Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-10
CONGRESS SUMMARY

HOUSE, April 1.-The House went into
committee of the whole on the army bill.
The entire session was spent in its discuss
ion. members for and against indulging in
long and earnest speeches, producing at
times great excitement and confusion. Ad-
journed.
SENATE, April 2d.-Bills introduced,
among them one providing for treaty with
Mexico. Senator Hoar's resolution for re-
stricting legislation to the objects moved in
the called session, and, condemning the I'm.
constitutional and revolutionary Democratic
programme was laid on the table, yeas 25
nays 20. Senator Blaine said at future time
the Republicans would ask direct vote on
resolution. A report against the admission
Bell of N. H. the appointment Of the Govern
or was made, and will come up for future con-
admitting Bell was presented. The Senate
went into executive session and when the
oors were re- opened, adjourned.
HOUSE, April 2.-The House went into
ommittee of the whole on the army appro-
priation bill, and the entire session was spent
in debate, Tor and against the proposed rider
legislation. Finally the general debate was
ordered to be closed on Friday, and the CON-
mittee rose and the House adjourned.
SENATOR, April Ex-senator voorhees,
introduced bill to authorize the President to
appoint James Shields of Missouri brigadier
General in the army on the retired list. Senator
Hereford gave notice that on Monday he
would call up Senator HOar's resolution, con-
demnatory of the Democratic party. sanator
Hoor argued in favor of the admission OF Mr.
Bell OF New Hampshire to his seat, saying
there is an unbroken line of presidents for so
doing. Adjourned until Monday.
House, April 3.-The debate on the
army appropriation bill was continued and
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both sides. An evening session thinly attend
ed was held, and several S eeeches made, after
which recess was taken till II O'Clock to
morrow.
HOUSE, April 4. The entire ses-
sion was spent in debate on the army appro.
priation bill and its proposed adjuncts. Mr..
New offered an amenment providing that
nothing in the section shall be construed as
abridging or affecting the duty or power of
the President of the United States, under the
constitution, to send troops on application of
the legislature or executive of state. Mr..
Baker, Indiana, offered au amendment to
the amendment making it unlawful for any
one to have on his person fire arms, bowie
knives, clubs or bludgeons in the vicinity of
place where an election is being held. The
chairman, IN ruling out Bakers amendment
as not germaine to an army bill, encountered
good share of opposition from Mr.. Conger,
against whom he threatened to call in the
services of the sergeant-at-arms, to which
Conger replied with defiance. Finally, how
ever, the angry passions subsidized, the CON-
mittee arose and the House, after ordering
all debate on the bill and amendments to
close at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow, took re-
cess until II tomorrow.
HOUSE, April 5th. The debate on the
army appropriation bill was continued. VAR
ious amendments were proposed and reject
ed, and some agreed to. The committee of
the whole then rose and reported the bill to
the House. The amendments to the bill,
which were all unimportant, were agl ecd to-,
without division. MIR. Cannon asked Mr..
Sparks for an opportunity to have yea and
nay vote on the repeating section. Mr.. Nc
Mahon objected. The bill was then passed
yeas 148, nays 122-a strict party vote. The
Greenbackers voted as follows: Affirmative
DE La Matyr, Ford, Gillette, Jones, Ladd,
Lowe, Murch, Stevenson, Weaver and
Yokum; negative-Barlow and Forsythe
The result was received with applause on the
Democratic side. Mr.. Clymer moved that
when the House adjourned it be to Tuesday
next. Adopted-yeas 154, nays 100. Green
hackers, with the exception of Barlow, voted
in the negative, as did also number of
Democrats The House then adjourned.