Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-06

the bill restricting the immigration of Chi
nese, and declaring that the senators and
who supported the bill will re.
ceive the lasting gratitude OF the people OF
the senate refused to take up the resolution
declaring David T. Corbin entitled to the
seat as senator from South Carolina in
place of NJ. C. Butler, the present incum-
bent. Cameron, (Pa,) Conover, Matthews
and Patterson voted with the Democrats in
the negative. The senate then proceeded
with the consideration of the deficiency ap.
preparation bill and agreed to a number OF
amen dments Paddock called up the
Frank Welsh, late representative from Me-
braska. Suitable remarks on the life and
character of the deceased were made by !
Paddock and Saunders. Resolutions in |
respect to his memory were agreed to and
the senate, as further mark of respect to
his memory, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 25.-The Gre
dentials of senator-elect Hill, of Colorado,
were placed on fle......The committee on
Indian affairs reported favorably on the bill
for the relief of settlers upon absentee
Shawnee lands in Kansas. Placed on the
calendar. The conference committee on
the bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
submitted a report, which was agreed to,
and the bill passed.. Consideration was
resumed of the deficiency appropriation
bill, the amendment appropriating $250,OOO
to supply the deficiency in the department
of justice in the payment of deputy mar.
shals, provoking long discussion. An
$4,000 was defeated by vote of
"a to 80. The bill having been considered
in committee of the whole, was reported to
the senate and the amendments made in the
committee concurred in with the exception
of that appropriating $24,l3O for detecting
and bringing to trial and punishment per.
sons guilty Of violating the internal revenue
laws, or conniving at the same, including
payment for information and detection of
such violations, being deficiency for 1878
and prior years. The bill was then read q
third time and passed go. A recess was taken
until evening when large number of pen.
sion bills passed. At II o'clock the senate
went into executive session in order to refer
various nominations heretofore made by the
president, and when the doors were opened
several bills passed donating cannon fol-
monumental purposes, and at II 80 the sen.
ate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 27.-Teller,
from the special committee to inquire into
the alleged violation of the constitutional
rights Of citizens during the late elections,
submitted report of the majority and said
the minority reserved the right to submit
report. Ordered printed......T The house bill
to provide for holding district and circuit
courts of the United States ct Fort Scott,
Kansas, was passed. ..... Conever presented
the petition of 1886 colored people of Co.
lumbia county, Florida, complaining that
they are not protected in their rights by the
laws OF Florida. Referred......By a vote of
yeas 25, nays 4, the senate refused to take
up the Geneva award bill, and took up the
house bill making an appropriation for the
payment of arrears of pensions Before
disposing of the bill the senate went into
executive session. When the doors re.
opened the committee on commerce report.
ed the river and harbor appropriation bill.
with amendments. Placed on the calendar.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill making an appropriation for the
payment of arrears. Of pensions. The
amendments proposed by the committee on
appropriations, providing that pension
agents shall receive for their services in
paying arrears 80 cents for each payment,
and appropriating $4,000 to meet
such expense, and striking out of the
house bill the clause providing that
the act granting arrears of pen
sions shall extend to pensions granted by
special act Of congress, were agreed to. An
amendment from the committee on finance
providing that in no case shall arrears Of
pensions be allowed and paid them from q
time prior to the date of actual disability
was agreed to. After debate on an amend.
ment from the committee on pensions divid.
ing the states and territories into districts,
and assigning surgeons and clerks to make
examinations and take testimony, the bill
was temporarily laid aside......A committee
on appropriations reported with amend
ments the sundry civil appropriation bill,
and it was placed on the calendar. The
Beverly B. Douglas was called up. Suitable
remarks upon the life and character of the
deceased were made by Messrs. Withers,
Thurman, Hereford and Ransom, and the
senate, as further mark of respect to the
memory of the deceased, adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 28.-A communi-
cation was read from David T. Corbin, con-
testant for the seat from South Carolina,
stating that after an effort of two years
duration, in view of indications that his
case will not be acted on this session, he
withdraws from the contest.....After pass.
a number of private bills on the calendar
the bill making an appropriation for the
payment of arrears of pensions was taken
up, the pending question being on the
amendment submitted yesterday providing
luz euo u4VAeAVA VI .Ao cVuAtty An'V uls|. c's
and appointment of surgeon and pension
clerk to visit each district, make examina-
tione, takes testimony in pension cases,
etc., with view to preventing frauds on
the pension bureau. Rejected-yeas %,
nays Sc. An amendment was submitted
providing that pensions shall commence |
from the date of death or from the time of
actual disability of the person on whose &C.
count granted, where the application shall |
ho 1o1 81 IN $ho 4 CT nf nj
stead 81 the 1st Of January, 1880, AZ pro- |
posed by the committee, after that date the
pension to commence from the filing of the
application. Adopted. After disposing |
of the financial amendments the senate pro.
ceeded to vote: on the amendments hereto |
fore made in committee of the whole. An
amendment was agreed to- that the law
granting pensions to soldiers of the war of
1912, approved March 9th, 1873, be made
applicable to soldiersan sailors in the war
with Mexico in%s1S46s Question was then !
taken on The hiHisapdait was passed yeas
sc, nays N......The senate then considered
tho sundry civil bill for awhile and ad-
iourned.
SATURDAY, March 1.-Consideration
Of the snndry civil appropriation bill was
Several amendments were regis.
tered and others adopted when motion to
80 into executive session prevailed......
When the doors were, reopenedx the 1egisla- /
tive bill was considered for &short hme...... /
The vice apYesident submitted tho message |
from the president in answer to areso]ution
enclosing report from the secretary of
state III regard to railroads iusA Mexico. Laid
Cd the table......Adjournsasxe.s. y
! SUNDAY, March nate Re;
auned considerationssGta and
har5or appropriate 1ag the
epsndmeas agreed 9 wsis loving:
Appropriating SIS, oo05p &ge, 900 fhe sur.
vey Of Che 4lilSouri rilSr 1f6m tsslouth to |
Fort Benton. Montana .Inoreas the ap:
liver sat Passport, IowS md ~ N ebraska
City from Gas, 600 to - Q31lk for i'm
1ptovingthe4ame riYl ~ ~ slpfis and
S 1%sea i e 'sbs.sI Eli Pila ": I
stoas river, from $26Ue Tor the
renewal of q bar in the Mississif opposite
Dubu4 ue,t Iowa, from "a 900 to 5000; for
Saint Croix river, below sTaylers Falls,
from 1R 600 tn n nflQ: for the Rad RIVER %