Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-22
AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINI, April, y; 1850:
FoRTY-slxTh CONGRESS.
Senate.

! FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April a. Ferry introduceda q bill to
regulate promotion and fix the rank of line
4 officers OF the army. Referred. !. Bruce iato-
duced q bill to reimburse cOlored dspositms for
losses incurred by the failure of the Freedm.m's
bank, Referred to the select committee on
ffeedmsns II, bank; The Geneva award biz
vas informally taken up for the purpose M al-
lowing Mcdonald to speak upon IT,. At the
conclusion Of Mcdonald remarks theUte bill was
taken up, Teller moved to strike out the
clauses exemPting from taxation for twenty
five years lands to be held by Indians in sever
moved to add to the b1i !. provision on that # The The
agreement be not ratified within four months
after passage Of the act the same shall cease to
be OF enect after that date. Ingalls, moved to
amend the amendment by providing if the
Utes 1a1 to ratify the agreement, the United
States Will protect their rights in their reserva
ton. The amendment as amended was adopted.
Ieller moved to add a provision that nothing in
the bill shall prevent the settlement Of Southern
Utes or Uncompaghre Utes on lands of Uintah
reservation Utah, If the Indians desire to settle
there. Adopted. The bill was then read a
conference report on the census bill was then
taken up and adopted. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 13:-Bayard, from the com.
mittee IN finance; reported with amendments
the senate bill to provide for the appointment
OF commission to investigate the question Of
tariff Placed on the calendar. The committee
Will consist OF nine members to be appointed
from c1Yll l!fe by the president, by and with the
aovlce OF the senate. The first named will be
president. The commissioners to receive $40
Per Gay each during the period engaged in active
| duty ana actual travelling and other necessary
expenses. The commissioners shall report to
congress the results Of their Investigations and
test1mony taken from time to time, md make
final report not later than the first Monday in
December, 1884,. Slater introduced bill for
feltlng the unearned lands included in the grant
made to the Oregon Central Railroad company
by act Of May 4, 1870, and for other purposes.
Keterred. The morning hour having expired
award bill and debated it until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY; April 14L:-Voorhees submitted a
resolution instructing the committee ON pensions
to report bill authorizing pensions to surviving
SO soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war;.
The morning hour having expired the Geneva
award ban Was taken up, and Call spoke in op-
position to the committee bill. At the conclu-
sion OF bis remarks the pending bill was inform
ally laid aside, and the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill taken up. The amount ap-
propr1ated is 81, ,146, 1876, an increase Of $500
over the bill as passed by the house. The COM
mlttee proposes an amendment changing the
classification Of the consular officers Eaton.
from the appropriation committee. offered an
amendment appropriating s24 900 for compen-
sation and necessary expenses of the commits.
sloners appointed to act with the envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to China, to negotiate and con-
clude treaty and settlement of matters of in
terest to the two governments nov. pending be-
tween the same. Agreed to. The bill was then
Vic \ Sn<r
resolution authorizing the secretary of war to
permit members of the soldiers reunion at Mil
waukee, in June, 1880, to use artillery, flags
and camp equippage belonging to the govern
ment. Passed. ..Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 15.-Bills were passed grant
ing pensions to number Of persons. The
Geneva award bill was then taken up and dis
cussed until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 16.-The senate considered the
calendar Gassa p snd the b' granting = pension to
the morning hour expired and the Geneva
award bill came up for consideration. After q
running debate between Jones, Thurman.
Conkhng. Blaine and Carpenter the senate went
into executive session ard when the doors were
reopened adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, April 12.-The senate bill appropri-
ating $500, 600 for the erection of suitable posts
for the protection of the Rio Grand frontier
was passed. Under the call of states the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: Extending three
years from the first of July next the tine within
which application for arrears of pensions can be
tiled; to reduce the tax on lead ore; to repeal the
law imposing tax on the circulation and notes
OF state banks; proposing constitutional
amendment that no person shall be eligible to
the office of president for more than two terms;
to regulate promotions in the army and to fix
the rank OF line officers; authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to transmit subsidiary silver
coins through the mails as third-c class matter;
establishing bureau of mines and mining,
| manufacturers and statistics in the interior de-
partment, and changing the designation of the
bureau of statistics to that of bureau of COM
merce.. The house then went into committee
Of Of the whole on the army bill, all general de,
an amendment to the amendment (regarding
| troops at elections) by adding the words: "Ex-
! cept as authorized by the constitution of the
! United States." Rejected-76 to SO. Williams
| (Wls.) moved an amendment to the amendment
so as to prohibit the use of troops instead of an
ordinary civil police force. Rejected go to 80,
Butterworth offered an amendment providing
| that nothing herein contained shall affect the
right to employ any part of the army or navy to
execute the laws in such cases, as such employ
ment may be authorized by the constitution OF
6y the act OF congress. Rejected-55 to "a.
Hurd, by adding to it proviso that it shall
not be construed to prevent the use of troops to
protect against domestic violence on the appli-
cation of the legislature of any state, or of the
executive when the legislature connot be con-
vened. The amendment as thus amended was
adopted, and the committee rose and reported
the bill and amendment to the house, The
main question was ordered and the house ad-
journed. u - :.
TUESDAY, April 13.-The house resumed con-
sideration Of the army appropriation bill and
WAS addressed by Ewing. At the CONCLUSION of
Ewmg's remarks the question REQUIRED on the
bill and amendments. The minor amendments
were adopted without division and that relative
yeas liz, nays IS. The bill then passsd-yeas
118, nays 95.: Thompson submitted the con
ference report upon the census bill, and after
some debate upon point of order, the report
was agreed to: After passing bill granting
pension of $50 q month to the widow Of Gen,
Curtis, Of Iowa, the house took recess until
evening, the session to be for: the consideration
Of pension bills.
thorizng the secretary Of the interior to dispose
of q part Of Fort Dodge military reservation to
actual settlers under the provisions of the
homestead laws. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the Indian appropri-
alton bin, but rose without action: :. .Hutchins
OF Bankruptcy. Referred. ). in the evening the
house had a session in committee of the Whole
on the state Of the Union and then adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 15.-Without debate bills
providing for q construction fund for the navy
and to equip an Arctic expedition were passed.
-. The house then went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill. Baker
moved to amend by increasing from $180, 900
to s360, COG the appropriation for the purchase
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