New Ulm weekly review., 1879-06-25

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amended 70 IS ! strict par vote. i#
HOUSE. Bills were introduced and
referred in the House 70 protect certificates Of
naturalization; prohibiting tho hoarding Of
money in the Treasury and prohibiting an in
crease in the interest debt Of the United
States. Bills were paased-for the relief Of
serve lands in Kansas; allowing pre.emption
settlers twelve months after fling their entries
TO complete their residence Mr.. Springer
pend the rules and pass 9 bill to prohibit mile
tarv interference at elections, providing that it
should not be lawful to bring or employ at any
8eld in any stste any pslt Of the army o. navy navy
q the United it States as police force to keep
yeas, 1O8; nays, 62-nOt the necessary two thirds
in the affirmative. a 3szs
SENATE. The Army preparation
bill was taken up on the 18th, and the committee
amendment to strike out the section providing
that graduates of the Military Academy in 1879
and 1880 shall elect to receive $780, in which
they shall be ineligible to appointment in the
debate occurred on the section providing that
no part Of the money appropriated shall be paid
for subsistence. ETC., Of any portion of the army
polls at any election held within any State. "A
Conference Committee WAS appointed upon the
disagreeing amendments of the two houses to
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bill.
HOUSE. Some of the Senate amend
ments to the Legislative Appropriation bill were
concurred in, and others were disagreed to, and
q Conference Committee was appointed. The
Judicial Expenses bill was received from the
Senate and referred to the Committee on Appro-
rnSSr ~ssak
resolution repeating certain clauses Of the Sum
1919, was agreed to-. The bill prohibiting 20.
lengthy and sharp discussion ensued. The Sem
ate bill in relation to juries came up as un-
finished business, and the previous question was
strategy Of declining to vote, thus leaving the the
House. technically, without quorum.
SENATE. -On the 18th, the Mississip-
pi River improvement Commission bill was
passed, with an amendment providing that the
Commission shall consist of seven members
three from the Engineer Corps Of the Army, one
from civil life, two of whom shall be civil engi-
neers. The Army Appropriation bill was taken
up, and lengthy and bitter personal debate
q three o'clock on the morning Of the 10th. with
little prospect of an adjournment-the Republi-
cans when mn; necessary for their purpose refrain
te 10
the debate. Mr.. Conkling made some
very severe comments upon the course being
iii Whoa fRs fa4Rsr I On;
he charged the other side with bad faith in al
lowing the time taken by the Mississippi River
the debate on the Army bill. Mr.. Lamar then
rose and said it was not his purpose to indulge
in personalities, but he would say to the Senator
e to- intimate 555s til that =, anything I b iEamaS5
sas II fsRa and
Ets 6efns
plying. said that should the member from Mis-
sissippi. except in the presence Of the Senate,
fRaFfs he Y Would Sd
and proprieties of the Senate were the only re-
traRt Mr. then that
correctly, he did mean to say just precisely the
words imputed to him and all that they
ne Of the Senate
was severe, it was such as no man would deserve
and no brave man would wear. The amend
ton bill were insisted upOn and a Conference
Committee appointed = The report of the Com
ference Committee on the disagreeing votes on
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
HrlatlOn bill was agreed to, the Senate reccdiny
from certain minor amendments.
! HoUsE.-A joint resolution was
passed, defining the meaning of section two Of
the act making appropriations for the payment
of arrears of pensions, nd including within the
provisions of that act all persons who have been,
or who. may hereafter be, placed upon the pen
probbs eotes Of
ments was taken up. and the previous
question was insisted upon, whereupon ths
Kepublicans ,l s.. declined to vote, and the
Committee was appointed on the suppiementsi
oin6aa b aa from % the
dollars for legal l-tender dollars. and two hours
discussion DISC ensued. and amendments were offered,
aes the
port of the Conference Committee on the Lceis-
lative Appropriation bill was agreed to.
SENATE.-The all-night session con-
tinued up to noon on the 10th, when new
days session began. Mr.. Oonkling insisted on
the journal being read, and the same not being
fully prepared for reading: the morning hour
the Chair that the business Of the Senate could
not be obstructed by reading the entire jour
nal, when such portion. as was prepared had
came up for consideration, and after m remarks
by Messrs. Carpenter, Davis, Withers, Conklirr
ana a others an adjournment was finally had, with
vote should be reached by six D. m. on the Wtb.
HoUsE.---After debate, the Confer
agreed to-1O2 to 79 Section two Of the hill nro.
h;h;ta The ,nak;no of anv cont.oot ~ 49, ;s..s
RING of anv iiahi7;tv mnder The nrova;ons nf ~.
Revised Statutes authorizing the appointment or
payment of general or special Deputy Marshals,
te1 M day The BIZ to provide for the exchange
was taken up, amcnded and pass passed % without is dis
vision. p
SENArE.--On the goth, the creden-
tials of Henry W. Blair, as Senator-elect from
New Hampshire. were presented and he was
sworn worn, in ia resolution was reported and
to in1est%ate tSe emoriaa i% te
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