Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-20

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report on the subject Adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY January12 The senate
bill authorizing the establishment Of naval
station and depot at Port Royal, South Caro-.
lima, was indefinitely postponed. reso.
luton providing for select committee of
senators to examine into the circumstances
the escape of Indians from Fort
their subsequent slaughter, ETC.,
was agreed to......The committee on Indian
for the relief of the Winne6ago Indians in
Wisconsin, aud it was placed on the calen-
dar... The house bill to restrict the immi-
grafton of Chinese into the United States
was taken up, so it should be unfinished
business tomorrow. This motion was agreed
to by rising vote, 90 to 25......Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February ia bill was
and referred to secure the COM
pletion of line of railway from San An
tonic: Texas, to point at or near Ell Pase, on
Can and Pacific extension of the Galveston
and San Antonio railway. The bill re.
ported from the committee on finance q few
days ago authorizing the conversion of ma
tional gold bonds was passed, but subse-
QuentIy motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed was entered on &C.
count of an error in the bill......The house
bill to restrict the immigration Of Chinese
was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment.
FRIDAY, February 1.-THE creden.
tials of B. F. Jonas, elected senator from
Louisiana, and those of James B. Groome,
elected from Maryland, were read and
placed on FLEA motion was agreed to
requesting the house to return the bill to
authorize the issue of certificates of deposit
in aid of the refunding of the public debt,
pas sed few days ago......After considering
bills on the calendar consideration was re.
sumed of the bill to restrict Chinese immi-
Jones, Sargent and Beck. Thurman, Ham.
lin and Bruce opposed the bill. Debate
was continued until adjournment, the pend.
ing question being an amendment by Conk-
ling requesting the president to give notice
to the emperor of China that 50 much of
the existing treaty between the United
States and China as permits the migration
of subjects of the Chinese empire and their
domicile in this country is unsatisfactory
to the government of the United States,
and in its judgment pernicous, ard to
treaty as will correct the evils complained
of-such notifications to be made in new
and supplemental treaty to be submitted to
the senate of the United States on or before
January l, 1880. Should the government OF
China refuse or omit to agree by change OF
the existing treaty to such modification az
aforesaid, then the president of the Urited
States is further requested, and he is author.
lied to inform the emperor of China that
the United States will proceed by laws Of
its own to regulate or prevent the immigra'
$n<S To - IL, >k
of China, and after the LIST January, 1880
to treat the obnoxious stipulation as at an
end.
SATURDAY, February 15.-After con-
sidering business relating to the District Of
Columbia the senate resumed consideration
| of the bill to restrict the immigration of the
Chinese, the pending question being the
amendment submitted by Conkling yester.
day. After debate the amendment was re.
jected-yeas 81, nays 80. An amendment
making the bill apply to all except those
who may seek temporal residence for edu.
ca sonal purposes, and who shallhave q Ger
tifcate from the Chinese government fol
| that purpose, was agreed to. The bill hav-
ing been considered in committee of the
whole was reported to the senate, and all
amendments made in committee were con
CURED in. The bill was then read q third
.lAlie "A.u P@seeU" ye"s oos nays .AO
journed.
MONDAY, February 10.-Acklin in
troduced a bill to restore the Thanking priv
ilege as to letters sent or received by
members of congress-; also a bill
to abolish the mileage of the mem
bers of congress and to substitute the
payment of travelling expenses. Referred
The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative, executive and
Indian appropriation bill. The bill appro
pirates SIS, 154, 475 as against estimates o.
| SIG, O69 SOL, and as against an appropriation
last session of 1851 1888. Atkins, chair
man of the committee on appropriations
made statement in regard to the bill and
the state of the finances. Discussion wa
interrupted by adjournment.
TUESDAY, February 1.-The confer
ence report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to. The house then wen,
into committee of the whole on the legisla
tive appropriation bill and after some
progress rose......The river and harbor ap
preparation bill, reported from committee
was ordered printed and recommitted. ...:
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 1.-THE con
:, ference report on the bill to abolish the vol
I unteer navy of the United States was agreel
to 1900. The house then went into committe
Of the whole on the Legislative, judicia
and executive appropriation bill, and ate
progressing Is far a. the fifty.df page tn
committee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 13.-After con
siderable parliamentary skirmishing tn
election case Of Finley w. Frisbee, from tn
First district of Florida, was laid over unit
Wednesday next.....A letter was referret
to the committee on ways and means iron
the secretary of the treasury stating tina
there will probably be deficit in the reve
MUGS of the government during the mex
fiscal year of ST., 100000, and asking autho!
deficiency. house then went int
committee of the whole on the Legislative
tbjll, and after disposing of 6 pages of tn
'bill rosc.... The remainder of the session
was devoted to memorial services to the lat
Julian Hartridge:
FRIDAY, February IA number o
Eresolutions were passed donating COZ
demned cannon for nouuments......In con
mittee of the whole the bill to pay John
Armstrong 81, $40 for rent Of wharf in Ale1
andris during the war provoked hot d,
lbat<. Without action on the bill the con
Il mittee rose and the house took q recea
until evening the session to be for deba'
My.
SATURDAY, February l5.-After (
session in committee of the whole on tb
i Liquidation judicial and executive appropr
! alton bill the house adjourned.
d. AFTER q bull had chased . man clea
across q ten-acre lot, and assisted hin
Il 0vAr the fence with his horns, ho 4kop
paving the ground and, tossing his hes'
! dehautly, until the man, having reoov
, ered from she shock, yelled, ooh, 20
needn't stand there apolog1zing; you di
it on purpose, you know you did, W
/ blaok.heaIted brute. The animal be-
lowed aoquiescenoe, them dashed away
broke down tho fence Of an adjoinin
field, where he entered and Acknowledges
tie oerr.-Raeksrsaak R4pvbl;oas.