The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10
THE. XLYI CONGRESS-.


dleton submitted resolution requesting
the president to communicate to the
senate whether any supervisor or super
visors OF the census appointed BY and
with the advice of the senate had been
removed from Office by him, or with his
consent, and whether successor to fill
the vacancy caused by such removal has
been appointed by him or with his oon
sent.
THURSDAY, May 27-House-A con.
ference report on the joint resolution to
print 100000 extra copies of the report
ofthe commissioner of fish and fisheries,
was agreed to. The morning hour was
dispensed with and the house went into
committee of the whole Edmonton of
Tennessee, in the chair,) on the Sunday
civil appropriation bill. The calendar
contained nothing of importance and the
house soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 28.-Senate.-The house
joint resolution to pay government en-
ployes for decoration day was passed.
The bill passed authorizing the bonds of
manufacturers Of tobacco, snuff and
cigars exporting the same to be Cancelled
| at the port Of clearance.
FRIDAY, May S.-House-Speaker
Randall. was in the chair, and the space
in front of the clerks desk was filed with
mem bers seeking recognition or unani-
nous consent. It was agreed to adjourn
over decoration day. On motion of Mr.
Ewing, the senate bill authorizing the
settlement Of the accounts of Colonel
Thomas Worthington, of Ohio, were
passed. The house then went into com.
mittee Of the whole (Mr. Harris in the
chair) on the Sunday civil appropriation
| bill. Mr.. Dunnell moved to increase the
| appro priation for the survey of public
lands from 100000 to 100000. Ad-
opted, 70 to rs.
SATURDAY, May 29-This being decora-
| ton day neither senate nor house were
in session.
MONDAY, May 31.-Ssnate Sen. Me-
MILAN introduced bill for the relief
of certain settlers on Swamp lands in
| Minnesota. ssh. Baldwin introduced
bill providing for appraisements and sale
of the Detroit arsenal building and
grounds. The house joint resolution
requesting the president to open negoti-
ations With France, Spain, Austria and
Italy with view to removal of restric'
tions upon importation of tobacco in
said countries, passed.
MONDAY, May 31.-House.- The
amendment to the sundry civil bill in
creasing from $275,000, to 100000 the
appropriation for the survey of the At.
lantic and Gulf coast. was adopted On a
yea and nay vote of SO to 81. About fifty
pairs were announced. The amendment
striking out the paragraph appropriating
800, 900 to enable the secretary Of the
dalton for the storage of coinage, was
| tn
amendment adopted in the committee
of the VIII ole, directing the secretary of
the treasury to pay the several sums ap-
pointed by this act in the lawful silver
coin of the United States, was agreed to
yeas 105; nays, SO. An amendment
appropriating $650O0O for the pay Of
marshals and deputies, except for the
service of the latter rendered at the
elections was agreed to-yeas IS, nays &C..
Other amendments were then agreed to
and the bill passed-112 to So. The
negative votes were cast, mainly by re-
publicans.
! TUESDAY. June 1-Se7ate-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was received
from the house and referred to the COM
'mittee on appropriations. The senate
insisted on its amendments to the legis.
lative, executive and judicial and. agri.
cultural appropriation bills, and a COM
mittee of conference with the house were
appointed. The morning hour hav-
ing expired the unfinished business
being Eaton's tariff bill, it was, on mo-
ton of Ransom, informally laid aside,
and the river and harbor bill proceeded
with. A large number of amendments,
increasing appropriations, wore adopted,
but the bill was not finally disposed of.
TUESDAY, June 1-House:-The house
went into the committee of the whole on
the deficiency bill general debate heinr