Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-22
THE FORTY-slxTH CONGRESS.
Sen ates

Senate.
MONDAY, December l3 Bills introduced and re- |
feJred Making trade dollars legal tendcr for the pre-
vention and supp ession of pleuro-lncumonia. "A
message received from the president mitting
the report of the agricultural commissioner con-
tagious diseases of cattle motion Of Randolph,
the bill for the relief Of Fiz John Porter taken
up-35 to ia larty vote, except that Hoar voted
by him q few days ago. Edmunds moved to amend
by limiting to year from the pas sage of the bill
the time within which Porte!'s restoration to the
| army can be made, and if the present or next
president should fit not to re- tore him, the bill
should not live until future administrations. This
6y vote bo 2osg that
urc was debated at length After executive seq
sion the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 1.-the senate in committee
of the whole resumed consideration of the Titz John
Porter relief bill. Dawes offered substitute for
Rando'ph's resolution, authorizing the president to
reappoint Porter to the army with no higher rank
than colonel the retired list, and providing
against the payment Of any salary from the date Of
dismissal to the date Of reappointnient Agreed to
Davis <1ll.) The bill was then reported back to the
! senate, and the question being agreeing to the
amendments made in committee OF the whole, Burn
side made long speech against the bill. The vote on
agreeing to the amendments made in committee Of
the whole, resulted: Yeas 81 Democrats nays 81 Re-
publicans, and Davis, QD3 The bill was then read
third time and passed-yeas 36 Democrats, nays 81
Republicans, cxceL. Davis Oily Mcssrs. Dawes, Hoar.
Bruce and Pla,t Repubicans> did not vote: The
question then recurred on the preamble, which re-
cites the dsmi sal of Gen Porter the report OF the
board Of inquiry fayorng General Porers renstate-
ment, and reference of said report to congress by
the president. Adopted--:ycas IS Democra 8, %
Republicans, and Davis Tl.) After an executive
/ session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 15.--Bills introduced and
referred For the retirement of the small legal ndcr
notes to regulate the civil service and to promote the
efficiency thereof; to prohibit federal officers claim
ants and contractors from making or receiving as
Eessments or CO tributions for political purposes:
Burnside then spoke in favor Of his bill to devote
lie education. Morrill, and Brown also supported the
bill. The bill Was then laid aside. On motion of
Cockrcl the senate took up the senate bill a,>ropr.
atng S., $50 to pay Samuel A. Low for services and
expenses clerk Of the territorial egs aure Of Kn
sas in 1885. debate wcs indulgcd in by
Cockre! Ingalls, Harris, Vest and Edmunds, contin-
uing until adjournment.
THURSDAY, December l5.-Mlaxey introduced a
bill authorizing the president to place Gen. Ord
the retired list according to his brevrt rank of major
! general, with the pay and clnoluments thereof.
Saunders introduced bill to provide for the sale of
part of the reservation of the Omaha Indians in
Nebraska. The fortcation appropriation bill was
received from the house, read twice and referred to
the committee appropriations; al-c Tho joint
resolution providing TO" the adjournment Of con-
gress from December 22nd to January 5tls %. The
came up ~gain, and was discussed by Teller. Hoar,
Pueh, Garland, Vest, Hill, Max"y Eaton Morgan
and Morrill,. The senate adjourned, leaving the
bill as unfinished business.
providing for adjournment from Dtcen,ber % to
January was disagreed to-27 to 81. bill appro-
priatjne s25O,OOO for The rvbuiding Of tho custom
house ut Pen acola passed -. Wallace introduced
bill to establish uniform system Of bankruptcy.
Referred Consideration was then resumed of the
EDUCATIONAL BILL ana general debate took place. An
amendment by Teller, striking o't the CLAUSE setting
apart the proceeds of lands and patents per1a-
nent fund, and providing that for the fir ten years
said proceed shall bc p i'd to the Sc eral state ac-
corllng to Their prt portion Of population over ten
years of age who cnnot re- and write, was adopt d.
An amendment by Mo gan was agreed to- anthoriz-
ing college C. tabi he'd under the act of 1862 TO
tabiith schools for the technical and irdustria!
struction Of fca'es. After b,iIg further amended
the ill wis reltrttd to the natr and the amend
nents made in the committee of the who were
vote on. The vote on Te'iers amendment, noticed
above, wa yeas 23, nays 28 so the eanendircntwa was
'oet. (The vice kresidcnt was not occupying the
posed the bill bit the other amendments male in tie
committee f the whole were adopted and the bill
was read third time and passed-yeas Al, nays 6.
....Adjourned til Monday.
House.
MONDAY, December 13.-Towneend (Oh!o) pc
eented the credentials of E. 3. ~vlor ,uen' er-
elect from the Ninth d tric' Of Ohio, Prt sidcne ect
Garie,d's district. The credentials having been
read. they referred to TIE comuittee on cleo
tions, because Of objection by Hurd, who said Gen.
Garfield had been elected from the Nineteenth ii
1873 In 1880 the law Of 1878 had been repealed ard
q district created. Tho ground upon which
be rested his claim that tho vacancy which ha
old Nineteenth district might be fill by lection
held within the territory which bad formerly
poted that district. This ai'n he eub,ittcd w.s
witho' foundation. Garf.ld's resignation conld
not OCCASION vacancy in th.t di- trict. and, there
fore, on tho face of the certificate, it was
patent that Tay or had no right to seat
in the house. =. .Crapo introduced q reSolu-
tiol declaring that the construction OF an inter-
oceanic cana, connecting the waters Of the At
lantc and Pacific oceans by means OF forei gn capl-
ta under the auspices of or through chukter from
any European government jig hostile to The estab-
ished policy Of the United States. is in violation Of
the spirit and declaration Of the Monroe doctrine,
and cannot be sanctioned or assented to by this
ernmens. Referred to the committee on foreign af-
fairs. Bills and rcso utions introduced: Gu. ing
the secretary of the treasury for inorm- ton as
to what sam or sums Of money re Paid to U: s..
Grant by the United States from the time of enter
ing the military academy at We Point until his first
resignation from the regular army in 18-; aso the
sum Of money p"ia him from the time of
entering the military service in Illinois, in 1861, un-
til he resigned in 1868; SUI statement to be in de-
to said U. S. Grant; and also what monies paid
to him during his terms president Of the United
States, from March 4, 1869, to March g. 1871 incu-
sve; to provide for the regulation Of commerce by
RAILROADS between the st ties, and for the better pro
lection Of capital invested in railroads; also. pro
! posing con- ttutional amendment on the subject
20 tage letters and letter matter to two cents for
each onehaf ounce or fraction thereof also, to re-
form the civi. service Of the United Suites; i'm
posing duty of at least ~ cents per pound on
| all fresh water fish called hard fish, and K cent
, per pound on all fresh water fish called
soft fish, imported Into ii the nnted nsa1
l also, cons o]idatlng the bureaus Of military
justice and corps of Judge advocate OF the army;
relcaling the statutes requiring steam YES sc While
towing to carry certain lights providing for COM
mission of five representatives,, four senator's and
five experts to revise and readjust the tariff; rcpea
ing the ex,,ort tax on tobacco snuff and cigars; to
authorize the retirement Of conm stoned officers of
the army after they have served fifteen consecutive
years; to terminate the existing treaty betw, tae
r Cnited States and the North German conf dcracy
80. Converse. chairman Of the committee on publ
lands reported bin for the relief Of houestead> and
= preempters pubic lands Referred to the COM
nittec Of the whole. :Ca'kins introduced rceou
ton, which was unanimously adopted, extendine
sympathy to the unhappy lbo'ing ca>s Of Ireland
in their efforts to reform the tenant sy' tcm
TIE house then resumed consideration Of the e!ector.
rc> solution, and debate co dnucd until adjournment
TUESDAY, December IA Morton introduced bill
. to incorporate the Maritime Canal company, Of
Nicaragua and it was referred to the committee OF
E. D. Morgan H. J. Jcwctt, ". +. CARR on, II. Pot
phrey1. Frederick Butterhed d, ]. Thonos De France
Z. +. Bealo and Wn. Dennison, and provides tha
tho capital stock shall consist o. not less than 500 OO(
. more than 1000 600 shares, Of one hundr. dol
lars each Young # Ohio introduced bill to en-
. courage American sealnen and provide q home fl
r permanently disabled seamcn. Referred. Bick
nell then cal ed up the electoral count resolution and
demanded the previous question, and the Kepuh j.
J.: quorum. The roll call was ordered and at its con
cluson Bcknc11 gave notice that he would bring the
resolution forward in January az Roon as he could
find 147 members en- his tide of the house IA. "
C. Nowlain: Of Virginia, was elected postmaster o.
the house, and inlmcAiettly sworn. BY yea ant
:, nay vote. the horse went into committee Of thu
whole on the funding bill. G ette offered q sub
; stute tn. bill which he had offered last year, author
izng the secretary If the treasury to set apart al
surplus coin and paper money which may be in thu
It treasury from time to time, IS fund for pay1nen
for maturing bonda and fer the purchase Of s1'\e
+ bullion for ,nintng purposes and 'mposing an In
" come tx al n incomes exceeding $1,000 pei
annum. McN1il an offered TN amendment providing
i that the bonds irt nd ndcr this act shall be .ubjec
to tx don as other property. Both amendments
we're ol47ered printed. After speech by Wernel
ag.inet the BILL and one by Chiteuden IN favor OF 1t
q the ccmnittt roEe and the subject won't over...
J: Singleton. from the committee appropriations, re
l. ported the consrar and III, lonatic apl rorrianol
,, tf. appropriatin 81 100 4s5. Ord red printed ns
- reco,nluittd Form, y from the same committee
u reported the military academy appropriation bill
Is aplrolriating $32o. 1876. Ordered printed and r.
i committed. 5. Dill re from the committee on mill
taty If ire, reported hack adversely the re ONTO
ling the secret ry Of war for an sim te Of tb
cft Of double trick steel railroad from New Yor
to Council B uffs: Lid on the table. Adjourned
7 WEDNESDAY,. December Is -Be'ford introduced
bill for the retirement of small legal tender note
Referred On motion of Gocdc. the senate bill past
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