Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-12

ran to the ~Palacio and told the Judge what
had happened. The Judge summoned guard
of soldiers and went to the house. He asked
the wife if she had committed the murder, and
justify the act he ordered her to be shot on the
spot by the soldiers, and his orders were
promptly obeycd.
CONGRESS SUMMARY.
SENATE, June g. The House bill ex-
tending the time for the payment of preemp-
tons on public lands in Minnesota and Dako-
ia passed. The House bill establihing post
routes passed. The Senate took up the bill
to amend the act relating to certain judicial
districts in Texas and without action went in
to executive session and adjourned.
HOUSE, June 3.-Thee bill came up
amending the statutes relative to the removal
OF cases from State to Federal courts. Mr..
Townsend withdrew the demand for the prcyi-
GUS question, to give Mr. Cox an opportunity
to speak on the test oath. In the course of the
informal discussion which followed, Mr. Con-
ger stated that his (the Republican, side of the
House did not intend that lTownsend's bill
should go step beyond where it now is, init
mating that dilatory action and tilibustering
would be persistently resorted to. After the
test oath the House adjourned.
SENATE, June Ex-senator Bayard from
the judiciary committee reported in favor of
the repeal Of the jurors test oath. After at
tention to District of Columbia affairs, and
matters of no general public interest, the
Senate took up the bill to amend the act in re-
lation judicial districts in Texas The bill
passed and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, June 4.-The Senate amend
mcnts to the House grasshopper bill extend
councurredi in. A resolution was adopted direct.
ing investigation into the affairs of the Ocean
National Bank of New York and the German
National Bank of Chicago, yeas 1873, nays "a.
MIR. Atkins, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, reported back the joint reso-
e1 SR Ma ecF? caT s Of thu the hsund 5y
Senate amendments theret to- with thu recon- e
mendations that they be concurred in with
the following among other amendments: APP
propriating $9,235 to the widow of Rnsh Clark,
Iowa, and one years salary to the widow of
-Gustave Schleicher. Mr.. Hutton submitted
an amendment increasing the appropriation
to the family of the late Gustave Schleicher
to $4,000 Agreed to. The Senate amend.
ments as amended were concurrcd in and the
bill returned to the Senate for its action. Sen
ate amendments to the postal route bill were
concurred in. Adjourned.
SENATE, May 5.-The House joint re-
solution appropriating money to enable the
United States to participate in the interna-
tional exhibitation at Sidney and Mulbourne
IN 1879 and 1880, was adopted. The bill for
the repeal of the of the jurors test oath was
taken up. Senator Hampton and Bayard
spoke at length in favor Of repeal. Senator
Edmunds moved amendments and a running,
debate ensued participated in by Edmunds,
Thurman, Wbyte, Hill, Harris, Eaton, Conk-
ling. Senator Edmunds was making an elab-
crate reply to Senator Thurman, when he
HOUSE, June 5.-The House spent an
hour on public printing. The legislative an.
preparation bill was taken up, which led to
some controversy about rules of order. The
bill was withdrawn, and again presented, and
the previous question was moved and second
ed, and ordered printed and recommitted. The
bill relating to diseased cattle was then taken
up, but without action, the House adjournd.
SENATE. June 6.-House bill to pro-
commission was reported and placed on the
calendar. The Warner, House silver bill came
up but its consideration was deferred Sena-
tor Edmunds resumed his speech in opposi-
ton to the repeal of the juror test oath. A
lively debate and colloquial sharp passages
occurred, in which large number of Senators
took part. Senator Edmunds called Senator
Thurman to order. The latter explained and
Senator Edmunds withdrew his point of order,
IN doing which he wished to deprecate the
growing freedom with which the action and
motives OF the executive were being brought
into debate: The question required on Sena-
tor Bayard's motion to recommit the bill.
senator Voorhees, opposed the motion. sena-
tor Davis favored it. Senator Conkling said
he would Withhold his vote and let the Demo
Gratis settle their quarrel among themselves.
The vote on the motion resulted, yeas %. NAYS
y, not quorum voting: Most of the Republi-
cans rcfrained from voting and most Of the
Democrats who voted. voted aye Senator
Conkling said he did not Withhold his vote with
now vote nay. Many Republican Senators
who had refrained from voting rose and their
names being called voted nay. Several Demo
cratlc Senators thereupop changed their votes
from yea to nay, and others voted nay. The
result OF the vote was yeas Is, nays 81, so the
motion was lost. The bill then passed-yeas
until Monday.
HOUSE, June 6. The army bill was re-
ported, and ordered printed and re-committed.
This bill is Identical with the army bill pre-
vlously passed at this session with the excep-
ton OF the appropriation for store-house at
Omaha, and the substitution of the following
section in lieu Of that section in the previous
Dill: Section 6. That no money appropriated
in this act is appropriated, or shall be paid for
the subsistence, equipment, transportation or
the United States to be used as police force
to keep peace at the polls at any election held
IN any State. The House went into commit
tee OF the whole upon the bill making addi-
uonal appropriation for the postofice de-
partment. A lively debate ensued in which
some pointed passages occurred between Cox
who opposed the bill and Cannon who favored
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cussion, but without action on the bill, the
committe arose and the House adjourned.
HOUSE June T. The judiciary COM
mlttee reported joint resolution 1egalizing
the action Of the President and Secretary Of
War IN sending rations and tents to the vel
loWlever sufferers passed. The House went into
committee Of the whole on the bill making ad-
ditional appropriations for the postofice de
partment. The bill was discussed at length,
and with considerable animation, amended
and passed It increased the appropriation
for $353O00 to $415,O00. The House adjourned
until Wednesday
SENATE, May Ex-senator Coke,s resol-
ution declaring Warmers silver bill before the
Senate for action was postponed till to-mor-
row. A motion to go into executive session
was rejected, 10 to II. Abill was introduced and
Piacea upon the calendar, to continue Gen.
Shields pension Of 500 month to his widow.
during her life, and at her death to any sur.
viying children during their minority: The
bill prohibiting the use Of military land and
naval forces, to- keep the. peace at elections
was discussed at considerable length bv Sena-
tor Harris who spoke in favor Of. the. bin, and
when he concluded the Senate adjourned. -
3e. House, June -:Mr.3Atkins from the
committee on aspirations reported back the
substitute for the Legislative, executive and
judicial bill. He explained that there were
no SO called political restrictions in tie bill.
The restrictions in thel veteed bill, which had
created such q contest on the floor. wer. not
embraced in the present bill. Mr. fHawley a
membeEof the appropriat ionlcommittee stated
that the Republicans generally were much on
posed to the bill in its present form,and would
much prefer to pass the regular appropriation
bill of the last session minus the political
clauses. But sit contained nopolitical mat
ter the Republican members of fhel committee
rather consented to its passage than approved
OF it. MI. Atkins then renewed his motion to
suspend the rules and pass tie bill, and the
motion was carried withouta division. a dis
vision was afterwards called for, and the yeas
and nays were taken resulting in the passage
Of the bill, yeas 1O8 nays 21 Mr.. Mcmahon
rom the committee on. appropr ations report
5ed 2 bill making appropriations for judicial
expenses OF the government for the fiscal year
ending June 50, 1880. Ordered printed and
Tecommitted Mr.. Regan moved to suspend
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