The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-04-29
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches
Congress.

SENATE.-Ab bill was passed on the 10th
providing that, whenever the United States
Circuit and District Courts hold sessions at the
same time and place, one grand and petit jury
will suffice for both courts. -. Messrs. Carpen-
ter and Blaine made speeches on the Geneva
Award bill.
House. "A large number of bills
were introduced and referred, among which
was one by Mr.. Herbert, providing that the
President Of the Senate shall submit to the
Senate and House. when assembled to count
packages purporting to contain Electoral
votes, and one by Mr.. Warner, declaring
that option of tender in the payment
q q. moneys n,y from the Treasury belongs to
waived by the Executive Department,
and recurring the Secretary to terminate the
relations between the Treasury and the New
House rescinds the rule against silver. The
Senate bill providing for celebrating the one
hundredth anniversary of the treaty Of peace
and recognition of American independence by
holding an International Exhibition Of arts,
manufactures and products OF the soil and
mines, in New York City in 1855, was amended
the bill providing pensions to soldiers and
sailors of the Mexican and other wars was de-
feated-ll9 to sO-not the necessary twothirds
In the Affirmative.
SENArE.--Thc House amendments to
the bill for an International Exhibition in New
York in 1883 were concurred in on the 10th. -.
Adverse reports were made on the bills to in
crease the pensions of wounded soldiers Of the
war of ISL, and in relation to the cOmpensa-
tiOu and expenses of Pension Agents, and
they were indefinitely postponed. Messrs.
Edmunds and Thurman spoke on the Geneva
Award bill.
HoUsE.-Bills were passed-pro-
viding that all lands within the limits of the
Fort Ridgely military reservation shall be
open to homestead settlement and timber
culture entry. and creating new land district
in Kansas. The principal part of the days
session was consumed in controversy over q
of the Whole on the Special Deficiency bin
should close in five minutes, the Republican
members demanding an hour and a half for
ing thns eayns the 20 House o witho%
quorum. An evening session was held for
the consideration of bills on the private calen-
dar. and about dozen pension bills were dis
posed of.
SENATE.--On the 21st Mr.. Hoar's
amendment to the Geneva Award bill, to
strike out the provision for the payment of
the claims of underwriters, was agreed tO-3S
to IL. Mr.. Thurman stated that he could not
support the bill as amended. and did not wish
to remain in charge of it. A motion to indefi-
nitely postpone the measure was adopted.3l
to 2S-anda motion to reconsider was tabled
81 to 81. =. Mr.. Mcpherson, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported favorably on the
House bill authorizing the equipment of an ex-
petition to the Arctic Sea.
HoUsE.-The controversy over the
question of debate on the Special Deficiency
Appropriation bill was continued, the Repub-
lican members Withholding their votes and
thus indicating the want of a quorum. MIR.
Mcmahon finally withdrew his motions to limit
debate. The Naval Appropriation bill was
V Whole. anu 'e'er'eo 10 the o0mm'''ee Oh the
SENATE.-The Army Appropriation
bill was taken up on the I'D Mr.. Blaine
moved to strike out Section 2, which provides
THAT no money appropriated in the act is to
be paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans
pOrtation or compensation of any portion of
the army to be used as police force to keep
the peace at the polls ut any election held
within any State; provided that nothing in
this provision shall be construed to prevent
the use of troops to protect against domestic
violence IN each of the States on application of
the Legislature or Executive thereof" This
Blaine moved to add the following: PRO
vided, further, that any person who shall carry
deadly weapon of any kind openly or con-
sentatSes in Sonsress shalt on cor HcRre
thereof be punished by fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment
years, or by both. in the discretion Of the
court" The Vice-President ruled the amend
ment not in order, because of its being general
legislation. MIR Edmunds then offered an
amendment to the effect that the section
should not be "held to apply to any case in
which the employment of the military power
of the United States is authorized by the Com
stitutiOn and laws made in pursuance there
Of, which amendment was also rejected-l9
to q. Other amendments were offered and
rejected, after which the bill was passed as it
came from the Houses to Is.
HousE.-The Naval Appropriation
bill was passed in the House. =. Mr. Mcmahon
made Il proposition, which was accepted by
the Republican side, limiting debate on the
Special Deficiency bill to one hour and tw enty
minutes, one hour to be occupied by the Re-
publicans and twenty minutes by the Demo-
Gratis.