Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-09
xLv1th CONGRESS.
Senate.

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WEDHEsDAY, March 26.-Cox Offered
resolution for the reappointment Of tn
special committee on the census, yellow
fever epidemic, reform in civil service ant
declaration in result of election Of president
Referred. Several resolutions having
been objscted to, Conger moved to recon
slider the vote by which Cox's resolution
was referred. Cox moved to lay that motion
jonrned-ysas 1873, nays Ill.
THUEsDAY, March 27.-Numeroua
bills were introduced .. .. Hoar's resolution
of Tuesday, declaring the vote of the ma
| j0rity revolutionary, etc., was taken mp and
discussed, but was not disposed of, AZ the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were rsopened adjourned
until HenAas.
MONDAY, March S1.-Numerous bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following: Extending the time for the
! construction OF the Northern Pacific rail.
road; to authorize the National Board Of
Health to investigate and report ON infsc-
tiOus and contagious diseases of animals; q
joint resolution relative to requiring q court
of inquiry into the case of Col. Worthipgton,
46th Ohio Regiment volunteers; to repeal 30
much of the bill making appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses Of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1880, a. author
ICES the secretary of war to release the
Moline Water Works, Rock Island, Illinois.
,.."Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 1.-The bill appro-
priating 100000 for the disinfection of
vessels by the yellow fever commission was
passed. The senate went into executive
session pending . motion by Edmunds to
take up resolution heretofore offered by
him declaring that the business and other
interests of the country required that legis.
lation should be confined to the objects for
which the extra session was called. When
the doors re-opened the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 26.-After the
introduction of number of bills an execu.
tive session was held, and when the doors
were opened the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 27.-Sparks intro
duced the army bill which he stated is sub.
stantislly the bill which passed the last
house with the reorganization feature
stricken out. 1t retains the clause prohib.
iting the use Of troops at the polls. The
bill was referred to committee of the whole
and the house resolved into such committee
A motion to reduce the army to $1,000 was
rejected-58 to 11o. The provision in re.
gard to railroad companies doing general
telegraph business passed without discus.
sion. The provision in regard to appropri.
ati0ns for regular supplies" "incidental
expenses" barracks and quarters" and
army transportation" was stricken out.
Section s, relative to the use of troops at
the polls having been reached, was passed
fnp khA
izing the secretary OF war to issue small
arms, etc, to any college or university
which may desire them, and which have 150
male students, was stricken out. The com.
mittee then rose, having disposed Of all but
two or three of the ordinary provisions of
the bill..... Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 2S.-Springer pre-.
sented memorial from j. ]. Wilson, claim.
sional district OF Iowa, on the 9th of Novem-
Der, and offered q resolution to refer the
memorial to the committee on elections.
1.-THE house went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill. The
consideration Of the bill having been con.
cluded with the exception of section s,
repealing the statutes allowing the military
to preserve peace at the polls, that section
was read. A warm debate ensued, continu.
ing uuul auJOurDment.
SATURDAY, March 29.-The house
occupied the entire time in political dis.
cussion over the appropriation bills. The
debate viii be resumed on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, April 1.-Atkins, of Ten
nessee, reported the legislative appropria-
ton bill. 1t appropriates between $l5, ,000,.
600 and SIC, 100000. The bill contains pre-.
visions repeating the last clause Of section
800, revised statutes, which aPpliesto to Penn.
sylvania, and sol and 82l, revised statutes,
and providing that all jurors, grand and
petit, shall be publicly drawn from box
containing the names of not less than 800
persons possessing the necessary qusli6ca.
tions, which names shall have been placed
therein by the clerk of the court and com.
missioner to be appointed by the judge, the
commissioner to be citizen residing in the
district, and well.known member Of the
principal party opposing that to which
the clerk belongs. 1t also repeals sec.
tions 2,0l6, 201S, 1000, and all the succeed.
ing sections down to and including 2,027,
and also 5,622. II also strikes out OF section
2,Ol9 the words, For the purpose Of en-.
gaging in the work of canvassing ballots, /"
and strike out of section 2,028 the words
"or . deputy maxshal," and the words
"city, town, county and parish" 1t re-
peals section 2,031, except such part of It "a
relates to the pay OF supervisors OF elections.
1t repeals all other sections and laws author.
izing the appointment Of ::chief supervisors
Of elections and special or deputy mar
shals of elections. The house went into
committee of the whole on the bill and
debated II until adjournment.