Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-02
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for the consideration Of District business. In the
evening. after passing bill authorizing the appoint
ment Of extra policemen for a few days before and
after Inauguration day, the bill came up declaring
Inauguration day legal holiday in the District. An
amendment was offered by Brewer prohibiting the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in the District March 4th
next. Debate followed and the vote resulted-37 to
80. Clymer raised point OF no quorum and the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February A.-The Notifications bill
was reported back with the senate amendments,
currence in others. The report was agreed to-.
After some dilatory endeavors the house resumed
consideration of the apportionment bill. The Re-
publicans demanded unlimited debate and scene
OF confusion occurred. Various offers and sugges-
tons were made, but the Republicans refused to
consent to anything but free debate. Flibustering
made and lost. Finally, no quorum was announced,
and call Of the house ordered. All business was
suspended and the arrival of absent members was
awaited: conger moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call, and adjourn, out of
respect to the memory of Senator Carpenter. The
resolution was lost-11o to Ill. Another attempt to
os-121 to 135-and the house reapsed into it's for
condition of idleness. The confusion continued,
several attempts to get vote being made, and sew
eral amendments being proposed and rejected. The
house remained in session till morning.
FRIDAY, February 25.-Fiibustering on the ap-
portionment bill continued, Thursdays session
6edag being f. stn In progress Finally Hawley took the
house select five gentlemen who should meet and
agree on some plan Of settlement. This proposition
met with unanim JUS approval and was unanimously
agreed to. The members of the respective sides
then grouped together and after few moments
caucus Robeson announced that the Republicans had
agreed to the following gentlemen to represent them:
Conger, Sherwin, Laphanl, Anderson and Sha1len-
berger. Springer announced that the Democrats
agreed upon Cox, Thompson (Ky.), Reagan, House
and Morrison. Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the house took recess.
After recess Williams (Wis.) called up the senate
resolution relative to the death of Senator Carpenter
After euogistic remarks by Williams and Hazelton
(Wls.) the resolution agreed to- and the house,
mark Of respect to the deceased, adjourned. AT
II O'Clock the session of Friday began. While the
house was waiting for report from the committee
appointed to arrange an agreement upon the appor-
tonment, the senate bill for the sale of the re-
mander Of the reservation Of confederated Otoe and
Missouri tribes Of Indians in Kansas and Nebraska
was passed. The house then went into committee
of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
An excited debate was had over amendment
appropriatng 5000 900 for the establishment of a
naval station on the Isthmus of Panama. without
the reporters had been at work all day and night
terday and all of to-day without internisson, yes
terday's full proceedings, to the extent Of forty
pages, appearing in the Congressional Record this
morning, the committee rose and the house ad
journed until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, February 26.-The house went into
committee of the whole the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, and debated amendments all day.
Finally recess was taken until Monday at 10
O'Clock. The speaker announced the appointment
of Laplam, Tucker, Robeson, Carlisle and Page as
a committee the part of the house to attend the
funeral of the late Senator Carpenter.