The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

SATURDAY, June 12.-Thc general deficiency
bill was taken up and passed. :. Consideration
Of the bill granting pensions to certain soldiers
and sailors of the Mexican and other wars was
resumed AZ in committee of the whole. Debate
continued until adjournment,
MONDAY, June l4,-on motion of Garland the
senate concurled in the house amendment TO the
bill regulating the pay and appointment of
deputy marshals. The bill now goes 10 the
president. Jones introduced Joint resolll-
ton instructing the secretary of tho navy to
take the necessary steps to secure adequate
naval stations and harbors for tho use of the
naval forces of the United States ut proper
points on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of
Central America and of the American sthmus,
Bills passed: Paying $4,000 ont of trust
funds of the Cheyenne and Arapahoc Indians
To Amanda NJ. Cook, of Iowa, captured and
kept prisoner two years by them; reinstating II.
w. Barkey, of Missouri, cadet midshipman at
Annapolis: amending the revised statutes by
providing that dealers in leaf tobacco TO an
amount less than $4,000 pounds in any one
special tax year, which they receive directly
from planters, shall be required to pay n spe-
cial tax of S15 instead of the s25 required from
dealers III leaf tobacco. .ThecxOdus committee
report was then taken up and Window and
Lamar spoke thereon. After the executive
session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 15.-Ihe bill relieving James
Monroe Huskel from the operation of the sec
ton of the revised statutes, which prohibits the
appointment in the army of ey-Confederates,
was paused by party vote, an amendment
adopted III former debate repeating the stat
utes having been withdrawn. Eaton introduc-
cd bill and asked unanimous consent to have
1t Immediately considered, constituting q Joint
committee of three, one 10 be appointed on the
part of the United States by the president, one
by the president of France. and one by the en-
peror OF Brazil, for the settlement OF certain
claims of citizens of the United States and
France, and against each other, respectively,
thus carrying into effect the convention between
the two countries signed at Washington Janua-
ny Is, 1880. The bill was read three times by
unanimous consent and passed. After an eX-
ecutiye session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June l6.-Tlc senate bill for the
relief of Dodd, Brown & Co. was passed. II al
lows Dodd. Brown Il Co.'s claim or a5S. 900,
approved by the commissioner of Indian affairs.
80. The blu for the relief of Ben. HOLIDAY was
made the special order for the first Wednesday
In December. Several attempts were made to
take the presidents veto message from the
table for consideration, but il was finally allowed
to lie over until the next session.. The usual
formalities were observed, and at noon the SEN
ate quietly adjourned without day
House.
SAftRDAy, June 12,-on motion of Dunnell
the senate bill was passed authorizing the Mis-
Slssippi Logging company to construct and OPP
crate sheer booms ut or near Straight Slough.
The senate resolution proposing joint
rule for counting the electoral vote was then Ia
ken up and Van Vorhies spoke in opposition to
house took recess until Monday.
MONDAY, June lathe electoral count reso-
luton was made n special order for tho FIRST
Monday III December. The joint resolution to
enforce the clSht-hOnr law was passed. The
senate bill increasing the pension of certain sol
diers and sailors who are utterly helpless on ac
count of injuries received or diseases contracted
i'll the service Of the country was passed
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 15.-Cabell introduced bill
repeating much of section 1885, revised
statutes, AZ fixes an export tax on manufactured
tobacco, smlf and cigars. Referred. The
speaker laid before the house a communication
from Is. B. Lewis, of Alabama, stating he had
rendered his resignation as member of congress,
to take effect on the LIST of October. Laid on
the table. Atkins, under instructions from the
committee on appropriations, introduced ill
to constitute joint commission for carrying
into effect the convention concluded between
the United States and the French Republic for
the settlement OF certain claims of citizens of
either country against the other, and signed at
Washington the 18th of January, 1880. and
making an appropriation of 800, 900 for the pay
ment of salaries, etc. The bill was passed. Ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, June 1G.-On motion Of ConScr
the senate bill authorizing the sale of Fort
GratiOt military reservation TO the Port Huron
and Northwestern Railroad company was passed.
-. Carlisle, chairman of the committee to i'll
qure into the charges of alleged bribery in the
contested election case of Donnelly W.. WASH
burn, submitted report and asked that it, to-
gether with the minority report, be printed, and
re-committcd. So ordered. Kiefer submitted
another report from the committee on elections
declaring VIM. ID. Washburn is and Ignatius
Donnelly is not entitled to the seat. The COM
mittee to wait upon the president and inform
him If he had no communication to make to the
house they were ready to adjourn, reported
that the president had no further communion
ton to make. The speaker thereupon declared
the lOuSc adjourned without day