Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-28

in severalty of lands to certain Indians. A
bill appropriating $4,000 for apublic build
ing at Milton, Pa, passed The Kellogg-Sp
ford resolution was taken up. Senator But
should vote against unseating Kellogg.
coloquy followed between Senator Hin, Of
Georgia, and Mr.. Braden. Senator Bayard's.
deputy marshal bill was taken up, and discuss Z
ed by several senators, and pending the dis.
cussion the Senate adjourned >t''t
HOUSE, May ia bill relating to
certain provisions Of the treaty of Washington
was introduced and referred. It imposes Gus
tom duties on all Canadian fish and fish oil.
and appropriates $l26 900 to compensate. fish
ermen driven from Fortunes Bay. The House
went into committee OF the whole. The chair
stated the first business was the revenue bills
upon the calendar, anu the funding bill The
question was taken on laying aside the fund
ing bill and taking up the tariff bill. Lost.
The funding bill was then taken up, but
before the first paragraph was read, Mr.. Rea-
The House then took a recess till evening to
consider code for the District of Columbia !
SENATE, May 2o.-A bill was reported
IN reference to, counting the electoral votes.
Placed on the calendar. The bill to establish
retired list for non.eommissioned officers OF
the army was taken UP. It was discussed at
some length..and amended, and without reach
ing any conclusion, the Spofford- Kellogg case
was taken up. Senator Garland spoke in op-
position to the resolution unseating Kellogg.
At the conclusion of his remarks Senator Kel.
logg took the flour and proceeded to address
the Senate. Senator BaYard moved to lay
aside the Kellogg resolution and take up his
gill regulating the appointment of deputy
marshals. Objected to, but passed "A to ID.
The bill was taken up, but no quorum being
present the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, May Reconsideration was
resumed Of the bill to regulate the municipal
code of the district The bill was passed. The
bill to carry into effect the treaty between the
United States and the Great and Little Usage
Indians, passed. The House went into com
ports OF the committee on public lands. The
first bill On the calendar was that relating to
public lands. 1t provides that where any
lands of the United States shall have been en-
tered and government prices paid in full, no
suit or proceedings. civil or criminal, by or in
the name Of the United States, shall be had or
maintained for any trespasscs on or on &C
count OF any alleged conspiracy relative
thereto prior to the approval Of this act;
provided that defendants III such suits shall
exhibit to the proper court or officer evidence of
such entry and payment, aud shall pay all
accrued costs. 1t further provides the price
OF lands now subject to entry, which was raised
vious to the passage of this act, by reason of
tho grant of alternate sections for railroad
purposes, shall he reduced to $1.25. Mr.. Con.
ger, opposed the bill, contending that it was
Tor the benefit of persons w1p had robbed the
government of its timber. Mr.. Page supported
the bill, which was read BY sections for amend
ment. Mr.. Converse submitted an smend-
ment limiting the provisions of the act to
trespass prior to March, 1879. Adopted. Mr..
Bragg moved to strike out the first section
relative to trespasses suggesting that the IT,
ue Of the bill should be to license thieves on
the public donlain. The bill was further
amended and laid aside for favorable report
to>the House. After some other business the
House took recess till evening for the fur
ther consideration Of reports on the public
lands
SENATE, May 21.-A bill making ap--
preparations for the payment of claims was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Senator,
bayard moved to postpone the calendar and
take up the marshal bill. Agreed to. Am
endments were offered and rejected or agreed
10, and the bill passed 81 to H. The legisla.
tive, judicial and exec tive, appropriation bill
was taken up. and after discussion and amend
ment, was passed. Senator Morgan moved
the consideration Of the electoral vote resolu,
ton. Senator Hoar objected because he
thought the Senate ought first to take UP and
dispose OF the Kellogg resolutions. After de-
bate vote was taken on Morgan's motion, re-
shlting yeas 26, nays IA; a party vote, the
democrats voting yea and the Republicans
nay: Both the supporters and opponents of
the Kellogg resolutions among the Democrats
voted yea. After an executive session ad-
joufned.
HOUSE, May ola bill making ap-
preparation for the payment of certain claims
reported allowed by certain accounting Off
GERS OF the treasury was taken up; and passed.
The, Senate bill for the relief of John D.
De Frees. public printer passed. After num-
Der Of bills had been presented the House
went into committee of the whole on the pri-
yate calendar. In discussing the pension bill,
an angry wrangle occurred between Represen.
tatiVes White and Bayard. in which PRACTICAL
" passed between them "you are liar'' and
you are another consuming the time of
the. House. The House committee
fose.and reported the pension bill, and it
passed. Mr.. Blount, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the sundry. civil ap.
preparation bill, and moved it be printed and
recommitted. Agreed to. Adjourned. -,
SENATE, May ga communication
answering inquiries was received from the
secretary Of the treasury, regarding the me-
thod of the revenue service in subtracting
toll on foreign sugars imported in boxes. A
resolution was introduced asking of the secre-
tary of the treasury the number, location and
annual rent Of buildings in the District of Co.
lumbia, rchted for use of the United States. On
motion Of Senator Hampton bin " vas taken
up and passed appropriating $4,000 to COM
plete a survey Of the battle ground of Gettys-
burg. a bill was reported with amendments
for the relief of certain homestead settlers in
Kansas. Placed on the calendar. bill pass
ed{exending the northern boundary Of J Me-
braska so as to include the present territory
Of Dakota, south Of the 43rd parallel Il A few
into
ator Morgan's joint rule was, taken UP, for.
counting the electoral vote, and Mr.. Morgan,
supported the measure in speech. Senator
Conkling replied, and discussion Of unusual
interest occurred between them. After an
executive session, the Senate adjourned to
Monday.
HOUSE,, May ga. bill passed in ref
erence to a tax on leaf tobacco. sAresolution
was adopted for printing 600 copies Of the
yellow fever commission report; A bin passed
for the government and control Of refuge
harbor Sand beach, Lake Huron A good deal
of opposition was shown to considering bills
for the return of public buildings. The chair
man Of the committee on public buildings
stated that the House had referred to his com.
mtttee 90 bills for public buildings, involving
appropriations Of S13,O00,OO0. of which three
a involving about S. OV0Q00. Mr.. Cook stated
that the Government was paying an annual
rental Of 81, 12S 600 for buildings occupied for
p0stofhces etc, and the question was whether
1t was not more economical for the govern
ment to erect buildings Of its oNa.x NQ,quo-s
rum was found to be present Questions were
discussed inregard to rules Of order, but with
out reaching results the House adjourned.
SENATE, May IA communication
was laid before the Senate from the Smithson-
Ian Mshtution asking an appropriation Of $780,
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