Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-15
FoRTY-SlxTH CONGRESS.

F0RTY-slxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY, April 5.-The vice president laid be-
fore the senate a communication from the Sec
retary Of war; transmitting copies Of letters
from the paymaster gen era1 and second auditor
Of the treasury, showing the necessity Of an ad-
ditonal appropriation Of $265;0O0 to pay cer<
@ taisates tor arrears OF pay and bounty due white
January 1, 1880, and to be issued until June 80,
1881. Referred. .Whyte presented q memo
rial of cigar manufacturers for q reduction of
the tax on cigars from $6 to $4 per 1000, in ac-
cordance with the spirit Of the reduction hereto
fore made for manufactured tobacco. Refer
red.. .Pendleton presented a petition Of the
type founders of Cincinnati against q reduction
Of the duty on type. Referred. Bills intro
duced and referred: To authorize the post
master general to compensate the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy Rairp Dad company for facili-
tatlng the transportation of overland mails un-
der agreements; to provide for the payment to
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railroad company for transportation of United
States mail; repeating the statute prohibiting
farmers and planters from selling leaf tobacco
directly at retail to com nsumers without special
tax. The bill ratifying the Ute agreement
was then taken up and discussed until adjourn
ment.
TUESDAY, April Con motion of Pendleton,
the senate insisted on it's amendment to the
census bill and the vice president appointed
Messrs. Pendleton, Harris and Morrill, as con-
ference committee on part of the senate on the
disagreeing vote of the two houses. :. The bill
ratifying the Ute agreement was then discussed
until adjournment
WEDNESDAY, April 1.-THE vice president hav-
ing sent note that he would be absent several
days Thurman was chosen to preside. "A reso-
luton offered by Saunders instructing the COM
mittee on Indian affairs to inquire into the pro
priety and expediency of removing the santee
Indians from Nebraska to the Ponca reserva-
ton, was adopted. Davis subsequently moved
to reconsider the vote and opposed any move
ment to give the Poucas' reservation to any
other tribe. Discussion ensued, but the morn
ing hour expired and the matter went over .
Consideration was then resumed of the Ute
agreement bill, the debate continuing until ad-
journment.
THURSDAY, April 8.-Bills introduced and re-
ferred: For the relief Of certain settlers with
in the late Fort Kearney military reservation,
Nebraska; to authorize the secretary of war to
turn over to the interior department cenain
parts of Camp Douglas military reservation,
Utah; making an appropriation for the erection
OF light house and fog signal at or near the
entrance of Little Traverse harbor, Mich, and
the purchase of site for the same. Discus
sion of the Ute bill was then resumed and con
tinued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 9.-Logan introduced reso.
luton requesting the president ef the United
States to transmit such information in regard
to the outrage upon Cadet Whitaker taken
at West Point, as in bis judgment would not be
incompatible with public interest. The resolu:
ton was supported by Voorhees,, Bruce and
Hoar, who denounced the practice of hazing
and many outrages at West Point Pending
debate the morning hour expired and the reso.
luton went over. The Ute bill was then taken
up. Dawes amendment giving the president
ed, 900 for the education in schools on 'or of
lands selected, of such youths of both sexea as
in his Judgment may be best qualified to attain
proficiency in practical industries aud pursuits
necessary for their self-support, was adopted
yeas A, nays 8. Amendments were adopted
surviving. victims as follows: Mrs. Meeker,
Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price, each $500; Mrs.
Post $500. After discussion it was unanimous
" agreed that general debate on the bill shall
cease at 8 P. M. Monday, that debate on amend
ments shall then proceed under the ive-minute
rule, and that the bill shall be finally voted on
bef.re adjournment Monday. After an ex-
day.
MONDAY, April 5.-Armfeld introduced bill
to reduce the tax on distilled spirits. It abol-
ishes the tax on spirits distilled from apples,
peaches, Cranes, and pears, and reduces the tax
on spirits diS6lled from grain or mixtures there.
of to rs cents per gallon. It provides that no
except for such as may distin spirits from grain
to the extent of at least 80 gallons per day and
vests the appointment of deputy collectors in
judges of the district court of the respective
districts; also bill providing that producers Of
leaf tobacco may sell the same in quantities OF
not more than ten pounds, At any one time,
without license: Referred. Weaver moved to
ing for money issued directly by the govern
ment and not by or through bank corporations;
also that that portion of the interest bearing
debt Of the United States which shall be re-
deemable in the year 1881 or prior thereto, being
in amount about $7S2, 600, 900, should not be
to call in such obligations and pay them at any
time, but should be paid as rapidly as possible,
and according to contract. To enable the gov
ernment to meet these obligations the mints Of
the United States should be operated to their
full capacity on the coinage or standard silver
dollars, and such other coinage as the business
interests Of the country may require. Defeated
yeas "a, nays H.. .. .Townshend Nl.) moved
to suspend the rules SO as to discharge the COM
mittee on ways and means from the further
consideration of the bill placing salt, printing
type, printing paper, and material used in the
manufacture Of printing paper, on the free list,
and put it on its passage. The motion was de
feated-yeas 112, noes so-not the necessary
two thirds in the affirmative. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April Ga number of bills were
reported back from committee, among them the
naval appropriation bill, which was referred tC
the committee of the whole. The bill was &C
companied by short report, which states that
the estimate Of the navy department amounted
to $14, ,509, ,147, to which should be added 1874
672 recommended as necessary for torpedo ex.
periments, photographic work and for a naval
observatory, making total of s4,6O3, 800. OF
this sum the committee recommends the appro.
priaton Of S14, 1886, ,797, including $59, ,3O9 that
is appropriated out of the naval pension fund
for the support of the naval asylum at Phila-
delphia, being reduction Of $218, ,023 from the
estimates. The naval bill Of last year appropri'
ated $14, ,O29, ,969, or $685. less than the
present bill. The house then went into com
mittee Of the whole on the army appropriation
bill and discussed it until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY,, April 7.-After receiving q mum.
Der of bills back from committee, the house
went into committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill. Atthe end of the bill Sparks,
under the direction of the military committee,
offered the following as an additional section
"No money appropriated in this act is appro-
priated or shall be paid for subsistence, equip
ment, transportation or compensation Of any
portion Of the army of the United States, to be
used as police force to keep the peace at the
polls at any election held within any state. .
1z Keifer rose to point Of order, pending which
THURSDAY, April 8.-The house went INTO
committee Of the whole upon the army appro-
priation bill, the pending question being upon q
point Of order raised against the amendment
prohibiting any Of the appropriations to be used
for the subsistence, equipment, transportation
or compensation of any portion Of the army to
be used as police force to keep peace at the
polls at any election held within any state. The
chair held that if the army was relieved by the
proposed amendment from any additional duty
it would be in the line of retrenchment. It
could not be otherwise. The conclusion must
be arrived atthat if the amendment was adopted
there would be saving to the people. There
fore he would rule that the amendment was in
order: Conger appealed from the decision OF
the chair. The committee sustained the deci:
sion-yeas 10S, nays 80. Discussion Of the bill
was continued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 9.-De LaMatyr introduced: a
bill establishing = temporary government for
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