The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-04-15

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THE NEWS.
Complied from --latest Dispatches.
Congress.
SENArE.-A bill was introduced on
the 5th, by Mr.. Williams, to repeal the statute
prohibiting farmers and planters from selling
leaftObacco directly Ut retail to consumers
amend sections s.sss and s,aOl Of the Revised
Statutes in relation to settlers atfdavits in
pre- mptiOn and committed homestead entrieA.
1t permits aflitiavits required by those statutes
to be made before County Clerks, instead of
before the Register or Receiver OF the Land
District, thus eQualizing the provisions In this
laws. .Messrs. Dawes and Morgan spoke in
opposition to the bill ratifying the Ute agree
ment.
HousE.-Mr. Weaver obtained the
recognition of the Speaker and moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt his financial resOlsl-
tions declaring it to be the sense Of the House
that all currency, whether metallic or paper,
necessary for the use and convenience OF the
people, shall be issued and it's volume controlled
by the Government, and not BY or through the
bank corporations of the country, and when
ment of all debts, public and private, and that
that portion of the interest-bearing debt OF the
United states which shall be redcemable in the
year 1881. or prior thereto, being in amount
about &sSs 0OO.OO0, should not be refunded be-
yOnd the power Of the Government to call in
such obligations and pay them at any time, but
ing to contract. After debate the motion was
defeated-S4 to l1-the following being the at
firmative vote: Messrs: Armiield. Atherton,
burn. Bland, Cabell, Clardy, Clark MOL Cobb,
Coffroth, Colerick, Cook, Cox, Culberson, Da-
wilson, Davis MOL, Davis N. Co De La Maty r,
Finley. Ford. Fcroey. Forsyth, Fross. Geddes,
st,e i&2pse5 ahadAa.s 9ES %ss
ming, Mckenzie. Mcmillan, Mills, MuldrOw,
Murch, Myers, New, Nichols. Persons, Phelps,
Phillips. Reagan, Richmond, Robertson, Roth
Scales, Singleton Miss. Singleton (Illinois),
Smith Ga. Sparks, Speer, Steele, Stevenson,
Tayiers Tillman. Q; Turner. 7; Turner, vsnce'
Jams ,Ala.,, Willis, wilson A motion to sus-
pend the rules so as to discharge the Commit
tee on Ways and Means from the further con-
sidera,i1n Of the bill placing salt printing
the manufacture of printing paper on the free
list. and pu. it on its passage, was defeated
ii. to S-not the necessary two-thfrds in the
affirmative.
SENArE.-The amendments to the Cen
sus bill were insisted on on the 9Th, and Con-
ference Committee was appointed. The joint
resolution to allow employees of the Govern
passed. The bill ratifying the Ute agreement
was further debated, Messrs. PendletOn and
Hill favorfng its passage, and Messrs Morgan
and Teller criticizing the course Of Secretary
SchuZ.
HoUsE.-Several committee reports
(Sl43S5,s9.. being a reduction from the esti-
mates Of salsOaaJ was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. The Senate joint resolu-
ton providing for the payment of wages
to employees of the Government Printing
ar@s aHaa{ Bin was
taken up in Committee of the Whole, and
Mr.. Ciymer stated that the measure, as
whole. received the unqualified support and
appreciation Of the executive officers of the
army; it provided simply for the government,
subsistence and equipment of the army, the
Committee on Appropriations preferring that
construction of telegraph poles, etc., should
be charged to other accounts, and provided
for in the Civil Sundry Appropriation bill.
SENATE.-A note was received on the
eth from the vice-President stating that he
would be absent several days, and a resolution
was adopted that Mr.. Thurman be chosen to
preside. =. Mr.. Eaton, from the Committee on
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill The Ute
Agreement bill was further debated and
amended.
HoUsE.-Several bills were reported,
one of them providing for an increase of the
pensions of certain soldiers and sailors who
are utterly helpless on account of disease con
tracted in the service. Mr.. Cook asked leave
to offer resolution reciting the alleged out
rage perpetrated upon j. c. Whitaker, a col
ored cadet at West Point Academy, and call
ing on the Secretary of War for any infOrma
ton which he might have in regard to the
alleged outrage, and also as to what steps, il
any, had been taken in regard thereto, but OBJ
were investigating the matter. and he thought
1t better to await that decision than to jump al
conclusions based on newspaper reports, es
Peclaily as the latest report was that it was q
bogus outrage. =. During the discussion in
Committee ,e Of the Whole Of the Army Appro
impression that improper motives had been
imputed to him, called Mr.. Clymer liar Ex.
plantations followed, and Mr.. Sparks having
Withdrawn the offensive language the excite.
ment subsidized and business was proceeded
with.
SENATE.-The Ute Agreement bill
was further discussed on the Sth.
HOUsE.--Several private bills were
reported. The Army Appropriation bill was
taken up in Committee of the Whole, the pend.
ing question oeing upon point of order raised
against the amendment prohibiting any of the
appropriations to be used for the subsistence
equipment: transportation or compensation Of
any part of the army to be used as a police
force to keep peace at the polls ut any election
held within any State. After debate the Chair
neld that the army was relieved by the pro.
posed amendment from any additional duty
1t would be in the line of retrenchment; Il
could not be otherwise; the conclusion must
DC arrived at that if the amendment was
adopted there would be q saving to the people;
therefore. he would rule that the amendment
was in order. An appeal was taken, and the
decision was sustained-1OS to g.
From Washington.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made on the 5th
that the United States Supreme Court would
adjourn on the 10th of May, and that no ar.
guments would be heard after the 10th OF
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