The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-02-26

THE XLVI CONGRESS.

lAE ALv1 CUNUhEOOs
THURSDAY, Feb. IL. Senate Saun
ders introduced bill to abolish all the
duties on the importation of salt. Mr..
Garland introduced a bill to extend the
time for the completion eff the Texas and
Pacific railway. Sen. Blaine submitted
the following:
Resolved, That the president he respect
fully requested, if in his Judgement not
incompatible with the public interests,
to communicate to the senate any infor-
nation in the possession of the govern
ment touching on the alleged false stat
lstics and false testimony imposed upon
the Halifax commission, and used as a
basis of their award in the matter of the
fisheries.
The bill granting pension to Herman
Netterield, but reported adversely by
Mr.. ingalls, from the committee on pen
sions, was taken up. Netterneld was
citizen scout, acting under military
orders when he was disabled. The dis
cussion of this bill was upon the point
whether scouts with the army should be
paid pensions the same as soldiers dis
abled, and was interrupted by the morn
ing hour expiring, when consideration
was resumed of the bill for the ascer-
tainment Of the amount of land located
on military warrants, and for the pay
ment of per cent. of its value to various
states named, and Mcdonald continued
his speech in favor of the bill.
Stephens, of the coinage, weights and
measures committee, reported back five
bills relative to the metric system Of
coinage. Printed and referred. The
bill provides-first, for the coinage Of
metric gold coin, to be called the "Stel-
la,' of the value of 81; second, for the
coinage Of the goloid metric dollar, So
aud fractions Of a dollar, and also the
coinage of metric gold double eagle,
eagle and half eagle, all of standard
value; third, for the mintage Of ingots of
metric gold alloy, its deposit in the treas
ury and the issue Of certificates therefor;
fourth, for the making of ingots Of fine
gold and ingots of fine silver of the
value of 800 each for expectation,
manufactures ETC.; fifth, for the coinage
of silver dollars and fractions thereof Of
the full standard value upon the metric
system. A resolution was passed author
izing the secretary Of the treasury to
furnish the states for the use of agricul-
tural colleges one set of standard weights
and measures. Consideration of the
court-removal bill was then resumed and
occupied the attention of the house until
the expiration of the morning hour
when the revision of the rules was re
sumed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 13-House-Mr. Wells,
from committee on appropriations, re-
ported back bill making an appropria-
ton of $125,000 for the support of Ger
tain Indian tribes during the present
fiscal year, and it passed. Mr.. Johnston,
from committee on military affairs, re-
ported a bill removing disabilities of
Sergeant P. P. Powell, and authorizing
his appointment as an officer in the U.
S. army. Mr.. Price offered a resolution
calling on the secretary of war for infor-
nation as to whether any railroad compa-
ny other than the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railroad company, has made ap
plication for the right to use the govern
at Rock Island, etc. Adopted. The bill
lief Of certain citizen Of Lynchburg,
Va, and refunding to them taxes improp.
erly collected from them on manufac-
tured tobacco, was passed. Yeas ISL, nays
80.
SATURDAY, Feb. House-The
house met for debate only, and was ad
dressed by Mr.. Bright on the question of
funding the public debt.
The senate was not in session.
MONDAY, Feb. 16-Senate.-Sen. Eaton
withdrew his motion to reconsider the
vote by which bill was passed author
izing the transportation of Gen. Sykes
body from Ft. Brown to West Point.
The bill now goes to the house. Senators
Window, Blaine and Withers were ap.
pointed conference committee on the
disagreement of the house to the senate
amendment to the military academy ap-
preparation bill. Pending the debate on
the bill giving pension to one Neither
land, a scout, the morning hour. expired,
and consideration was resumed of the 5
per cent military land warrant bill.
Pending debate the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon after adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. 16.-House. se.-Several
bills were introduced. among them one
granting pensions to certain sailors and
soldiers Of the late war who were confin-
ed in so-called confederate prisons. On
motion of Mr., Bragg, the senate bill for
the removal of the body of the late Gen. /.
Geo. Sykes from Ft. Brown, Tex, to
West Point, N. Y, was taken from the
speakers table and passed. Mr.. Neal,
from committee on District Of Columbia,
reported bill prohibiting the publica
ton of lottery schemes in the District.
Some opposition was shown the bill on
the. ground that it Disseminated against
papers published in the District, and on
further ground that it was in violation of
the first amendment to the constitution,
prohibiting congress from abridging the
freedom of the press Motions to lay on