Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


offered to every section as it was read,
but all were defeated by strict party
vote, except that Judge David Davis al.
ways voted with the democrats. The
bill was then passed; ayes Al, nays 80
Mr.. Davis (lll.) voted in the affirmative
The only pairs announced were the fol-
lowing; Mr.. DAVIS, CIV. Va) with
Mr.. Window. Mr.. Hoar with MIR. Nc
PHI erson. Mr.. Sharon was the only
absentee not paired. 1t was resolved
that when the senate adjourn ii be To
Monday next, yeas fl nays 20, and this
was the only question decided to-day,
without reference TO party. The senate
then went INTO executive session. After
confirming two nominations the senate
remained in executive session nearly
an hour doing nothing except to wait
tor the return OF the army appropria-
ton bill which, although enrolled in
advance by the clerks of the house OF
representatives, had still to be examined
by the committee on enrolled bills OF
that body and signed by the speaker IN
tbc presence of the hodse before it
could, under the rules, be signed by
the presiding officer of the senate and
sent to the president for his action. The
enrolled bill was brought to the senate
door by Clerk Adams few
minutes after 5 o'clock, where
upon the senate resumed is
session and Thurman, as president
pro ten,., promptly affixed his attesting
signature below that of Speaker Ran
dali and the bill WAS Immediately
placed in the hands of Representative
kenna, chairman of the house commit
tee on enrolled bills, who forthwith con-
veyed it to the executive mansion,
where 1t now awaits the presidents APP
prevail or his veto.
FRIDAY, April 20 House. The house
discussed the legislative appropriation
bill all day and adjourned without com
ing to vote.
SATURDAY, April 90 House.--Immedi-
ate!y upon assembling, the house went
into committee of the whole on the legis.
lative appropriation bill, under the five
minute rule, debate under that
rule to close at two O'clock.
When the debate was closed, the
amendment offered by Mr.. Weaver,
striking out all the proposed legislation,
except that relating to the test-oath,
was defeated without division. 1t
was then taken up by the tellers, on
Mr. Gartield's amendment, striking ont
all the legislation, and defeated-l24
to 1870 The result was received with
applause on the democratic side.
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment
striking out all proposed legislation; de-
feated by a vote 10y tellers Of yeas
1913. nays 1870. The committee then
rose and reported the bill and amend
ments to the house. All amendments
were agreed to without division. The
bill then passed by straight party
vote. Ayes, $40; nays, 1l9.
A motion 10 adjourn till wednesday
was defeated; yeas 81, nays 1872, and
then the house agreed without DIVISION
TO adjourn till Tuesday. There was
then rush to introduce bills for
reference and several were so in
troduced and referred, including n
bill to establish religious equality in
the Indian Territory and bill by
De La Matyr to substitute legal-tender
money for national bank notes.
There were dozen IN embers on the
floor with bills to be introduced when n
stop was put to it by objection by Mr..
Kelley who said he did not want to have
Mondays session abolished and then to
have sheafs Of bills introduced Saturday
afternoon. The house then adjourned
MONDAY, April 2S--Senate The house
Joint resolution to repeal certain clauses
in the sundry civil appropriation act Of
| March 3rd, 1879, passed. 1t makes APP
preparations for an extension OF the
military typographical corps in Montana
and Texas aud rnpeals authority here
tofore given he secretary OF war to
lease the water power at Moline, ILL.,, to
the Moline water power company.
The giving of seats on the floor Of the
senate and house to heads Of depart
ments was taken up and Mr.. Pendleton
made a speech on its adoption.
The bill to prevent the introduction
Of contagious or infectious diseases
! into the United States was then taken
up, pending which the senate went
into executive session, and when the
doors re-opened adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 29-Senote.-A mes
sage was received from the house an
nouncing the death of Representative
Clark and the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY April 29-Honse,-lmm edi-
ately after the reading of the presidents
veto message the house adjourned out
of respect to the memory OF Repre-
sentative Rush Clark.
WEDNESDAY, April 30-Senate, Con
sideralion was resumed Of the house bull,
providing for certain expenses OF the
present session of congress and for other
purposes. The pending question being,
whether it was In order To amend IA 1t
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