The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senale.

SVNuhESSlVNAL EhOOEEDhNNSs
Senate.
MONDAY. March 1.-PetitIons were presented
for reduction of the duty on steel rails and
for the admission free of duty of substances
used IN making paper. Jonas introduced
bill providing for deepening the mouth and
removing distractions to navigation Of the Red
river, and appropriatng S200,00O for the ptr-
pose. On motion of Mcdonald the bill for the
relief of John }. Key and W. q. NJ: Davis, pay,
ing them for certain captured and abandoned
property, was passed. The bill for the relief
Of Fitz John Porter was taken up and Randolph
spoke in favor of the substitute for the COM
mittee's bill authorizing the president to nomi-
nate Porter az n colonel Of infantry, his commits
sion to date from January, 1863, and to retire
him according to law. At the conclusion OF
Randolphs remarks Logan obtained the floor
for the purpose of speaking tomorrow. .Ad.
journcd.
TUESDAY, March "A resolution by Hoar
was adopted instruciine the committee on
judiciary to inquire and report whether any
American citizens have been arrested or I'M.
prisoned for the exercise of their constitutional
right to petition this body concerning matter
of grand public interest, namely, the title to
seats in this body rs senators from the states of
which they are citizens, with power to send for
persons and papers and administer oaths.
The Fitz John Porter bill was then taken. Up the
question being on Randolph's amendment in
the nature of substitute, and Logan spoke in
opposition to the bill, continuing his remarks
until the senate went into executive session,
after which an adjournment was taken.
WEDNESDAY, March 4.-0n motion Of Bay
ard the house bill to amend section 5000 of the
revised statutes WAS PASSED. II allows rebate
to exporters of manufactured goods when the
imported material used in tie construction OF
such goods exceeds one-half of the value Of
the material, and where cans manufactured in
whole on III part of imported material are filed
with products of the United States--if the
value of the material in the cans is not less than
seventy per centum of the value of all the ma
terial used in the manufacture thereof. The
bill restoring to public domain part OF the Fort
Ripley, Mimi, military reservation was passed.
AT the conclusion Of the morning hour Lo-
gan took the floor and spoke against the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Porter until adjourn
ment.
THURSDAY, March i.-Vest, from the CON-
mittee on territories, reported bill TO csta lsh
United States Court in Indian Territory. Placed
on the calendar. Bills introduced and refer
red: To provide for the payment Of pensions
to widows and minor children upon the death of
pensioners totally disabled from wounds in the
service; 10 make the crime of rape punishable
with death. Morgan introduced joint reSo-
luton setting forth that as the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution declares that all
persons born or naturalizod In the United States
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citi.
Zens of the United States, therefore Indians
born in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof are persons within the
meaning of the constitution of the United
States, and such persons are citizens of the
United States and of the states wherein they
re- ide, and are subject to the jurisdiction Of
the government Of the United States. Refer
rcd to the Judiciary committee. The houst
bill making additional appropriations of 1885,,
900 for the support of certain Indian tribes fol
the year ending June 30, 1880, was passed..
The morning hour having expired the senate TO
sumed consideration of the I'LL for the relief Of
titZ John Porter, Logan continuing his remarks
i'll opposition to the bill. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 5.-The bill to amend Tia,
statutes relative to the importation of neat cat
tie was rel ,orted upon adversely by the commit
tee on commerce, and indefinitely postponed
80. AT the expiration of the morning hour Lo
gan took the floor and concluded his remarks il
opposition to the Fitz John Porter bill. :. .Ad
Journed.
MONDAY March bills introduced and re.
ferred: Providing that after the LIST of Jul.
next duties on carpeting and carpeting rugs q
every description shall be limited to 80 FER cent
| nd yalorem in cases where higher duties N,
now imposed; to encourage the cultivation o
| the tea plant; rercaling all acts granting land
i'll Indian Territory to railroads conditioned on
the extinguiShment Of Indian ttles extending
for ten years the time for the completion of tn
Texas Pacific railroad; abolishing all tariff du
! ties on printing type, trace chains and agricul
tural implements; authorizing the secretary o
| the treasury TO issue Il land warrant To each an,
every officer and private who serSrdir..l, ally
/ aiiu navy OF the United States during the late
war; placing wood and straw pulp and the
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the free list; placing printing type and paper on
the free list; for the erection III Washington, ID.
c., of a monument to Gen. G. 4. Custer and til,
officers and privates of the Seventh cavalry who
were killed in the battle Of the Little Big Horn
prescribing six years from the time I'M action Il
approved rs the time within which claims in
favor or against this government shall be prose
cuted; admitting steam plough machinery free
of duty; repeating the duty On grain bags and
gunny cloth; to abolish the tax Oh brandy mad(
of apples, peaches and other fruits; to re
turn the cotton tax collected under the acts oi
congress which have siIce been declared illcga
and void; to repeal the tax on tobacco in tn,
hands of producers; to reduce the tax on dis
TILED spirits to 20 cents per gallon TO reorganz,
the militia of the United States. Adjourned
TUESDAY, March 1.-The amendments to tn,
rules agreed TO i'll committee of the whole were
read by the clerk and demand for the preyiou
question being seconded without division til,
house began voting on amendments. All o
them were adopted. The yeas and nays wer,
! then ordered, and the revision was adopted as
whole--yeas 1872; nays 81. resolution by Gar
field that the new rules 80 into effect next Mon
day was adopted. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.--The senate resolution
relative TO the late Senator Houston, of Ala
bama, were taken up. EuloSieS were pro
nounced by Mcssrs. Wright, Fernando Wood
Cox, Folney, Lowe, Williams, Herbert, IIen
den, Lewis, Sanford, Shelley, House, Atkin
and Harris. The house then, as mark of re
spect, adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 1.-THE speaker announce,
the regular order to be the consideration u tn
bin regulating the removal of causes from stat
to federal courts After the adoption an
rejection OF several amendments the bill wa
passed by n vote of of 160 to 80. The hOus
then went into committee of the whole on In
funding bill and was addressed by Wood, O
New York. At the conclusion OF Woods speec
the committee rose and the house took recess
until evening, the session to be for the consider
alton Of pension bills only. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 5.-Carlisle introduced hi
fixing duties on sugar as follows: On all sugar
not above number IS, Dutch standard, in color
2.40 cents per pound. above number 13 and nC
above number l6 1925 cents per pound, all ovo
number 1G cents per pound. Provided, tina
nothing herein contained shall be construed 1
alter or amend the act of August Is, 1876,
carry into effect the convention bctwcen til
United States and the king of the Hawaiia
islands. Referred. :. The memorial Of mel
chants, manufacturers and conSumcrs of chron
iron and bi-chromate of potash, urging the II
moval of the prohiDitory duties on those art
cies, was referred. :. On motion of Ryan I'll
senate amendments to the house bill for the I,
lief Of certain settlers on the Usage trust an
diminished reserve lands in Kansas were COZ
currednn. AT the expiration Of the mornnl
hour the house went into committee of Ii
whole on the private calendar. Adjourned.
(,0d.Iiyer Oil I'm Disease.