The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-03

1ok0n Up ~ the hOuDo-GenerAl Capital
News.
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.
(Second Session.)
Tho Senate,
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Senator Dawes. from
tho select committee on removal of tho north.
ern Cheyennes and Poncas, submitted q report
upon the result of their investigation REGARDING
the Poncas, and reported favorably on tho bill
for relief of the Poncs tribes of Indians.
Placed on the calendar and the report ordered
printed. Senator Kirkwood, chairman of tho
committee, will hereafter submit differing
views.
Senator Davis. of West Virginia, chairman
committee thought the business of Congress
was not now in such a state that day could be
safely fixed upon for adjournment. The com.
mittee, therefore, would not yet report back
the House resolution providing for adiourn-
ment, but hoped it nigh: be practicable for
Congress to adjourn about the 10th or 18th
of June.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill for the
relief Of certain settlers On swamp lands in
Minnesota. Referred.
Senator Baldwin introduced bill providing
for the appraisement and sale of the Detroit
arsenal building and grounds Referred.
Tes House joint resolution requesting the
President to open negotiation with France
Spain. Austria and Italy with q view to reno.
val OF restrictions upon the importation of
tobacco in said countries passed.
The joint resolution passed authorizing the
sale to tie Port Huron & Northwestern rail-
road company of portion of the Fort Gratiot
military reserve, and autll"rizing Port Huron
to grant the company the right OF wav through
Pine Grove Park.
Tho Honco hill Do.eo1 .>.ou:l:.
places of holding the circuit court of the United
States in the district of Iowa, and for other
purposes The bill was laid laside informally.
and the bill granting pensions to certain SOL
diers and sailors of the Mexican and other
wars, was taken up tolallow Williams to speak
thereon: he descri bed the valuable nature of
the territory secured BY exertons of soldiers of
the Mexican war, and recounted the stirring
events OF that conf ict and closed with an elo-
quent appeal for the passage Of the bill.
Consideration of the Yorktown monument
joint resolution WAS then resumed The amend
ment striking out an appropriation to defrav
the expenses OF celebration was rejected, and
the joint resolution passed.
The resolution submitted recently by Sen
ator Pendleton, requesting the President to in
form the Senate whether any census supervisor
appointed by aud with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, Lave been removed by him and
successor appointed by him, or with his con-
sent, was adopted.
The report of the committee of conference
IN the district appropriation bill was adopted
Inc House bill was then taken up to author
ize compromise of the claims of the United
States under the will of Joseph H. Lewis. of
Hobokcn, who devised about one million dol.
lars toward wing off the public debt. 1t re-
cites the controversy III the case and authorizes
the attorney general and secretary of the treas
ury to adjust or compromise the claim on such
terms or conditions as shall he deemed by them
fair and reasonable. Bill passed.
6enator EatOn's tariff bill was then taken up
and Senator Dawes supported the bill. Sena-
tor Maxey spoke in favor of it. Senator Eaton
took tho floor but yielded to Senator Voorhiea
on whose motion the House bill to permit Elias
y. Bondin. Cherokee minor, to sue in the
court of claims for damages by the seizure of
his tobacco mandatory for alleged violation
OF the revenuo laws, was taken up and after
An hours debate was read tho third time and
parsed, yeaa 81, nays s.
Senator Morgan moved to take up the bill to
enforce the observance of the constitution of
the United States in reference to election Of
President and Vice President of the United
States; but this molten was superseded bv
motion to adjourn, which was carried Ad-
inurned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Thc Henate's s,aen,]-
ments to the House bill for the relief of GER
tain homestead and pre-cmption settlers in
Kansas and Nebraska. were concurrcl in.
Inc JOINT resolution passed granting use Of
artillery to the soldiers in northeast Missouri.
The conference report in tho District of Co.
lumbis appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the joint resolution
for printing 3OO, copies of the report of the
commissioner Of agriculture was agreed to. The
general deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole and
consideration Of the eundry civil appropriation
bill! upon which the previous question was ope-
rating.
The amendment increasing from s275, 600 to
$SOV,000 the appropriation for the survey of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts was adopted bv a
yea and nay vote of 50 to 81. About fifty psirs
WAS announced. The amendment striking out
the paragraph appropriating s1oo, 900 to enable
the secretary of the treasury to provide suita-
bic accommodations for the storage4of coin
agreed to, yeas 80, nays II.
The amendment adopted in the committee
OF the whole directing the secretary OF the
treasury to pay the several sums appropriated
States was agreed to; yeas, 100; nays, IS.
The following Republicans voted in the
affirmative: Anderson, Boyd, Daggett, Davis,
California; Hammond, New York; Haskell,
Hawk, Kelly. Pacheco Ryan, Valentine ana
Van Voorhees,; and the following Democrats in
rison aud Wells.
Ihe M amendment increasing from $500, 600 to
$40O. 600 the appropriation for survey of public
lands wa" rejected; yeas. 70; nays, S..
An amendment appropriating $3.50, COO for
pay OF marshals ard their general deputies, ex-
ccpt for service of the latter rendered at cleo
tlons, was agreed to; yeas, IS; nays, &C.
Other amendments were then agreed to, and
the bill passed, yeas 1l2, nays So. Tho mega
tive vote was cast mainly by Republicans.
MIR. Atkins, chairman of the committee on
appropriations reported the legislative and ju-
dlclai appropriation bill, with Senate
amendments. with the recon nendation thai
some of those amendments be concurred in,
and Others non-concurred in. The rccommen.
dations of the committee we're agreed to.
The Senate amendments to tho agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurred in.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Thorne in the chair, on the
general deficiency bill, but the f,s. vote showed
no quorum, and the House adjourned.