Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-24
xLvIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

= AV1th CONGRESS.
senate. . 7 3
MONDAY, April 14.-Various memo
rails and bills were introduced and aplporo.
priately referred-amoug them the follow.
ing: To amend SO much of the civil appro.
priation act OF 1873 as provides for the pay
of mail contracts in southern states before
the rebellion; to amend the constitution in
regard to appropriations for the payment
Of Indian war bonds of the state of Califor-
MIA, and bills to establish judicial district
in the Indian territory. 49,. Carpenter intro.
duced bill to amend the revised statutes
in regard to the election of United States
senator's. The bill is designed to remedy a
defect in the existing law which was re-
Gently brought into public view by the
New Hampshire case. Cameron addressed
the senate until the expiration of the morn
ing hour on bill for the relief of the Win
nebago Indians in Wisconsin. and to aid
them to obtain subsistence by agricultural
pursuits and to promote their civilization.
The bill was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs. 1.-The senate resumed con.
sideration of the army appropriation bill,
the pending question being on Blaine's
amendment prohibiting the appearance
within mile of polling place Of any per-
son armed with a deadly weapon of any
kind, and Blaine, Withers and Wallace ad.
dressed the senate. At the conclusion OF
remarks the senate went into executive ses.
sion end when the doors were reopened ad'
journed.
TUESDAY, April 15.-The vice presi-
dent having informed the senate by note
that he could not be present and that it
would be necessary to elect president pro
tenn, Bayard offered aresoluti0n naming A.
G. Thurman for that Office. A motion by
Anthony to substitute the name of Thomas
w. Ferry was disagreed to ind Bayard's
resolution was adopted. Thurman was then
escorted to the chair by Ferry. Bills in.
increase of the army in an emergency; to
provide for the speedy completion of line
of railroad and telegraph between the ports
Ut the lower Mississippi river and southern
frontier of the United States, and to aid in
the construction of the same, and for other
purposes......The army appropriation bill
was then taken up and Logan and Beck ad.
dressed the senate thereon-the latter
yielding to a motion to adjourn with the
understanding that he should conclude his
remarks tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY,, April 16.-Kellogg in.
troduced a bill providing for the establish.
ment of steamship mail service between the
United States and Brazil. Referred 800. The
senate resumed consideration of the army
bill, and Beck continued his remarks from
yesterday. A running debate was then in
dulged in until adjournment, which took
place after an executive session.
THURSDAY, April 17.-At the expira.
ton Of tho morning hour the army appro:
priation bill was taken up and debate until
adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 18.-The army appro-
priation bill was again taken up, and Ran.
thereon ..... After an executive session the
senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, April Reconsideration
was resumed in committee of the whole OF
the legislative appropriation bill, the pend.
Ing amendment being that increasing Ito
$350,G00 the appropriation for controlling
and for eradicating contagious diseases
among domestic animals. After long de-
bate the whole subject was stricken from
the blu and the proposition agreed to rec.
ommending that the house refer the whole
matter to the committee on agriculture,
with instructions to report promptly. The
political portion of the bill having been
reached, it was passed over for the present.
Young submitted an amendment providing
that investigating agents under the southern
claims commission shall give notice to
claimants it was proposed to investigate OF
who shall have the right to examine wit.
nesses, the agents also to examine any wit.
nesses who may be presented by claimants.
Agreed to. Bragg moved to strike out all
provision for the southern claims commits.
sion, ard to insert clause repeating the
law creating the commission. Postpone
for discussion. The committee then rose
and the house adiouoned.
MONDAY, April 13.-The morning
hour was used up in discussing a point OF
order raised by Conger over the introduc.
tion Of a bill by Ladd, to put the coinage
Monroe moved tn S"sr..a tl.c A..l~s uuu
adopt resolution declaring that in the
judgment of the house the business interests
of the country require that no legislation
changing the law in regard to currency or
tariff, shall be undertaken at the present
session Of congress. Defeated-yeas 108,
nays ll7.....Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 15.-The house went
into committees of the whole on the legis.
lative bill, tha pending question being on
Bragg's motion to insert clause repeating
the law creating the southern claims com.
mission aud the substitute therefor offered
by Young, of Tennessee, abo]ishing the
commission, but transferring all claims now
pending before it to the court of claims.
After a spirited debate Young's amendment
in the nature Of substitute was rejected
yeas IS; nays liz. The question then
REQUIRED on B.agg's amendment and it was
rejected-yeas IS; nays 112. Springer
offered an amendment abolishlag the south
ern claims commission, aud providing that
any person who may have claim against
lhe United States, in which the court of
claims would not now have juritdiction,
but founded on equity and justice, and not
barred by limitation, may file his plea in the
court OF claims Without disposing of the
pending amendment the committee rose
and the house directed that all debate on
the amendments shall close in ten minutes
after the house again goes into com mittee
......Aijourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.-Under the
call Of committees, Stephens, chairman of
the committee on coinage, weights and
reported bill for the interchange
Of subsidiary coin for legal tender money
IN sums of ten dollars, and multiples
thereof, and making such coin legal tender
money in all sums not exceeding twenty
dollars. Referred to the committee. The
morning hour expired before any action
YES taken on the bill and it went over until
The house then went into
of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill, the pending question
, ing on Springer's amendment to
insert what is known as the Potter
bill, which authorizes any person
,,av,ng a claim against the United
States not barred by any statute of limita.
ions to file bill in the coGrt of claims, to
which amendment Young, of Tennessee,
lad offered an amendment to strike ont the
words mot barred by any statute Of limi.
ations." Atkins offered 9 substitute for
Springer's amendment. The substitute re-
,eals the acts establishing the southern
'laims commission (the repeal to take effect
N the 10th of March 18S0), and it directs
he transfer of all cases then pending to the
'ourt of claims. Itthen enscts the Potter bill.
Both ame ndments were rejected and tie
proceeded with the succeeding
clauses OF the bill. When the committee
lad disposed of all the bill except the por.
ions especially reserved for general Discus
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