Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-23
XLvIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-After debat
ing the New Hampshire senatorial case TO
session, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 1O.-After debat'
the vice president announced the question
te be on the pending amendment, viz: tina
Hon. Charles II. Bell is entitled to seat a
senator by virtue of an appointment by tn,
executive of New Hampshire, and tn,
amendment was sgreed to-yeas IS, nay,
%. The resolution of the committee Al
amended was then passed by precisely the
same vote-yeas S5, nay 28,.....After an ex
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 10.-Hereford called
mp Hoar's resolution declaring the Demo
cratic Programme for the passage of the sp
propriation bills to be unconstitutional and
revolutionary, and ma speech against it,
insisting that no such action was contem.
plated a. would justify such conclusion.
1.-THE army appropriation bill was then.
taken up and Withers explained its provis.
ions. No amendments were adopted, the
committee on appropriations having agreed
to resist all amendments and the majority
Of the senate seconded them. The clerk.
reached the sixth section, which prohibits
the presence Of troops at election places,
etc., when the senate adjourned until Mon
day-yeas 20, nays 23.
MONDAY, April 14.-Various memo.
rials and bills were introduced and appro.
priately referred-among them the follow
ing: To amend so much of the civil appro.
priauOn 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 Iadian war bonds of the state of Califor-
mia, and bills to establish q judicial district
in the Indian territory...... Carpenter intro.
ducsd bill to amend the revised statutes
in regard to the election of United States
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....The senate resumed con.
sideration of the army appropriation bill,
the pending question being on Blaine's
prohibiting the appearance
within q mile of polling place Of any per.
kind, and Blaine, Withers and Wallace ad.
dressed the senate. At the conclusion of
remarks the senate went into executive ses.
ZION and when the doors were reopened ad.
ourned.
WEDNEsDAY, April 9.-The house
'pent the entire day in debating and amend.
ng its rules.
THURSDAY, April 10.-The legislative
appropriation bill was taken up in com.
nittee of the whole. MacMahon offered an
amendment repeating the section providing
or biennial examination of pensioners, and
as follows: SIN order to pro-
he secretary is directed to issue immediate.
y in payment thereof % they may be sd.
usted the $lO,0OO,O 900 of legal tender cur
,eNsy in the treasury kept ~ q special fund
or the redemption of fractional currency"
It was then further amended by provision
,ffered by Cannon, that fractional currency
nay be redeemed by any class of money in
he treasury, and as thus amended was
lgreed to. Atkins submitted an amendment,
which was adopted for the appointment of
l deputy commissioner OF pensions at
IdlATy OL 1I, fVV. Ou motlUu VI Duuucu ou
was adopted making imme.
lately available $4,000 of the appropria-
ion for the general land ofice The com.
nittee then arose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE house in com.
nittee of the whole, Blackburn in the chair,
,esumed consideration of the legislative,
and judicial appropriation bill.
The amendment increasing the clerical
Force in the Postoffice department was
105, nays 60. Amendments
we're agreed to: Directing the commits.
,ioner Of agriculture to supply reasonable
IF congress for distribution among their
agricultural constituents; to report the
quantity of seeds, ETC., distributed and states
and counties sent, from whom purchased,
md quantities. The appropriation for the
purchase and distribution of seeds, ETC.,
was increased from $4,000 10 100000.
Hunton submitted an amendment increas.
ing the appropriation for eradicating in.
Fectious diseases among domesticated
animals from $4,000 to $250,000. Without
iisposing of the amendment the committee
rose, the committees were announced ~
follows and the house adjourned:
Elsctions-sprtpger, Manning, 6lemons, speer,
ways and 2eans-Fernando Wood, Tucker, Glib
,on Phelps, Morrison, Mills, Carlise, FELTON,, Gar
led Ksy GSnse1, frys nHnns s;n..o, x
uymer. Blackburn, Wells, Cobb. Forney, MacMa-
hon. Baker, Monroe, Havley, aubbell. Cannon,
Banking and currency-B -Buckner, Ewing. Davis,
Young. Lewis, Lounsberry. LAdd, Chittsndsn,
f. Psciac s.tro.as- s-McIAne, Chalmers. Bli., Clark.
Dickey, Ellis, Martin, Wellborn, Harmer, Belford,
N NeWhNprv. a BQilNy. 8uttArWOfth.
CIaims-Bright Dickty, Davidson. Covert, O'Con-
nor, Davis, Sanford. Lindsey, Barber, Bowman.
Commerce-Reasan, Bills. Boss, Ksnna, MeIAne.
Thomas, Turner. Acklen, Beale, Deuster, Ciardy,
O,Nsill. Waite. Henderson, Townsend (ohio), Rus
Public Lands-Converse, Wright, Steele, McKen.
sie, Williams lAia), Kstcham, Ryan, sapp, Wash.
burne, hennett.
Ps.oises ana ,st ss. clafa Cook,
district oi CoiumSia- -Bunson, Hsnkls. Bouck,
Clark. Martin. sanford. Kiots, Neal. James He'll
Judiciary-Knott, Harris. Culbsrson. Hurd.
House, Ryan, Herbert, New, Hammond. Lapham,
Robinson, Reid, Mckinley. Williams (wis) VIII
war Claims Bragg. Robertson, Warner. Roth
yell, Thompson, 6imonton, Carpenter, Fsrdon,
Tyler. 6ayne, Russell.
rillmsn. simonton. Beiishoxer, Joycs. Mason.
Pavaie .ad Gaims-auntsr, Martin. Caldwell.
aSad xuldrSw: stsvsnson, Myers lay Mitchell, Nor
Nanuiacturss- Wise, Beal, Nicho,s, Smith, Rich
.rdson. Taylor. Lowe, Hall, Hoar, Hammond, Nc
Foreign Afairs-Cox, Nelson, Bicknsll, King.
Sicholls, Hardon, Hill. Kiilinser, Rics. Morton,
Territories Naldrow, Cnysus, Bouek, Muller,
1a. Fro't, e.elnan, Humphrey Aidrish'
Revoiutionary Pensions whitaker, Bland, c.