Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-06-12
xLvltA CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, June 2-McMi1lan move

MONDAY, June 2.-McMillan idoved.
in McDonald's absence, to POSTPONE tho
consideration Of resolutions offered BY that
gentleman, TO refer part of the Rhode Is.
land petition to the committee on alleged
frauds In tho lat election, and take up the
bill to extend tn time fot payment by pre-
emptofs On ceftsin public lands in Mime.
sofa and Dakota Blaine provoked q hot
debate that consumed the morning hour BY
introducing an amendment to McDonald's
motion instructng the committee to prose.
cute Inquiries regarding alleged election
frauds in the state of Georgia, North Caro-.
linaa nd Aissisfppi..... The senate than took
up the house bill to establish postroads, and
without acting thereon adjourned.
TUESDAY, June B.-Consideration
was resumed of the bill amending the stat
utes relative % the removal of causes from
! state to federal courte, the discussion con.
tinuing until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, June 4.-Bayard, from
the judiciary committee, reported with
tious 500 and S21, revised statutes, which
prescribe the jurors lest oath, etc. Ordered
printed and placed on the calendar......
Voorhees, offered resolution directing the
secretary Of war TO inform the senate of the
circumstances leading to the arrest and re-
moval of j. N. Bell and other Cherokee In.
dams from the Cherokee nation. Adopted.
The bill to amend the act in relation to
judicial districts in Texas was taken up and
ssed:.....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 5.-The senate, by a
vote of % to 16, took up the bill reported
yesterday by Bayard relative to juries and
to repeat sections 801, $40 and S21 revised
statutes. Hampton aud Bayard addressed
the senate thereon. Edmunds moved to
strike out the clause of the pending bill
that repeals section 821 revised statutes, 60
that only sections sol and $40 should be re.
pealed. Rejected-;yeas 16, nays 26. Ed.
following: 'That no citisen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law shall be disqualified for
service as grand or petit juror in any court
of the United States, or any state, on &C.
count of race, color or previous condition
of servitude, Any officer or other person
charged with sny duty in the selection or
examination of jurors who shall exclude or
fail to examine any citisen for the cause
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and fined
not less than $5,000" Rejected-yeas Is,
nays 2S. Edmunds moved to strike out the
words requiring the commissioners ap.
pointed by the Judge to put names in the
box to be well known members of the prin.
| cipal party opposing that to which the
clerk may belong. Rejected-yeas18,n nays
80. Edmunds moved to strike out the words
But nothing therein contained shall be
construed to prevent any judge in any dis.
trict in which such is now the practice from
ordering the names OF jurors to be drawn
in selecting juries in highest courts of the
state" Rejected-yeas 18, nays 80. Ed.
munds moved to strike out the clause by
which "no person shall be compelled to
serve more than two weeks at any term un.
less it be necessary in order to complete the
trial cause in which he is impanelled. Re.
jected. The committee amendment (being
the substitute for the original billy was then
agreed to-yess 80, nays 1S. A motion to re.
pro tenn. laid before the senate a message
from the president Of the United States,
enclosing thu report Of the board of inqui.
~ in the Fix John Porter case. Referred
to the committee on military afairs"...Ad.
journed.
FRIDAY, June 6.-After a wordy de-
bate on the bill to repeal sections sol, $50
and S21, revised statutes, motion by Bay.
ard to recommit the bill was lost. The bill
was then passed by vote of % to 16......
Adjourned till Monday.
House.
MoNrAY, June 2.-Under the call Of
states very many bills were introduced and
referred, among them the following: For
the taxation of promissory notes, bonds and
mortgages and making it unlawful to exact
more thanfive per cent. interest for loans of
money; prohibiting the funding of United
States notss payable in currency into the
- sA..k- l>~
rency for national bank currency; prohib.
iting any soldier stationed within two miles
of any place where special or general
election Of representatives in congress is
being held from leaving his barracks for
any purpose except that of relieving
guard or casting his vote on the day of
election 1900. The bill for the appointment of
Mississippi river commission and appro.
priating $l75. 900 to meet its expenses, was
passed. Columbus UpsoD, successor of
the late Gustav Schleicher, was sworn in as
representative from the state of Texas,
taking the modified oath......Kenna moved
to suspend the rules and pass bill author.
izing producers to sell 500 worth of tobac.
co on the farm where produced, free of tax,
aud without requiring license therefor.
Defeated-yeas 1l2, nays 81; not the neces.
sary two.thirds in the afirmative......Cox,
chairman of the committee on foreign af.
fairs, moved to suspend the rules and adopt
joint resolution, in relation to the inter-
national exhibition to be held at Sidney and
Melbourne, Australia, in 1879 and 1880.
Passed-yeas, 13s, nays, 62. Itappropriates
$4,000 to provide for the representation of
| the United States at those exhibitions......
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June g. The house bill ex-
tending the time for the payment Of pre-.
emptors on public lands in Minnesota and
Dakota, passed......Th house bill establish
ing post routes then came up and was pass
ed......After an executive session the senate
ad djourned till tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY,, Juno 4.-The senate
amendments to the house grasshopper bill
extending the time of payment of pre-.
emptors," were agreed to.....Atkins, chair.
man of the committee on appropriations,
reported back a joint resolution repeating
certain clauses Of the sundry civil bill, ap.
proved March 3, 1879, with the senate
amendments thereto, with the recommends
ton that they be concurred in, with the
following among other amendments: Ap'
propriating $9,235 to the widow of Rush
CLARK, of Iowa, and one years salary to the
widow of Gustave Schleicher. Hunton sub.
mitted an amendment increasing the appro-
priation to the family of the late Gustave
Schleicher to $1,000 Agreed to. The SEN
ate amendments as amended were concur
red in, and the bill returned to the senate
for ite action...... Ewing, from the committee
Of post Offices and post roads, reported back
the senate bill to extend the time for which
special post service can be obtained by ad.
vertisement, with an amendment limiting
such extension to one year. The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill passed. The
senate amendments to the postroute bill
were concurred .in...... Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 5.-The speaker laid
before the house the message of the presi.
dent, transmitting the proceedings and re:
port Of the board of officers in the case of
Gen. Fitz John Porter. Referred to the
committee on military affairs and ordered
printed, with Ill documents......Atkins re.
ported the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, and moved that it
be printed and recommitted, and demanded
the previous question. The previous ques.
ton was seconded and the bill was ordered