The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-04

our citizens an open market. Printed and
placed on the calendar. :. "A resolution submitted
by Butler, requiring that the secretary of the
treasury be directed to report TO the senate
within ten days time copies of all papers,
figures, decisions and opinions, with all other
records Of interest in his department, relating
to the claim of the United States against the
New York Central and Hudson River railroad
company for five por cent. tax Oh a scrip divi-
dend OF ~ per cent. declared by the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad company in
1863 on its stock capital, and that the COM
missioner Of internal revenue suspend all
action thereon until instructed by congress as to
the manner of its settlement, was laid over till
Tomorrow. The house joint resolution to pay
government employees for Decoration Day
passed, AZ also the bill authorizing the bonds OF
manufacturers Of tobacco, snuff and cigars ex-
porting the same to be cancelled ut the port.
resolution was adopted directing the secretary
Of war 10 investigate, ascertain and report TO
congress the claims Of Florida for expenses of
state volunteers in the Seminole war of 1855,
1856 and 1857. The Eaton tariff bill was then
taken up and discussed; after which an exccu-
tive session was held and the senate adjourned
till Monday.
IsOuss.
SATURDAY, May 22.-Bills passed: To provide
that dealers in leaf tobacco who do not sell or
cOnsign for sale leaf tobacco in amount exceed
inb ,.oto"o po,'iiun III my oiS ePOSiai eaA yo"i
shall pay license Of but %; for the govern
ment and control Of the refuge harbor at Sand
beacil, Lake huron; 10 complete survey OF
Gettysburg battlefield and to provide for the
c,oiPiatioi anu preservation Oh uaIa showing
tne various poSlIiohs ahd movements OF Troops
Ut tliat Dattle, n a py diaBrans; IL APP
pfoPriates Soo,OOo Tor computing data, etc.,
under the direction of John Il. Bachelor .
Resolutions were adopted for tho printing OF
5000 copies Of the yellow fever commissioners
rclort anu o,oVo coPnos vi tiio report oi inc
national Do'lid Oh he,'ith. ihe nouse ticll
WEI, wSht ihto Goii'ii'tee Vi inc WHO'S 10 cohhaci
Dllis ior tlo ereclioli Vi pubic punu'hs. p9'
us M'h'u' 'i"nH"''iiib any D"'Ai'''' "iiu au
moSpAi, Mny Ii.-onuer .hc can VI n.atGS
no pi,'n moIc M iiu ~,
iNnis uu'y vi Nv per e9l. IN: nu 'ai1iei VI t .e
p;,. ~ vi sa.;. i''.. .aia,e on WV
IaoSiue,s ~, .an aS w wla. s'cps VI
oiuoIS ta'o poon .aieii VI % iUi ,iie n.l
si''o,i VI naval 'u Soaiis S nan S
~ .; ia.'., Sif,voo ioi
p PIN any 'na ho 'D.a tn
"n;., " 20 onn;ni ;','', i',.';,, 80 I'll, ST.
n. III ~ sI' -. ID ~
so 80 H at SWun rI' y, ;,a w. is th ,o
.omh "a iio. ot6', W nnoau6";o .io
G9l,uI.ioii anu Status vi PUBIC ProleIy an lne
a.. op,h6s iesGi aiiu W WHAT au
u.iu . ieSsia.n 10 n1eossay " see .l ulo
6'n VI thi, ii aiiu INC s y, oo bos
eln,ien.; 10 reuuIe 'he plice VI i.iios W uc
,er ocro. relot;yo 60 ,ha ,,s"of a dSt;rct;vc 80,
nor for nrnt;no limited States bonds and nofcs
directipr tbe cnmmittee ON BANKING and cn,Ten,
cv In inrn;rc INTO fine Question of tLe nsc of
G;stinctyyo naner for tLr ,,,;nt;,o of Londa and
notes. IN nav IN soldiers and sailors Of tLe late
war Who arc totally disabled ali mopevs cx-
nondcd Lv tbom Snr med;caI ond s,,ra,;nsi troot
rmnnt IN house tLcn WIT into cn,nn1;ttoo
of the whole. Simonton in tbe chair. mon the
srmJ,.v civil o,,ron,;at;on ILL which woo real
Lr Sact;ons ~ ianianJn,nrt init a ionr ,,;S
c1ssion cnsncd WHEN tbe committee rose at K
o'clock mn to winch time lint five cIauScs had
Iean n,sScd oyor kd;orrnad S'''' '"N
,r. r. or IN, =, . -. IN
ioIHpAi' my I'll NC nouso iie' NJ AZ
ocioch IN communications vi Yesterday scesoh
anu went mo colillii.,ee ot inc Whoic Oh tlc
suluiS cisI appiopiiaa2n pli,. n, ~. - O'CLOCK t
ycs.cluay sessoh tciiiiiilutcu aliu tnat Vi to-
aay openea; Inc house agail went n;t9 , com ON
ii'tec VI .ne Mnoic on tIe nuiiuiy eish piii'
hiiienue,s WIZ aaop.eu ilicieass .no "
nI GiS o doi Gu, S51E "SS " 81 saon nH"
"iiu u'iii rpa".o !:oiii sS'o,ooo W :ooV,ooo'
also on Ike motion the APPROPRIATION Tor a
sur, So VI .ne dacc t1s. maS it f
W tiio iot u
ih.u'e ioi PUBIC nuIuiiee uiiuei coii.roi VI tlc
SET au slc Treasury was from
.o'VDo W eZoovco. Mne .in .he coihihi ,u
rose, Ihe mouse tooh recess tlh evening. Inc
S'euinpoaI pii'.
WEDNESDAY, May 2G.-Ihe senate bill for the
loan OF tents, flags, camp equipage, ETC., for
the soldiers reunion in Muscatine, Ia, was
passed. The bill granting condemned cannon
for monumental purposes to various towns in
many states was taken up, but was re-refcred
to the committee with amendments. The
speaker pro TEN. (5lachbnrn) laid before the
house message from the president urging OH
congress the necessity Of action Oh the Ute agree
ment. Referred. The house then went into
committee OF the Whole on the sundry appro-
priation bill. The lending question was on the
appropriation OF Tlo,oOO Tor the national board
Oh health, ana IL was agreed 10, amendments M
creaSihS the amount CeinS rejected. hter dls-
POSING Oh SA pages Oh lhe bu l,htis illlisiiihS
ABOUT one,iiih Oh III lhe coihmlttee rose
Leave Oh absence was asked ior many members,
Mr.; RYE puitlhg his q pncatlon on the ground
OF ms desire 10 attend inc chicago convention,
put MI. iutchliis objected, except coupled win
the CONDITION that those members Win whoih
absences are pared, may vote 10 make a
quorum. 30 leave was hot granted. .Ad-
Joirhed.
THURSDAY, May Zi.-ihe conference report
on the Jolit resolution 10 PRINT loo,ooO copies
oi the report OF the commissioner on iish ana
fishciirs WAS agreed 10: Inc morning hour
was dispensed with, ana the house went INTO
committee OF the whole, Simonton, OF Iennes-
see, IN ihe chnlr, Oh the sundry clyii appropra-
toh OH. An aihehuinent was auoptcd appTo-
RfiatihS S4o,OU0ior pruning ana p'hdiilg, Under
inc aiieetloh OF the secfctarSoi war, io,ooo CO.
Dies q cOn1llltlOn oil the Official records.