Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-20
fORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
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 Reconsideration was re-
sgmed sun OF the Kellogg -spofford resolutions and
Hill spoke in their advocacy :. AT the conclu-
sion of Hills remarks the senate went into ex
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 12.-HM concluded his re-
marks in support of the resolution unseating
Kellogg. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 13.-The senate took up the
bill abolishing all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July l, 1880, and authorizing
the secretary OF war to draw upon the treasury
for the actual expenses of operation and re-
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
of cotton. :. Consideration of the KelloggSp
ford resolution was then resumed and Pendle-
ton spoke in favor of unseating Kellogg. Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, followed in opposition. E.
After al executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
MONDAY, May 1O.-Under the cali of states
the following bills were introduced and referred:
To extend the time foc 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
in bond, and exempting the same from duty.
was resumed and Colerick argued in support of
the majority report, when the matter went over
until tomorrow. The house took a. recess.
the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-THE Curtin-Y -Yocum elec-
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. c.. Sin
gleton (Miss.), Tilman, Wright, Berry, Cald-
we'll, Henkle, New, Richmond, Stephens, Bouck,
Chalmers, Hostetter, O'Reilly, Singleton GIL J,
Stevenson: The question then recurred upon
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 75
After 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
tions 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 intI oduced and referred abol-
then went into committee of the whole Oh the
legislative appropriation bill. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill went
over. The legislative portion of the bill having
been agreed to without the addition of any
important amendment, the executive clauses OF
the bill were taken up for consideration. Sam
ford js1lM'itted Hn amendment reducing the sa.
aU Of the pNsident: after; the LIST of March,
1889, to $25, ono. After considering twenty-o1e
pages Of the bill, which contains seventy-cight
pages, the; committee rose. The house then
took recess, the evening session to be for con-
sideration of the District of Columbia bill.
THURSDAY, May 13.-The house went into
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 grain
per dat shall not exceed $50 per month while
distiileries are in operation, and S35 while they
not in operation, and at all other distilleries
storekcepers and gaugers shall not receive ex.
ceeding $50 while distieries 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. >. Cobt
introduced a bill appropriating S9,00o.00O to
supply deficiencies i'll appropriations for the
payment of pensions for the present fiscal year.
ing session to be for consideration Of reports
from the committee on Indian affairs.
FRIDAY, May 14.-Gibson reported 1esolu.
ton for the final adjournment of congress
May 81, and stated that he would call it up for
| action when the pending appropriation bill was
disposed of. The bill making appropriations
! for the support of the agricultural department
was reported. Ordered printed and :ecommit.
ted. 1t recommends an appropriation of S213,-
700, being $136, 900 less than the estimates.
The house then went into committee of the
appropriation bill. Consideration being con
cluded, the committee rose and reported the
bill to the house. The first amendment OF
which separate vote was demanded was that
providing that the salaries of storekeepers an6
gaugers at all distileries that mash less thai
sixty bushels Of grain per day shall not exceed
$50 per month while the distilleries are in op
Grafton, and $35 while the disdlleries are not II
operation, and that all other distillery store
keepers and gaugers shall not receive exceeding
$50 per month when the distilleries are not il
operation. The vote resulted, yeas 102, nays
100, strict party vote, with the exception o
the following Democrats who voted in the neg
ative: Aiken, Deuster, Evans, Frost, Phella
and Fillman. White changed his vote to th
affirmative for the purpose of moving reconsid
eration and the yeas and nays were ordered OF
the motion to lay the motion to reconsider 0,
| the table. The motion to reconsider was table,
yeas 108, nays 100. No other amendment o
importance was voted upon separately. and th
| bill was passed as amended-yeas 189, nays IL
%. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, May 15.-The house. determined
yeas 1875, nays 85-to consider the adjournmen
resolution. Tucker moved to lay the resolutio,
on the table. Defeated-yeas 80, nays 1923
The previous question was then seconded an.
the main question ordered. A debate of hal
an hour was then had and the concurrent reso
luton for adjournment on the 31st inst wa
agreed to--yeas 121, nays 80. Adjourned.
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