Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-27
WEDNESDAY,, February 19.-The leg.

WEDNESDAY, February 19.-The leg
isiative appropriation bill was considered |
in committee of the whole. Amendments |
rejected: TO strike out the clause regulat- |
ing the method of selecting jurors; to pro.
vide fMsdef.aying expenses which, may be
incurrSd in inforcing The net to protect the
rightsof citizens to vote in several states; to
strike out;a clause s0sas to leave it to the
discretion of the court to nuke connection
with the rebellion cause Of challenge on
motion. The question then came up on
Southard's amendment repeating the sec:
ton which authorizes the appointment OF
supervisors of election. A bitter debate
was elected by this proposition. An
amendment in the nature of a substitute for
Southards was offered by Hale, prohibiting
the use Of tissue ballots, and providing that
ballots shall be five by three inches, and
making it penal otlense to attempt to cast
any other ballot Or to count irregular ballots
when east. Esjected-yeas liz, nays 12S.
Withou taking any action on the amend
ment the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 2O.-The house,
by a vote of yeas 1875, nays l22, determined
to proceed with the Florida election case Of
Finley VS.. Bisbee. This was Il strict party
vote with the exception of Turney, who
voted with the Republicans in the negative.
The resolutions OF Il ma jority OF the COM
mittcc Oh elections declare that Jesse J.
Finley (contestunt) is and Horace Bisbee
(sittiNg nItnlber) IS not entitled to the seat
as representative from the First district of
/ Florida. THESE resolutions We're supported
T by Williams (Ala.) Chandler and CoDb,
while Iliscock, Lapham ali,; l'isbee sup
u .t,t,
; entitled to US SER. is!e m;.i",ity resolu-
tons were then withdrawn and vote was
/ taken on the ma GRITTY resolutions and they
Were agreed to--yeas l3l nays l22-a st,ict
party vote with the exception Of Harrison
amt !urley, who voted nth the Republi.
cans IN the L: gative. Finley then appeared
at the bar of ,ae house AID was hw orn in
taking the modiiieI oath. Th. house then
took Il recess, the evening session to lie tu1
members, Walsh (Neb and Williams
(Mich.)
FRIDAY, February 2l.-An effort tc
proceed with the legislative appropriation
bill was opposed by the advocates of th<
morning hour who were finally successful
and private bills were considered in com
nlittee OF the whole ..... Several bills in the
nature OF war claims kln>tled q fiery debate
which ended by the Striking out of thu
enacting Of. them all. This done, the com
nlittee rose, and the house adjourned
! SATURDAY, February 22.-By non
party yote-yeas IS, nays Ct-was laid upol
the table The bill reported from tn.
committee On war CLAIMS rein.lursing
MagilI, Baron and others, of Tennessee, fo1
supplies taken by the Union army during
the war. The house bill for the repeal Of
the resumption act as amended by the sen
ate, providing that after the passage OF this
act United States notes shall be receivable
the SAME as com in payment Of four pei
cent. bonds, which after October !, 1878
shall be receivable for duties on I'M
ports, came up for confederation. Ewing
acting under authority from the committee
on banking and currency, submitted tht
following amendments: First, strik
iug GU: October list, 1878, So as tt
make United States notes immedi
ately receivable for the payment O.
customs duties. The second amendmen
offered b. him is as follows: Provided tina
, moAey hereafter received for any sale Q
United States bonds shall be applied onl,
, to the redemption Of other bonds bearing tn
highest rate Of interest and subject to call
and provided that whenever from time t,
time the proceeds OF the sales of bonds
shall aggregate $3,O00,OCO, the secretary o
the treasury shsll issue call for tina
amount CT bonds, and interest On bonds
called for. redemption shall cease in thirty
days from date Of such call; and all United
States notes received into the treasury shall
he rsissued and kept in circulation withou
change in the aggregate amount of the sew
e:al denominations existing On May 1st
1878; and it shall not be lawful to issue lega
tender notes Of a larger denomination thar
one thousand. A discussion ensued result
ing in tabling the bill and amendments ....
After disposipg of several bills on the table
the bill was reached restricting immigration
of Chinese, With the senate amendm ent
thereto. The senate amendments were thel
concurred in without division. The bill
now goes to the president for his approval
....Adj ourned till Monday.