Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-06
F0RTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

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| Senate.
MONDAY, April 26.-The morning hour was
consumed in debating an amendment offered
by Allison, that in addition to the number Of
cadets at West Point Academy now authorized
by law, the President shall each year appoint
two colored cadets at large. The senate then
resumed consideration of the resolutions declar-
| ing SpOHord entitled to the seat now occupied
by kellogg, and debated the matter until ad-
| TUESDAY, April 27.-Davis, W. Va Cameron
and others presented q petition of iron manu-
facturers for the passage of the Eaton bill for q
commission for the revision Of the tariff. The
JOINT resolution authorizing the president to re-
| mander m the navy st tho foot Of the list was
read q third time and passed. The House bill
| to authorize and equip an expedition to the
Arctic seas to establish = temporary station for
scientific observation at Lady Franklin bay,
etc., was passed. When the morning OK
laid aside and the Indian appropriation bill
taken up Pending discussion on an amend
"ent offered by Plumb to appropriate ST, 5000 for
seeds and implements, the senate went TITO ex-
ecut've session and soon after adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, April 28.-Cameron Pennsyl-
vania) Conkling, Randolph, Mcpherson and
Bayard presented petitions from the iron manu-
facturers Ct their respective states for the pas
sage Of the Eatol tariff bill. Morgan intro
duced bill, which was referred, to enforce t.le
observance Of the constitution in regard to the
election OF president and vice president. AT
the expiration Of the morning hour the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up. The amend
ment offered by Plumb, appropriating $4,000
for seed and agricultural implements was re-
jected. The senate committee on appropria-
tons struck out of the house amendment, the
clause aboishing the Indian comm lssion and in
serted en- .ppropGiation of $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the commission. After considerable
debate, during which the merits and dement's
of the commission were fully discussed, the
The other amendments proposed by the COM
mttee and which are not of much importance,
were agreed to. Debate ensued on the various
amendments, pending which the senate ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, April 26.-Several petitions were
presented asking for the passage of the Eaton
tariff commission bill. -. The Joint resolution
authorizing the president to call an interna-
tional sanitary conference at Washington was
vides that the several powers having jurisdic-
ton of ports likely to be infected with yellow
fever be invited to send delegates for the pur-
pose of securing an international system of
notification as to the actual sanitary condition of
ports and places under the jurisdiction of such
pO"oAo auu vVonoAS htt11IS lltIt1IOIQ. .AG CO0
expiration OF the morning hour the senate. in
committed of the whole, resumed consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill. Several
amendments were passed upon, when the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the senate,
the question being on agreeing to the amend
ments made in committee. They were ali agreed
ference committee on the Immediate deficiency
bill was taken up. treduced the amount appro-
priated as follows: For public printing, $50 600;
state, war and navy department building, 1885, :
500; extra clerk hire in the state department,
$1,000. Total $237, 700. The report was agreed
to-. Adjourned.
friday April 30.-The naval appropriation bill
was taken up, read third time and passed.
:..: The resolutions declaring Spofford entitled
to the seat occupied by Kellogg were then taken
concluding his remarks the senate adjourned
for the purpose of allowing senators to attend
the funeral OF Middleton, late clerk of the
Supreme Court, which was about to take place
from the capitol.
MONDAY, April 26.-Under the call of states
the following bills were introduced and referred:
made Of wire or rods, halls, spikes, rivets, cut
nails and spikes, cast iron butts and hinges, and
horse shoe nails on the free list; to release dis
tillation of fruit from the taxes now imposed by
law; for the erection IN Washington of statue
to Gen. Custer; to tax the manufacture of
oleomargarine =. The bill for the relief of
homestead and presumption settlers in Kansas
was passed. The morning hour having been
dispensed with, the house went into committee
of the whole on the bill making appropriations
for the District Of Columbia, After short
discussion the committee rose and reported the
bill to the house. The amount appropriated in
the bill is $3 223, ,G97 Of which one-half Is to be
paid out of the treasury of the United States
and the other half out eff the revenues of the
district. On the passage of the bill the vote
was yeas III, nays 49,. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 27.-The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was passed-yeas 162, nays
A.. The house then resumed consideration of
the bill to authorize the registration of trade
marks. Hammond moved to strike out the
too to SO. Hammond moved to strike out
the penal sections of the bill. Agreed to. The
bill as amended then passed.. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 28.-The bill authorizing
the secretary of war to lend certain arms, etc.,
to the soldiers reunion committee of the north
west was passed. =. The house then went into
committee Of the whole on the bill amending in
ternal revenue laws, which was read by sections
for amendments. After disposing of ten of the
eighteen sections of the bill the committee rose
and the house took recess until 7:3O, the even
ing session to be for the consideration of the
bill to establish municipal code for the District
of Columbia. .Ad djourned.
THURSDAY, April 29.--McAlahon submit
ted the conference report on the special de-
amendments to the post route bill were con-
CURED in, and the house went into committee of
the whole on the bill amending the internal
revenue laws. Carlisle submitted an amend
ment to the leakage clause of the bill providing
that proof OF distilled spirits shall not in any
case bo computed at the time of withdrawal at
less than 100 per cent and in case it shall appear
OH such re-gauging that the proof of such was
less than 100 per cent. the distiler or owner
shall lay tax OIL wine gallons. Adopted. "A
large number of amendments we're rejected,
when the committee rose and the house took
recess until evening, the session to be for the
consideration of q bill establishing q court of
sessions.
FRIDAY, April 3O.-A bill was introduced to
extend the letter carrier system to cities Of S1O,-
600 inhabi ants. Singleton, from tho COM
mittee on appropriations, reported back the
consular and diplomatic bill with the Senate
amendment. The amendment increasing the
appropriation for consular clerks was concurred
in; The amendment appropriating s24, 900 for
pointed to negotiate a treaty between the
United States and China, relative to Chinese
immigration, was concurred in with the amenl-
ment approptiating 81 600 for pay of secretary
to the commission, $4,000 for an interpreter,
81, 500 for incidental expenses. The other
ans ndments were non-concurred in. The
house then went into committee of the whole
On the private calendar. The committee rose
and number of bills granting pensions were
passed, and the house adjourned.
SATURDAY, May 1.-Money (Miss. offered q
resolution authorizing the secretary of war to
lend 1000 rations to Macon for the use of the
sFferers made destitute by the cyclone of April
rs. Adopted. :. The house then went INTO
committee of the whole On the bill amending
the internal revenue law. Action was had on
several amendments when the committee rose
and reported the bill to the house, but it went
over without final action. Adjourned. "
The Last Derby at EPSON.