The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

buttons Of Mr.. Edmunds, declaring the validity
of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
I Amendments to the Constitution, wa. festamed
on the 9th. and. after a lengthy debate. and the
rejection of proposed AMENDMENTS and substi-
+ l7-as follows: fea.~Hnthony. Booth. Bruce
Burnside. Cameron (Pa.), Cameron Wis.,, Ed.
TR;H ,e Ferry. M Hsmlin HosF, Howe, kellogg
Deadlock. Plumb, Rollias. Spencer, Teller and
Cockrell, Coke. Davis Nv, va:l, Eaton. Garland.
Maxey, Moreaa and voorhees-l7 Messrs. Ali.
son, Dawes, Blaine Saunders, Chaffee. Conkling,
Patterson, Christiancy, Dorsey, Matthew'S. Jones
would have voted aye. were paired with Messrs.
McCreery. Barnum. Wallace. Butler, Eustis Nc
Donald, Dennis, Jones (Fla: }, Mcpherson. Thur
who would have voted in the negative.
HoUsE.-The Mississippi Levee bill
was passed -l55 to 7s....The Army Appropria-
ton bill was further considered in Committee
OF the Whole =; Majority and minority reports
case Of Finlay and Bisbee, the majority report
favorins Finlay, and the minority Bisbee. '
SENATE.-On the 9Th, the bill to pro-
vide for taking the Tenth and subsequent Cen.
| suaes was paased-6 to 4....A resolution was
agreed to iDstructing the COMMITTEES on Apri-
culture 20 INQUIRE in regard to the reports coz
sie,n4 i messsSs was received from the Pres-
dent inciOeing tho report OF the Secretary of
State In regard to the proceedings of the Inter-
! national Monetary Conference held in Paris Au-
| gust. 1873.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed making
appropriations for the payment Of claims re-
ported allowed BY the Commissioner of
Claims. IA resolution was adopted calling on
| the Commissioner of Pensions for statements in
relation to the amount required for arrears Of
psns;iG9os: a I9s Army ApP.cpristion bill wa.
SENATE.-The Senate and House
bills to restrict the immigration of Chinese tt
this country were reported, ON the 7th. The
House bill to relieve certain political disabilities
have beena member of the highest court of any
the District Of Column ia. for the space Of three
ing before such court, and who shall be persoI
of good moral character shall, on motion and
the production Of such record, be admitted T.
States. was passed without amendment to q
i HOusE.-The Senate amendments te
the Naval Appropriation bill were non-con
Cured in. The Conference report on the In
dian Appropriation bill was agreed to. ant
were passed.
SENATE. credentials of Jane.
} D. Walker, Senator-elect from Arkansas, wer
prcsentedon the 6th.. .Conference reports O
the Indian Appropriation bill and on the bill
, abolieh the volunteer navy were agreed to, an
the bills were passed. -. New Conference Com
) mittees were appointed on the Naval and Fort
Pso;;Sns ls sss p:z@sns 81 oes a' saa o
dieu Of the Mexican War of the three month
extxa pay provided for By the act Of July IS. 1Ss
was amended and passed. f
HoUsE.-Mr. Beale took his seat d
successor Of the late Beverly DouglaA of VII
: ginia. IA new Conference Committee was q
| pointed On The Naval Appropriation bill. IN
q Army Apg.eUsistim hill .was taken up in CON
were dspesed a. the peosoeitioo for ts4nafe