Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-04
FoRTY-slxTH CONGRESS.
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Sen at0S

TUESDAY, Februaty A-A number OF pe6-
tions were presented asking reduction Of the
| paper. :. Vest presented petition signed by
over five thousand citizens of Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas, praying for such legislation
as may be necessary to open the Indian Terrific
~ for settlement on terms just to the Indian
tribes and honorable to the government; also
memorial of various chiefs and heads Of fam
lilies of the confederated Peoria and Miami
tribes praying for such legislation as may aho[
lsh tenure in common and to give Indians title
IN severalty in the Indian Territory =. Plumb,
from the committee on public lands, reported
favorably the house bill abolishlng the military
reservations in Dakota Of Forts Abercrombie,
Seward and Ransom, and opening the lands
thereof to settlement. Placed on the calendar.
Harris introduced bill to provide for tie
construction Of o railroad and telegraph line
from Fort Smith to Arkansas City. .. The house
resolution in regard to the memory Of the late
gized the deceased. After addresses BY Cockrell,
Kirkwood and Vest the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 25.-A very warm par
tisan debate was provoked by q request by
White for unanimous consent to have the bill
passed removing the disabilities of James NJ.
fcderate army when q boy, SO that he might
be appointed q paymaster in the army. Ed
munds characterized the bill and all measures
| Of its kind as part of a policy to break down
the guarantees Of liberty, and asked why the
senate avoided repeating the statute entirely.
Garland thought it high time section 1918 was
! bill by striking out all after the enacting
clause and inserting THAT section 1918 of the
revised states, Cnaming its provisions,
be be and the same is hereby repealed" "
Then, Then r,s., warm debate was had be;
and Logan, lasting until the expiration of the the
morning hour, when the per cent. bill was
taken up. After remarks by Kirkwood in sup
port of the blu and by Edmunds in reply the
question REQUIRED on the motion of Edmunds,
made several days ago. for the indefinite post
ponement of the blu, and it was agreed to-yeas
~, nays FL. Edmunds moved to reconsider the
vote, but motion to adjourn was made and the
time was spent III ilibustering to defeat the
reconsideration. Finally q quorum voted for
adjournment and the bill will come up as u1-
finished business tomorrow,
THURSDAY, February 26.-The calendar was
considered till the expiration of the morning
hour, when the remainder Of the day was given
to eulogies upon the late Senator Houston Of
Alabama. The eulogies we're delivered by Nor
gan, Hamlin, Davis Un. }, Thurman, Salisbury,
Pendleton and Pryor. At the close Of the eu!o,,
gjes the customary resolutions were adopted
and the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
FRIDAY, February 27.-Cameron presented 4
joint resolution of the Wisconsin legislature
uSlACCdul6 dAy uuhuCluA AeSlblaIOl a6 likely 10
endangcr the prosperity Of the county,.
Pendleton presented petition from "a heads
of families of the Indian band of Pottawattomie
Indians praying for settlement of their claims
against the government. Jonas presented q
petition from owners of steamboats, on the
Mississippi river reciting that they suffer great
Inconvenience and pecuniary loss from the
desertion of crews or parts Of crews, and asking
for legislation to compel the hands to abide by
their contracts. .. The bill admitting free of
duty clothing and other charitable contri-
buttons from abroad for the relief of
co]ored emigrants in Kansas was PASSED. :. The
morning hour having expired, cons fidera,ion was
cent" bill, the question being on Edmunds'
motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill
was indefinitely postponed. After discussion, q
motion by Edmunds to lay his motion to recon-
slder on the table, was lost by q vote of 10 yeas
to "a nays. Edmunds then moved to lndefn-
yeas 20, nays 80. Mcdonald then moved to
postpone the motion to reconsider until the
second monday in December next. Agreed to
by . uira uoce vote. After an executive session
tho senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
MONDAY, February 23.-Bills introduced: Or
ganizing court of pensions, to consist of q
chief justice and four assistant justices, who
shall receive an annual salary of 81 900 each; to
the cinchona plant in the United States; placing
on tho free list paper suitable for books and
newspapers; abolisling the tax on tobacco; also
reducing the tax on distilled spirits to fifty
cents on every proof gallon; appropliating $780,
600 for deepening the mouth of Red river; for
in the construction of certain railroads. :. AT
the expiration Of tho morning hour public
business was suspended and memorial adj
dresses were delivered upon A. NJ. Lay of Mis-
souri, After speeches by Messrs. Knott and
Phillips, Clark and Davis, adjourned.
TUESDAY, February A:-springer, chairman
Of the committee on elections, submitted ma
Pennsylvania contested election case Of Curtin
w. Yokuu1, declaring the election null and void
and remitting the question to the people of the
district. A minority report submitted by Mr..
Calkins declares Yokum entitled to the seat.
Both reports were ordered printed and laid on
the table. :. Morrison introduced bill repeal
ing the duty on medicinal bark. Referred. -.
A message was received from the president
transmitting a communication from the attor-
ney general relative to the appropriation for
United States marshals. The attorney general
states that since last July these officers have
served without appropriation, and have not
only served without compensation, but have ad-
serving of process. After q session in
committee of the whole on the revision of
the rules the house adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, February 25.-Blount, from the
committee on appropriations, reported back the
"star service" deficiency bill and it was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole. The
house then went into committee and debated
the bill until adjournment.
THURSDAY, February 26-Walren introduced
a joint resolution re-affirming the Monroe doc
t1no Referred to the inter-oceanic canal commit
tee. :. .Reagan chairman Of the committee on
commerce, reported a bill to establish board
of commissioners Of interstate commerce.
Also, the following bills which he stated would
te offered rs substitutes for that bill: To regu-
late interstate commerce.; to amend the act Of
1866 to facilitate communication between
states. The bills we're ordered printed and
made the special order for the fourth Wednes-
day in March. :. The house, then, having dis
persed with the morning hour, went into COM
mittee of the whole on the star service deficiency
hill. After the adoption Of several amendments
the committee rose, reported the blu to the
house, and it was passed. Adjourned.
; FRIDAY, February 27.-A memorial was pre-
sented praying for the abolition of the duty on
printing type. .Dunneu, from the committee
on ways and means, reported a bill amending
section 5000 of the revised statutes, SO as to
provide that when cans manufactured wholly or
in part of imported material, filled with products
grown or produced in the United States. are ex-
*p0t10Q lOls UDo DeuenI u tuo u1SWUsscA SiHnteu
~ section 10, the same shall in al cases be en-
titled to the drawback provided for in that sec
ton when the imported material used in the
manufacture Of such cans shall equal 10 per
cent. 81 all the material used in the manufacture
thereof Passed =. The house then went into
committee Of the whole on the revision Of the
rules, and debated the -last rules on the lit.
When the committee rose the rules we're re-
ported to the house, and notice was given by
Blsckburn that he would ask final action upon
them on Tuesday next. Adjourned until
Monday. ~ .. - -!
y.-.u5 A Young Heroine.
- > . From the New York Wor d.
A very young heroine, Mics Esther
May Cornish -Bowden, aged eight years,