Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-06-18
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.

The amendment striking out the requirement
| to pay all sums appropriated by tho act In Sill
YER coin was adopted. After considerable de
bate and after an executive session the Senate
adjourned. :. -.-~ ?
House, juno 9.-A joint resolution
was reported authorizing the Secretary 0
the treaauryito cause a duty Of IS per cent. ad
valorem to be levied on all articles designated
as cut hoops, etc. Passed. The bill passed
placing the rate OF duty on barley malt al
rs cts. per bushel. A bill passed granting
pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Upright, Of Iowa
who had eleven sons in the army during tn
Rebellion. During calling of the roll there
/, was great deal Of excitement shown BY
members over the convention news, and wheI
Garfeld's name was called it was greeted
with great applause, both on the Republican
nouncement which came In soon afterwards
! that Garfield had been nominated, was re-
| ceiyed with loud cheers and applause from
members who had assembled In the lobby
| back of tho speakers desk, and the confusion
was 50 great that tbs roll call was interrupt
ed. Members gathered in groups and dis
cussed the nomination, which appeared tc
cans, and which was conceded by Democrats
| to be strong one. The second call Of Gar
fields name was the signal for burst of ap
planse from Rel ublicans. The motion was
adjourn was finally carried, and accordingly thu
journed.
SENATE, June 9.-The House concur.
rent resolution to adjourn June 10th was
amended to read June Is, and then unani
mously concurred in. The conference report
on the postofice appropriation bill was con
CURED in. Various amendments to the Ute
bill We're agreed to, others disagreed to, and 8
committee of conference appointed. A bill
repeating the laws relating to permanent ap
propriatiOns, passed. The sundry civil appro
priation bill was taken up. Various amend
ments were adopted and the Senate then ad
iourned.
HOUSE, June 9.-The legislative ap.
preparation bill was recommitted to the con
ference committee, with instructions to yield
to the wishes of the Senate relative to the sal
cries of Senate employees. The conference re-
port of the river and barber appropriation bill
was agreed to. After long discussion the re-
port of the conference committee was agreed
to. The Senate amendment to tho resolution
for adjournment fixing upon June 10, was
agreed to. A conference committee ION the
river and harbor appropriation bill was agreed
to-. Adjourned.
SENATE, June 1O.-The House bill
putting specific duty. OF Is cents per bushel
was reported fayorably. The report of the
conference committee on the river and har boz
appropriation bill was presented and adopted
Senator Harris moved to increase from 800,
600 to $164O0G the appropriation to aid loca
quarantine stations and local State boards o.
health to be used in case CT epidemic. This
led to discussion and sharp criticism on The
formation and action of the national board Of
health: The amendment was rejected yeas %
nays 26.
! HOUSE, June 10-The conference com
mittee report on the river and harbor appro.
priation bill was presented and agreed to. A
motion was made to go into committee on to-
riff bills, but Republicans refusing to vote, the
motion was withdrawn. The bill regulating
the appointment and pay of marshals was as.
signed to tomorrow for consideration. The
next business on the speakers table was the
Senate resolution proposing Joint rule 70,
Vice President. Mr.. White moved to refer
the resolutions to the committee on electoral
count. Rejected. Yeas GO, nays 1O2.
SENATE, June 1.-THE Senate insls-
ted OH its amendments to the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill, aud to the bill relating to
timber trespasscrs on public lands as agreed
to by the House,. and committees OF confer.
ence thereon were appointed The bill making
Indianapolis port of entry passed. The bill
authorizing the county of 'Winona, Mimi, to
construct bridge across the Mississippi river
passed. The following Senators were appoint.
ed to represent the Senate at Yorktown Cen.
tennlal celebration: johnson. Rollins, Dawes
Anthony, Herman, Randolph, Eaton, Wallace
Whyte, Ransom, Butler, Hill and Bayard
Consideration of the Spofford- Kellogg resolu.
ton was resumed. A long debate ensued
when the further consideration of the resolu.
ton was postponed till tomorrow. The pen.
sion OIL was taken up, amendments proposed
ana after an executive session, the Senate ad.
journed. ''~>
HOUSE, June 1.-THE Senate bill req
ulating the appointment and pay of deputy
marshals was taken up. a long and spirited
debate followed, OF political character, in
which Gen. Garfield was particularly alluded
to, but not with bitterness. Mr.. Cox of New
Cincinnati the Democrats would be successful
in November. The bill was passed, yeas no,
nays 85-a party vote. The Senate bill passed
establishing post routes, and the House I'D.
journed.
SENATE, June 12.-The marshal appro-
priation bill was called up but went over till
Monday. The bill making appropriations for
the payment of claims passed. The appropria.
tons amount to s2A0,00O. The general def
cheney bill was takeuup. There were numer.
GUS amendments submitted and agreed to
some involving smaller and some larger am
cunts and the bill passed. The Senate insisted
on its amendments to the House bill for the
payment of certain claims and appointed a
committee of conference. Consideration Of
the bill granting pensions to soldiers and sail
ors n the Mexican war was resumed, and a
long debate ensued, in which Senators ingalls,
and Voorhees, got heated and flung some per
sonalities at each others, but at the close OF
the debate withdrew their insulting language
towards each other and kissed and are good
friends again. TIE conference report on the
bill relating to timber trespassers passed. Sen.
ator Window announced his desire to speak
on the exodus question on Monday. After ex.
ecutive session, adjourned.
HOUSE, June 12-The conference re-
port on the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was agreed to. The con,
ference report on the Ute bill was agreed to
The Senate resolution proposing Joint rule
for counting the electoral votes was taken up
and Mr.. Voorhees, spoke agains it. A number
of members followed speaking for and against
the bill. The previous question was demand
ed. A molten TO adjourn was defeated Filibus
ting on the part of the Republicans was then
resorted to, and when vote was called no quo.
rumwas left in the House. The House took
a recess till Monday.