Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-29
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xLVIth CONGRESS.


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MONDAY, May Consideration was
resumed of the Legislative executive and
judicial appropriation bill, and Blaine spoke
thereon. Logan offered an amendment in
effect that persons honorablJ discharged
from the military or naval service of the
United States because of disabilities re.
sulting from wounds or disease incurred
therein, shall be preferred for appointment
to civil Offices and positions in the govern
ment departments, if qualified for the dis.
charge of the duties of such positions.
der, as changing an existing law. Teller
offered an amendment intended to secure
prompt payment of claims for arrears of
pensions, when allowed, out of the money
directed by the bill to be used for that pur.
pose. The amendment was ruled out of
order as new legislation. The bill was then
reported back to the senate and the amend.
ments made in committee of the whole
agreed to, except that authorizing the en-
postofice department., which was disagreed
to-yeas 25, nays rs. It was agreed that
vote on the so.called political part of the
bill should be taken tomorrow. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Decentralization Of
the legislative, judicial and executive ap.
preparation bill was resumed and Saunders
and Whyte addressed the senate. The de-
bate was continued in colloquial form be-
tween Whyte, Hoar, Dawes, Window,
Conklipg, Edmunds and Kellogg. After
discussion pro and con, the senate decided
to adhere to the previous understanding,
and proceeded to vote. Edmunds' motion
to strike out the clause repeating the statutes
relative to the test oath, was lost-yeas 26,
nays 81. Edmunds then moved to strike
out the clause establishing the mode of
drawing United States jurors. Lost-yeas
~, nays 81. He then moved to strike out
he clause repeating the statutes relating to
United States deputy Imarshals and supervis'
ors of elections. Lost-yeas q, nays 81.
pealing section 5522, revised statutes, which
furnishes interference with or obstruction
of deputy marshals and supervisors of
elections in the performance of their duties,
Lost-yeas ~, nays 81. The bill was then
read third time and passed-37 yeas, q
ACKNOWLEDGMENT until Thursday.
THURSDAY, May 22.-Bills intro
duced: Regulating the use of the army
to provide for the construction and com
pletion of certain trans continental lines Of
| runway dAu AOE OLuc1 pOIpO6cs..ss..At Lus
expiration of the morning hour Harris
calledup the senate bill to prevent the in
PRODUCTION and spread of contagious dis
eases, and it was debated until adjourn
ment.
FRIDAY, May 23.-The senate in com
mittee of the whole took up the bill pro
viding measures against the introduction o
contagious diseases, and debated it a
length. 1t was finally reported back to tn
senate, and the amendments made in com
and third time and passed-yeas "a, nay
After an executive session the senat
adjourned till Monday.
House.
TUESDAY, May 20.-The business o
the morning hour was the bill to amend tn
laws relating to the trs nsfer of cases fror
state to federal courts. Frye moved to Ia
the bill on the table. Defeated-yeas9 8, nay
112. Subsequently motion to reconside
was tabled by vote of III to 97...... Consid
Grafton was then resumed of the Warne
silver bill, the question being on the thir
section allowing deposit of bullion at an
mint, and its being coined for the benefit o
the owner. Conger moved to lay the SCI
ton on the table. Defeated-yeas liz, nay
116. The effect of the adoption of tn
motion would have been to kill the bill
Forts amendment was then receive
and voted upon. It substitutes 70
that the owner of the silver bullion ma
deposit the same in quantities of 20 ounce
and over at any mint at its actual marke
value in the United States (not exceedin
par) which values shall be ascertained b.
and under regulations to be prescribed b
the director Of the mint, and approved b
/ the secretary of the treasury; that sue
owner shall be entitled to receive standar
silver dollars in payment therefor, and sue
bullion SO received shall be coined int
11s. The question then REQUIRED on tn
third section, and it was agreed to-yes
f 113, nays 10. The question then REQUIRE
on the fourth section, which merely pr
vides that charges for melting and refnin
shall be fixed by the director of the min
Marsh submitted an amendment that til
. charges shall be the difference between tn
? market value of bullion and legal tender
: motion to reconsider and to lay that motto
on the table (the parliamentary formula
making vote finally was then agreed to-
+ yeas III, nays 110......Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The legisl'
tive appropriation bill was received fro
the senate and referred to the committee q
: appropriations. The silver bill was the
taken up, the question being on the fourt
section as amended yesterday on motion
) Marsh. The amendment is as follows
. "The charge for conversion of gold an
silver bullion into coin shall be the diffe
ence between the market value in Ne
York city Of the bullion and the legal tel
, der value of the COIN" Vote was taken 0
the section, the friends of the bill votin
against and the opponents of the bill fo
the section. The section as amended ".
agreed to-yeas 113, nays 100. The hou.
then-yeas ITO, nays 1O9-tabled a motto
to reconsider the vote by which the fourt
section was agreed to. The fifth section
which directs the payment of small silve
coin to the extent they may be required
, exchange for gold coin or for standard silv'
}. dollars or for United States notes at par
) sums not less than $50, was agreed Il
, Warner moved to amend the sixth sc
ton by adding clause directing the secre
, tary of the treasury to cause to be paid on
2 without discrimination standard silver col
> belonging to the government that may he i
, the treasury the same as gold coin in liqu
dalton of all kinds of coin obligations again,
) the government. Agreed to-yeas 142, nay
IS. The section as amended was then agree
to. The seventh section, providing ths
silver coins of smaller denominations tina
one dollar shall be legal tender for an
amount not exceeding $40 in any one pay