The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12

sracy, "swhile We Fourteenth amendment
mentioned the ~Inr of insurrection." He
was replied TOT BI Mr.. Goode, when Mr..
Wood objected to further debate, and the bill
was then passed-166 to 46. After going
into Committee of the Whole on the private
calendar an adjournment was had to the 9th.
The Board Of Indian Commissioners
held their concluding session for the investf-
cation of ex-Indfans Commissioner Hsyt in
New York on the 18Th. After accepting the
report of the Special lCommittee appointed to
investigate the Charges against the ex-Com-
missioner the Board adqptad resolution
approving The action II the Secretary of the
Interior in removing Mr. Hyt from the office
Of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
ThH Tennessee Republican State Con-
venaioh tdnominate candidates for State Off
cers and appoint delegates to the National
vile on the 5th oftnay. e
FnrY.roURcolored emigrants arrived
at INDIANAPOLIS on the 9th.
A Los PINos dispatch, received on the
Fotn, says General Adams and party arrived
Aier ION 18th, and that Captain Jack and
SSwsrwick left Immediately thereafter for
Grand River, at which point the White River
Indians were said to be encamped for the pur-
pose of making another attempt to secure the
surrender of the twelve guilty Utes Jack
made no promises and would set no time for
his return, but said he would do his best to
bring about the surrender of those wanted.
.aa.ss., Congress-.
MONDAY, February I'm the Senate
the, bill was passed providing that writ of
error to the Supreme Court of the United
States from the Supreme Court of any Terri
tory shall lie in criminal cases where the ac-
cused shall have been sentenced to capital
punishment, and in such case an allowance Of
such writ shall operate as supersedeas, and
all cases removed from the Supreme Court of
any Territory to the Supreme Court Of the
precedence of hearing in said court; the act
applies to all cases heretofore tried and
determined in which judgment has not
in which to obtain and perfect such writ of
error. The credentials Of Randall Lee Gibson,
Ssnat9r fs2% Louisiana siam for ss six years from
introduced in the House. among them being
the followms:f Appropriating 100000 for the
relief of the sufferers IN Ireland; providing
built in, foreign countries; increasing the
pensions for the loss Of leg or arm; for the
benefit of citizens of States which did not go
into the Rebellion, and which have claims
against the Government; for the free coinage
of the standard silver dollar; amending the
Pension laws. The Speaker announced the
Mckinley as visitors to West Point; also, the
|apPointment OF. Mr.: Phillips as q member of
the Committees on Education and Labor, and
Of Expenditures in the Department of
reported from the Committee on Appropria.
lions. -, a...,
TUESDAY, February SIN the Sem
ate Mr.. Bayard, from the Finance Committee,
reported the Warner Silver bill adversely, and
Mr.. Beck stated that the report was not
unanimous, and the minority hoped to be
heard in regard to the bill at some future
resolution was submitted to the effect that the
Senate has heard with profound sorrow of
the death Of Representative Clark, Of
adopted :. IN TIE House the privileges of the the
moor were granted to Messrs: Parnell and Dill
lon, the Irish agitators. A bill reported from
person shall serve as petit juror in any
United States Court more than three weeks
during any one year, was passed. Mfr. Cox in
lands granted conditionaliy to aid in the con-
strlctiOn of railroad and telegraph lines, In
Committee of the Whole the report of the
Committee on Rules was further considered.
WEDNESDAY, February "A resolu-
ton was adopted in the Senate directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to communicate t0
the Senate the reasons for the order issued by
dated December Is, 1879, directing them, when
eyer written requests to that effect shall be
filed by shippers or consignors, to cause to
ceedine ninety days statistics relating to
the importation or shipment of any par
ticular merchandise imported or shipped
for NJ III d9 S
States during the war Of the rebellion. The
ssSes 5 SsSa RsSH. C N ss
::..A joint resolution was adopted in the
House-l65 to 6s-appropriating $4,000 to en-
able the Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries
national Fishery Exhibition in Berlin in April
next. ,.s.1,
THURSDAY, February 5.-The bill to
amend the act to provide for taking the tenth
and subsequent censuses, approved March 8,
1879, was taken up in the Senate, and, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Pendleton, a substitute, reported
by the Census COMMITTEE, was considered in
stead and passed: the bill, as passed, provides,
ton & mail matter relating to the censSs re-
quires the enumeration to begin June l, 1880,
and that the enumeration in cities having over
lO,UUO mhab1tants shall be taken within two
weeks from that date, and appropriates $3.50,
600. or 80 much thereof as may be necessary,
to pay enumerators for additional services
required by this act. Adjourned to the 9th. -,
The Senate bill for the conversion of National
Gold Banks was passed in the House, and bills
we're introduced and referred-making silver
certificates receivable at the United States
Treasury I'm the redemption of circulating
notes of the issue of the National Banks; re-
curing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
current interest on all registered United States
bonds without respect to date Of assignment
or transfer. --L'-