The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


MONDAY, May 17.-Ihc JOINT resolution
authorizing the secretary of war to furnish
artillery, tents etc, for at the soldiers and
sailors reunion AT Columbus, o., in August,
1880, was passed. Il he morning hour expired,
the pending order DEM; the KcIlogg-SpofYord
rcsolutons) was laid aside iIfol mally and the
poStoilC2 Appropriation bill was taken up. The
bill was read for action on committee amend
mcnts aud passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Consideration Of The
Keliogg>Sp"I"rd resolutions was resumed and
SaIilShuy spokc in their favor. Morgan fol-
lowed III the same train, after which the rcsUlu-
tions were laid asidc. Ad journed.
WEDNESDAY, May Reconsideration was re-
sumcd of the Kellogg-Spofiord case and Batter
of South Carolina, spoke iii fav,r of the com
nittccs resolutions. AT the conclusion of
Buffers remarks Eayards deputy marshal bi'l
was taken UP. An amendment by Cai pCtcr
providing penalty for intimidation, and one 10y
Teller providing against the lcvying of political
assessments, was rejected. lcrng further ac-
ton on the bill the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 20.-Ihc ill to establish n
retired hist for nOn-commissiOncd amy officers
was taken NJ and after the adoption of an
amendment providing that when an enlisted
man has served rs such fifteen consecutive
years III the army hUnOrably and faithfully and
the last five years thereof ~ a non-commisSiOn-
cd officer, lie shall De eligible for appointment
n second lieutenant in the army corps in the
line III which he has served. the bill was read Il
third time and passed. The legislative, exec
ntrvc and Judicial appropriation bill aud the az
IIcuItural appropriation bill were reported back
from their rrspcctiyc committees and placed ON
the calendar . The bill for the relief of set
tiers upon the Osagc trust and diminished re-
serve lands III Kansas and for other purposes
WAS passed. The Kellogg resolutions then
came up but were laid aside and the hill regu-
laung the pay and appointment of deputy mar
shalS taken up, the pending question being on
Mr.. COnkllnGs amendment to insert the words
"appolntcd only, so the bill would refer to
deputies app"iuted only I" serve III connection
with elections. The yeas and nays showed no
quorum on account Of Il number Of pairs, and
the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY. MAY 2l.-Thc calendar was post
poned and the marshals I'LL taken up. After
being amended somewhat, the ILL passed bv
strict party yote-vcas %. nays 1.-THE bill
loaning tents to the soldiers reunion at MusCa-
tive, Iowa, was passed-TLe legislative. cxccu-
tive and judicial APPROXIMATION bin was then
taken III. The amendment increasing ihe an
preparation for senate employees from SOL. 10 TO
S93. 1927. and various minor amendments. were
coucnrrd in: and aft,r acccDtin~ fhc yariors
amendments mad by committee Of the Whole
the bill was passed Morgan moved tbe senate
proceed TO consider the electoral vote resoIution
iIoar objected because he Thought the senate
ought first to fake M and disnoSe of tbe
KELLOGG rrsoIutious After dobatc ynta woy
taken On Nor1on's mniinn rrsuIiino vnas oE
nnys IL, na,tv yntcNthc nom"rr9ot: "",inI
yea and the Republicans nav. .Afteran cxccu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
lROUse.
S,r,rpn,v May 15-Tbo Lo,,so dotor,,;,oas
y,,s 1D5 nav. gS-tn consdnr tho aJianran,a,,
Irsnution Tucker moved 10 Law ,Lo ro,nh'ti',,,
an fin" t"hIr DcfnntnJN 60 sS' n n', ,a
The prcyions ,uestion was tbcn srcnmind and
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an b0ur was then had and the concmront 80
mtion for adjournment ON tbe 3Ist inst ,yay
oTrrcd to-vcos III navs on A1inu.n"i wac
NoxnAv Nav i7NJGIIs ;ntroducod. ~ .o,
and regulate the mamnfartnre and sale "f
glucose or grape sugar; proposing a constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting congress from
passing bills appropliating more than $4,000.
EXCEPT bv vote of a maiOrity of the members
elect; for the adoption Of a suitable metre to
accurately measure the quantity and test gray
ity of distilled and malt liquor. and ap,Topri-
ating $3.50, 600 for the purpose of placing il in
use in distillelies After short debate the
motion to suspend the rules and pass the river
and harbor bin was agreed to-veos 40 nays
A. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. Nav l8.-TLc pension deficiency hill
was PASSED without amendment The house
then went into committee of the whole ON tho
agricultural aprropriation bill, but after acton
on several amendments the committee rose and
the house TOOK the evening Session Il,
hc for the consideration of the court of CLAIMS
hill.
WEDNESDAY. Nav 19.-Lorinp introapccd n
bill relating to certain provisions of fine treaty
of Washington. Referred to The committee ON
foreign affairs. The bill imposcs customs
duties on all Canadian fish and fish oil and an
propriates SI25OOO TO con,ensatc tIsbr, men
driven from Fortune bav Tho oori'nItmrai
AUTHORIZATION bill WAS missed with sev,raI
amendments and then. bv a vote of LOG oooinst
81. the house went into committee IF tLe
whole and took mp Tie funding Lin but rose
without action. Il recess was then taken until
evening, the session to be for consideration of a
code for the District of Columbia.
Tu,,psn,v Nav on Con.,1o.o,;o,, ana, 49,
summed or he hin tn rn"nIotn ~" wa" III
code If the district or CoIn1;a inli "a. a.
ynir w,s drmandrd nm tho a,mnmir,onf S' rlaI
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