Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-09

ing: For the ascertalnment OF the amount due the
Choctaw nation (givng the court of claims jurisdic
ton over claims arising under the treaties thirty
years past); to open portion Of the Fort Ridgely
military reservation, Minn, to homestead and tim
Der culture entry; to amend section 1925, revised
statutes, relating to suits at law affecting title to
mining claims, requiring claimant whoFe title is
not established before jury to perfect before
ceivng patent therefor for the preparation under
the direction Of the commissioner Of patents of
classified abridgements of all letters patent of United
States copies to be sold at cost; to authorize regtr
ton OF trademarks and protect the same; to give
claimants in Indiana for quarternasters stores fur
nished United States troops during the Morgan raid
the same facilities in the matter Of proofs given other
claimants. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, March 2.-The senate took up the
civil appropriation BILL Beck said the senate COM
mttee added S. 900 to the bill as it passed the
house. Among the added items are s50, 600 for
Of az and printing! $4,000 to the
provide for search by the United States vessels ;or
the steamer jeanette, and $3.50 600 to purchase 81,
for building by the United States of pension
bureau; 200 to enable the superintendent of
public buildings to proceed with cutting granite for
new west and center wings Of the state and navy
department. buildings; an increase OF Ss3'744 Tor
Springs, Ark, to keep it from being wash ed away,
and $175,0O0 for the purchase of lands from the
the whole the bill was read and amendments of the
senate committee acted upon as reached. In addi-
ton to those mentioned there were for expenses of
the Louisiana commission of April, 1877 $3.50, and
for quarters of the naval academy $40 0000 for the
purchase Of works Of art by the joint committee
library, SO 900: for to enable the secretary of the
treasury to inspect and issue certificates showing
that cattle for shipment are free from pelro pneu-
monia, $15 600, The amendments having been
agreed to with but few EXCEPTIONS which separate
votes were reserved and the bill gone through with
moved to amend by adding the following as an add-
hona section; 'That the secretary of The treasury
may at any time apply surplus money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, much thereof be
consider nJrchaSa re0amOfiOO
Of United States bonds, provided the bonds so pur-
chased or redeemed shall constitute part Of the
sinking fund, but shall be cancelled" The amend
ment was adopted without debate or objection. The
amendment to reimburse the president the amount
paid for expenses in the Louisiana McVeagh COM
mission of April, 1877 S3950), upon which separate
votes had been considered by Conbng, was consid-
cred. Debate ensucd, but no definite action was
reached. The next amendment of the committee
ang 900 for the purchase of the private papers
Of the late confederate generals Braxton Bragg and
Leonidas Polk, relative to the War Of the rebellion.
long discussion ended in the tab]ing of the
Several unimportant amendments were agreed to,
after which the bill was reported to the senate as
amended, and passed. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 9.-The senate took up the gen.
eral deficiency bill and the senate committees amend
ments were agreed to the bill was read The bill
then passed The Japanese fund bill was taken
up, and Kirkwood amendment to reduce the total to
noes The % bill directs the @ payment to the govern
ment of Japan of ST. 1863, ,224 and out of this fund
$248000 as prize money to the officers and crew Of
the q. S. ship Wyoming and the steamer Taldang,
their legal representatives -. The thanks of the
senate were voted unanimously to Vice President
Wheeler
FRIDAY, March AT O'Clock, after repeated ef-
forts by the majority for executive session. the
senate adjourned until $3.50. Owing to the failure of
quorum to appear at the hour appointed the recess
was substantially prolonged until 1880, when the
joint resolution offered by Butler for an extra
k1 and
was briefly debated and passed. The vice presi-
dent announced the signing of the enrolled sundry
civil and deficiency bill. The only incident Of the
interim preceding the arrival of the president and
vice president-elect was the appointment of COM
mittee of notification to the president of the close Of
the present congress and their subsequent report
make, the receipt and reading Of the messages from
the president transmitting the call for senate ex-
ecutive session and announcing the resignation of
the Hon. Benz Harrison from the Mississippi river
improvement commission. The presidential pro-
cession, headed by President Hayes and President
elect Garfield, finally entered, under the escort of
Senators Pendleton, Anthony, Bayard and others of
the committee of arrangements, and two minutes
later was followed by Vice Presdent-eect Arthur in
charge of subcommittee, all present in the cham
ber rising upon each occasion. Vice
Arthur was then introduced to the senate by Vice
President Wheeler, and delivered the usual formal
address. The oath of Office was then administered
to vice president-elect and Vice President Wheeler
before retiring from the CHAIR delivered his vaedic.
tory and as his last official act declared the senate
adjourned sine die. The organization of the new
senate was begun by the swearing in of the new
and Malone. The senate then adjourned to parti-
cpate in the inaugural ceremonies, and upon reas-
sembling adjourned till Saturday.
House.
MONDAY, February 28.-The house met in continu-
alton of Saturdays session. The picture of Fred
congress, was presented to the house and accepted
The house proceeded to vote upon the amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
amendment striking out the clause making an aPpro-
priation for the purchase of the Bragg and Polk
papers agreed to. The amendment appropri-
atng 900 to enable the secretary Of the navy
to establish naval coalng stations on the 1sthmus OF
Panama was agreed to-yeas ia, nays 85.. The
house then adjourned, and the session of Monday
commenced. Consideration If the civil SUI dry
bill was resumed. The amendment instructing the
commissioners on the part of the United States to
the international none ary conference to agree to
adjustment which does not recognize silver dollars
as part of t le money system of the governments
joining in such conference rejected and stricken
from the bill. The bill passed-yeas 189, nays 49,.
Blackburn presented the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill. Agreed to The agree.
the appropriation of $4,000 for expenses of the
commission. >. White introduced bill proposing
constitutional amendment prohibiting the payment
Of claims for property injured or destroyed in the
late war of the rebellion. Referred. -. The joint
resolution passed for the printing of 100000
copies of the agricultural report. The conference
preparation bill was agreed to-. The house then
took q recess until evening, which session was de-
voted to memorial exercises In honor of the late Fer
nandO Wood.
TUESDAY. March 1.-The senate amendments
were concurred in to the agricultural appropriation
BILL The amendments increase the amount OF the
bill $25,5OO. The sum Of SIS is given for invest-
cation Of the subject of pleuro-pneumonia "A re-
port was made and adopted confirming the rights OF
Ackn to the seat in the contested case of the Third
Louisiana district. The conference report on the
n$sokso T.; nuna m
Reagan presented conference report on the river
and harbdf bill. A statement accompanied the re-
port stating as the bill passed the house it appro-
priated The senate increased this amount
ference the senate receded from seven amendments
aggregating OOO leaving the amount appropriated
by the bill $l1, 800. The report was agreed To-
yeas 162 nays 81. Consideration of the funding
bill resumed. The progress of the bill was stub
bornly contested by its opponents. number Of
senate amendments were agreed to: Conger theI
moved to take a recess until 1890 tomorrow. Tht
speaker pro tenn. {Blackburn) refused to recognize
the motion until he had first recognized the gentle
man in charge of the BILL who moved to Lconcur IN
senate amendment and who demanded the preyiou
| question on that motion. Some sharp words passed
between Conger and the speaker pro tenn. as to tn
cess but having discovered the PREVIOUS question ha
| already been ordered the motion for recess wa
| put, majority Of Republicans refused to vote Il
order to leave the house without quorum. n
| quorum voted and then on motion of Tucker tn
house, at 12:45, took recess until 10 tomorrow.
| WEDNESDAY,, March 2.-The rules were suspend
ed and the deficiency appropriation bill was passed
| . Consideration Of the funding bill was resume
friends of the measure number of amendment
were acted upon The bill was then passed. IA bi
supplemented to the funding bill was passed undf
suspended rules The speaker then laid before Il
house the enrolled funding bill and it was signe
by him and 1t now goes to the president for
action. Adjourned. -.