Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-01
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

Bayard and Maxey addressing the senate
thereon. .....After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April Reconsideration
was resumed of the army bill::and Garlands,
Davis OF Illinois, and Allison, addressed
the senate. ...... After an executive session an
adjournment was objected.
WEDNESDAY, April 23.-The entire
day was spent in debate on the army bill.
THURSDAY, April 24.-Conkling ad.
dressed the senate at length on the army
bill. At the close of his speech Blaine
moved to strike out the sixth section of the
bill. Lost-Yeas Is, nays s.. Blaine then
offered an amendment previously offered
and withdrawn by him, which is as follows:
At the end of section 6, to add the follow.
ing words: "And any military, naval or
civil officer or any other person who shall.
except for the purpose herein named, 40.
pear armed with q deadly weapon of any
description, either concealed or displayed,
within a mile OF any polling place where a
genera! or special election for representa-.
| tives OF congress is being held, shall, on con.
victiou, be punished with fine of not less
than $500, nor more than 5000, or it'll i'm.
prisonment for a period of not less than six
months nor more than five years. or with
both fine and imprisonment, at the aiscre
ton OF the court" Rejected-Yeas Is, nays
35. Window offered the following amend.
ment. to be added at the end OF the sixth
section: "And any person who shall, with
intent to hinder, obstruct or prevent the
free exercise OF the right OF suffrage, appear
armed with deadly weapon Of any descrip-
ton, whether displayed or concealed, within
q mile of any polling place where an election
ior representative III congress is being
held, shall on conviction thereof be pun
ished by 8 fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000, or with imprisonment not
less than six months nor more than five
years, or with both such fine and imprison.
ment, in the discretion Of the court" Re.
5ected-yeas "a, nays 50. Window then
moved 10 strike out the word "c;yil" on
page IA, line 20; so that it would read ono
military or naval officer, or other person
the United States instead of Gin the civil.
military or naval service of the United
States" Eejected-yeas %, nays 3l.....
Ad iourned.
FRIDAY, April Decentralization of
the army bill was resumed. Paddock ad.
dressed the senate on the subject of his
amendment to modify the existing law
which forbids any part OF the army from
being used as a posse con,itatug, 50 thst
troops may be SO used for such purpose in
Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon and other states
and territories, and in the Indian country
generally. Eaton moved that the amend.
ment Of Paddock be laid on the table, and
the motion was agreed to by party vote
yeas 40, nays %. The sixth section of the
bill was read, as follows: Ono military or
naval officer or other person engaged in the
civil, military or naval service OF the United
States shall order, bring, keep or have un.
der his authority or control any troops or
armed men at place where any general or
special election Is held, in any state, unless
1t be necessary to repel the armed enemies
OF the United States; provided, that moth.
amended, shs'l be held or deemed M IJ to
abridge or affect the duties or power of the
) president OF the United States, under seq
ton 1927, revised statutes, enacted under,
and to enable the United States to comDly
with section of article of the constltu
ton OF the United States, on the applica.
ton Of a legislature or executive as pro.
vided for in said section.' Edmunds pro.
posed en- amendment, that nothing in this
section contained she be held to abr;dge
OF affect the power Of the president of the
United States under sections 1898 and {, 299,
revised statutes. Tabled-yeas 40, NAYS 80
Carpenter moved to strike out the ninth
section, providing that there shall be no pro-
motions or appointments in the army above
the rank OF captain, except III the corps of
engineers, etc. The amendment was laid
on the table. Other amendments were pro-
posed to the ninth, heing the last section of
!, the bill, but all were laid on the table.
The president pro tenn. announced that the
BILL was now on its passage as it came from
the house, no amendments having been
made. Edmunds made another effort to
amend the sixth section, but his am endment
was laid on the table by strict party vote
The bii! was then passed-yeas II, nays 80
AS follows:
,Ksos-Bai'ey, Eayard, Beck, Butler, Call, Cock
rel, Coke DAVIS Qn.), Eaton, Farley, Garland;
Gordon Groon'e, Grover, Hampton Harris, Here
f9rd' Hill lGa:), Houston, Johnston, Jonas, Jones
gan, Pend'eton, Psndoinh, kansom, Salisbury,
Wallace Whyte, Williams, Withers-41.
Mys-Allison, Anthony, Bell, Blaine, Booth,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron (Pa.), Cameron (Wis.),
} Carpenter, Chandler, Conkling, Dawes, Edmunds'
k kS5fy H1 KFat H Gs s:D n &o }onss Hey
Paddock Pla't Plumb Rollins, Saunders, Teller
The only pairs announced were the fol-
lowing: Davis wv. w. with Window, Hoar
!. with Mcpherson. Sharon was the only alb.
, sentee not paired..... After an executive ses.
sion the senate ad journed till Monday.
!. House.
MONDAY, April 21.-Under the call
; of states the following bills were introduced
:: and referred: To prevent the further in.
crease OF the bonded indebtedness of the
United States; for the issue of fractional
currency; for retiring trade dollars and fel
the redemption Of fractional silver coin
proposing 81 constitutional amendment PRO.
/ hibiting the payment of claims of disloya]
| persons for property destroyed during the
; late war; extending the time for the com
=: pletion of the Northern Pacific railroad
3 FOR the relief of the central branch of the
Union Pacific railroad; providing for the
9 circulation by national banking ;nstitu.
!. tions of notes of less denomination
that five dollars; regulating the ex'
change of silver bullion for standard silver
dollars and providing that gold and silve,
jointly and not otherwise shall be full
. legal tender; to restrict tho immigration oil
I Chinese; repeating the tax of ten per cent
l. on state banks; compelling national banks
to recognize and receive standard silver
? dollars as equivalent in value to the gold
. coin of the country; repeating the duty on
o quinine; making trade dollars legal tender
, to perfect the metric standard of value and
. to provide for the issue of gold and silver
3 bullion certificates; repeating the existing
r tax on state banks and equalizing the tai
t on all legally chartered banking institu
3 tons, whether state or federal authorizing
the coinage OF new metric gold coin foi
. international use, to be known as the
: "stella;" authorizing the coinage Of certain
I goloid coins; permitting the deposit Of
3 ingots OF gold alloy in the treasury
I, and the issue OF certificates therefor
' to secure from depositors in the Freedman't
r Savings and Trust company; to aid in the
= construction OF railway between the
lower ports on the Mississippi river to the
> Pacific ocean; authorizing tne secretary Of
!, war to furnish tents and rations to certain
t destitute colored emigrants in Kansas, and
q making appropriation of $4,000 for thai
3 purpose; for the retirement or cir
\ culating notes of national banks; pro
v viding Tor q graduated income tax; for the
: : issue OF silver coin certificates and thei,
! exchange for silver bullion at current mar
+; ket rate; for the interchange Of fractional
} currency and legal tender currency; gu
/ thor;zing the recoinage of trade dollars
+ authorizing the appointment of joint
special committee to inquire into the causes
leading to the removal of large bodies oil
citizens from the southern states to certain
other states; for free coinage of the silve,
: dollar and making trade and Mexican dol
low tn -