The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-21

FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
SENATE, April Ex-senator Bayard,
rom the commttie on finance, reported with
amendments to the Senate bill to provide for
the appointment of q commission to inyesti-
gate. The commission will consist of nine
members. to be appointed from civil life by
the President by and with the advice of the
Senate, the first named to be President; the
commissioners to receive $40 per day each
during the period engaged in active duty and
active travelling and other necessary expenses.
1t shall be the duty of the commission to take
into consideration and thoroughly Investigate
All various exertions relative to the agricul-
tural, commercial, mercantile, manufacturing,
mining and industrial interests of the United
States, so far as the same may be necessary to
the establishment of q judicious tariff, OF re-
vision Of the existing tariff, upon basis of
Justice to ali interests and for the purpose OF
fully examining matters which may come be-
fore It. Such commission is empowered
TO visit such different portions of the country
as It may deem advisable. They shall report
| to Congress the results Of their Investigations
and the testimonies taken from time to time
and make report not later than the first
Monday in December, 1881. A bill FORGETTING
railroad company was referred. A joint reso.
luton legalizng the health ordinances of tie
District OF Columbia was passed. The Gen.
eva award bill was taken up, and Senator DAY.
IS OF Illinois made speech against it. At its
conclusion Senator Blaine and Carpenter had
collovuy in which personal threats were
made. Senator Thurman took the floor in
! support of the bill, but pending his remarks
the Senate went into executive session and
adjourned. d..
House, April 13.-The House resumed
the consideration of the army appropriation
bill. The question required on the bill, and
the amendments were adopted without divi-
sion, and that in relation to troops at the polls
oy strict party vote, yeas 116, nays IS. This
strict party vote. The conference report on
the census bill was agreed to. The Indian ap-
preparation bill was referred to the committee
OF the whole. The bill amending internal re.
venue laws was reported back and referred
TO the committee of the whole. A bill was
passed granting pension Of go a month to
the widow of Major General Curtis, of Iowa.
The House took a recess till evening. AT the
evening session the House went into commit.
tee OF the whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the chair, on
the private calendar. After having expended
two hours in passing five bills, the committee
| uAoCOuCluutu COuSlucTdIlOQ OF OILS on the cal
| endar IN regular ORDER and few bills were
agreed to at the request of individual men,
bers. The committee then rose, and the House
| after passing the bills reported to 1t adjourn
| ed. . =
SENATE, April 14.--Bills introduced
and referred. Senator Voorhees, introduced
resolution instructing the committee ON
pensions to report bill authorizing pensions
to surviving sailors and soldiers of the Next
can war. Senator Pendleton from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs reported a bill for the
relief Of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota
and Dakota. Ordered printed and recommi ted.
A resolution was passed authorizing the Secre-
| tary of war to permit members of the soldiers
union at Milwaukee in June 1880, to have
artillery, flags and camp equipage belonging
to the government. The Geneva award bill
| was taken up and Senator Call spoke against
it. At the conclusion of his speech the bill
was laid aside and the consular and diplomat
| lc appropriation bill taken up. The amount
pproprinted is 81, l46, 1856. An increase of
ga 900 over the bill as passed by the House.
Senator Eaton, from the appropriation COM
mittee, offered an amendment appropriating
6AOCO for compensation and necessary ex.
penses ofthe commissioners appointed to act
| with the envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to China
| to negotiate and conclude treaty and SETTLE
ment of matters of interest to the two govern.
|
reed to. The bill then passed and the Senate
adjourned.
! HOUSE, April 14.-The bill passed
| authorizing the secretary of the interior to
dispose Of part 81 the Fort Dodge military
reservations, to actual settlers under the pro-
vision of the homestead law, The House went
into committee of the whole on the In
dien appropriation BILL A brief statement of
the money features of the bill was made Mr..
| Baker said that to many people it was mat
| ter of surprise that the United States govern
| ment failed to govern the Indians as we'll as
the Canadian government. Year after year had
passed away without the establishment OF any
system which looked to anything bat robbing
the Indian and plunging the country into
war. The only fixed policy which the govern
ment seemed to have in regard to the Indian
i was that which drove him from the face of
the earth. Mr.. Hooker gave notice that he
Intended to offer an amendment to the bill
transferring the Indian bureau from the interi-
| or to the war department. Mr.. Haskell offered
an amendment increasing the appropriation
from $4,000 to $500 for the purchase of
| clothing for the Cheyennes and Arapahoes.
| Pending the vote the committee rose. A re.
cess was taken till evening. At the evening
session the first bill considered was that pro-
Viding permanent construction fund for the
navy. It was moved to fill the blank in the
bill so es to provide that not more than ST.
100000 should be expended out Of the per-
manent construction fund in any one fiscal
year without authority of Congress-. Adopted.
1t was moved to strike out the word "perman-
ent" where it occurred. Agreed to-. The bill
was then laid aside for favorable report to the
House. The next bill on the calendar was
that to authorize and equip an expedition to
the Arctic seas, and it was also laid aside with
a favorable recommendation. The commit
tee then arose and reported the bill to the
House. and the main question having been
order upon them this House adjourned.
/ SENATE, April 15.-Reports were
made from several committees on various sub.
jects, and bills were passed granting pensions
to number of persons. The Geneva award
bill was taken up. After svme preliminary
remarks by Thurman and Others Mr.. Blaine
made long speech against the bill. Sen
ators Thurman and Bayard discussd the bill
at length. Pending discussion, adjourned.
HOUSE, April l5.-The bill providing
construction fund for the navy was passed,
also bill to equip an expedition to the Arc
tics The House went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Baker moved to amend BY increasing from
$130,lO0 to $4,000. The amendment was
adopted "a to 10. MIR. Baker submitted an
amendment increasing to the extent of $685..
600 the appropriation for the subsistence OF
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