Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-09
Il FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
4 SENArE. March 3O.-A bill was report

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FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
SENATE, March so bill was reports
ed against furnishing tents to the grand army
of WisconsIn, there being mono available for
that purpose. Placed ON the calendar. Sew
eral bills were introduced and others called
up. The Geneva award bin was laid aside and
the deficiency approp riatlen pin taken mp
| Of 100000 for public printing. An explana.
| ton was made abiding to the great advance
agreed to. The amendment reducing the
House appropriation for internal revenue fees,
salaries. ETC., from $4,000 to sSlS 600 was
agreed to. The committee amendments were
continuation OF work on The navy and State
department binding. $40 900 for navy PEN
sions, and GOO for continuation OF the
coast and geologic Survey. Pending further
action, the Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned. E8s8 81 s.5g$ssi5s III
HQVsH, March 8O.-A memorial from
New York city relative to duties on sugar was
presented and referred. The House went In.
to COMMITTED of the whole son the consular
and diplomatic bill which passed without,
amendment The army appropriation BILL
wassreferred to the committee OF the whole.
Thb ,starservice deficiency bill with Senate
amendments was referred to the COMMITTEES OF
tho whole. The contested election case Of j.
81, Bradley against slemOns, the sitting mem.
beI, was taken uRE b. spoke and Sc .s
House adjourned. .f-,.st .%Et5. /
p SENATE, MARCH, 81 The judicial COM
mittee reported adversely on the bill making
Eel. ~ a:legal holidaya The bill providing
forIan International exhibition in New York
In 1889, was passed, yeas 20 nays 81, The bill
to eadallze homesteads by allowing locations
in more than ono, place where. necessary to-
make up 16O acres, passed. The immediate
ments were offered, some were agreed to and
some rejected An amendment was proposed.
to strike out the clause Of the House bill
which provides that special deputy marshals
of elections for which 1900 was appropriated,
should be appropriated BY United States cir
cult Or district judges, and to insert clause
BY the circuit and district courts. Senator
Edmunds called for the yeas and nays on this
amendment and 1t was agreed to, yeas 81, and
nays is. Senator Eaton moved to strike out
the word general" from the clause for the
payment Offices and expenses of~un1ted States
marshals and general deputies. Rejected.
Senator Blaine submitted an amendment, and
| Senator Edmunds raised point of order. A
Senators, The chair decided in favor Of
Blaine, and afterwards reversed his decision.
The bill. was read the third time and passed,
yeas g, mays "a, q strict party vote. Adjourned
House, March 31.-The speaker called
committees for reports, when several bills
were reported. = The contested case of Bradley
and Selmars of Arkansas was taken up and de-
cided in favor of the sitting member, l49 to 81.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the star service deficiency bill. Mr.. Black
burn. attacked the service with great vehe-
mence. Mr.. Haskell, Mr.. Upson and others de-
Tended 1t. The committee rose without coming
to d vote on the bill and the Honse adjourned.
s ENATE, April "A report IN regard to
alleged election frauds was submitted, and Or
dered printed. A bill was passed authorizing
the secretary Of war to acquire title to the site
ffie ncy bill was taken up. Senator Edmunds
Opposed the final passage of the bill, speaking
at length against it, Senator Eaton replied
at length advocating the passage of the bill.
The bill was then passed, Senator Conkling
calling e for the yeas and nays, the vote being
| tive session, the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE, April IA bill was reported
to complete the Pacific railroad system. Or
dered printed and recommitted. resolu-
ton was offered for printing 5000 copies of the
| report on Chinese labor. The, resolution was
agreed to. Amendments to the census bill
! were then considered, and the bill passed. The
the star service deficiency bill, and Mr.. Up
| ham concluded his speech in its favor. Mr..
Reagan spoke against the bill. The commit
| tee rose and the House adjourned
| SENATE, April 2.-On motion of SEN
ator Beck it was resolved when the Senate ad.
burned to-dayNt be to meet on Monday next.
A recommendation was received from the sec
rotary ofwar for an appropriation OF $50, 600 for
a new military post between Fort Custer and
Assinniboine. "A bill to establish mail service
to Brazil waslread assecond time and referred
| The bill granting pension to Jessie F. Pharee
was considered and discussed, and opposed on
the ground that he was scout and not a re-
gular soldier in the late war. No final action
Senator Bruce reported back the bill in refer.
ence to the Freedman's bank. Placed on the
calendar, The bin -ratifying the Ute agree:
ment was discussed. No action. The Sen.
ate disagreed to the House amendment
of the census bill. The Geneva award bill
was not considered because some Senators
who intended to speak on it were absent, and
after an executive session, adjourned
HOUSE, April IA motion to close
the debate on the star service deficiency bib
at 4 p. m. this afternoon, was adopted. The
House went into committee of the whole. Az
ter spicy debate, involving some personality
the hour Of 4 o'clock having arrived, Mr.
Blackburn moved to non-concur in the Sen.
ate amendments. Agreed to 88 to 49, The
committee then rosa and reported its action
enrr was agreed, yeas9l, nose S. This leaves
the bill as it passed the Senate. 1t .ap.
propriates S1,11O,0OO to meet the expenses Of
the star routes service for the current fiscal
year, prohibits further expediting of the SER
vice. on !star routes, appropriates 100000 to
enable the Postmaster General to place new
service, forbids him TO expedite the service I'm.
der any contract now existing or hereafter
given at pay exceeding so per cent upon the
contract as originally let, appropriates $4,000
for public printing and provides that nothing
therein contained shall be construed to affect
the validity or legality of the acts or omissions
adjourned till tomorrow for general debate
only.
SENATE, April 3.-Not in session.
House, April 3.-The House met this
morning for debate, Mr.. Carlisle in the chair
committee on the whole on the state of the
Union. Mr.: Coveat addressed the committee
on the revision of the tariff. Mr.. Joyce spoke
in favor of q committee on alcoholic liquor
traffic Mr.. Willis advocated an appropriation
for public buildings at Louisville. Mr.. Taylor
spoke. in faysr Of pensioning. Mexican veter-
ans. Mr., Davis Of Missouri, advocated the
opening OF mail service and. direct trade be-
tween the states of the Mississippi valley and
Brazil Mr.. Barry spoken favor Of the bill
regulating Chinese emigration. Mr.. Page en-
dorsed the speech of his colleague. Mr.. Sparks
spoke in relation to the question. OF internal
commerce. Mr.. Hank, replied to, a speech
made some time ago bv Mr.. House, in. which
that gentleman had opened the Filden cam
pa1gn and reiterated the cry of fraud. Mr..
Lowe spoke in opposition to the funding bill
The committee then rose and the House ad-
! iOurned. ,r . go .s.:t.r., ( < IT .. =
| SENATE, April ga communication
was received from the secretary of war trans
hitting letters from the :paymaster general
and record auditor showing the necessity of
an additional appropriation of 1866 600 to meet
additional pay and bounty Of soldiers. Sew
eral bills were introduced among them one to
authorize the retirement Of non Commissioned
| army officers of thirty years service. The bill
was opposed and discussed and went over, and
the Senate resumed consideration Of the hill
ratifyiDg the Ute agreement Senator MargO
| OF Alabama said the bill was important in two
ways, it could take but 81 G0O, 900 and would
| settle the relations to hereafter exist be-
tween the government and the Indians. i mr..
Dawes made speech in opposition to the bill
| at the conclusion of which the Senate went in.
to executive session and adjourned. - X
HOUSE, April 5.-Under the call of
States, q number of bill were introduced; At
the conclusion. of the call of the States, Mr.
Manning rose to o question of personal prive-
lage. This brought up thes alleged attempt to
bride Springer in the sDonnelly-Wa shburn
case. Remarks of much length ensued from
Manning, and Springer, raising q question Of
veracitv hetwpenr fhem - Snrinoars oaao ;ln A