The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-04-22

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The house then went into committessof
the whole on the army appropriation
bill, and without closing the debate the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 12.-Senate.-Senator
Pendleton, from the conference commit
tee on the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on the census bill, reported, that
the result of the conference was that
statistics regarding the ownership of the
public debt be taken by special agents,
instead of by the enumeratOrs; that
copies of the returns be not sent to the
Offices of the various states; that Alaska
territory be included in the census, and
that various other changes be made in
the bills The amount appropriated is
reduced from $3.50, 900 to- $125,OOO. The
report was laid aside temporarily, to al
low its examination by Senator Ed
munds. Sen. Ferry introduced bill to
regulate the promotion, and fix the rank
of line officers of the army. Referred.
After discussing the Ute bill at some
length the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, April 12.-House. The SEN
ate bill passed, appropriating 100000
for the erection of suitable posts for the
projection of the Rio Grande frontiers
Under cell of the states, the following
were introduced: Mr.. Phelps, extending
three years from the first of July next
as the time within which application for
arrears of pensions may be filed. Mr..
Martin, permitting the use of domestic
materials in the construction of steam
and sailing vessels for foreign account.
Mr.. Money, regulating the compensation
of the transportation of mails by rail.
roads. Mr.. Warner, authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to transmi 1t sub.
sidy silver coins through mails as third
class matter also establishing bureau
Of mines and mining, manufacturers and
statistics in the interior department and
changing the designation of the bureau
OF. statistics to that of bureau of COM
merce. Mr.. Coffroth, calling on the Sec
rotary of the interior for information as
to the delay in the payment of beunties
and back pay. MI, Ainslie, amending
the Pacific railroad acts. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 13.-The senate was
not in session.
TUESDAY, April Is -House.-Copsid-
Grafton Of the army appropriation
bill was resumed, and, after an ad-
dress by Ewing. passed by a vote
of 118 yeas 10 95 days. Mr.. Thomp-
son submitted the conference report upon
the census bill, and after some debate
upon the point Of order, the report was
agreed to. Mr.. McCord asked the house
to pass the bill granting pension Of
fifty dollars month to the widow of
Ms or. General Curtis, OF Iowa. he
stated that General Curtis, had once
represented the district which he INC
Cord now represented and had been
colonel of the regiment in which he had
served and it was therefore q matter of
peculiar interest to him that the bill
should be passed. The bill was passed
and the house took recess until Z 80 for
of the pension bill. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 14-Semate.-Bills
were introduced and referred as follows:
Sen. Wallace, to define the amount and
manner of purchase of public lands to
be made by the secretary of the treasury.
Sen. Pendleton from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported bill for the re-
lief Of the Chippewa Indians in Min
nesota and Dakota. Ordered printed
and recommitted. Sen. Coke, from the
committee en- Indian affairs, reported
favorably the house bill to amend the act
for the removal of certain Apache Indians
from the Clmarron to Mescalero agency.
Sen. Cameron Wis., introduced joint
resolution, authorizing the secretary of
war to permit the members I, f the sol.
diers' reunion at Milwaukee, in June,
1880, to use artillery, flags and equipage
belonging to the government. Passed.
Sen. VOORHEES, submitted resolution in
structing the committee on pensions to
report bill authorizing pensions to sur
viving soldiers and sailors of the Mexi-
can war. Sen. Eaton, from the appro-
priation committee offered an amendment
$4,000 for compensation
and necessary expenses Of the commits
slcners appointed to act with the envoy
and minister plenipoten.
tiary of the United States to China, to
negotiate and conclude treaty and set
Element Of the matter of interest to the
two governments now pending between
the same. Agreed to. The bill then
passed and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, April 14.-House.-On
motion of Ryan, of Kansas, the bill pass
ed authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to, dispose of part of the Fort
Dodge military reservation to actual
settlers, under the provisions of the
law. The bill incorporating
the U. s. Commercial & River Platte
Valley improvement company for the
purpose Of aiding and increasing the
relations between the United
States and the Argentine republic, was
referred to the committee Of the whole.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole, Whithorne in the chair, on
the Indian appr opriation bill, and after
routine work, adjourned.
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