The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
, THE XLYI CONGRESS.

THURSDAY, June 3.-Senate.-The senate pass
ed the immediate transportation BILL with the adj
dition of a great many amendments giving a
large number Of small towns the privileges of the
act.
THURSDAY, June 3.-House-Mr. Townsend. Of
Illinois, offered an amendment to the general de-
iciency bill, striking out paragraph appropriate
ing 5000 900 to enable the secretary of the treas
ury to provide more secure vault room for coin
and bullion. Rejectedm,,yeas, rs; nays, S..
Knott submitted the report Of the judiciary COM
mittee upon charges against J. II. Aoklin. The
report exonorates Ackln from any guilty or fraud
ulent intention in presenting a report from the
committee on foreign affairs while he was not a
member of that committee, and was agreed to
without debate or division. The house then con-
sidered the senate amendment to the post office
appropriation bill.
FRIDAY, June 4.-Senote.-The senate held no
session to-day.
FRIDAY, June .-Homse.-On motion, the SEN
ate bill passed for disposing of the Fort Harker
military reservation. The speaker stated the regu-
lar order to lay on the table the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the house, yesterday
concurred in the senate amendment to the post
office appropriation bill, striking out the proviso
relative to the reletting Of the star routes. The
motion to table was agreed to-yeas, ST. nays, Y.
So the prOviso is stricken from the bill which now
goes to the senate for it's action in regard to the
amendments non-concurred in by the house. The
conference report on the joint resolution to pro-
vide for the publication and distribution of the
supplements to the revised statutes was agreed to-
SATURDAY, June 5-Saaate.-Bills were passed
for the sale Of the Detroit arsenal. The bill ap-
propriating $225,O00 to reimburse the Creek or
phan fund passed. The house hill to regulate the
compensation Of night inspectors Of customs, max
ton of Mr.. Beck, amended making it discretionary
with the secretary of the treasury and then passed
|-26 to Is. The senate bill to promote ciyiiza-
ton Of Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin (grant-
ing them their pro rata proportion of the annui-
ties of the Winnebngos Of Nebraska and Wiscon-
sin for the purpose Of securing homcsteads passed
SATURDAY, June 5.-House-A number Of
bills of a private nature were adopted; also bills
amending the statutes relative to afidavits Of
homestead and presumption settlers, authorizing
the st. Paul and Chicago Short-lne railroad COM
pany to construct bridge across Lake St Croix,
and providing for transportation of mails between,
East Louis and St. Louis. The conference COM
bill-Mess's: keagen, Clardy, and Townsend, OF
Ohio; and the postofice appropriation bill Messrs.
Blackburn, Blount and Cannon. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 7.-Senate.-The bill reducing
the prices of public land within railroad limits
from $3.50 to 1925 peracre was concurred in Senator
Herman of New York, made speech in support of
the resolution unseating Kellogg.
MONDAY, June 7.-House-The senate bill
ratifying the Ute agreement with amendments of
the house committee thereto passed-yeas ia
nays Is.
TUESDAY, June S.-!Senote.-The house amend
ments to the bill ratifying the Ute agreement were
ordered printed. The Kellogg resolutions were
informally laid aside, and the civil appropriation
bill was considered
TUESDAY,, June S.-Ho.se.-Mr. Tucker, from
the committee on ways and means reported joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to cause duty Of IS per cent, at roloreu, to
be levied all articles designated as hoops, and
the amount of any duties in excess of 35 per cent
al rolorem, paid since the 18th of March, 1880. on
UGH articles shall be refunded Passed. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Morrison (Il), the bill passed placing
the rate of duty on barley malt at IS cents pei
bushel
WEDNESDAY, June 9th.-Se,ote.-T confer
enco report on the posofce appropriation bill was
concurred in. On motion of Mr.. Pendleton the
senate concurred in the various amendments of the
house to the Ute agreement bill, and disagreed to
the others, and appointed committee on confer
ence.
WEDNESDAY,, June Ho,sc-The leYislat-
i've appropriation bill was recommitted to the
conference committee, with instructions to yield
the wish of the senate relative to The salaryof
etc employees