Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-18
xLvIth CONGRESS.


1 sAU COAuulttCOs ECpOIeCu VII
amendment the senate bill repeating sc
tions $40 and 821, revised statutes, whic
prescribe the jurors testoath, etc. Ordere
printed and placed on the calendar :.
| voorhees, offered resolution directing tn
secretary Of war to inform the senate Of til
circumstances leading to the arrest and r,
moval of J. NJ. Bell and other Cherokee II
dams from the Cherokee nation. Adopted
.....The bill to amend the act in relation {
! judicial districts in Texas was taken mp an
sed.....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 5.-The senate, by
vote Of 2s 70 1s, took up the bill reporte,
yesterday by Bayard relative to juries an
- repeal sections s01, $50 and S21 revise
Etatutes. Hampton and Bayard addresse
the senate thereon. Edmunds moved b
strike out the clause of the pending bill
that repeals section S21 revised statutes, 6,
that only sections SQ1 and 800 should be re
pealed. Rejected-yeas l6, nays 26. Ed
munds then moved to amend by adding tn,
following: "That no citizen possessing al
other qualifications which are or may b,
prescribed by law shall be disqualified fol
service as grand or petit juror in any cour
OF the United States, or any state, on &C
count of race, color or previous condition
of servitude. Any officer or other person
charged with any duty in the selection Of
examination of jurors who shall exclude Of
fail to examine any citizen for the caus,
aforesaid, shall, ON conviction thereof, b,
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and fnet
not less than $1,000" Rejected-yeas Is
nays %. Edmunds moved to strike out the
words requiring the commissioners ap
pointed by the Judge to put names in the
box TO be well known members of the prin
cipal party opposing that to which the
clerk may belong. Rejected-yeas1S nays
80. Edmunds moved to strike out the words
" But nothing therein contained shall be
construed to prevent any Judge in any dis
trict in which such is now the practice from
ordering the names OF jurors to be drawn
from the boxes used by the state authorities
in selecting juries in highest courts of the
state" Rejected-yeas IS, nays 80. Ed
rlunds moved to strike out the clause by
which "no person shall be compelled ia
serve more than two weeks at any term un.
less it be necessary in order to complete the
trial cause in which he is impanelled. Re.
jected. The committee amendment tbeing
the substitute for the original bill) was then
agreed to-yeas 80, nays Is. A motion to re.
commit the bill was lost. The president
pro tenn. laid before the senate message
from the president of the United States,
enclosing the report of the board of ipqui.
ry in the Fitz John Porter case. Referred
to the committee on military affairs. Ad.
journed.
FRIDAY, June 6.-After a wordy de-
bate on the bill to repeal sections Sol, 800
and S2l, revised statutes, motion by Bay.
ard to recommit the bill was lost. The bill
was then passed by vote of 2S to 16......
till Monday.
MONDAY, JUNE 9.-Vest introduced
4 bill to continue special pension of 500
per month granted to the late Gen. Shields,
% his widow. until her death, and if she
caves minor children, to said children dur
ng their minority. Placed on the calendar.
...... Eaton, from the committee on appro.
priations, reported back the house joint
resolution repeating certain clauses of the
sundry civil appropriation actpassed at the
last session, with the recommendation that
the senate non-concur in the house amend
ments. Agreed to On motion of Harris
the Mcdonald bill, authorizing the employ
ment of militia and land and naval forces of
the United States in certain cases was taken
up and Harris made speech in support of
the bill. .....At the conclusion of Harris re.
marks the senate ad djourned.
TUESDAY, June lO.-Bayard, from the
committee on finance, reported bill relat-
ing to vinegar factories established and
operated prior to March !, 1879. The bill
provides that such factories may be oper-
ated for the manufacture of vinegar by
alcoholic vapor within six hundred feet of q
distillery, under regulations by the secre.
tary of the treasury. The bill was con.
sidered by unanimous consent and passed.
..... Coke moved to take up and consider
the resolution discharging the committee on
finance from further consideration OF house
bill 564, the Warner silver bill, snd declar-
ing it before the senate for action. The
vote on taking up the resolution was, yeas
81, nays o.. The legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was received
from the house and referred to the commit
tee on appropriations......T The concurrent
resolution providing for adjournment on
the 18th was also received and referred to
the committee on pprspriations......On mo.
ton of Voorhees, the senate took up the
house joint resolution passed to-day provid-
ing tor the erection of monument to mark
the birthplace OF George Washington. The
yeas and nays were called and the resolution
passed without dissenting voice-yeas 53,
nays o.. The bill for the removal of the
political disabilities of James Harrison, of
Virginia, was passed, and after an executive
session the senate adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, June 4.-The senate
to the house grasshopper bill
extending the time of payment of pre-.
emptors," were agreed to.....Atkins, chair.
man OF the committee on appropriations,
reported back Joint resolution repeating
certain clauses of the sundry civil bill, ap.
proved March 8, 1879, with the senate
thereto, with the recommends.
ton that they be concurred in, with the
following among other amendments: Ap-
$9235 to the widow Of Rush
Clark, of Iowa, and one years salary to the
widow of Gustave Schleicher. Hunton sub.
mitted an amendment increasing the appro-
priation to the family of the late Gustave
Schleicher to $4,000. Agreed to. The SEN
ate amendments as amended were concur
red in, and the bill returned to the senate
for ite action ..... Ewing, from the committee
of post Offices and post roads, reported back
special post service can be obtained by ad
vertisement, with an amendment limiting
such extension to one year. The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill passed. The
senate amendments to the postr0ute bill
were concurred in.....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 5.-The speaker laid
uVAVAC sAA0 nOuoC sAC AuCo6uH0 VA VIC PAOOA
dent, transmitting the proceedings and re-
port Of the board Of officers in the case Of
Gen. Fitz John Porter. Referred to the
committee ON military affairs and ordered
printed, with all documents. $50. Atkins re-
ported the legislative, executive and judi.
cial appropriation bill, and moved that il
be printed and recommitted, and demanded
the previous question. The previous ques
ton was seconded and the bill was ordered
printed and recommitted......Adiou
FRIDAY, June 6.-The senate bill Gre
ating the Northern Judicial district oil
Texas passed. The army appropriation bill
was reported. ordered printed and recon-
mitted. This bill is identical with the army
bill previously passed at this session, with
exception Of the appropriation for store
house at Omaha and the substitution OF the
following - section 9, in lieu Of that section
in the previous bill: "Section 8. That no
money appropriated in this act il appropri.
ated, or shall be paid for the subsistence,
equipment, transportation or compensation
OF any portion OF the army OF the United
States to be used - police force 10 keep
peace at the polls at any election held
within any STATE" The house then went
into committee of the whole ON the bill
making additional appropriations for the
DOetO{iice deDaYtment Debate was con.