Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-26


ton bill was agreed to- The judicial expenses
bill was received from the Senate and referred
I'd the appropriation committee. The House
then resumed consideration of the bill pro-
hibiting political assessments. This led to
long, very bitter, acrimonious and exciting
debate, and further consideration OF the bill
went over till tomorrow. The jury bill was
taken up, the previous question moved, but
there was no quorum, and call Ell the House
was made. After various roll calls, further
proceedings for the call of the House wero
dispensed with.
SENATE, June 1S.-The army appro-
priation bill was taken up, large number of
Senators participated in its discussion, and
there was the most angry and exciting scene
ever witnessed, inIthe United States Senate. The
majority attempted to reach vote, the mi
nority resisted. Senator Conkling denounced
certain clauses of the bill as speeious and de-
ceptive, and the attept of the majority to ride
rough shod, over the minority as outrageous,
and during the angry storm Lamar, OF Missis-
sippi denounced Conkling charging him with
falsehood, and Conkling retorted by de-
nouncing Lamar as BLACKBOARD, coward and
a liar. The end is not yet, At 3 O'clock
Thursday morning, June 10 the Senate was
still in session, the majority steadily voting
down every mothion to adjourn h.
HOUSE, June 1S. The bill relating to
political assessments was before the House
The morning hour was consumed by dilatOrY
motions, and the bill went over. The judicial
expense bill with Senate amendments was re-
reported. Some of the amendments were
agreed to, others not concurred in. Mr.. At
kins submitted the conference report on the
legislative appropriation bill. Mr.. Atkins eX-
planned that the House confreres had con-
ceded most of the points OF difference. The
appropriations made by the bill would
| amount to $15,7 900 or 900 i'll excess of
the current Legislative act. In that excess
was included $130000 heretofore appropriated
in the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
| $15000O for the payment of gaugers and store
| keepers necessated ny an increase in the
| number of distileries in the Southern States.
After short debate the report was agreed to.
Debate on the coinage bill reported by Mr..
Stephens was then opened, and consumed the
| remainder of the session. The previous ques-
ton was seconded and Mr.. Stephens closes
| the debate tomorrow. Adjourned
SENATE, June 19-The session of the
Senate which commenced June Is, continued
all night when without breaking the deadlock
| at II 80 a. m. the Senate adjourned, and in ten
| minutes thereafter, the regular session OF
| Thursday June 19,commenced and was opened
| by prayer and the reading of the journal.
The deadlock of the previous session con-
tinued, and the angry excitement also. Sena-
| tor Conkling denounced the course of the ma
iOrity as Oppressive, tyrannical and unconStitu-
| tional In his service of % years in boath
| houses, he had seen nothing so outrageous. On
various motions the Republicans refused to
vote, and no quorum appeared. An attempt
| was made to arraign Senators present who re-
| fused to vote. The morning hour expired, and
| Senator Compenter took the floor and com,
| menced by saying. that he supposed by this
| time the majority had discovered that they
could not cause the minority to do what they
/ thought they ought not to dy. He com
mented with great earnestness on the
course of the majority, the minority
| thought it was an outrage, a parliamentary
oppression and they thought they ought tc
| show that they could not be treated that way
| After o'clock last night it was decided by
| the majority that the minority must proceed
with the debate on the bill. The minority
were driven to stand on their reserved rights
and they were the exclusive judges of theil
conduct They had their rights and would
stand by them. Every motion to adjourn was
defeated by the majority, till the Legislative
day expired at noon. If the Democrats womb
now agree to adjourn so that all could have
sleep and rest, he had no doubt vote coul(
be reached tomorrow. Senator Wither
| (Dem) wished to say that the Senator from
Wisconsin had stated the Democratic position
with perfect fairness He admitted tina
a great portion of yesterday wa
consumed by Democratic Senators
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia protested agains
the doctrine laid down by Mr., Carpenter. AT
ter further and excited debate the Democrat
acceded to the proposition of Mr.. Carpenter
and adjourned
HOUSE, June 19.-The conference re
port on the judicial expenses bill was submit
ted Mr., Monroe intimated his purpose t.
vote against the report. So did Mr.. Cox, MI
Garfield spoke at considerable length agains
the report. Springer, Mcmahon and other
took part in the discussion. Finally discussion
was closed, and vote taken on the report, AM
it was adopted by strict party vote, yeas 10S
noes 79-CoX not voting on either side. TIL
trade dollar bill was then taken up, discusses
and passed without division and the Hous
adjourned. The following is the tex
of the trade dollar bill as passed
Be 1t enacted, etc.: That the secretary of TIA
treasury shall cause to be exchanged at tn
treasury and sub-treasuries of the Unite
States legal tender silver dollars for trade do
lars at par, provided the weight of said trad
dollar has not been reduced below the stand
ard weight and limit Of tolerance provided b
law for the single piece, and shall recon sal
trade dollars into legal tender dollars, as nov
provided by law and shall stop further coin
age of trade dollars, provided that trade do
lars recoined under this act shall not b
counted as part OF the coinage OF silver II
quired by the act of February %, 1878, an
provided further, that trade dollars that hay
been chopped or re-stamped for circulatio
in China or other foreign countries shall b
excluded from the provisions of this act.
SENATE, June 20-The credentials c
Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire were pre-
scented and he was sworn in. The army bi
was taken up, and Senator Conkling spoke 6
length against it. A running Debate was keI
up for some time. Numerous amendment
were proposed by Republican Senators, bu
all were voted down by q strict party yot
Finally vote on the passage of the bill wa
reached, and it was passed, yeas 81, nays L
strict party vote except that Burnside vote
aye. Adjourned
House, June 90 No business of gen
eral public interest was transacted. A doze
members asked indefinite leave of absence
some on account of sickness, some on accour
of pressing business. Leave was granted onl
to the sick. Adjourned.
SENATE, June 21-The concurrent re
port on the judicial expense bill was called III
J and the yeas and nays taken, yeas 81, nays L
party vote Various matters received som
attention, when Senator Whyte moved an e,
eeutive session, lost, yeas "a, nays %. +.
motion to adjourn was lost. Considerabl
time was spent on the House bill making az
ditional appropriations for the post office d,
partment. The House joint resolution, al
thorzing the completion of the foundation {
the Washington monument passed. Al
journed.
House, June 81. The army appropris
ton bill was signed by the speaker. The bi
prohibiting political assessments was reserves
Dilatory action was reserted to, and sever;
call of the House made, no quorum appearin.
} Republicans refraned from voting Durin
one of the roll calls a message was receive
from the President announcing his approx;
of the legislative BILL The announcemer
was greeted with applause on the Republica
side, and Mr.. Garfield remarked: We hay
} provided for ourselves now let us provide fc
J the rest of the government The supplemei
tory judicial bill was signed by the speake
and sent to the Senate for the signature of til
President of the Senate. No action was ha