Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL PR0CEED1Eas


ing the committee on naval affairs to con.
slider and report upoo the ACCESSIBILITY {.
making sufficient appropriation for TIE
completion. OF the four. double turreted
monitors, Puritan, Anphi,rite, Monadnock
Ghd lerr"r, nov in process Of construction
....1he army appropriation dill was re-
ported from the house and referred to the
COMMITTEE on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
called up tue resolution submitted the 4tb
Of December last, by Davis, Nv. Val, i'll.
structng the committee on agriculture to
consider what can or ought to be done bv
the general government 70 advance encour.
ugt and foster agricultural interests. Pad.
dock made Il brief speech. and the resolu.
ton OF Davis was agreed to......Aft.r an
| executive htssion the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 1.-The confer
; e:ce committee or the naval appropriation
bill, submitted a report which was agreed
to, ami the bill passed. The senate added
&s6.5yO to the house bill. The house con
ferces receied from the disagreement to the
amehdncnts involving $500, and the
senate reredcd from. an amendment ilvOlv.
ing $4,000 additional for provisions and
clothing The bin. as agreed upon, appro.
pfiated ST. ,029,9GS, being S2222, G34 less than
the appropriations for the pre- sent fiscal year,
and $l57,4l2 less than the estimates for
g, next year......The committee On military
affairs: reported, with amendments, the sen.
ate bill to provide for ascertaining and re-
! porting the EXPENSES incurred by the terri
tory of Idaho and the people thereof in de-
! ten'Ah3 themselves from attacks and lIostl.
tiles Of the Nez perces Indians in 1871
| Placed on ;he c.I~nbar... The committee
, on territories reported fay 'rably the bill to
eS':a ,lis!. g 'nitc,i Safes conr. in the In.
dian Territory, ard for other purposes.
Placed On the calendar w.t.. the written
report on The sub jec, .....-iH >urutd.
WEDSEsDAS January II. The senate
, bill authorizing the establishment at Ct au2val
station and depot at Port Royal, South Caro-
lima, was indefinitel! post oi:ed ......A reso.
luton providing for a select committee CT
senators to examine into the circumstances
ATTENDING The escape OF Indiaus from Fort
Robinson, their subs Quent slaugh liter, ETC.,
Was agreed to.....Ihe committee on Indian
stAirs reported favorobIy on the senate bill
for the relief Of the Wlnuebago Indians ia
Wisconsin,, and It was placed on the calen.
r.....The house bill to restrict the im1ni-
: grafton OF Chinese into the United States
was taken up, so it should be unfinished
bus mess tomorrow. This motion was agreed
10 Ivy rslng vote, ," t" 25...Adj ourned.
THURSDAY, February ia bill was
introduced and referred to secure the CON-
ple1ion Of line Of railway from San An.
tonic. Texas TO point at OF Z ear T. Pass, Oh
the RIO trenGe; TO be known as the Me1i.
can ard Pacific extension Of the Galveston
and san Antonio, railway. The bill re.
posie'l from the committee on finance few
! DAYS ;i2J authorizing the conversion of IA.
t!Onal gold bonds was passed, but subse.
quently motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed was entered en- &C.
count Of an error IN the bill The house
blli 20 restrict the it1migra!o on of Chinese
was taken ~ and debated until adjourn.
n?ent.
D.: FRIDAY, February 1.-the creden.
tiais ot B. F. Jonas, elected senator from
Louisiana, and those Of James Groome,
elected from Maryland. were read and
placed on fie..... A motion was agreed TO
requesting the house to return the bill to
authorize the issue Of certificates 0: deposi1
in aid Of the retunding OF the public debt
pa sed lev days ago.....Aster CONSIDERING
hills on the calendar consideration was re.
sumtj OF the bill to restrict Chinese immi.
grafton and Blaine advocated ii, as did also
Jores, Sargent and Beck. Thurman, Ham.
lin and Bruce opposed TIE bill Debate
: vas continued until adjournment, the pend
ing question being an amendment bv Ccnk.
ling requesting the president to give notice
! to the emperor of China that So much OF
? States and China as permits the migration
OF subjects OF the Chinese empire and theil
domlcile IN this country is unsatisfactory
, to the government Of the United States
and in its judgment pernicous, ard tc
propose such notifications of said
: treaty as will corro@: The evils complained
of-such modlh cations to he made il new
and supplemental treaty 10 be submitted tc
the senate of the United States on or befo1.
January l, 1889. Should the government O
CHINA refuse or omit to agree BY change O.
! the existing treaty to sutn modification a!
aforesaid, then the president of the Uritej
: States is further requested and he is author
lz'd TO inform the emperor OF China tina
the United States will proceed By laws O.
, It's own to regulate or prevent the in,migra
tol or iuro: ta1ion to It's shores OF subjects
OF China, and alter the ls1 January, 1859
to treat the obnoxious stipulation as at Al
end
SATURDAY, February 15.-After con
: sidering business relating to the District O.
: Columbia the senate resumed consideration
OF the bill to restrict the immigration of the
Chinese, the pending question being the
amendment submitted by Conkiing yester
day. After debate the amendment was re
, lected-yeas 81, nays 80. An amendment
making the bin appl: TO all except those
, who may seek temporal residence for edu
caslonal purposes, and who shall have Ger
; tiicate from the Chinese government TO-
> that purpose, was agreed to. The bill hav-
, Ing been considered in committee Of tn,
+ whole was reported 10 the senate, and al
amendments made in committee were con
Cured in. The bill was then read a thirt
time ana passed-yeas SO, nays 27Ad
) journed.
MONDAY, February 10.-Acklin in
troduced bill to restore the ranking priv
) llege as to letters sent or received b,
members OF congress: also bill
| to abolish the mileage of the mem
? bers of congress and to substitute tn,
, payment OF travelling expenses. Referred
, .::....The house then went into committee o
= the whole on the legislative. executive ant
? PIRATES S15, l54,475 as against estimates O
l lo,069,63l, and as against an appropriation
> last session OF S15,35l ,23S. Atkins, chair
man OF the committee on appropriations
made statement in regard to the bill an(
y the state of the finances. Discussion wa
interrupted by adjournment.
,, TUESDAY, February 1.-THE confer
, ence report or the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to......The house then wen
;; int" committee of the whole on the legisIa
tive appropriation bill and after some
progress rose. 1.-The river and harbor ap
: preparation bill, reported from committee
was ordered printed and recommitted ....
Adjourned.
! WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE con
8 ference report on the bill to abolish the vol
t un1eer navy of the United States was agree,
! to..:..The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the legislative, judicia
and executive appropriation bill, and afte
; progressing as far as the fifty.ifth page tn
committee rose and the house adjourned.
,, THURSDAY, February l3.-After con
> siderable parliamentary skirmishing tn
, election case of Finley VS.. Frisbee, from tn,
! First district OF Florida, was laid over unit
Wednesday next.....A letter was referred
to the committee on ways and means from
the secretary of the treasury stating tina
r there will probably be deficit in the reve
nues Of the mont d., Tho