The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate

MONDAY, February 1G.-No business Of I'M
portance was transacted IN the senate to-day.
TUESDAY, February II. Many petitions were
presented from railway companies against the
reduction of the duty on steel rails; also one
from the chamber Of commerce Of St. Paul ask
ing for q reduction Of the duty. Jones pre-
sented a memorial Of the Union Soldiers asso-
citation Of New Orleans asking the senate to I'M
seat Kellogg as senator from Louisiana.
salisbury introduced q resolution that tele-
graphic messages and copies Of record OF the
same In possession Of telegraph companies,
their officers or servants, are not privileged by
law from production and examination OH proper
process before O committee authorized te send
FOR persons aud papers, but that an order for
the production of such documents should be no
regulated rs to protect the privacy Of all COM
munications not related to the matter under
investigation. Ordered printed and laid on the
table. :. salisbury presented majority report
OF the committee TN privileges and elections
in the ingalls, case. The report finds that
bribery and corruption were employed to se-
cure Irgalls' election, but that there IL no evil
dence that Ingalls, authorized such improper
acts, OF that they, in fact, secured his election
Cameron (Wis.) presented u minority report
signed by Hoar, Logan and himself, concuIring
in that part Of the majority report which exon
crates ingalls,, but expressing the opinion that
when the report states that corruption was EN-
II
proved, that such means were employed IN OPP
position to his election. The reports were or
dcred printed. Randolph introduced an
amendment TO the bill for the relief of 'FitZ
John Porter, striking out the enacting clause
and appointing Porter colonel of infantry in
the regular army with commission dated JAN
uary, 1868. with pay and emolumcnts from that
date. Ordered printed and laid on the table. 80.
After an executive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February ia joint rcsolu-
ton was passed authorizing the secretary Of the
navy 10 employ a naval vessel or charter ship
for the purpose Of transporting to the famished
poor Of Ireland such contributions as may be-
made for their relief. Logan presented n
memorial OF the Union Veteran club, number
ing 1000 ex-soldiers, demonstrating against the
passage OF the Weaver bill. s. The balance OF
the day was spent in discussing the bill author
Hing the ascertainment Of the amount Of public
lands located on military warrants, and the
pa ment Of 8 PER cent. Of the value thereof TO
the several states. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 19--No important bus
mess was transacted by the senate to-day, the
time being occupied in debate on the 5 per cent.
bill. q. g.. AT the close OF the debate an executive
session was had, after which the senate ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, February 20.-1he bill to authorize
the compilation and printing Of the naval his
tory Of the war was passed; also the bill to re-
peal the provisions Of the revised statutes au-
thoriZing the advancement Of navy and marine
officers thirty numbers III rank for extraordinary
heriosm. Very little was done in the senate,
the time being consumed in debate. .Ad-
journed till Monday,
MONDAY, February l6.-Bills introduced and
referred: To repeal the duty on medicines; re-
ducing the duty on iron and steel; to return to
N cotton he IA ~
government which has been declared by the
United States Supreme Court to have been ille-
gally collected; admitting free Of duty ma
chnery for manufacturing cotton fabrics;
granting pensions to certain sailors and soldiers
of the late war who were confined in so-called
Confederate prisons; requesting the president
to open negotiations with certain foreign gov
ernmcnts relative to the importation Of tobacco
into their dominions; amending the statutes
prohibiting the employment of cOnyicts in the
manufacture Of such articles AZ may be brought
into competition with skilled labor; to repeal
certain sections Of the act Of August. 1871,
relative to the use Of marshalS and supervisors
ut the polls, and the act Of 1872 on the same
subject. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. February 1.-THE house resumed
consideration of the bill regulating the removal
Of causes from state to federal courts and Knott
argued in support Of the bill. When the
morning hour expired the senate went into
committee of the whole on the revision
of the rules, but rose without accom-
plishing anything, because Of difference Of
opinion regarding an amendment to o rule FRO
hibiting PARTISAN Legislation upon appropriation
bills. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 18.-Boyd presented
memorial Of merchants Of Chicago for the
passage Of q bill for the immediate Transports
ton Of dutiable goods. "A bill was introduced
fixing the duty on barley malt at rs cents a
bushel. Wood, chairman Of the committee on
ways and means, reported back the bill to
facilitate the funding OF the national debt; also
resolution committing that bill to committee
Of the whole and making it the special order for
the first Tuesday in March. and from day TO
day thereafter until disposed Of, to the cxclu-
sion of all existing orders, but not Ia interfere
with appropriation bills. The resolution was
adopted. =. Gibson introduced bill which was
referred, to secure more uniform collection of
duties on imported sugars. The balance of
the day was spent in debate on the bill tn regu-
late the removal Of causes from state to federal
courts. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 19.-Bland, from the
committee on coinage, weights and measures,
reported bill to establish mint ut st. Louis
Printed and recommitted At the expiration
Of the morning hour the house went INTO COM
mittee Of the whole on the revision of the
rules but rose again after parliamentary tilt in
order to go into committee on the state Of the
Union to hear Stephens objections to ( he rule
allowing riders on appropriation bills After
Stephens had finished his remarks the house
again went into committee of the whole op the
rules and discussed the rule mentioned until adj
journment.
FRIDAY, February 20.-Nothing of general
importance was done in the house to-day. the
tine being spent in committee Of the whole on
revision Of the rules. Adjourned Till Monday.