Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-21

$4,000 for wagon road between the post on
White River and the junction Of the Gunnison
and Grand rivers. Senator Hill resumed his
speech In support Of the resolution to unseat
senator Kellogg and proceeded to translate
mittee. His speech oeeupisdfhe remainder Of
the session. adjourned. go. .~,,ei, -,
House, May 13asundry bills were
introduced by members and others were re-
ported from committees. The House then
went into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Cox in
the ,chair. on the Legislative appropriation bill
Tending debate the morning hour expired and
the biii went over: The Legislative portion Of
dition of any Important amendments the ex.
ecutiye clauses Of the bill were taken up for
consideration. Mr., Sanford submitted an
amendment reducing the salary of the, Presi-
dent after 1889 to $4,000. The amendment
was rejected, yeas Is, nays 70, without divi-
sion. After considering twenty-on pages Of
the the blu, which contains seventy-eight pages,
session should begin at 1880 and that the con-
sideration of the pending appropriation bill
should be proceeded with. The House then
took recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration Of the district of Columbia bill.
SENATE, May ia communication
was received from the secretary of the interior
recommending an appropriation of $4,000 ia
cover deficiencies OF salary. for registers and
receivers of land Offices. senator Ingalls, in.
troduced resolution calling on, the secretary
Of the treasury for information as to the ef.
feet Of bill repeating certain perm anent and
indefinite appropriations. Adopted. Several
other resolutions were introduced. The bill
abolishing tolls on the Louisville and Portland
canal passed. The morning hour having ex-
pired, the resolution for unseating Senator
Kellogg was taken up, and Senator Hampton Of
,ko ono; 10
impute improper motives to Spoford or his
friends and therefore he was bound 10 differ
from them and from his party associates. he
would divest himself of partisan feelings and
discuss the question on generally regarded
principles of justice and right The case had
been decided, declared wrong, but there was
no redress. but he could not admit the
principle that the sentiment of con-
tested case on its merits could be
overthrown at will upon the accession of q
majority of different party. If the case can
be rehearsed once It can be again and again.
In all Litigation there must be some end OF
strife, aud in the right of the law this case
| should rest where it is. Senator Crapeter
took the floor and spoke against the resolu-
clusion of his speech Senator Pendleton took
the floor, and after an executive session the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, May 13--The House went in
to committee of tho whole on the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill. AZ
ter discussion on amendments the committee
rose. A bill was introduced appropriating
$500 600 to provide Deficiencies in the payment
Of pensions Referred. Nj. Springer took
Ing charges against him (springer} IN regard to
the Venezuela claims. Mr.. Orthlreplied with
great bitterness. - The House went
Into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was to strike out the appro-
priation for the payment. of persons informing
upon and detecting Violations of,internal rev
enue laws. Davis, Of North Carolina, support.
ed the amendment. Mr.. Atkins opposed it.
Mr.. Kelly warned his friends on the other
side that by striking at tho laws which re.
pressed illicit distillation of whisky, they
we're furnishing their opponents with ammu-
milton for the coming campaign, which would
more than counterbalance all the local popu-
larity they might make among the ~moonshin-
ers." After further debate by Mr.. Hooker in
support, and Messrs. Reed and Houk in oppo-
sition, the amendment was rejected. After
having concluded consideration of forty of the
eighty pages Of the bill, the: committee rose
and the House then took recess, the evening
session to be for consideration of reports from
the committee on Indian affairs. - T..
G5ENATE, May IA large number of
petitions of manufactures, for the passage of
the Eaton tariff commission bill were present
The House bill amending internal revenue
laws was favorably reported. A concurrent
resolution adopting joint rule for counting
votes of electors for President aud Vice Presi-
dent was reported and placed on the calendar.
Consideration of the Kellogg spofford con-
tested seat-case was resumed, and Senator
Pendieton spoke In opposition to reopening1
the case. Senator Cameron of Wisconsin, also
spoke against the resolution. On motion of
Senator Thurman the joint resolution author
iZr 6 court of inquiry in the case of Thomas
WorIhiE on, late colonel Ct the Forty sixth
Ohio, was taken up. The committee on mill
tary affairs proposed q substitute paying
would have been entitled as pay from Noyem-
Der 2lst, 1862, to March LIST, 1868, had he
not been cashiered. Senator Thurman said
WOrthington Wrs seventy years of age and in
dignant. The report Of the committee was
based on the military opinion that this dis.
missal was Irregular. Worthington was
.thought;by many to have done as much for
any person in the army, high or low. After
some discussion the committee amendment
was agreed TO and the bill passed. On motion
of Senator Voorhees, the bill providing for the
Congressional library was taken up. The bill
was amended 10 instruct the committee to re-
port upon the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting new
building, the probable cost, ETC., and passed.
day. ~.s's5 ~ ~. -: " 80 -. u. a. ,
HOUSE, May = Some discussion was
aad in reference to the adjournment of Con-
kress, May 81. The bill making appropria-
lions for support Of the agricultural depart
ment was reported, ordered printed and re-.
committed. It recommends an, appropria-,
ton Of 42l3, 600, being $12 600 LEES than the.
estimate. The House went into committee of
the whole on the legislative. executive. and
Judicial appropriation bill. The consideration
of the bill was concluded when the committee
rose and reported It to the House. The arst
amendment on which separate vote was de !;
manded, was that providing, that salaries of
store keepers and gangerss at all dist1leries
that mash less than sixty bushels per day
shall not exceed, ESQ per month. while the dis
lhileries are in operation, and $36 FER month
that all other store. keepers and gaugers shall
not receive pay exceeding $50 per month
when the distilleries are not in operation. The
vote resulted yeas ZOE. nays 100, nearly strict
party vote a motion to reconsider was tabled
l06 TO 100 No other amendment Of import
ance Was Ioted upon separately. and the bill
was passed as amended yeas 49, nays IL The
consideration Of tic resolution on final journ-
msnt was taken up, and b.f0re u result was
reached, the House ty,k recess till evening
g consider the municipal code OF the District.
HousE, May Is. Mr.. Stevenson asked
leave TO Offer 8 resolution Is the sense d. the
House, that there should be no final adjourn
sment TIL . LAW h1d been passed 20 regulate
the certainty Of the Preside electoral vote.
sLeave not granted. Alter some delay the ad-
iournment resolution wsS called up, and the
ton. The remainder. Of the ses6iSn - con.
mmed IN 6falsneeSn0 IL As,d II the cl0aA OF the