Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-27

WEDNESDAY. February l9.-The leg
islativs appropriation bill was considered
in committee Of the whole. Amendments
rejected: To strike out the clause rekuiat- |
ing the nzsthodsof selecting jurors; to pro.
wide fqfAeflaying e1penssf whichsmay be
ineuslt Il il inforcing he 1t to pfotect the
ri9hG0f citizent to VOTE insteveral yates; to
sttske out:a clause sAgas t6 leaveFit to the
difcretionuf the court to mike connection
with the rebellion cause of challenge on
motion. The question then came up on
sodthafdS amehddnndtntt' repeating! the sees
ton which authorizes the appointment of
/ supervisors Of election. "A bitter debate
was elected by this proposition. An
amendment in the nature of substitute for
soutbards was offered by Hale, prohibiting
the use Of tissue ballots, and providing that
ballots shall be FIVE by three inches, and
making it penal otfense to attempt to cast
any other ballot or to count irregular ballots
when cast. Rejected-yeas 1l2, nays 1873.
Withou taking any action on the amend.
ment the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 20.-The house,
by vote of yeas 1856, nays 1872, determined
to proceed with the Florida election case of
Finley vs. Bisbee., This was a stric party
| yota with the. exception of Turney, who
voted with the Republicans in the negative.
The resolutions OF ma jority of the COM
mittee on elections declare that Jesse J.
Finley (contestant) is and Horace Bisbee
(sitting member) IS not entitled to the seat
az representative from the First district of
Florida, These resolutions We're supported
Fby Williams Ala, Chandler and Cobb,
while Hiscock, Lapham and Bisbee sup.
ported the minority report, declaring Bisbee
entitled to the seat. ihe minority resOlu.
finDa Vuura thon withdrawn and vc%o ,roc
taken on the ma jority resolutions and they
were agreed to-yeas 131, nays PA strict
party vote with the exception Of Harrison
and Turney,. who voted with the Republi.
cans in the negative Mnleytheh appeared
at the bar of the house and was sworn in,
taking the modified oath. The house then
took recess, the evening session to be tor
memorial services in honor Of deceased
members, Walsh (Neb) and Williams
(Mich)
l|s 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
mittee of the whole..".. Several bills in the
nature of war claims kindled fiery debate
which ended by the striking out of the
enacting Of them all: This done, the com
mittee rose, and the house adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 22.-By non
) party vote-yeas IS, nays 64-was laid upol
the table the bill reported from thu
committee on war claims reimbursing
/, MagilI, Baron and others, Of Tennessee, fol-
/ 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 thi'
) act United States notes shall be receivable
, the same as coin in payment of four pc,
) shall be receivable for duties on i'm
, ports, came up for consideration. Ewing
acting under authority from the committee
onl banking and, currency, submitted thu
r following amendments: First, strik
ing GU: October list, 1878, SO as tt
make United States notes immedi
ately receivable for the payment o.
customs duties. The second amendmen
offered by him ise follows: Provided tina
E money hereafter received for any sale o.
I United States, bonds shall be applied only
E 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 $30OO,OCO. the secretary O
! the treasury shall issue call for tina
amount Of 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
be rsissued and kept in circulation without
change in the aggregate amount of the sew
e.al denominations existing on May list
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 disposing of several bills on the table
the bill was reached restricting immigration
of Chinese, with the senate amendment
thereto. Thesenate amendments were the1
concurred in without division. The bill
now goes to the president for his approval
Ad inurned till Monday