Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-29
THE FORTY-slXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


Senate.
MONDAY, Dec mbcr 2O-Aftec much discussion,
the vote by which the senate disagreed to the adj
ray: 81. The :esclution was then ado teI-31 10 &c.
....Thr Ill; to pension Mcxcan sG'icrs was l.ia,e
the special order for January lS Hoar presCnicd
petition of large number Of business nd cor
poratcns of New md for uniform Bankruptcy
law. Ccckrell presented the petition Of certain
citizens Of Missouri and 'nsas iectnS the citi-
Zenship, their desire to sett on lands in the ln'ar
Territory purchased y the government, and the:
sion to settle on said lands and build VI htnes
there After discussion as to whether the petition
should 60 to the committee territories Or on In
dim If rs. it ordered to lay on the table,. On
motion Of Davis wv. Va the bill to re icrc the rc:e
of the United States from the amount nov
charged to him, and deposited wit! the sevcca
states under the act CT 1885 takeI up. Da'i ez-
ll.ined that the money concerned was practically
donation to the states 1t had not been called for ny
the government in times Of great need, and. doubt
, Jess, nevr would be. The o Il w''nhl obvlate the
need of carrying the amount Of sos,uoo,tno on the
books of the treasury. Discussion was continued
| until adjournment.
! TUESDAY December 21.-The bill remitting the
duty obi cts of art awarded ly the Berlin i>hery
exhibition to Hon. Spencer F. Baird was lja sell not
wisEsandiaG An adverse report By the committee or
finance Bills introduced and referred: To tab
]ish assay Office at Deadwood, Dakota; to enlarge
the bour'erlc< of the Norfolk d, trct, Nebraska;
fer the a:!1ni sion Of New Mexico state; to ati
torize the Issue of legal tender notes Of the United
Sites upon dep ait6 Of god; to repeal all laws which
iarse taxes capital OF, or de- o~its with bang
ard bankers and bank checks. "a JOLT reso:l
toa was introduced, pr'pc sing IN amendment totho
federal constitution, permanently fixing the ll''1r1I
Of iud:es OF the Supreme Curt Of the Crit SHss
The prop seI amendment makes the Supreme Court
consi Of 81 one chief in tce and - asso tc ju>-
tees. Of whom - justces shall form Quorum"
.... The bill revising the statutes to extend tho
sessions Of the territorial lie 'is lures from icrty tc
s tny aSs T t. nert " no:se BIZ a1rpI IL
the Fatracut monument in WASHINGTON. and a'thor-
ling tn. ecrotary d the navy to use ordinate to Or
,a1ncut the pedestal, was taken Up and pissed -.
rho morning hour chiefly occ';!ied ia the dis
ion of The rriv:c claims bill re living the tccrt-
tary of the tce,rv from the amounts deposited with
the states in 1926, and chars against nu' An
executive sess ion followed and Wien the doors were
cpolentd the senate adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, December o2.-Thc house i;ill for to:
relief of >c,tcr- on reStor railroad lands Vas rt~
ported back from committee ia, orally, and It waa
passed 1.-The senate then took Up the u" olut:on
offered by Morgan in June last. 1eca ing tht IT,"
president of the senate s not COM tutional auaoc-
ICED to count the electoral votes 20 d ternliro
what votes shall be receive d and count l. what
rejected. Morgan sp Ike at ltngti in favor ct us
resolution, but no action was had thereon ~. IL
introduced and REFEREED: Providing for p:Iic
bll1ing for 20 totfice and otto government rtic
at Minneapolis, Mimi. to incor crate tl' IL, tre
II Canal company, Of NicarlugA .A1jou-4ci til
: Jan'1ar! 3.
j; MONDAY, December 2O.-Bills md reso,uti ,ns in
t troduced and lcferr, d: provdne tat the lands il.
y the Indian Territory to which Indian tito ll-7 boon
: cxuguis he'd End wtic', are nInccui led by mi! :,
public lands Of the United st :.s. and are here-
q toad and presumption laws for the repeal Of thu
It tax b"n checks and deposits; extending to J-
1t nary L. 1882 the tine fer g citing arr, ars Of Of -
If granting arrears OF pensions; calling on t,e socrc-
vi tt Of for estimates of the CO ct Of steel il
:" way from New York city to Corncll nl* to Ire
C. vent fraud and corruption in tle Election of prts-
i: dent vice president senators and representative.
III 1T provides that before entering their ;tiy, tie
Ill PRECEDENT and vice president elect and al t'l rs
elected to either house of congress- sal take an tt
nj 1h-t they ~>c not procured or "ttemI cd - !"c;
their election Ly bribery fraud, and that the" will
a. nof during their term Of cfce hermit any cotrbu-
to ton OF an cmoye Of tho United States oc s'o ton
o. poitica, rurposes); providing for double Or IT,
ri postal c"ris: Ecn':ine t:' c'i' tuition " a.
- to make president in,iiGihs 70 re-a':tton: t
t clcal and facilitate the s"ne Of postal ncleN Or
40 de- cxten5in the time foc ii''; Claims 70" d Ii
, tloral bounty. .CaIEirs, frou the lattice o.
= elections, submitted minority rr:or1 in the Il 80
lie chrsetts case Of Boyington *. l"ring. d c'inc
stated that he would Ie minority report p ia
,ndcr direction Of the committee on bankin" an
e: foovi,-; bill .:Be it erlc:e7 e., Tat se":i"
' 3.4ls Of the revised statutes be repeated al: { ID
lie FROM end fel the 81 tni "': j. 70 LII
;;'I r. i'll lection 4i9" After del mt, the lotion ":
at i"ctct.-yas 100, 60, nct tie c'ccssarS tr'
~; thirds in the Affirmative. -. Adjourned.
al TUESDAY, December ao-at The :@ati III # t;
IT, morning hour, which consumed ii Il! ir,cii"
For # cv,,nitte, r.prs. Wo i moved t"t s,s to'c~ :;
w. i.to committee ii The who! he tIndia; Ri !. I'll
80 that all &c ,.eral del;tc In h"Hr A 700
~ del Of debate was had OF resolution ,lti 's'e'
y? Robe:on reat,vo to counting the e'e't II; ,o:'
.r which declared gu. .ti<l # Y c. a:4t: :;
ia fused confederation by Strict natv Vne-s'l: r
1a7 p1olicans voting in the affirm tive ;nd tic Pea,
-; exception of T.: Id, voted with TIN IT,. NIB leans II
~ hos then went into committee # the whole % II
va funding n. al! h. attempts 'll'!, ~ weed t. 'ltli
at the debate being voted down, amid good de-
confusion Debate on'tl. bill dla1tcd i.,tN ncan@
because Of an alleged attemlt'y Wood TO force til
T. s,,e SSH had tier remarks rsady fo- deliver,
at The current OF debate w:Scd Waiter. H;4,i I'm y
=: rUlminatt'' in voi''t " ho'":ea NArS. IN
~ Sr"rk " rsol.:ly !.r. Spark Ic.o-' by c.
ASH ing Weaver scoun'rol and ii li;i', 'l1e''''o
ard amid great uprear both ulrn,:1 ayauc 4
ingIy toward each other. Friends i,ulne ietcly ~
arv round d them, however. and prevented til" owe
,ch heated dch~t"rs from, g ting into c",c 2'":tcr
al The er:test confusion y disorder prevailed II
al lor and in the gaerie out ill the i 1T Ct il
c. speaker t0,k tic chair md ca!it EiGl Tie Ftr Ii
ssh: alarms to do bis duty. Ju>t ten however. the
It nothing particular to bc done by t'at 't!'t''
e5. tire con:batants lal teen To1nol.d by cir
apvctve friends, and there was no dang: Of tH'
a. ting each other After he dsoiic. had sil
sided, Covert unled tbs chair the c;i,riltsec TO
''o' md the house adjourned.
49, WEDNESDAY,, December 2a.-InnnelNate'y after t
'l rcfling CT the Journal McIane. C:.et ton cit
ies' ing the dignity OF the house crc iI> it'0 70 T
GA of di order winch took PLACE 'l the or e
Off tie day. and which he CHARACTERIZED - <iiv,si1
can derogatory and dlscred12ol: to TIE mousse pa
ty haMeutaiy body He called Oil b't the oi'e'.'r
at mculbcrs before any other os1n:-s We entered
4' apology. No lcsrcnsc ayins to- Il n%dc hy eth
OF the members Immediately concerne:', D'TI;
rose to present wat he clcd l. snhstnotEc poop
sicn after derouIcirg the u.t;on Of I'll, Iii IL
~, u.cmuers, nc offered resolution OF e2pn!slo IN
Els ilhnlen which be sid would b" only CONNIE ns',r;
% q with tho cnense. Discussion ensed after VIII
Nv Bownlanh resolution read, declaring tAct ~
gr IS breach Of the privileges, rucS and d. corun,
the the lou>e the two ,nenloers expelled. Molc
and cu: rou was had and sub~ ttute finally AFRO
! &c too to 43-referr1ng the hitter to 'ec't GO
" nitt At this juncture Weaver arr SC and nle &c
ou apoogetic speech, and asked to be exc' ed d. FIR
~ b14.ach Of dccnru,o. At the conclusion Of We've
~ remarks Sparks apo]oejz.d. singleton moved TO
the wnoe mater on the table, Agreed TO by
10 and nay vote-19a to A. Cylner, Of the commit
a;,, on al rorria IONS reported t'e :rny Il 1t"tp
cK p1atta s26 100 600 again s2C 4o5 $50 arpropri1
hen for 1881 Ordered printed B cunt from thn "a
u committee, reported hi J 'lproprating 81, 500
- the expenses Of the international sanitary conice
hat to Re lie d at Washington next january. Easscu
Adjourned TIL the 9Th of JaaEary.
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ted Rroadmakinn in NorWay