Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-29

1851.
FoRTY-slxTH CONGRESS-.
Senate.
MONDAY, April ia bill providing that
whenever circuit and district courts are held at
The same time and place there shall be but one
grand and petit jury summoned to attend said
counts at one and the same time was passed.
1.-THE senate resumed consideration of the
Geneva award bill and Carpenter spoke in favor
Of the committees bill: Blaine, Thurman,
Eaton and Edmunds also engaged in the debate
....Adiourned.
TUESDAY, April 2O.-The house amendments
to the bill fer an exhibition in New York in 1883
were concurred in. Allison presented q peti-
ton numerously signed by citizens of Iowa for
the abolition Of the duty on salt. Williams
introduced joint resolution for the erection of
monument over the grave of Zachary Taylor,
near Louisville, Ky. Referred. . The bill for
the erection Of a public building at Denver and
appropriating 5000, therefor was passed. !. :.
The bill providing for marine hospital at
Memphis and appropriating $4,000 therefor
resolution of congress adopted October 29, 1781,
relative to monument at Yorktown. was taken
up. It appropriates 100000 for monument
and $40, 900 for a celebration of the centennial
OF the battle of Yorktown. :. Pending debate
the morning hour expired, and the bill went
over. The Geneva award bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 21.-The bill granting
discussed, and Maxey supported the measure.
The question being on Cockrell's motion to in
definitely postpone the bill. it was lost-yeas 15.
nays 40. The bill, amended to grant pensions
to enlisted privates, was then passed. The
Geneva award bill was taken up and the house
amendment to strike out the provision for the
payment of claims of underwriters agreed to
yeas 38, nays 10. After debate Eaton moved to
indefinitely postpone the bill. Carried-yeas
81, nays %. Blaine moved to reconsider the
vote: Thurman moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table. Agreed to-yeas 80, nays
28... Adjourned
THURSDAY, April pa message was received
from II the president informing the senate that
the heirs of Thomas Jefferson desired to pre-
sent to the United States the desk on which the
Declaration Of Independence was signed.
The vice president also laid before the
senate a joint resolution passed by the house
accepting the gift in the name of the nation
and thanking the donors. The joint reso-
luton then passed without division. Con-
number of amendments by Blaine and Ed
munds relative to subsistence of troops to be
used to keep the peace at elections were reject
ed, and the bill was read third time and rass-
ed-yeas %, nays 49,. :. On motion of Salisbury
the resolutions reported from the committee on
elections and privileges declaring Spofford enti-
tied to the seat now held by Kellogg were taken
up. Bailey obtained the floor, and, after an
executive session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 23.-The post route bill was
taken up and passed. ... Vest presented memo
rial Of the st. Louis chamber of commerce ask
ing an appropriation for constructing reservoirs
at the headwaters of the Mississippi river to in
crease the depth Of the river and permit the
passage CT light draught steamers at all seasons
Referred. .. The morning hour having expired,
the senate resumed consideration OF the reso-
lutions declaring Henry NJ. Spofford entitled to
his seat in. the senate now held by VIM. Pitt
Kellogg. Bailey spoke in favor of the admis-
sion of Spofford. At the conclusion of his re-
marks the bill was informally laid aside and the
territory at Miles City was passed. On motion
of Cockrell, the house joint resolution author
lzlng the secretary of war to lend tents to the
governor of Missouri for the use of sufferers by
the recent tornado in that state was passed.
Adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, April 19.-Bllls introduced: Provid-
ing that the president of the senate shall SUBJ
init to the senate and house when assembled
to count the votes for president and vice presi-
dent all packages purportng to contain electo-
raj votes; donating public lands toseveral states
the education Of girls pToHding for an appror ro
priaton Of lands necessary in the improvement
OF the Mississippi river: donating twelve con-
demned cannon to aid in the erection of mon
ument to the late Gen. James Shields; to lni-
to two years from the time the tax is pavablt
the time within which suits or prosecutions foe
into
brought; to reduce to 81 ton the duty on steee
rails; to declare forfeited to the United State
certain lands conditionally granted to the Ats
lantic and Pacific Railroad company; appropri-
ating $150,000 for the erection in q public
square at Washington City of statues commem.
oratiye Of Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, John
Adams, Randolph, Pickney, Webster, Clay and
Calhoun. :. Cox, chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill providing for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of the treaty of peace
and recognition Of American independence by
holding an international exhibition of arts.
manufactures and products of the soil and
mines in New York city in 1881. After quite
long debate the motion was agreed to and the
senate bill with amendments of the house COM
mittee was passed-yeas 143, nays &c.. .Coff-
roth moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill providing pensions to soldiers and sailors
CT the Mexican and other wars. This is the bill
Defeated 119, nays II, not the necessary
two thirds III the affirmstive. >. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 2O.-Hooker introduced bill
granting lands to the state of Mississippi to aid
in the construction of the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad. Referred . The bill passed author
izing the sale of Fort Logan, Montana Terri
tory, and to establish new post on the from
tier. "A bill was passed providing that all
lands within the limits of Fort Rdgely military
Nno c1,o1 1o0 70 \
ment and timber culture entry. -. The bill Gre
ating new land district in Kansas was passed.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, Mcmahon moved that the house 20 into
committee of the whole on the special deficiency
bill with the senate amendments. Pending this
he moved that all general debate close in five
minutes. The Republicans wanted more time
and obstructed progress by refraining from
voting. After attempts ut a compromise the
house took recess until evening, the session to
be for consideration of pension bills.
WEDNESDAY, April 21.-After some fillibus-
tering by Republicans owing to a difference of
opinion about the time to be allowed for debate
on the special deficiency bill the house proceeded
tof business on the speakers table. he house
to be for consideration of the bill to establish q
municipal code for the District of Columbia.
THURSDAY, April 22.-The speaker laid before
tt he house message from the president inform
ing congress that J. R. Coolidge, Algernon
Coolidge, Thos. Jefferson Coolidge and Allen
Dwight, of Massachusetts, heirs of the late Jos.
Coolidge, Jr., deceased, had at present the desk
on which the Declaration of Independence was
written by Thomas Jefferson, and transmitting
q letter from Il. c. Winthrop, expressing the
wish of the donors to offer it to the United
States that it might have place in the depart
ment of state in connection with the immortal
instrument which had been written on it. Crapo
offered a resolution thanking the donors for
their patriotic presentation, and it was adopted.
-. The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the naval approp iation bill. The bill
was read by sections for amendments, and the
committee rose and the bill was passed. The
house then went into committee of the whole
on the state of the union. The special defcien-
cy bill was taken up, an agreement having been
reached concerning the time to be occupied in
debate. Reed opened the discussion, butbefore
the conclusion Of his remarks the committee
rose and the house took q recess, the evening
session being for consideration of the immigra-
ton bill In the evening in committee Of the
whole Conger spoke in opposition to the immi-
grafton bill and Wilson Supported the measure.