Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-03
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, March 24.-A long debate
was had over the election of secretary, chief.
ly between Hill and Blaine. Burch was
then elected over Gorham and was imme
diately sworn in. taking the modified oath.
The vice president then laid before the seu-
ate the final report of the retiring secretary.
Kickard J. Bright was elected sergeant-at.
arms, F. E. Shober chief clerk, Henry B.
Pevton executive clerk and J. G.. Bullock
chaplain ..... Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Davis intro
duced a joint resolution for a special COM
mittee to consider the best means OF pro.
noting agriculture......The resolution OF
Hoar was taken up declaring unconstltu'
tional and revolutionary the Democratic
programme of legislation announced by
Beck at the close of the late congress......
AID journed.
WsDNEsoA Y, March 26.-Cox offered
resolution for the reappointment of the
special committee on the census, yellow
fever epidemic, reform in civil service and
! declaration in result Of election of president.
Referred: .....Several resolutions having
been objected to, Conger moved to recon-
slider the vote by which Co1's resolution
was referred. Cox moved to lay that motion
on the table, pending which the houee ad.
!
THURSDAY, March 27.-Numerous
bills were introduced. .Hoar's resolution
Of Tuesday, declaring the vote of the ma
jority revolutionary, ETC., was taken up and
! discussed, but was not disposed of, as the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened adjourned
until Monday.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Harris and Cox
asked leave to introduce a resolution, but
Conrer stated that he would object to the
introduction of anything unless it had refer
ence to the appropriation bills......Ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 26.-.After the
in int SsssIS Of number Of bills an
were opened the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 27.-Sparks intro
duced the army bill which he stated is sub
stantially the bill which passed the las
house with the reorganization feature
stricken out. It 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 Amy to $4,000 wa.
: rejected-58 to 119. The provision in re
gafu 10 TaAfOdO companies doing genera
: telegraph business passed without discus
sion. The provision in regard to appropri
: ations for Irregular supplies" "incidenta
t expenses" "barracks and quarters" ant
: "army transportation, was stricken out
o Section 6, relative to the use of troops a
the polls having been reached, was passe<
over for the present. The section author
izing the secretary of war to issue small
r arms, etc, to any college or. universit
which may desire them, and which have IS
d male students, Yas stricken out. The con
/. mittee then rose, having disposed of all bu
= two or three of the ordinary provisions
9 the bill. .....Adjourned.
! FRIDAY, March 2S.-Springer pr.
- sented memorial from J. J. Wilson, CLAIM
= ing to be elected from the Ninth Congre
: |, sional district of Iowa, on the 9TH of Noven
. Der, and offered resolution to refer tn
u memorial to the committee on elections
I 1.-THE house went into committee of tn
q whole on the army appropriation bill. TIL
e consideration of the bill having been col
cluded with the exception of section
n repeating the statutes allowing the militia,
q to preserve peace at the polls, that sectio
= was read. A warm debate ensued, contin1
ing until adjournment.
u SATURDAY, March 29.-The hous
> occupied the entire time in a political di
. cussion over the appropriation bills. Tt
u debate will be resumed on Tuesday.