Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-06-05
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, May 26.-The bill reported
by Bayard to provide for the exchange of
subsidiary coins for lawful money and max
ing such coins legal tender in sums not ex
ceeding $40, was taken up, and Edmunds
spoke against it. ....T The president pro TEN, an.
nounced his signature to the legislative ap-
preparation bill, which now goes to the
president. The bill relative to transpor.
tation of animals was then taken up and
debated..... The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session, and when the doors were
reopened, adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 27.-After debate on
several amendments, action on the bill re.
lative to the transportation of animals was
postponed until the first Monday of Deem
Der next...T The senate then took up the
bill to make subsidiary coin exchangeable
for lawful money, and without acting there
on adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, May 2S.-The senate
took up the bill to make subsidiary coin ex'
changeable for lawful money, and making
such coin legal tender in sums not exceed
ing $40, the pending question being on the
committees amendment to substitute $40
for 500. Edmunds moved an amendment to
substitute SIS for $40. Rejected. The COM
mittee's amendment was adopted-yeas 81,
nays 81. On motion of Bayard, the fourth
section, making silver coin of the face Of rs
cents receivable for postage or in purchase
of postage stamps in sums not exceeding So,
was stricken out. The question recurring
on Conk]ing's amendment to substi-
tute the words "silver coins of the
United States of a similar denomination
than 81" for the words "frac-
tional or subsidiary silver coins," it was
adopted. After further debate the bill was
reported back to the senate and the amend
ments made in the committee of the whole
agreed to. The bill was then read a third
time and passed. ...:. On motion of Pendle
to provide that the principal officers Of the
executive departments may occupy seats OF
the Aoor of the senate and house of repro
sentatives was taken from the table, and OF
his motion referred to a committee of ter
to be appointed by the chair..... The senate
on motion of Call, then took up the bill tt
allow the use of the militia and land and
naval forces of the United States in certain
cases, and to repeal the election laws.....
After an executive session the senate ad
journed.
TUESDAY,, May 27.-After a short de-
bate the senate bill to prevent the intro.
duction of contagious diseases into the
United States was passed without al amend
ment, and it now only awaits the presi
dents signature to become law.....Ad
! jOurned.
WEDNESDAY, May 2s.-The bill TO,
ascertaining the result of presidential cleo
tons was reported from the committee hav
ing the subject in charge, ordered printed
and recommitted. THE house then en-
gagged in the business of the morning hour
the bill relative to the removal of causes
from state to federal courts. The Republi
cans refusing to vote, the house was withou
quorum and call of the house was or
dered. The morning hour was used up by
dilatory motions without an advance being
made in the bill. After transactine Distric
of Columbia business the house adjourned
THURSDAY, May 29.-Gibson, o.
Louisiana, from the com mittee on ways ant
means, reported the resolution for final ad
journment on the 10th of June. Laid owe
till Saturday......A message was then re
ceived from the president vetoing the legis
ilature, executive and judicial appropriation
bill. The house then proceeded to vote o.
the passage of the bill, Notwithstanding
the presidents objection. The result was
yeas l12, nays 81, not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. This was stric
party vote. Only four Greenbsckers voted
two Iadd and Stevenson in the affirmative
and two BARLOW and Ford) in the negative
The message was then referred to the judi
ciary committee. On motion of Stephens
the amendments to the subsidiary coinage
bill were then concurred 10. The principa
amendment is that limiting the legal tende
quality of subsidiary coin to $40 instead o
$40, as originally provided il the house bill
Adjourned till Monday.