The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-12-30
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Latest Dispatches.

Congressional.
THE Senate wae not IN session on the 18th. -,
The Military Academy Appropriation bin
(tkss, rs, was passed in the House The Con-
suar and Diplomatic Appropriation bill 49,.
1EAaM was deba,e ed in COmsAtttee of the whole
ieoeo s-showtng 10 quorum present.
Tar Ho0se resolution for recess from h.
cemhor - to January 5 was AsA.ly agreed to
IN the senate on the ao,A. 81 vote OF 50 to %,
MT. Cockrell pSescNscd the petition OF certain
citizens Of Missouri and Kansas recitins their
citizenship their desire to settle on hands IA
indian territory purchased BY the Govern
and sssnr r e mr 10 States
saAd lands and build up homes there. Mr.. Hoar
presented the petition Of q large number Of
o oHs,nt g. men aud corporations Of New En-
we're intNduced in the House: BY Nj.
Dunn. providing that lands in Indian
extinguished. and which are occupied hr IL.
dians. are public lands Of the United States,
and are hereby declared subject 10 settler ent
BY Mr. sseveas nstrucsinx sne Co@%,,t .xw q;
Agriculture to invceti1W:e the best mode of
graduating diseases OF domestic animals; by
~! M: t Stcp9 zen extending to January is
MT. Deertav, repeating the law which limits
the tiase for granting arrears of pensiones by
eecean Of f. nns
Hent, Senators and Representatives: by MIR.
Frost, amending the Constitution so As to
make Preedent ineligible to reelection;
oy MI Morton. for the repeal of the
tax on bank checks and bank deposits. Tho
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
r q. h m ,% to suspend the rules
bank checks was dcfcated-lsl to 6S-not the
necessary two-thtrds in the affirmative. The
Mr. ns q sSe sp
on Ways and Means; Mr. Conger to Com.
mittcc on Rules; Mr.. Taylor Ohio to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Bills were introduced in the Senate On the
Est: BY Mr.. Beck, to authorize the issue of
legal-tender notes Of the United States upon
deposits Of Roldi Also to repeal all laws which
impose taxes Oh capital of, or deposits with,
banks and bankers and ON bank checks; BY
Mr.. SasNders. to establish an ASSAY ONCE nj
DeSawoSd: by MI. ingalls,, for the admis sion
% New Mexico as State; by Mr.. Whyte, q
~ 'n y, resolution T processing an amendment
the Supreme Court Ct the United states states. The
Sacepresident submitted q letter from the
nunicatloa from the Commissioner Of PEN
eione settling forth the necessity for additional
appropriations to the amount OF about $lS,-
CUR: ent fiscal year. Messrs. Pendleton1 and
E Dawes were appointed to fill vacancies on the
tSoaIssT Commits Mr.. Robson IN.
that the two houses assemble I'm Eh.
ruary in the House Chamber to count
the Electoral votes but the members refused
20 consider it. Fernando Wood urged the ne
ceSsi,y of passing the Funding bill before the
holiday recess. and the House went into Com
mittee OF the Whole thereon. when Messrs
weaver, Bland AMI Mills stated that they
would oppose immediate action. PROLONGED
worjy warfare ensued, in the course of which
Mr.; weaver denounced Mr.. Sparks as 3 liar
ana the latter retOrted that Mr. w. was q
9COOn0rRl q Ronk hon al
toward the other in q threatening manner but
friends hurried them from the chamber.