The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-12-23
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches
CONVERSATIONAL.

OUu$sEVSSIOlltls
THE bin for the relief of Fits John Porter
was taken UPS to l5-in the Senate ON the
18th. and argued at considerable length, mo-
ton by Mr.. Edmunds limiting to one year the
time within which POrter's restoration to the
army could be made being rejected by Q
Strict party vote, except that Davis tIlll and
Me- voted aye. Bits were introduced
dollar evs me- tsnd ,Im making the trade
to amend the Revised Statutes 90 as to
authorize charge for melting or refining
'I %l linen at, Ct or r.. above the standard; by
preston Of plcurepneumonia. Mr.. Hamlin
was at his request excused from service on
Mr. oSo the cns
President-elect Garfield, from the Nineteenth
his s1 nm
tee on Elections. A resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Grape and referred to the Com
that 1.-The CONSTRUCTION Of the inter.
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by. means Of
through charter from, any European Gov
eminent is hostile to the established policy Of
cannot he sanctioned or assented to by this
duced by Mr.. Calkins and adopted expressing
the sympathy OF the House for the unhappy
laboring class of Ireland in its effort to effect
reform in the present oppressive tenant sys-
TEN prevailing in that country: large number
them the following: BY Mr. Myera calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for Information
q to what sum or sums q money have been
the time Of his entering the Military Academy
at West Point; by MIR. McCoid. to provide for
seg%S rus s,a, OF GO nm ,S oy De-
OF capital invested in railroads; BY Mr.. Willis,
to reform the Civil Service Of the United
OE Mr. n;t.S
North German Confederacy. The Electoral
count resolution was further debated.
AMONG the bills introduced in the Senate On
the 18th was one by Mr.. Williams to prevent
the introduction and dissemination of epizootio
and communicable diseases Of animals in the
United States. The bill for the relief Of Fitz
John Porter was amended-36 to sl-so as tc
provide that within eighteen months the Pres
ident may appoint him to a ColOnclcy on the
retired list. without pay for the time interven-
ing since his dismissal, and was then passed as
the Republicans in the negative, and Messrs.
Dawes, Hoar, Bruce and Plat tRepublicanO
not yoting. The Consulate and Diplomatic
Appropriation bills were reported in the
House, ordered printed and recommitted.
MIR. MOraon introduced q bill to incorporate
and it was referred to the Committee on Com.
merce; 1t names as incorporators Q. 8. Grant,
E. ID. Morgan, H. ]. Jewett, w. l. Garrison,
SCION au% D Frederic csB siteraeid. ).
Thomas Defiance, e. F. Beale and William
Dennison, aud provides that the capital stock
than 100000 shares Of sioo each. resolu-
ton was adopted alleging that there was de-
tainei in the Washington City Poet-office
ssoasn, eon at m..;er
and which was attempted to be sent through
the mails under frank, and calling on the Post
tention Of such mail matter: also for informa-
ton as to the abuse of the frankinx privilege
by members of Congress. or the loan of frank
any Sa
question on the ElectOral-COunt resolution,
thus indicating no quorum present, and Mr..
Blckneil announced that ne would let the
A. W. c. Nowlain. Of Virginia, was appointed
Postmaster of the House.
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate on the 18th: BY Mr.. Hill Colh
for the retirement of small legal-ten-
der notes; by Mr.. Pendieton, to regu-
late the Civil Service of the United States
and to promote the efficiency thereof; by the
and contractors from making or receiving
assessments or contributions for political pur-
poses. The bill to devote to public education
lands was supported by Messrs. Burnside,
Morrill, and Brown. In the House Mr.. Bel
ford Col introduced bill for the retirement
Of small ma esasender notes S;o, The Sem Sem
per month to the widow of President Tyler
was passed. The Fertilization Appropriation
bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole. reported back to the House and passed.
Mr.. Gibson Ua,. from the Committee on Mis-
sissippi Levees. reported bill appropriating
$l.s00,OO0 for the improvement of the Missis-
eippi River, to be expended by and under Dir
rection OF the Secretary OF War. in accord
ance Wits the recommendations. plans, speci-
fcations and estimates. and under the advis-
ory supervision, of the Mississippi River Com
mission.
Mr.. MAxEY introduced a bill in the Senate
on the 10th authorizing the President to place
General Ord on the retired list according to
his brevet rank of Major-General with the pay
and cmoluments thereof. Mr.. Hoar presented
petition for wOman-sufrage in the Terrific
-ries, which, he said, was signed by ladies of
the highest attachments and occupying places
OF the highest responsibility in society. A
tfonal bill. "A concurrent resolution was
adopted in the House-l25 to 74-prOviding for
a recess of Congress from the I'D of December
to ss s1 s IF The Pension APp1O
Mr.. Bland tMoy asked n0i and ana ob Hsssss
leave to have printed . substitute
which he proposed to offer for the Funding
the sum Of $lOO. 100000 for payment of the i'm
terest-bearing debt of the United States fall.
ing due during 1850 and 1881, and directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury to cause to be
IN the manner now authorized BY law, and to
pay out such dollars in redemption of the pub
lie debt: Section repeats oil laws authorizing
the issuing of bonds for the purpose of fund
ing or redeeming the Understanding debt Of