Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
FORTY-SlxTH CONGRESS.
Senate,

run I. oIAIn CON0hEoo.
Senate.
MONDAY, May 10-Hoar addressed the senate
on the Kellogg Spofford resolution and was fol-
lowed by Hill, Of Georgia. The report of the
conference committee on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was then presented
by Eaton and adopted. After executive ses-
sion, adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 11.-Consideration was re-
sumed of the Kellogg -Spofford resolutions and
Hill spoke in their advocacy. AT the cOncll-
sion of Hills remarks the senate went into ex
| ecutive session and soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 12.-Hill concluded his re-
marks in support of the resolution unseating
Kellogg. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
bill abolishing all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July 1, 1880, and authorizing
the secretary of war to draw upon the treasury
for the actual expenses Of operation and re-
pairing the same. It was read third time and
passed. AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions were
taken up and Hampton spoke in opposition to
Spofford's claims. Carpenter followed on the
same side, and at the close of his remarks the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May IA large number of petitions
of manufacturers for the passage of the Eaton
tariff commission bill was presented, among
them one by Burnside, representing capital
amounting to 5000, 100000 in the manufacture
of cotton. Consideration of the Kellogg-Spof-
ford resolution was then resumed and Pendle-
ton spoke in favor of unseating Kellogg. Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, followed in opposition. .
After ali executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
MONDAY, May 10.-Under the call of states
the following bills were introduced and referred:
To extend the time fo1 completing the Northern
Pacific railway; appropriating $4,000 to rebuild
Memorial Hall, Dayton, o.; to reclaim waste
| and arid lands; to regulate commerce by rail-
ways between states; allowing tobacco manu-
facturers to import iquorice and iquorice paste
-. Consideration Of the Curtin-Yocum case
was resumed and Colerick argued in support of
the majority report, when the matter went over
| until tomorrow. The house took q recess,
the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-THE Curtin Yocum cleo
ton case was then called up. The first vote
| was taken on the amendment offered by Spring
er to the minority resolution, declaring that
Seth H. Yocum is not entitled to the seat. Re-
jected-yeas Is, nays lis. The negative vote
was cast by Republicans and Greenbackers to-
gcther with the following Democrats Aiken,
Bright, FELTON,, Mills, Richardson Is. CO. Sim
gleton (l1iss.), Tllman, Wright, Berry, Cald-
we'll, Henkle, New, Richmond, Stephens, Bouck,
Chalmers, Hostetter, O'Reilly, Singleton Qll.),
the minority resolution, declaring Seth H. Yo
cum is entitled to the seat and that Andrew G..
Curtin is not entitled thereto. Tie minority
resolution was adopted-yeas 1853, nays IS.
After a session in committee of the whole on
the Legislative, executive and judicial appropri.
| alton bill the house took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of the steam.
boat bill.
WEDNESDAY, May ia resolution was in.
troduced from the committee on naval affairs
authorizing the secretary of the navy to take
! necessary steps to secure adequate coaling sta
tons and harbors for United States naval forces
at proper points on the Atlantic and Pacific
! coasts, Central America and the American 18th
mus. "A bill was int1 oduced and referred abol
ishing the Indian commission. The house
then went into committee of the whole OH The
legislative appropriation bill. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill wen
over. The legislative portion of the bill having
been agreed to without the addition of an!
important amendment, the executive clauses O
the bill were taken up for consideration. Sam
ford 4sl}m'ittcl HI amendment reducing the sa,
i any Of the plAsident: after: the LIST Of March
1889, to $25, 0rO. After considering twenty-o1
pages Of the bill, which contains seventy-cigh
pages, the committee rose. :: The house the1
took recess, the evening session to be for con
sideration Of the District of Columbia bill.
THURSDAY May 13.-The house went int
committee Of the whole on the Legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill. Dibre]
offered an amendment providing that the sala
ries of storekeepers and gaugers at all distiller
les that mash less than sixty bushels of grail
per dast' shall not exceed $50 per month Will
distillelies are in operation, and S35 while the
storekcepers and gaugers shall not receive eS
ceeding $50 while distlleries are not in opera
ton. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 68. An amend
ment striking out the appropriation for the pay
ment of infolmers was rejected. After having
concluded consideration of forty of the eighty
pages of the bill, the committee rose. Cob
introduced bill approprlatlng $4,000 600 tt
supply deficiencies in appropriations for til
payment of pensions for the present fiscal yeal
Referred. =. The house then took recess, even
ing session to be for consideration of report
from the committee on Indian affairs.
FRIDAY, May 14.-Gibson reported lesou
ton for the final adjournment of congress
May 3d. and stated that he would call it up fo
action when the pending appropriation bill wa
for the support of the agricultural department
was reported. Ordered printed and :ecommit
ted. 1t recommends an appropriation of S213,
100. being $136, 900 less than the estimates.
The house then went into committee of tn
whole on the legislative, executive and judicia
appropriation bill. Consideration being con
Guided, the committee rose and reported tn
bill to the house. The first amendment O.
which a separate vote was demanded was tina
providing that the salaries of storekeepers an
: gaugers at all distileries that mash less tha
sixty bushels Of grain per day shall not excee
$50 per month while the distilleries are in or
Grafton, and S35 while the distilleries are not i
operation, and that all other distillery store
keepers and gaugers shall not receive exceeding
$50 per month when the distilleries are not i
! operation. The vote resulted, yeas 1902, nay
100, strict party vote, with the exception c
the following Democrats who voted'in the neg
, alive: Aiken, Deuster, Evans, Frost, Phei
and Fillman. White changed his vote to til
affirmative for the purpose of moving reconsit
Grafton, and the yeas and nays we're ordered Q
the motion to lay the motion to reconsider O
the table. The motion to reconsider was table
yeas 1OS, nays 100. No other amendment {
importance was voted upon separately. and th
bill was passed as amended-yeas 1879, nays 1:
...Adiourned.
SATURDAY, May 15.-The house determined
: yeas 1875, nays 85-to consider the adjournmer
resolution. Tucker moved to lay the resolutio
on the table. Defeated-yeas 49, nays 12t
The previous question was then seconded an
the main question ordered. A debate of hal
an hour was then had and the concurrent resc
; luton for adjournment on the 31st inst. wa
; agreed to-=yeas 121, nays 90. Adjourned.