The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-20
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE. Feb. 11tb.-Seyeral bills We

SENATE, Feb. 11th.-Several bills were
submitted and placed ON the calander, among
them one for the conversion of national g0lt
banks, the postotfice appropriation bill with
amendment,providing for classification Of mai
matter and compensation to ra lroads. Naval
appropriation bill passed, appropriating $l4,
058, ,96s, A number Of bills passed for the re-
moval of political disabilities. Indian matters
We're considered. There wasA long discussion
in regard to the congressional library. Mat
ters in reference to brevet honors, and trans
portation of animals, and bills for relief o
certain individuals, occupied the attention o
the Senate till it went into execution session
and when the doors were opened the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. 11.-The conference re
port on the naval apurop' iation bill waf
agreed to, and the House went into commit
tee On the legislative appropriation bill. Ger
tain provisions were opposed and sustained
by number Of membe g, and after some
progress in the bill the committee rose, and
the river and harbor appropriation bill was
reported, ordered printed and recommitted
Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. IA resolution pro-
viding for II select committee to inquire into
the escape Of Cheyenne Indians from
Fort Robinson and their subsequent
slaughter was agreed to. A report was
made favorable to the bill for the relief ol
Winnebago Indians of WISCONSIN. A mem.
orial of the colonization society asking an ap.
preparation of $250,O00 for exploration and
surveys of the west coast of Africa with a
view to promoting CONNIE rce, was ordered
printed and referred. Senator Saunders
spoke in favor of transferring Indian affairs
from the interior to the war department. A
resolution touching improvements in the
congressional library was agreed to. The
House bill to restrict Chinese Immigration
was taken up by rising vote, 26to Is
Adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. 12.-The conference re
port on the bill to abolish the volunteer navy
was agreed to. The testimony in the case OF
judge Bodgett of Chicago Was ordered
printed; also Senate bill in regard to the
census. The House went into committee of
the whole on the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill. Sundry amend
ments were offered discussed and rejected
and some agreed to. One tonching illict dis
tilling was rejected One touching the duties
OF marshals in making arrests was agreed to-
The committee rose. struggle ensued as to
holding night sessions but those opposed pre-.
vailed and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. ia bill was intro
railroad, and referred. The bill AUTHORIZING 2
the conversion of national gold banks was
passed, but motion was entered for its re-
consideration. A letter was read from the
commissioner on pensions in which lie stated
that $3,0000OO will cover, in his opinion,
fraudulent pension claims. The House bill
restricting Chinese immigration was taken up
and discussed at considerable length. 4
hostile motion to adjourn carried yeas %,
nays g.
House, Feb. 13 "A motion was made
IA En a do +o1 o1o
This was opposed, aud after considerable time
spent the motion was defeated. A report in
regard to the treaty with Mexico was submit
TED, and ordered printed and recomulitted 4
letter from the secretary OF the treasury, stat
ing that there will probably be deficit in the
revenue OF the government the next fiscal
year OF $27, ,0C0, 600, and asking authority to
issue per cent. bonds 10 cover such detccn.
cy was referred to the committe on ways and
means. The House went into committee of
the whole on the Legislative bill, and after
dlsposipg OF G3 pages rose, and the remainder
OF the session was devoted to memorial SER
vices of the late Julian Hartridgc.
SENATE, Fnb. II The House bill re-
lating to the Cumberland National road, Ohio,
authorizing the same to become free road,
passed. The credentials Of 3. J.. Jones, Of
Louisiana, j. b Groome Of Maryland, and T..
B. Vance of North Carolina, Senators elect,
were presented and placed on file. Aftercon
sidcrng bills on the calendar tie bill to re-
strict Chinese immigration was taken up, and
Senator Blaine advocated it. Several amend
ments to the bill were presented. The re.
mainder OF the days session was spent in dis
cussing the bill, and without reaching al.y
conclusion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Feb. II 1t being evident that
the constitutional amendment in regard to the
election ofPresident could not be acted upon
this session, leave vas granted to any member
to print such speech on the su'iject as he
might desire. A bill was reported to author
ize the President to appoint Gen. Shields 4
Brigadier General on the retired list in lieu
OF the pension which he now receives This
led to great confusion, and some exhibition
OF bitterness. The bill was referred TO the
committee OF the whole. The "war claims"
bill came up and occupied the remainder of
the days session, and without action the
House adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. l5.-After the presenta-
ton of petitions, and attention Of routine
business, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton OF the bill to restrict Chinese immigra-
ton. A long and earnest discussion ensued,
senators speaking for and against the bill.
N Mr.. Conkiing's amendment was rejected yeas
81. nays 81. Mr.. Edmunds amendment was
rejected. yeas q, nays 80. Tue bill having
been considered in committee of the whole
was reported to the Senate when several
amendments were offered and rejected and the
bill finally passed, yeas 80, nays ~. An at.
tempt to consider the hill to amend the reve-
nuc law failing, the Senatc'adjourne4.
HOUSE, Feb. 15.-The House went in
to committee of the whole on the legislative
Judicial and executive appropriation bill.
Several amendments were submitted; some
were rejected, and others agreed to, when
having made some progress in advancing the
lii, the House adjourned to Monday.