The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-12-19
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Senate.
MONDAY, December S.-Voorhees OF.
Tered . resolution declaring that She senate has
heard, with deep regret, the proposition Of the
president and secretary OF tke treasury IN their
aasneisl ation and The de- gSstioS q The most
necessary euTTene5 now h circulation and that
the interests Of the eonntTr require Tres and un-
Mmitsd coinage VI 10th gold aud silver on oOndi-
lions OF exact equality ana that q IL the part Of
wise financial policy 10 lnsint1in the present
volume q ErssnbAeks In circulation, and 10 pre-
unimpalred as tolessl eject. laid on the Iabls 70
be called up by Voorhees, hereafter
A0use-
MONDAY, December 8.-Immediately
after the TeaiiuS of the journal the clerk an
nsancsd the death of Representative Lay. and Of
feFed ,, solutions Of regret. which we're adopted.
After the appointment OF Quantities TO arrang'
for the funeral oil the deceased member, the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 9.-Bayard from
the committee on haance, reported the senate bill
for the Interchange Of subsidiary silver coins and
the senate bill to authorize the secretary Of the
treasury 10 issue ten lion dollars worth OF four
peasiOns. He aiksd their tndshnits post pOnement
add it waa ordered The vice president laid
BE- fore the senate petition OF .hs general assembly,
of the PTssby TARTAN Church Of the United States,
representing 5000 churches and over half million
oonmuDit ants asling for commission Of in-
qui' e0Lcs ming the alcoholic liquor traffic. Re
feI red Ingalls, presented me loral of certain
tx-soldlers who IepIe that they paid IN
Deprecated currency, and asking congress TO pay
the differences between tie value OF RTeenbacks and
go AZ tie time OF their payment, with per cent.
interest compounded annually. Referred On
motion Of Davis the resolution heretofore submit
ted by HIM, calling on the secretary OF the treas.
ury for . statement by states IL the amount paid
out OF the treasury since 1866 on clsims growing
out Of the late war. was taken up Pending dis.
eussion the morning hour expired, and the senate
went into executive RessiOn, and when the doors
| were reOPsned adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, December 9.-POund intro
dueed joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the constitution providing that otter the 4th Of
March, 1885, the president and vice president sha II
hold Office for ak years and shall be ineligible for
more han one term conseeutiyely, and thar mem
bers Of congress shall be elected for three years.
Referred .....SeVersl joint resolutions Intro
| duced and referred expires ing sympathy for the
t.minestrieksn and destitute people Of Ireland
Under the call Of states the following bills were In
| troduced and referred: To authorize the Issue of
$50 900 900 gold certificates, and TO establish re-
dsmpiion fund the eiori 10 authorize the issue Of
s20OO0,OOO silver certificates and TO establish
deInptou fund therefor; TO repeal the act for the
| resumption Of specie payments; for q commission
guishment Of their title to the Ute reser-
| walton; proposing q constitutional amend
ment prohibiting general legislation on
ope ~ more Of it,ms in snch S,IIs '' scI.r;asy
that after the LIST Of January nothing but gold and
silver coin Of the United States shall be legal ten
der in payment of debts thereafter contracted,
unless otherwise expressly stlpulated......C Cox
chairman Of the committee on foreign AFT its re-
pOr ed back favoraoly the hill 70 regulate immgra-
ton 1t provides for q federal sy em and federal
appropriation in aid Of Immisration, and COM
| mislOners OF different states 1t was accom- panied
| by q wriiIeu report, which was ordered printed
q Christmas recess from Friday the l9Eh OF Dec
ember until the 9th OF January was Adopted.
Adjourned.
senate.
"WEDNESDAY, December lO.-The
vice president laid before the senate cOmmunica-
ton from the secretary of war recommending a
special appropriation of $780, to enable work on
go on continuously. Referred BILLS introduced
and referred: To authorize the erection Of statue
in honor Of Chief Justice John Marshall TO recOg-
West Virginia to citizens thereof for ssrTices rem
dered the United states in The late war; and which
properly chargeable to the United States On
motion Of Ingalls,, the bill now the calendar
ported by him April 7b 1879 for the relief Of the
, Central branch of the Union Pacific Rail way
. company Was indefinitely POstPOned...... The
ate resumed consideration of the resolution offer.
} ed by Davis (W.iVs. calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for statement Of the treasury snct
3 Davis accepted an amendment by Edmunds tina
= the statement be made 70 extend back March 6
I 1861. The resolution was then adopted by party
Voe...... Morrill, offered resolution calling thu
secretary OF the treasury for tabuIated Statement
. showing by states tae total amount of claims grow
lug out OF the late war. presented to and Tejecet
by the treasury department. from March 4, 1851, 4
March 1, 1879, and also of all like claims no Their
pending. Laid over under the rules The hOus
8 concurrent resolution to adjourn from December i
TO January 8, was adopted by vote Of SO to o..
' After short executive session the senate adjourn
l. ed.
j House.
# WEDNESDAY, December 1O.-Burrow
introduced o joint resolution proposing an amend
J, ment to the constitution prohibiting p0lygam
within the limits Of the United States or any plaC
Is subject to their jurisdiction Gillette in reduce
. bill establishing government for the District
u Columbia Referred ... Waite, from the committf
l. on commerce, reported q bill amending sectio
227l revised statutes as TO allow any vessel
Of the United States TO unload any port Of deliN
cry in customs cole ction district stIer due etT
q OF said vessel and and cargo at port Of entry
10 said district. Pending action the morning HOT
y whole on the bill relative to Supreme Court r,
ports. hen the committee rose the house az
st jouIned.
"a THURSDAY, December 11.-Seyers
m private pension bills were passed. .. Withers,
a request, presented q memorial Of VIM. B. Within
" commodore United States navy, proposing Il
d establishment OF cOnfederacy Of all government
on this continent Referred. The bill making
appropriation OF 500 900 tor the erection of miliaI
% posts OH the Rio lIande frontier taken up ar
ID passed. .Alhson, from the committee Indis
\ anairs, reported with two amendments the joiI
~ resolution, that The secretary Of the interior
9, authorized through q commission of FIVE person
TO be appoil ted by the president to negotiate vii
the bte Indians for their removal from Cilorad
Adopted. ..... After q short executive session u
senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
D. THURSDAY, December 11.-Bake
ID from the committee on appropriations. reports
~ the fortfcation bill approPriating 1915 900.
dered printed and reconmitted The bill in rel
=. tion 10 the unloading of foreign ships at ports
IL delivery was, after short Discussion recOmmitte
ar The bill authorizing allowance for loss by ea
. age and casualty Of spirits withdrawn from dist
lery warehouses for expectation was passed tn
ordered printed aud Tecommitted. II sppropriat
\ $32 400 QUO, ABOUT s. 600 900 more than last yea
u Adjourned.
n, FRIDAY, December 12.--Gillette il
troduced bill in opposition to the retirement
3 sreenbacks, and in favor Of substituting them
D. national bank notes and for the free coinage
On silver. Referred THE committee appropri
lions reported the fortfcation appropriation b
and the hou. went into committee Of the whole
discuss II. With one single exception the bill
the same as has been reported tor the last "
years. The items for the armament of coast fort
ncatons, including heaVy guns and hoWitZel
powder, etc have been increased by the sum
L. 500 0O0 that item Of the present bin amount,
70 s226 900 In place Of si26,000 as last yes
The estimate Of the chief of ordnan
for that service had been 1867 0O0 tt
secretary Of war had reduced that estimate to $50
- Co., and the committee had reduced 1t 10 s225 0C
t The increase in the appropriation was for d
on purpose Of converting smoOth-bore cannon IN
~ rihed guns. An amendment apprOpriating $500
for batteries for the defense Of Galveston harb
at was adopted and the bill pased The house tn
es went into committee Of The whole Oh the psnsi'
or appropriation hill 1t appropriates s32 424 000
against SIS, 266, 600 last year. The Increase b
b0en neces5itated by the large increase In q
Us number oil pensioners during the last year. T.
d. bill was passed After session in committee
s. the whole on the private calendar, the house
"a journed till Monday.
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