The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-28

House went into committee Of the whole On
naval appropriate bill The bill was read
by sections for amendments. On motion of
hlr. Atkins an amendment was adopted in
creasing the appropriation for contingent ex-
penses of the navy from $4,000 to 81 900, 600
Reading of the bill having been concluded,
Mr.. Hawley called attention to the way in
which the bill had been speedily and satisfac-
torilY agreed to, aud appealed to his Demo-
cratic friends to allow limited discussion on
the special deficiency bill and not to indulge
in these apparently unseemly disputes on a
cy bill was taken up. Mr.. Mcmahon made q
proposition, which was accepted by the Re-
publican side, limiting the debate to one hour
and twenty minutes, one hour to be occupied
by the Republican and twenty minutes by the
Democrats. Mr.. Reed opened the discussion,
but before the conclusion of his remarks the
committee rose and the House took recess,
the evening session being for consideration of
the immigration bill. At the evening session
the House went into committee of the whole
on the immigration bill and Mr.. Cox addressed
the committee in support of the bill Mr..
Morton favored the bill. Mr.. Chittenden op-
posed some OF its features. Mr.. Rice pro-
nounced the bill unconstitutional and incom-
plete. Mr.. Conger considered the bill defec-
tive, improper and unconstitutional in many
important particulars A more inhuman
Dill had never been presented for considera-
ton OF men who had hearts and souls within
them. Mr.. Einstein advocated the passage
OF the bill. Mr.. Page concurred in it's main
features. Mr.. Wilson supported the bill.
The committee rose and the house adjourned.
SENATE, April 23.-The post route bill
was passed. The resolution for unseating
Senator Kellogg, and seating the contestant
Spofford, came up. After discussion by sew.
eral Senators the question was laid aside to
come up on Monday. The bill granting q
pension to Herman Netterfeld scout, passed.
The bill to place non-commissioned officers
on the retired list was discussed and laid aside,
standing first on the calendar for Monday. A
resolution passed to lend tents to the home
less sufferers of the recent tornado in Missouri,
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE, April 23.-The House went in
to committee Of the whole on the special def.
cheney bill. The amendment in regard to
United States Marshals at elections, has dis
cussed and cOncurred in. 1t provides that
the appointment of special deputy marshals
shall be made by the circuit court of The Unit
ed States for the district in which such marsh
ais are to perform their duties, but should
there be no session of the circuit courts then
district judges are authorized to convene their
courts for that purpose. Several other amend
ments were agreed to and the committee
rose and reported its action to the House,
where that action was ratified. The joint res
OluIlOn lOr lenulDS oUV tents TO the tornado
sufferers in Missouri, passed. The speaker
announced the appointment of the following
members of the select committee to nvesti-
gate the alleged corruption in regard to the
contested election case of Donnelly vs. Wash
burn: Messrs Carlisle, Bicknel, Reagan, Louns-
berry, Fort, Updegraf, lows, and Butterworth.
The House then took recess until 7:3O, the
evening session to be for consideration OF the
bill establishing municipal code for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
1SENATE, April 24.-Not in session.
HOUSE, April PA bill passed au.
thorizing 80 condemned cannon to be used in
monument to Gen. George Gordon Meade.
Bills were reported and placed on the calen-
dar. A bill was reported authorizing
the postmaster general to compensate the
c. B. so railroad, for certain transpertations.
Mr.. Nichols, from the committee on foreign
affairs, reported Joint resolution to author
ize the President to open negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative to the
importation of tobacco into their dominions.
House calendar. The House then went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Burrows in the
chair, on the private calendar but without
action on any bill the committee rose and the
House adjourned