Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-15
Senate


MONDAY, December 6.-At noon the senators were
called to order and prayer offered by Chaplain
Bullock. James L. Pugh, successor of George 8.
succeeds General Gordon Of Georgia, took the oath
of Office. g. The credentials Of Edmunds, Of Yer.
mont, reelected his own successor, were read.
After receiving several reports and communications
resolution was agreed to- directing the secretary OF
the senate to inform the house Of the readiness OF
the senate for business. committee was appointed
to inform the president that the senate was ready fol-
business, and taken till 1880 Soon after
reasscmbling, the private secretary, W. X. Rogers,
appeared and delivered the message Of the president
and it WIS read The Senate then adjourned until
II tomorrow.
TUESDAY, December Jonas presented the Gre
dentia]s of Thos. G. Manning, appointed by the
governor Of Louisiana to fill the place of H. NJ
Spofford deceased, until the next meeting of the
legislature. >. Bills introduced and referred: To
authorize local taxation of legal tender treasury
notes; amending the bill to ratify the Ute agreement
authorizing the issue and providing for the exchange
and redemption of fractional notes. On motion Of
Wallace, the standing committees of the session
continued, with few unimportant changes.
Various communications from departments were
submitted and the senate went into executive ses-
sion When the doors we're re-opencd adjourn
ment was taken.
WEDNESDAY, December s.-Morgan introduced a
stitutjon, section of article IL of amendments,
giving congress authority to establish rules and
lations for certifying, transmitting, receiving and
opening the votes Of electors and for counting such
votes BY the two houses for declaring the result of
election, and for government of the body while
vened; such laws not to be enacted altered amended
or repealed within one year before the time fixed for
tho appointment of electors in any state. Referred
to the select committee on election of president and
vice president Bills introduced and REFEREED To
provide for the transfer of claims from departments
to the court of claims, and to limit the time for the
prosecution Of claims by against the government
of the United States; to provide certain regulations
concerning the manner of conducting elections for
representatives in congress, and to punish violations
thereof; to enable the people of Dakota to form a
constitutional and state government and for admis-
sion as state into the Union, on an equality with
original statcs... The senate bill for the sale of
public land of the Fort Larned military reservation
was passed. Private bills considered, after
which an executive session was held. When the
doors were reopened Randolph gave notice Of an
amendment in the nature of substitute to the bill
for the relief of Fitz John Porter 1t authorizes the
president to reinstatc Porter with no higher rank
than colonel on the retired list and provides that
Porter shall receive pay for the time intervening
between his dismissal and reinstatement. .. Adj
iourned.
THURSDAY, December 9.-Pendleton introduced
joint resolution for the purpose of obtaining the
privilege Of opening road and highway from the
Canada line of the United States and British Amer
lea through British Columbia to Fort Wrange and
Sitku, in Alaska. Referred. Paddock presented
petition for the extension of copyright to foreign
authors Withers introduced bill to provide for
the judicial determination of pension claims against
the United States Referred. The senate bill for
the relief of Mary A. Lord, who asks for s216o as
arrears Of pension for her dead husband, was re-
fuse third reading by vote of Is to 80, and thus
drops The senate bill providing for the sale of the
remainder Of the reservation Of the confederated Otoe
and Missouri tribes of Indians, in Nebraska and
Kansas, and for other purposes, taken up and
passed 1t provides for the sale to actual settlers Of
said lands, with the consent of said indians, the
proceeds to be placed to the credit of the tribes and
reservation to be selected for them. they de-
string to quit the present reservation After
ecutve session the senate adjourned until Monday.
House..
A.,
er called the house to order with 227 members
present. Jonathan Scovine member from the
Thirty-second New York district took the iron-clad
oath Of office After the appointment of the GUS
tomary committee to notify the senate and president
of readiness for business the speaker called for the
states for bills and resolutions, and the following
for the temporary increase of justices in the Supreme
Court Of the United States for the prevention Of the
spread of contagious diseases among domestic ami
mails; for the admission of Dakota into the Union.
The presidents message then received and read
.... Briggs then announced the death Of his col
league, Farr, and the house adjourned
TUESDAY, December IA resolution was adopted
asking the secretary Of the interior to inform the
house under what law or warrant of authority
Douglas, sub-chief Of the Ute Indian tribe is con-
fined in the military prison at Fort Leavenwortf,
and what steps. if any. had been taken by the Ute
plicty in the murder of Indian Agent Meeker The
remainder Of the days session was consumed In de-
bate on question of privege-the senate resolution
Ie4dtlVc " COuuI1IlS tue ELECTORAL VOIe.
WEDNESDAY,, December s.-Newton McClements
member-elcct for the Sixth district of Alabama,
qualified. The senate amendments to the house
bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to dis
were concurred in -. .McCook introduced joint
resolution authorizing the president to place U. s.
Grant on the retired list of the army, with the rank
and pay of general, as recognition Of his eminent
services. Referred. IA bill passed, with amend
ment, removing the political disabilities Of j. NJ.
Herskell, Of Maryland. Subsequently, Conger stated
the removing Of disabilities, and asked that it be
tanned the speakers table for the present. So
dered. Buckner introduced substitute for the
funding bill, and it was referred The house then
consumed much of it's time in debate thereon.
Stone introduced bill FORGETTING the public lands
granted to state of Michigan for railroad purposes
Adjourned
priaton bill was reported back from committee, Or
dered printed and recommitted. It appropriates
100000 for the repair OF Notifications and $4,000
duced bill repeating the tax bank checks medi-
cdnes, friction matches, bank capital and bank de-
posts. Referred. %. .McIane then took tho floor
ing the electoral count Adisjointed running debate
in by McLane, Calkins, Hunter, Cox,
IN. W Mile, Laphan, Herbert and Ncwberry, was
continued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, December 1O.-The pension bill was re-
ported from committee, ordered printed and recon-
mitted. It appropriates 600 for the payment
of army pensions, s110o for the payment Of navy
ing surgeons Ind 900 for the payment of assist
ants ETC.. The committee on post Offices and post
roads reported the bill providing for tho establish
nent Of lines of mail steamers between ports of the
United States and South America, and Central
American, Mexican and trans-Pacific ports. The
bill, with an accompanying favorable report, was
dered printed and recommitted to the committee.
The house then went to committee of the whole on
the private calendar and when the committee arose,
adjourned until Monday.