The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-12-23
XVI CONGRESS-.
fSecond SESSION.


announced that on Thursday he would ask
| me Senate to take uDthe resolution declaring
Kellogg, OF Louisiana, not entitled to his seat
! This led to n brief discussion and the sub
tect was dropped. The Senate took up the
Fitz John Porter case. Senator Dawes moved
an amendment to the amendment to Ean
dolph's bill, that Porter be put on the
army retired list without back pay.
The amendment was discussed, senators Car
penter and Logan sharply opposing it. The
amendment was adopted, yeas 81, Democrats.
nays q, Republican. except Davis Of Illinois.
Inc @ll as amended. was reported back to
| the whole Senate and passed, yeas 81, Demo-
Gratis. nays %, Republican and Davis of H.
| Dawes, Hoar, Bruce and P!att. Republicans
did not vote. After an executive session ad.
| journed.
HOUSE, Dec. 14.-Atter some COM
paratively unimportant business, MI. .Bucknell
called up the: electoral count resolution and
demanded the previous question, and Repub-
llcans reinsing to vote left the House without
he would not press tie matter, but
would call it up again in January, as
soon as he could find l47 members on his side
| of the House. A. C. Nowlan, Of Virginia,
was made postmaster of the House. The
House went into committee OF the whole
offered and the bill discussed on it's merits
The committee rose and the subject went over
| for the present. The consulor and diplom attic
appropriation bill was reported, appropriat.
ing 81 1901 Ordered printed The bill ap-
! propriating for the military academy 1922 1876
was reported and ordered printed. Adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. 15.-Bills were introduced
after which was resumed the bill devo ing
part OF the proceeds Of public lands to public
education. Discussed and laid aside The
bill Tor the relief OF Samuel A. Lowe was taken
| up and discussed for the remainder of the ses-
sion. After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE, Dec. 15.-Thc Senate bill
granting pension to Mrs. Julia G. Tyler,
widow Of President Tyler, of 500 month,
100000 was taken up. amendment to increase
the amount to $5C0,OOO, discussed ut length
rel ected. and the bill passed. Gibson, of
!.uisiana, Ia reported bill appropriating
81, 500 600 for Improvement OF the Mississippi
river. Ordered printed. Adjourned
SENATE, Dec. 1G-k bill was intro.
duced to place Gen. Ord on the retired list, to
receive the pay and enrollments of a major
general. The fortifcatiOn bill was received
from the House, read twice and referred. A
joint resolution of the House was received for
the adjournment OF Congress from Dec 20 to
Jan. 8. The Senate refused to concur. The
committee on public buildings recommended
the passage Of the bill appropriating $a5O, 200
TO rebuild the public buildings at Pense-
fire. A recess Of ten minutes MINUTES wss s
taken in honor of Gen. Grant who had entered
the chsmber. A great many Senators, Dem
ocrats as well as Republicans, gathered around
the eX-President, and there was general
hand-shaking. Bills and resolutions were in.
in favor Of woman suttiage in the Territories
The bill granting lands for educational pur-
poses was taken uD, and its discussion occu-
pied the remainder Of the session. Without
taking any definite action on the bill the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUSE, Dec. 1G.-A concurrent rcsolu-
tion was passed for a recess of Congress frum
the 22nd Of December to the 9Th OF January.
Yeas l:5, nays "a The House went into the
committee Of the whole on the pension appro-
ptiation bill. After protracted debate the
pill passed. 1t appropriates $50,OOO,ON. Gen.
Grant appeared in the House was greeted
with applause and general hand shaking. lie
was introduced TO everybody by Speaker
Randall. Nearly all the members approached
and shook hands with the eX President: The
few who cid not were Northern Democrats.
After the brief recess Mr.. Black, Of Missouri,
offered substitute for the funding bill.
resolution OF enquiry was offered in reference
to the Pacific Railroad. Ordered printed.
Adjourned.
SENATE, Dec. Ex-senator Wallace
introduced bill to establish a Uniform sys.
tenn OF Bankruptcy. A resolution to increase
the number OF iud .es Of the supreme court
was referred to The judiciary committee. The
pension appropriation bill was referred to
the committee on az preparations. The House
joint resolution. providing for adj j.'urnment
from Dec. p to Jan. was disa greed to, q to
III. The educational hill was debated, amend
till Monday: dy:~'' ''~' ~ "A'' ''' A''0"'0'"
House, Dec. 17.-Several pension bills
were passed, one granting pension to the
widow Of jor General Heintzelmau. A bill
passed limiting territorial legislatures to sixty
days sessions. bill was introduced confin
ing to the city Of Chicago title to certain
public grounds. Adjourned
SENATE, Dec. 1S.-Senatc not in ses-
sion.
HOUSE, Dec. 18.-The session of the
tary academy bill, apprOpriatiug $3.50, ,l35 was
reported from the committee and passed. Mr..
Singleton reported the cons ular and diplomat
ic appropriation bill, which after discussion
was reported back to the House and passed
as it came from the committee. It appro-
PIRATES 81, ,l9o.6s5, an increase of $1,000 over
the bill Of last year.
SENATE, Dec. 2O.-After discussion,
the vote by which the holiday adjournment
was disagreed to was reconsidered, 81 to 2l.
An amendment was then made aud lost, and
Senator Thurman moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Lost, and the resolution passed
% to ~. The bill to pension Mexican soldiers
made special order for Jan. 1S. A commuui
cation was received from the secretary of war
in response to Mr.. Logan's resolution giving
the correspondence of Gen. Schohe!d with
Maj. Gardner in reference to the case of Fitz
John Porter. The bill refunding the per
cent. improvement certificates of the District
OF Columbia, passed. The amount is about
1891 900. A petition for uniform bank
ruptcy law was presented. sundry bills were
introduced. After an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Dec. 20.-Mr. Dunn introduced
q bill in regard to lands in the indian Terri
tory and moved its reference to the commit
tee on public lands. MIR. Conger moved it.
reference to the committee on Indian sffairs
So ordered: The consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was passed. The bill to re-
peal the law requiring stamps on bank checks,
certificates OF deposits. SC, wss taken up
and q long discussion ensued, but no definite
action was reached. The speaker made as
signments to several committees. Taylor, Of
Ohio, Garfteld's successor, was assigned to the
judiciary committee. Mr.. Wood from the
committe Of ways and means gave notice that
tomorrow he would call up the funding bill
and press it to vote before recess. Some other
business was attempted, but there not being
aqoorum present the House adjourned.
Genuine EloQuence.
Leitch Ritchie, in his "Travels in
Ireland" relates the following incident
"One man, whom I saw sitting on the
frOl1n1 leaning his hack ouoinct tho
wall, attracted my attention by q degree
of squalor in his appearance, which I
had rarely before observed even in Ire
land. His clothes were ragged to indie
cency-a very common occurrence, how
ever, with the males-and his face was
pale and sickly. He did not address me,
and passed by; but, having gone a
few PAGES, my heart smote me, and I