The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, April 5.-The vice president laid be-
FORE the senate o communication from the Soc
rotary OF war, transmitting copies of letters
from the paymaster general and second auditor
OF the treasury, showing the necessity of an
additional appropriation Of 1895, 900 to pay GER
terticates for arrears Of pay and bounty due
white and colored soldiers and their heirs, issued
since January l, 1880, and to be issued until
june 30, 1881. Referred. .Whyte presented q
memorial of cigar manufacturers for q reduc-
ton Of the tax ON cigars from 90 to "a per 1000,
IN accordance with the spirit CT the reduction
heretofore made for manufactured tobacco.
lieferrod. .Pendleton presented O petition Of
the type founders of Cincinnati against q re-
duction Of the duty on type. Referred. Bills
introduced and referred: To authorize the
postmaster general to compensate the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad company for
facilitating the transportation Of overland mails
under agreement; to provide for the payment
to the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railroad company for transportation of United
States mail; repeating the statute prohibiting
farmers and planters from selling leaf tobacco
directly at retail to consumers without special
tax. The bill ratifying the Ute agreement was
then taken up and discussed until adjournment.
TUESDAY, April Con- motion Of Pendleton,
the senate insisted on its amendment to the
census bill and the vice president appointed
Messrs. Pendleton, Harris and Morrill, as con-
ference committee on part Of the senate on the
disagreeing vote Of the two houses. :. The bill
ratifying the Ute agreement was then discussed
until adjournment
"WEDNESDAY, April THE vice president hav-
ing sent note that he would be absent several
days Thurman was chosen to preside. A reso-
luton offered by Saunders instructing the COM
mittee on Indian affairs to inquire into the pro-
priety and expediency Of removing the Santee
Indians from Nebraska to the Ponca reserva-
ton, was adopted. DAVIS subsequently moved
to reconsider the vote and opposed any move
ment to give the POncas reservation to any
other tribe. ID iscussion ensued, but the morn
ing hour expired and the matter went over. :.
Consideration was then resumed of the Ute
agreement bill. the debate continuing until adj
journment.
THURSDAY, April 8.-Bills introduced and re-
ferred: For the relief of certain settlers within
the late Fort Kearney military reservation,
Nebraska; to authorize the secretary of war to
turn over to the interior department certain
parts Of Camp Douglas military reservation,
Utah; making an appropriation for the erection
OF light house and fog signal at or near the
entrance Of Little Traverse harbor, Mich. and
the purchase Of q site for the same. &. Discus
sion Of the Ute bill was then resumed and con-
tinued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April slogan introduced resolu-
ton requesting the president OF the United
States to transmit such information in regard to
the outrage upon Cadet Whitaker at West
Point, as in his Judgment would not be incom-
patible with public inter. st. The resolution
was supported by Voorhees,, Bruce and Hoar,
who denounced the practice of hazing and
many outrages at West Point. Pending debate
the morning hour expreo and the resolution
went over. :. The Ute bill was then taken up.
Dawes amendment giving the president discre-
ton to devote Of the amount appropriated &c.
900 for the education in schools on or off lands
selected, Of such youths Of both sexes as in his
judgment may be best qualified TO attain prof.
cheney in practical industries and pursuits ne
cessary for their self-suppOrt, was adopted
yeas A, nays 8. Amendments were adopted
making the amounts to be paid yearly to the
surviving victims as follows: Mrs. Meeker,
Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price, each 5000; Mrs
Post $500. After discussion it was unanimous
ly agreed that general debate on the bill shall
cease at 8 2. NJ. Monday, that debate on amend
ments shall then proceed under the five-minute
rule, and that the bill shall be finally voted on
before adjournment Monday. After All exec
utive session the senate adjourned until Mon
day.
SATURDAY, April 3.-The house met to-day
for debate only, and went into committee of the
whole on the state Of the Union; when the COM
IlJUe6 rObc Tie uOuhe
MONDAY. April 5.-Amfield introduced bill
to reduce the tax on distilled spirits. II abol-
ishes the tax on spirits distilled from apples,
peaches, grapes and pears, and reduces the tax
on spirits distilled from grain or mixtures there
OF to % cents per gallon. It provides that no
storekeepcr shall be appointed for any distillery
except for such as may distill spirits from grain
to the extent Of at least 80 gallons per day and
vests the appointment of deputy collectors in
judges Of the district court of the respective
districts; also bill providing that producers Of
leaf tobacco may sell the same in quantities of
not more than ten pounds, at any one time,
without license. Referred. Weaver moved to
suspend the rules and adopt resolutions decIar-
ing for money issued directly by the govern
ment and not by or through bank corporations;
also that that portion Of the Understanding
debt Of the United States which shall be re-
deemable in the year 1881 or prior thereto, being
in amount about S732,000,000, should not be
refunded beyond the power Of the government
to call in such obligations and pay them at any
time, but should be paid rs rapidly as possible,
and according to contract. To enable the gov
eminent 10 meet these obligations the minis of
the United States should be operated to their
full capacity on the coinage or standard silver
dollars, and such other coinage as the business
interests Of the country may require. Defeated
yeas "a, nays III. .Townshend (ll.) moved
to suspend the rules so as to discharge the COM
mittee on ways and means from the further
consideration of the bill placing salt, printing
type, printing paper, and the material used in
the manufacture Of printing paper, Oh the free
list, and put it on Its passage. The motion was
defeated-yeas 112, noes 8O-not the necessary
two-thirds in the Affirmative. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April Ga number Of bills were
reported back from committee, among them the
naval appropriation bill, which was referred to
the committee Of the whole. The bill was ac-
companied by q short report, which states that
the estimate Of the navy department amounted
to $14, sos, lat, to which should be added $94,-
672 recommended as necessary for torpedo ex-
periments, photographic work and for naval
this sum the committee recommends the appro-
priation Of S14, 1885, 1871 including 1853, 3O9 that
il appropriated out of the naval pension fund
for the support Of the naval asylum ut PhiIa
delphia, being reduction Of $2ls, O23 from the
estimates. The naval bill of last year appropri-
ated $14,029, 1868, or S355,82S less than the
present bill. ". The house then went into COM
mittee OF the whole Oh the army appropriation
bill and discussed 1t until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 7.-After receiving num-
Der Of bills back from committee, the house
went into committee of the whole ON the army
appropriation bill. AT the end of the bill span ks,
under the direction Of the military committee,
offered the following as an additional section:
"No money appropriated in this act is appro.
priated or shall be paid for subsistence, equip
ment, transportation or compensation OF any
portion Of the army of the United States, to be
used as o police force to keep the peace at the
polls at any election held within any state ~
Keifer rose to point of order, pending which
the committee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 8.-The house went into
committee OF the whole upon the army appro-
priation bill, the pending question being upon q
point Of order raised against the amendment
prohibiting any OF the appropriations to be used
for the subsistence, equipment, transportation
or compensation Of any portion of the army tc
be used AZ q police force TO keep peace at the
polls ut any election held within any state. The
chair held that il the army was relieved by Tho
proposed amendment from any additional duty
| 1t would be In the line of retrenchment. /,
could not be otherwise. The conclusion mus,
be arrived ut that IL the amendment was adopted
| there would be O saving to the poo 10. There
| fore he would rule that the amendment was il
| order. Conger appealed from the decision Of
| the chair. Tue committee sustained the deci
sion-yaas 1O3, nays 90. Discussion of the bill
was continued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 9.-De LaNIatyr introduced
bill establishing temporary government fo
| Alaska. .Newbury introduced q bill which wa
| referred to the committee on ways and meanl
providing that 1t shall not hereafter be lawful b
transport imported goods, wares or merchandise
| In bond or with duty paid on any products O.
manufactures Of the United States from ON,
port or place therein when any portion of sucl
transportation is made through any foreign
country bordering on the Gulf Of Mexico or OF
mitted by treaties Of the United States will
such foreign countries, provided, however, tina
nothing therein contained shall be construed b
| prohibit the importation or expectation of an,
! goods, wares or merchandise to or from suci
foreign countries in accordance with existing