Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-29
foR1Y.Slx1H CONGRESS.


MONDAY; January 19.-FerrJ introduced
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution that suffrage shall not be restricted
on account Of sex Or any other reason that does
not apply to all citizens. Mcmillan presented
the memorial of agents and owners of steam
and sail vessels on the northern lakes, repre=
senting value of $6, ,305 400, protesting against
the construction of bridge over Detroit river.
90. "A bill was introduced and referred to allow
rebate on the duty on imported salt used for
curing fish, or in packing pork or beef >. On
motion Of Morrill, the resolution heretofore in
troduced by him instructing the committee on
finance to inquire into the practcability of re-
funding any part of the public debt at less than
per cent. interest was taken from the table
and referred to the committee on finance. :.
After short executive session the senate ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, January 2O.-Pe6tons presented:
For the passage of the Weaver bill; for payment
to soldiers of the difference between ereenbacks
and gold when they were paid; asking for the
remova! Of obstructions to navigation in the Red
zinc; for the equalization of bounties. On
motion Of Bayard the senate passed the house
bill to admit free of duty articles for exhibition
at the Miller's convention at Cincinnati. Bills
introduced and referred: To equalize home
steeds; for the relief of settlers on school lands
IN Warrington Territory. After . short ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 21.-Bayard's resolution
for the withdrawal of the legal tender quality of
United States notes WAS taken up and Beck made
. speech in opposition thereto. The commit
tee on military affairs reported adversely on the
bill in relation to brevet army appointments,
and it was indefinitely postponed. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 22d.-After the transac-
ton OF some unimportant business the Bayard
resolution was taken up and Coke made speech
against it.. The senate then went into execu-
tive session md when the doors we're re-opened
adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 19. Bills introduced and re-
ferred: Relating to the inter-oceanic canal; to
repeal the duty on salt; proposing constitu-
taonal amendment in regard to the election of
president and vice-president, providing for their
election by majority of votes of the people and
for abolition of the electoral college; repeating
moved to suspend the rules and adopt resoli-
ton expressing it as the sense Of the house that
the negotiation of the executive department of
the government for commercial treaty where
by the rates Of duty will be imposed on foreign
commodities entering she United States for con-
sumption shall be fixed, would be, in view of
the provisions of section of article of the
and an invasion of one of the highest preroga-
tves of the house of representatives. After a
short parliamentary skirf1nish a vote by ayes and
nays was proceeded with, but before its conclu-
sion the time was claimed for District of Col
umbia business, and the resolution went over
till next Monday. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 2o.--Bills introduced and
referred: For the discontinuance of the nation
al bank system at Washington; providing for
the payment Of U. 8. bonds maturing in 1880
and 1881. Ellis introduced joint resolution,
which was referred, approprlatlng $500, 900 for
the suffering poor of Ireland. .Conger intro
duced resolution from the Michigan legisla-
ture protesting against any increase Of the duty
introduced the following constitutional amend
ment, which was referred: "That the right of
suffrage shall be based on citizenship, and the
right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States on account of sex,
or for any reason not equally applicable to all
citizens of the United States" %. After consid
the house went into committee of the whole on
the report of the committee on rules, and when
it rose adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, January 21.-Sparks, chairman of
the committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter,
accompanied with a majority report thereon.
Mecook presented minority report ,i35 Both Re,
the special order for February 49,. Mcmahon,
from the committee ON appropriations, reported
bill for the payment of fees of marshafs and
deputy marshals for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1880. Ordered printed and recommitted.
-. "A long debate was then had on the bill rela-
tive so national bank reserves, after which the
house went into committee of the whole on the
report of the committee on rules. When the
committee rose the house adjourned.
THURsDAx, January pa petition in the
form of resolution Of 500 Illinois soldiers was
presented by Singleton asking for the passage
Of the Weaver bill and requesting soldiers all
over the country to organize and Keep a record
of members of congress who may vote against
1t. :. The bank reserves bill was then debated
and finally put upon its passage, but it was
killed by a vote of 1853 nays to IS yeas. The
house, after session in committee Of the whole
on revision Of rules, adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 29.-A joint resolution for
the erection of military storehouse at Omaha
WAS passed. The speaker announced the ap-
pointment of the following special committee on
the payment of bounties, pensions and back
pay: Coffroth, Geddes, Myers, Mcmillan, Har-
mer, Casweu and Thomas. After session in
committee of the whole on revision of rules the
house adjourned till Monday.