The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-04-24

on Commerce shall have the same privilege to
report bills making appropriations for. the i'm
prOvement of rivers and harbors that is accord
f sns S
the reprintine of the bills Of one Congress when
introduced in another Congress; giving to the
and Ways and Means leave to report at any
to public DAY S for 9snot the 9 S% der
these committee; providias that tie morning NOR ne
hour shall not be dispensed with on any day, for
any fSsept Ry twSthrs that
the House and the Committee Of the Whole he
not changed; that the practice Of makinR lists
The
Der the wishes of members. but that, in recog-
| MIXING members he shall not be bound absolute
~ by his list but shall exercise a wise and just
discretion.
SENATE.-The New Hampshire Sena-
torial case WAS further conside red. on the 10th
and resolution was finally passed-35 to q =
declaring MIR. Bell entitled to the seat by virtue
of appointment by the Governor, The yeas and
nays were: YeaS-Allison, Anthony, Bayard,
Booth; Bruce Burnside, Cameron fs.), Came
aroo%s H.mi;n iii Er% 9GS Ingalls, ass
Donald, Mcmillan, morrill,, Paddock, Plstt,
VOORHEES,, ' Waller. whste Williams Nays.
Bailey, Cali. Carpenter, Cockrell. Coke, Conk-
ns pf Hs,r aA Eaton hi, Ftsy &srsnd
Johnston. Jones, Herman, Lamar, Maxey,
Vance, Vest, Wallace, Withers3 Messrs.
would have voted in favor of Mr.. Bells admis-
sion. were paired with Messrs. Beck. Mcpherson.
Davis Davis SW; Va and saulsbSEy. WIG a. would have
Butler were absent. Mr.. Bell was then sworn
in: "A resolution to adjourn until the 18th was
rejected-yeas, N;nays. "a.
HOUsE.-The Legislative Appropria-
| ton bill was taken mp in Committee of the
Whole. and an amendment was agreed to repeal
ing the sections providing for the biennial ex-
of order tS
the payment of arrears of pensions. ITO issue
Immediately; in payment thereof. the ten mill
ury. kept as special fund for the redemption
ct fractional currency" and providing that
fractional currency may be redeemed by any
class of money in the Treasury.
SENATE.-On the 18th, Mr.. Here
ford made a speech against MIR. Hoar's resolution
declaring the Democratic programme for the
passage of Appropriation bills to be uncOnstitr,-
tional and revolutionary. The Army Appro-
priation bill was taken up and MIR. Withers ex-
planned its provisions. No amendments were
adopted, the Committee on Appropriations hav-
majority Of the Senate seconded them accord
ingly, the reason assigned by Mr.. Withers for
such a course being that amendments would de-
Ill., az .ne passage OF the DILL Adjourned to the
HoUsE.-The Legislative Appropr ia
ton bill was further considered in Committee of
the Whole, and amendments were agreed to in
creasing the cleri cal force in the Postoice De-
partment. and increasing the appropriation for
the purchase and distribution of seeds by the
Agricultural Department from $65,OOO to $780,
CO.. The Standing Committees were an
nounced.
SENATE.-Not in session on the 18th.
MISREPRESENTATION was resumed,
in Committee of the Whole. of the Legislative
Appropriation bill, the pending amendment
being one to increase to COO the appropriation
for controlling and for eradicatinx contagious
and
mlttee on Agriculture, with instructions to re-
port promptly. Other amendment were dis
made adjourn to the i5tS 4 f bena nndea
stood that the object of the motion was to pre-
vent the Introduction of financial and other bills
nays lOS-all the Republicans voting in the
affirmative and all the Greenbackcrs in the neg
alive as did all the Democrats except the follow
Deuster, Hammond GA Hurd. Johnston, Morse
and Talbot. The speaker was paired with a
Republican,; MIR. Kelley voted with the Green
hackers.
SENATE. - Various memorials and
bills were introduced and referred, on the 18th,
among the latter being one to amend the Consti-
tuition in regard to appropriations and one to
amend anne, the Revised Statutes in regard to the
being to remedy a defect in the existing law
which was brought into public view by the New
~ fbs
MIR; Blaine. prohibiting the appearance within "a q
a OF
addressed the Senate in opposition to the pro-
posed repeal of the clause comforting on the
Gen Government the power to use the mill
Withers and Wallace followed in reply. MIR.
Logan obtained the floor, when an Executive
session was held.
HOUsE.-When the Speaker called on
the States for bills for reference, Mr.. Ladd, of
Maine, introduced a bill to put the coinage of
gold and silver on the same footing, when Mr..
Conger raised point of order which was over
ruled by the Speaker, and an appeal was taken
the dilatOry motions being made for the purpose
OF preventing the Introduction OF new bills re-
!ating to the finances of the country the morn
ing hour was thus consumed. "A resolution was
offered and defeated--yeas. lOs; nays. Hide
claring that, in the judgment. of the House, the
business interests OF the country required that
no legislation changing the law in regard to the
currency or the tariff should be undertaken
was introduced to increase the efficiency
Of the National Board of Health and
to prevent the introduction and spread
Of contagious diseases. Bills were filed, under
the head of petitiuns--providing for the free
coinage of the standard silver dollar of 4l2ls
grains the same to be a full legal tender. except
when otherwise provided by contract; author
izing and requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase, from time to time.
silver bullion, at the market price thereof. to the
amount of such bullion as may be offered pro-
vided the bullion is the product of any mine
within the jurisdiction of the United States: such
canacv 20 oa f t. b the
coinage; to regulate Interstate commerce. and
to prohibit unjust discrimination by common
ing commerce and navigation and the regulation
of steam vessels.