The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-05

river and harbor bill, the post route bill, were
considered in their order, debated and amend z
ed. Conference committees reported them
selves unable to agree, and new conlerenS
Sunday morning the Senate was still in ses- :
sion.
HOUSE, March 1.-The committee on
public lands reported several bills The Sen
ate amendments to the deficiency appropria-
ton bill were nOn-cOncurred in. A motion to
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill bill
amending the patent laws, was rejected The
yellow fever bill to establish board OF health
to meet in Washington to frame rules and
regulations and to make Investigations was
taken up and discussed at length, and finally
was laid on the table. A resolution for the
impeachment OF George E. Seward was offer
ed, and the House by vote of yeas 100, nays
1876, refused to consider the Impeachment
question. The Presidents veto of the anti
Chinese immigration bill was read, and the
question sshall the bill pass the objections of
the President to the contrary notwithstand-
ing" and the vote resulted yeas 100, nays 95,
there not being two thirds vote in favor, the
bill was rejected. The vote was not strictly
partisan, many Republicans voted for, and
many Democrats against the bill. Reports
| were made that several conferences commit
tees were unable to agree. At $3.50 O'Clock
Sunday morning the House was still in ses-
sion.
SENATE, March Ex-senator Shields
! amendment to the pension bill granting pen
sions to soldiers in the Mexican war, Senator
Mitchell moved to amend SO that no person
| who served in the confederate army or held
civil office under the confederate government
| shall be entitled to pension under the act
Disagreed to, yeas, "a, nays, 26, strictly party
| vote with the exception of two Republicans
who voted with the Democrats. Senator Hoar
moved an amendment, that under this act ne
pension should ever be granted to jefferson
| q md war;
ion, in which Davis was eulogized by South
| srn Senators, when the amendment was
agreed to, yeas %, nays %. The vote was
then taken on Shields amendment, as amend
ed by Hoar's amendment, and was disagreed
to, yeas 20, nays %. The bill was then passed.
yeas A, nays 3. The conference commit
tee on the legislative, executive and judicial
| appropriation BILL reported that they were
unable to agree, and another committee of
| conference was ordered. The bill establish
ing post roads in various States, passed. A
| message was received from the House, an
nouncing non-concurrence in the Senate
| amendment to the river and harbor appro-
! priatiOn Till and a committee of conference
was ordered. The House amendment to the
census bill was agreed to, and the bill passed:
The House bill for the relief of sailors and
soldiers becoming totally blind in the service
OF the country, passed. The report of the
conference committee on the fertilization ap-
preparation bill was agreed to, and the bill
passed. Inc DILL making appropriations Tor
payment of claims reported by the Southern
claims commission, was discussed and paased.
The report of the conference committee on
the deficiency bill was agreed to. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was called up, laid
aside temporarily, and the Senate took
rece SIS.
7 HOUSE, March 3.-The first hour was
spent in disposing of business on the speakers
, table. Senate amendments to the bill for
: holding United States district and circuit
z courts at Fort Scott, Kansas, was concurred
in. report from the committee on the forti-
e fication bill was agreed to. The impeachment
l matter Of George F. Seward was taken up
r and led TO some discussion, but was laid aside
f to receive the report Of the conference CON-
S mittee on the sundry civil appropriation bill,
< which after some consideration was agreed to
e yeas 14S, nays 107. The consideration of the
t Seward impeachment case was then resumed
|, and considered at considerable length. The
S chair made decision from which an appea
e was taken. After further discussion the ap
a peal was laid on the table. yeas 125, nays 1G7
|, The conference committee report on the rive,
e and harbor bill was presented and the reper
U agreed to, yeas 107, nays 81. The House tool
| recess,