Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-11
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-


SENATE, June 1.-The negro exodus
committee submitted their report. Ordered
printedA minority report will be presented, the
river and harbor appropriation bill was taken
up, and read for action on the committee
amendments. The sundry civl appropriation
bill was received from the House and referred.
Consideration of the river and harbor bill was
devoted to its discussion. Numerous amend.
ments were adopted. Pending debate the Sen.
ate adjourned.
HOUSE, June 1.-The House went into
committee of the whole on the deficiency bill,
General debate was limited to two hours.
Numerous amendments were offered, but
without disposing of all of them the commit
tee rose, and the House adjourned.
SENATE, June Consideration was
resumed OF the river and harbor BILL Several
amendments were proposed, some we're agreed
to, and some rejected, when the bill passed,
yeas 36, nays 49, The following is the nay
Harris, Ingall, Kea,nan, Mcpherson, Morgan
NORTH, Pendleton, Platt and Salisbury.
hill was reported favorably for the purchase
of additional grounds and the erection of pub.
lie buildings at Detroit. After an executive
session, adjourned.
HOUSE, Juno 2.-The House went into
committee of the whole on the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill, the pending para
graplh, being that aPpropriating. $4,000 to
Der OF amendments were offered and rejected,
other amendments were agreed to when the
committee rose, reported the bill to the House
the main question ordered, and the House ad-
journed.
SENATE, June ga resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of the treas
,ury for information relating to the claims OF
The United States against the New York Gen.
trail q Hudson river railroad company. The
the continental Congress by appropriating
Sal 900 to erect monument TO Gen. Herkim-
er, at the battle field of Oriskany, New YORK,
was passed. Senator Cockrell wished to re-
cord his objection to all appropriations of this
kind. On motion Of Senator Beck, the House
9ill ; amending t the act governing the tran'por-
House, June e.-The Joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 for monument to mark
the birthplace of George kWashington was
agreed to unanimously. The committee of
ways and means reported resolution for the
final adjournment Of Congress at noon, the
10th inst. The resolution was agreed to with
out debate. The general deficiency bill was
then taken up discussed, amended and passed.
committee upon the charges against J. H.
Acklin. The report exonerated Mr.. Acklin
from any guilty or fraudulent intentions in
presenting the report as from the committee
on foreign affairs while he was not q member
of that committee, and It was agreed to with.
out debate or division. The House considered
the House amendments to the postof1ce ap-
preparation bill.
SELArE, June 1.-The bill reducing the
price of public lands within railroad lands
from 1925 to 81 % per acre, passed. Senator
Herman made a speeche in favor Of unseating
Kallogg. Senator Mcdonald obtained the
floor, and will speak tomorrow on the Kali
logg case. The bill abandoning Fort sedg.
wick passed. The bill authorizing the pur-
chase of land and the erection of public build.
ing at Detroit, passed. Senator Beck from
the committee on appropriations, reported
with amendment the sundry civil appropria.
ton bill. Placed on the calendar. The House
bill IN relation to suits against timber trespass
ers on public lands, was amended and passed.
Adjourned.
House, June THE Senate bill rati.
flying the Ute agreement with the twenty.
eight amendments OF the House committee
thereto, passed; yeas ia, nays Is. On . mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill for
the erection of public buildings at Rochester,
no quorum voted and the House adjourned.