The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-05-06
FORTYSlXTH CONGRESS.

FORTYSlXTH CONGRESS.
SENATE, April 27.-Sundry bills were
introduced and referred. A bill to authorize
and equip IN expedition to the Arctic seas,
passed. The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up and discussed, and pehding'the dis:
cussion the Senate adjourned.
House. April 27.-The District of Col
umbfa appropriation bill passed yeas 1872, nays
42. A bill was reported in regard to telegraph.
| ic communications declaring such to be pri.
vate property OF the eenders and receivers and
protects them from unreasonable search and
seizure. MIR. Thomas from the select com.
mittee on pensions and back pay, reported
back the bin to equalize bounties ofsoldiers ol
the war OF the rebellion. Mr.. Debrell rose to
| point OF order that q select committee had
no jurisdiction over the subject matter of tue
bill. The bill would involve cost of one
hundred and fifty millions and sheuld have its
consideration in the committee on military af.
fairs. The House resumed consideration of the
bill to authorize the registration of trade
| marks, and Mr.. McCord made long legal
argument III opposition to the bill, as being
unconstttutiona and tending to grant great.
er protection 10 foreign than domestic trade
marks. He coutended the only efficient way
in which Congress could legisiate on the sub.
iect was by proposing amendments to the
dered. Mr.. Hammond moved to strike out
the penal sections Of the bill. Agreed to. The
bill as amended then passed. Adjourned.
SENATE, April 28.-Numerous bills
were presented and properly referred. The
| till passed to lend certain arms to the SOL
dier's reunioa in the Northwest. Senator
Davis, w. Va. presented the majority report
Of the select committee to Investigate the &C.
counts in the treasury department. Senator
ingalls, presented minority report Discus
sion followed. Discrepancies in the treasury
accounts were charged AID denied. Pending
debate the morning hour expired. and the In
dian appropriation bill was taken up. The
clause IN the House hill ah?lishing the Indian
commission was struck out. Amendments
were proposed and agreed to, and pending
debate the Senate adjouraed.
HOUSE. April 28.-Various reports
we're presented and appropriately referred.
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the bill amending the internal revenue
laws. A long discussion was indulged in BY
numerous members. After disposing OF ten
OF the ely hteen sections the committee rOse
The House took recess till evening. The
evening session was devoted to the municipal
coce OF the District Of Columbia.
SENATE, April 29.-Pctitions and bills
were introduced by several Senators. The In
dian appropriation bill was taken up. An
amendment appropriating 5000 for seed and
implements for the Cheyennes passed % to "a
The amendment striking out the clause abol.
ishing the Indian commission was agreed to
81 to g. SO the commission is retained. Other
amendments made in committee of the whole
were agreed to. and the bill passed. The Kel.
logg Spofford case was laid aside and on mo-
ton Of Senator Eaton the report Of the confer.
ence committee Oh the immediate deficiency
was taken up. It reduces the amount appro~
priated as follows. for public printing $4,000;
state, war and navy department building 1885,
800; extra clerk hire in the state department
900. Total f247,700. The report was agreed
to. Adjourned.
HOUSE, April 29.- Mr. McMahon sub
mitted conference report on the special de-
hclency bill, and it was agreed to. The appro-
priation p for the public printing Office remains
at fs5oOoo, and the appropriation for continu.
new state department is decreased from $685.
500 to 100000. The Senate amendments to
the post route bill were concurred in, and the
House went inlo committee Of the whole, Mr..
Thompson in the chair, on the bill amending
the internal revenue laws. The remainder ol
the session was consumed in presenting and
discussing amendments, some of, which were
agreed to and others rejected. An evening
session was held for the consideration of the
bill establishing court of sessions, and after
some time spent in general debate in commit
tee OF the wfole, the committee aud the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April. "A resolution was passed
asking the secretary Of the interior for certain
information in regard to the public lands. The
bill to establish retired list for non commission
ed officers was taken up, the pending question
being an amendment to direct the President
to appoint colorcd cadets to West Point. Pend
ing debate the morning hour expired, and the
naval appropriation bill was taken up and
passed. The regular order was then taken
up. being the resolutions declaring SpoffO1d
entitled to the seat occupied by Kellogg. ben-
ator Vance supported the resolutions, but be-
journed for the purpose Of allowing Senators
to attend the funeral Of Mr.. Middleton, late
clerk of the Supreme court, which was about
to take place from the capitol.
HOUSE, April 30.-Bills were Intro
duced and referred. Mr.. Singleton, from the
committee on appropriations reported back the
consular and Diplomatic bill with the Senate
amendment. The amendment increasing the
appropriation for consular clerks was con-
"a 600 for salaries and expenses Of commis-
sioners appointed to negotiate = treaty be-
tween the United States and China relative
to Chinese immigration was c0ncurred in with
| an amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
pay of a secretary to the commission, 46,OC0
for an interpreter, and ID, 500 for incidentalex-
penses. The other amendments were non-
concurred in. Ire House went into commit
tee Of the whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the chair,
on the private calendar. The committee
rose and a number of bills granting pensions
were passed.
/ SENATE, May i Not in session.
House, May IA bill was reported
toaccept and ratify the agreement submitted
nv no tl.dI IY+n tr1;onn for the sale
Of their reservation In Colorado. Printed and
| recommttted: The bill passed providing that
j the oathverifying the returns ma de by ma
| tional banks may be taken by notary pub
lie. Mr.. Money, Of Mississippi, offered re-
solution which was adopted authorizing @ 9a;a1: the
Macon, Miss, in aid OF the sufferers made
destitute by the cyclone Of April Is, re-
ports Of committees being called for, the com.
mitteee on invalid pensions reported 4 bill
nxn the salary OF the commissioner oil pen
| sions at $500; referred. The post Office CON-
propriating $38600O00. Laid aside to be sub.
zequently called up. The House then took up
| the bill amending the internal revenue law.
and the remainder Of the session was devoted
| to it, discussion, amendments being offered,
somo Of which were adopted, others rejected.
The bill went over without final action and
the House adjourned.
SENATE, May Ex-senator Cameron
according 70 previous notice, moved to tske !
up the bill for the relief of Ben Holiday. The
bill appropriatee e5s6,730 to pay Ben Holli-
day in full satisfaction of all claims against the
United States for spoilations by hostile Indians
on his property while carrying the mails, for
properly taken by United States troops for
the benefit Of the United states. and for losses
| Of property and expenses incurred In running
the mail route in compliance with orders
o1 the United States commanding officer:
The bill was laid aside for the transaction OF
some other business, and when again reached
the morning hour had expired and the bill
went over. The House joint resolution to
donate rattons to the sufferers by the recent
cyclone at Macon, Miss, passed. A large
number Of petitions in favor Of the Eaton
tariff commission bill were pr esented. eena-
tor Vance resumed bis speech in favor OF the
resolution to seat Spoford and unseat Kellogg.
Several senator's Joined In the discussion and
the session closed without action.