Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, March 3.-The Teller com.
mittee Has authorized to Sit curing tie re-
cess to continue inquiry into the alleged
violations of the constitutional rights OF
citizens during the late elec.ions..... An exec
utive session Was tLcn held. ..... When the
dOOls were reopeneG message was re.
celved IRON the hOu e announcing the non.
concurrence Of that botv in the amend
men:s of the senate to the river and harbor
appropriation bill. The senate insisted on
its amendments, and committee on con-
! ference WIS ordered. ..... The bill providing
for the tenth and subsequent censuEes was
called up. The amendments by the mouse
we're agreed to and the sill passed. .....Ihe
house bill for the relief OF soldiers and
, sailors becoming totally blind in tE- service
Of their country was passed......Ihe report
OF the conference committee On the 1ort1h.
cation appropriation was aoopseo ana
the bill passed w The conference commit
tee the deficiency appropriate bill,
/ submitted d report, which wae agree tc......
liter recess the senate took W the report
OF the committee Of conference on The olsa-
greelng amendments to the sundsy c:7H nll,
and after debate agreed to the conference
report......TEe bill aprropriating $4,000
for the promotion Of the education OF the
! blind was pasSed.....Ihe report II the con.
ference committee on TIE dir:2reeing
am endments TO the river and ha!Drr bill
was agreed to.....Adjourne,:.
, TUESDAY, March 4.-After long de-
bate on the legislative and army bill, vote
was taken OF the motion that the committee
recede rom its position relative to he legis-
lative bill. Lost-yeas 50, nays %. II was
then moved that the senate strike out from
the amendment to the house bill that part
},4:~ r.
order, end apre@! from the dec..!on Ia
lled. the SENATE ar1.-'.t:uenr to thu bill was
tneI su-t-!nti-av:y -, nays 2i....An-
other committee II cuniere,,rt az tee legis-
lative appropriation bill VIZ ,,1i. OF the
house, and motion made t.-a: tie senate
still further III list On its ;,1ue dresl~ 70 the
army bill.....1he committee Of e ia ereuce
On the pcstCtlc- appropriation bli. maize
report, which was sereea io......Ihe Gus
1omary thanks Il the senate "ete ten.
dared Vice President Wneelsr and
q recess *as Ia ken. ....Upcu .eassem.
bling q note WIS red iron tn vice
president saying that he would rot pre-
side again during the present session: and
that president j>ro ten. might b elected.
Anthony submitted resolution declaring
Thos. ". Ferry elected pres.dtn: y.ro te"-
pore. Bavard moved to substitute The name
Q: Allen G.. Thurman. Rejec,e!-yees IS,
nays %. Ferry was then declared elected,
and was escorted to the chair By Thurman.
.....A plumber OF bills On the calentiar and
pension bills were then passeG..... The bill
to prevent the introduction Of Infectious
diseases into the United o;s,es and
to establish national beard Ct health
was called up snd passed.....At--r an eI-
ecutiye session. Windcn submitted reso-
luton continuing the appropriations for
the army and ior the legislative, Judiciary
and executive expenses OF the government
- ~, I'll
an extra session OF congress. salisbury
objected to the present coz Iteration, and
it went over.....At noon Ferry, president
pro tem., said 1.-The .ime fixed Tor the final
adjournment Of congress having arrived,
the chair declares the fcr,v-6icL congress
adjourned without day"
Haasc.
MONDAY, March 3.-The senate
amendments to the bill for holding terms CT
the United States district and circuit courts
at Fort Scott, Kansas, were concurred in.
.....A report from the conference commit
tee On tie fortifcation bill vss agreed to.
1.-The report OF the majority Of the com.
mit,ee On expenditures in the state depart.
men: was then read. Il presents l. articles
O. impeachment against Geo. {. Seward and
concludes with resc1u; cl5 directing that
said Seward be ;nPeac!.ed fo- high crimes
and misdemeancrs while il Office: providing
for the appointment OF seven members TO
proceed il: neliate.v to the barr Il tn senate
and there inpeech the said Seward il the
name of the house aud the peopi= Of the
United States: and fer the appointment Of
sever managers 10 maintain and support
the impeachment proceedings II the senate.
The minority report cited the difficulties OF
Stewards position and the icadec1acy CT
the clerical farce furnished him, I'D rec.
lal @Io$ -ha VII 1T, he
referred 10 the Judiciary committee.... The
conference report on tie sundry civil ap-
, preparation bill was presented. The total
estimates for items Oh the bill were about
So, 520, 600; the bill ss it passed the house
appropriated s.. $50 coo; the senate had
added on about $l,5jo,o3o roaki7s the
amount OF the bill now about s1s,5t0,C0o.
The like bill last year was about -; 60, 600.
} Agreed to-vees / IS: nays l47....I.:t con-
ference report OF the river and kfrhor bill
was presented. The aggregate an't INT ap.
prop1iated in the dill is eDoct S:7,tE ZOO.
1t also contains a provision 20 psv $4,000
to Capt. Ead> for je:ties at the mouth OF the
Mississippi, and made some alterations in
tie terms OF the contract with hin, re Qulr-
ing the same depth as the cr;g!n:l con1fsc1
required. but not the SANG width, and also
paying him ior each loot CT depth instead o.
each two feet. Agreed lo......TIe senate
amendments to the l'ost route h:!l were
taken from the speakers tatle aid con-
Cured in 1.-The conference reror- on the
deficiency bill was read and \withc II expla-
nation) agreed to.... CONSIDERABLE OF the
Seward impeachment came up again. De.
bate ensued, and finally Conser moved
to lay the articles OF Impeachment on the
table. Negatived-veas III, nays ltS. The
minority report, referring the whole subject
to the Judiciary committee, was voted down
-eS to 40. \ separate vote was c=rianded
on each of the Il articles OF inpe sc hment
..... The conference report on the Dcstothce
appropriation bill was adopted without e1-
PLANTATION or debate.
TUESDAY, March 4.-Gsrfeld address,
ed the house on the legislative ard army
bills. Ee stated that the Republican men,
bers were willing to abandon the difficulties
concerning the station!ng of troops at the
polls and the Jury ties; cath, but would not
yielt to the amend lent to abolish the oflce
of supervisors OF elections. vote was
taken on the motion thst the house insist on
: its dis !ersenlsnls. ard 1t Was agreed to....
The Seward impeachment was again taken
up, srG Il vote vas takeI. or the resolution.
The Republicans RETAINED froli voting, de-
p!iviug TIE house Of the Necessary quorum,
thereby forcing the De;n2crat> to reconsider
the vote Ordering the previous question IN
order to get ri>, o. the suliect.....Tbe con-
lCleilCC COhtIttit uA AIiS tt-stAA\S FL ~
pria1ion bill made 6 supplemental report
| with 3 provision fer double postal cards.
Agreed to....Tne svu~te hill for the
appointment OF James Shields as brig
adler general on the retired list
was taken froE, :he sIe' kel'S table and
passed-yeas ll3, rays ?''-'he speaker
voting in 1hs affirmative 10 mase toe neces'
sary 1vo.ln.rds major;ty.:.... \ RESOLUTION
that the charges s:5sinst II. ". E!odSett,
United States district iu'':=e CT the northern
district OF Illinois, be laid OF The table, and
that the house take 70 action tAere on, :" as
, adopted w After & recess massage from
the president transmitting liae ;s!'nst Oh me
} centennial commission l,as laid on the
table A motion that the house insist on
,, it's disagreement to the senate amea ailments
to the legislative appropriation WAS adopted
and a new conference committee was
appointed The bills RI sting 20 con-
; tasious diseases and crea .lg board of
bao1+b was then adopteA 4 merton to