delivered speeches on the pending
was defeatea-sS to s..
Observation-Disclosures was resumed
of the Army Appropriation bill. ON the 1st
Nessrs. Bayard, Blaine and MAxey taking part
in the discussion relative to the use Of United
States troops to keep peace at elections. Ar
Executive session was held.
HoUsE.-A large number Of bills
were introduced. among them the following: For
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