The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

MONDAY. May 3.-Tho house joint resolution
to donate ratlons to sufferers by the recent
cyclone ut Macon, Miss, was passed Ingalls,
introduced a bill to establish uniform system
of bankruptcy throughout the United States.
... A large number of petitions i'll favor of the
Eaton tariff commission bill were presented.
IA bill was introduced by Williams to cstab
fish ocean mail service between the Union Pa
ciiic and certain foreign ports, and providing
adequate compensation therefor. Vance then
addressed the senate in support of the rcsolu-
tions declaring Spoford entitled to the seat oc-
cupied by Kellogg Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May A bill was introduced by
Morgan to provide that the president OF the
senate shall submit to the senate and house
when assembled to count the votes for president
and vice president all packages purporting TO
contain electoral votes :. Many petitions i'll
favor Of the Eaton tariff commission bill were
presented. The House bill to furnish four
condemned cannon for the soldiers monument
at Marietta, o., passed; also the senate resolu-
ton authorizing the loan Of tents for the
soldiers reunion at Wichita, Kansas AT the
expiration of the corning hour Vest spoke in
favor of the SpOrord-Kellogg rcsolution....
After an executive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-Booth, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported fayoraDly the
house bill for the relief of settlers OH pnbIic
lands, and it passed. 1t p Divides that when q
prescription homestead or timber culture claim
ant shall lille written REIMBURSEMENT of his
claim in n local land office, the land covered by
said claim shall be open and subject to entry
without further action by the land commission
or. Where any person has contested, paid the
land fees and procured cancellation of any entry,
he shall he notified by the register Of the land
Office of that district and shall De allowed thirty
days TO enter the land Any settler who hereafter
proceeds to enter land under the homestead
laws shall be allowed the same time to perfect
his original entry as is now allowed settlers un-
der the presumption laws, and his right shall re-
date back TO the date of settlement AZ if.he
settled under the presumption laws. The bill
authorizing the sale of Fort Logan, Montana,
and to establish a new post on Musselshcll riv-
or, Montana, was passed. =. The KcllOSg-Spof-
ford resolutions were temporarily laid aside and
the District of Columbia appropriation bill taken
up, discussed at great length, and pending de-
bate the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May G.-IIoar submitted resolu-
ton instructing the Judiciary committee to re-
port bill, providing compensation for all per-
sons whose ships were destroyed by confeder-
ate cruisers during the late rebellion from
moneys received under the Geneva awIrd.
Laid over under the rules .Mrgan submitted
resolution providing rule for counting the
electoral vote. Referred to select committee.
-. The bill appropriatinS $4,000 for public
printing was passed. The morning hour hav-
ing expired the senate resumed consideration of
the District of Columbia appropriation bill.
After long discussion il passed. On motion
of Beck, the report of the conference commit
tee OH the Indian appropriation bill was taken
up Without action thereon the senate went
into executive session, and when the doors re-
opened adjourned.
FRIDAY, May THE president pro tenn. laid
before the senate the credt ntials of Senator
James A. Garfield, and they were placed Oh file.
80. The conference report on the Indian appro-
priatlon bill was taken up on motion of Beck,
and after short debate passed without division.
-. AT the expiration Of the morning hour the
| senate resumed consideration of the Kellogg
! Sponord resolutions. After speech by Pryor,
Hoar offered substitute for the pending rcso-
buttons a resolution that in the judgment of the
senate matter, reported by the committee on
! privileges and elections of the present session
respecting the right to the seat now held by
! William Pitt Kellogg, and claimed Ivy Henry NJ.
| Spofford, are not sufficient to justify re0pening
! OF the decision of the senate pronounced III Its
resolution adopted Nov. 30, 1877, that said KEEL
logg was, upon the merits of the case, entitled To
seat in the senate Of the United States from
| the state of Louisiana for the term Of six years
commencing March 4, 1877, and that said Spot.
| ford was no. entitled to a seat. Ordered
printed and laid on the table. The resolutions
were then temporarily laid aside, and the senate
hill authorizing the st. Paul and Chicago Short
Line Railway company to build Il bridge across
the st. Croix was taken up and passed. :. Tho
bill to abolish Fort lIarker (Ks.) military rcscr
| walton and dispose OF its land to actual scttlers
was taken up and passed. The bill making NJ
appropriation Of $4,000 for the purchase of d
site and the erection Of lighthouse and foe
signal nj the entrance Of Little Traverse harbor
Lake Michigan, was taken up and passed.
Adjourned until Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, May Money Miss. offered {
resolution authorizing the secretary OF war Il
send 1000 rations to Macon for the Use Of tho
sufferers made destitute by the cyclone OF Api
%. Adopted. The house then went into
committee of the whole OH the bill amending
the internal revenue law. Action was had on
several amendments when the committee rose
and reported the bill to the house. but 1t went
over without action. Adjourned.
MONDAY, May "a bill was introduced by
Ellis Ia establish government postal telegraph
service for the United States between Boston
and Washington and intervening post offices.
Daggett introduced bill to establish uniform
system Of bankruptcy. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 4.-Thc speaker laid before
the house the presidents message vetong the
special deficiency bill, and ii was read. The
veto message was referred 10 the committee on
appropriations, aud the bill laid upon the
spcakar's table, The effect of this action IL IL
lit to call il up. :. Consideration was then re-
suned of tho internal revenue bill, and tho
amendment leaving the law in regard to ton
cent stamps ~ il stands at present, was reject
ed-yeas b2. nays 65. The amendment striking
out the "leakage" clause OF the bill was re-
jected-yeas SO, nays 1877. The bill was then
passed-yeas 1873, nays g.. The house went
into committee Of the whole Carlisle in the
CHAIR on the postoflicc appropriation bill; The
bill appropriales S3S. GIG, 400 being $ll 29i, 500
below the estimates, and $940, 900 above the
| appropriation of last year. There was 10 gen.
erai debate, and the bill was Immediately read
| by sections for amendments. Several amend
nients were acted upon, when the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
priation bill was taken up in committee OF the
whole. Amendments were adopted increasing
from Ss25. 900 to $3.50, 900 the appropriation for
inland transportation by steamboat routes and
authorizing the postmaster general to use
railway mail service in securing necessary aud
special facilities, Blackburn proposed an