Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-19
THE FoRTY-s,xTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

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notes to be written not engraved to provide for the
distribution of unclaimed dividends among creditors
OF national banks; to extend the franking privilege
to all official business sent through the mails by sena-
tors, representatives and delegates In congress-
Iaid on table and ordered printed to regulate and
improve the civil service of the United States; to
prevent extorion from persons in the public SERVICE
and bribery and corruption by such persons. The
Dill 1or the punishment Of tramps in the District Of
Columbia occupied the remainder Of the morning
hour, but went over without action. The Ben Eol.
day relief bill was then discussed until adjourned.
TUESDAY, January l1.-Cameron, Pa.) from the
military committee reported adversely an the bill to
reorganize and discipline the militia Of the United
States and its further consideration was indefinite.
ly postponed. Slater introduced bill TO- reduce
the price Of even numbered sections of public lands
within the limits Of any railroad, military or wagon
road grant to preempton settlers to $175 per acre.
1.-THE Holiday relief bill debated until ad-
journment.
"WEDNESDAY, January l2.-Davis Nv, va.) sub
mitted resolution instructng the committee on
finance to inquire into the advisability of change
in the organization of the treasury and other de-
ing receipts and the safekeeping Of revenues from
the disbursement accounts; to transfer from the
treasury to the war or navy department steamboat
place under the state department matters Connected
with our domestic and foreign commerce. Tabled
and ordered printed .Logan's joint resolution ex-
tending the franking privilege to all official business
sent through the mail by senator's, representatives
and delegates in congress, debated until the
piration Of the morning hour, when the army ap-
preparation bill was taken up and discussed at length
in committee of the whole, the clause appropriating
$125 to pay land grant railroads so per cent Of
what the quartermaster's department finds Justly
due them for transportation Ito which the senate
committee added provigo that such payment shall
be accepted as In full Of full demands for said
vices) receiving the most attention Without action
on the amendment the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 13.-On motion Of Mcmillan
the bill recently introduced by him {and which had
n hv Tho
commerce), providing for the payment Of damages
which may be occasioned to Indians on Minnesota
reservations by the construction Of reservoirs at the
head waters of the Mississippi under the act Of last
year, and also providing that the appropriation here
tofore made for the construction Of dam at Lake
Winnebago shall be applied immediately, was taken
of the frankng privilege referred to the commit
tee on postotces by vote Of 280 to 23. Discussion
of the army bill was then resumed, the question
being upon the amendments to the item for the pay
ment of government transportation on land grant
railroads. Edmunds offered an amendment prOvid-
ing for the adjustment Of all payments due such
land grant railroads have not received aid In gov
ernment bonds by the proper accounting officers in
accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court
in the decided under the land grant acts but
in no case shall more than so per cent Of the full
sion shall be had in respect to each in dispute.
Agreed to-ayes %, noes 18. Edmunds moved that
the amendment reported from the senate committee,
appending proviso that "such payment shall be
accepted in full Of all demands for such services
be stricken out. Agreed to aftor discussion-aycs
Is, noes 22. The amendments OF the senate COM
mittee to the other items Of the bill agreed to
reported. Pending action upon the bill the senate
adjourned
FRIDAY, January 14.-Hoar presented, with reti.
ton in its favor bill to provide for retiring presi-
dents of the United States. Tho District of Colun-
bia tramp bill was passed and the senate went into
committee of the whole and resumed consideration
Of the army appropriation BILL After long discus
sion on the correctness Of certain ruling by the
chair the bill was reported to the senate and passed
ION motion Of Window the senate took up the
military academy appropriation BILL Window stated
the total Of the bill at 1882 1885, which was lesf
than the estimates. 1t exceeded the appropriation
q single important amendment The bill was die
cussed in committee Of the whole, reported to thu
house without amendment and passed. After al
executive session the senate adjourned till Monday
House..
MONDAY, January 1o.-Bills introduced: Declaring
silver certificates ts possess the same legal tender
quality the coin for which they Issued: to in
crease so per cent the duty axseed or nseed and
the manufactures thereof; proposing constitution:
the United States, except Judges Of the supreme and
inferior courts, heads of departments and officers
where duties aro temporary, shall hold Office for
for ON election by the people OF postn,asters and
other officers whose duties arc to be perfc rrned with
in the limit Of any state, such officers to be subject
to removal by the president On other than political
sons in public service, and bribery and coercion by
such persons requesting the president to open ne
gotiations with Mexico or the Central American
states for the purchase and cession to the United
States of territory for voluntary colonization Of
the colored population Of the United States relative
to the transportation Of dutiabe GOODS to regulate
the importation of articles made in imitation of
butter or cheese; to relieve the Supreme Court and
establish Superior Court Of the United States. ..
The Indian bill was reported back from
committee, and the house Immediately went into
committee of the whole to consider it. Frost Of
fered an amendment providing that Josephs band
Of the Nez Perces Indians shall be transferred to
north latitude, as the secretary Of the interior may
select. Rejected without divieion. The committee
then rose and the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 11.-On motion of Blackburn
mittee Of five to inquire into alleged abuses of the
franking privilege The house then went into CON-
mittee on the Indian appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was that offered by Hiscock, appro-
prating $4,000 to defray the expenses of commits
sion of ten citizens provided for in the act of 1862
and striking out the clause repeating all laws creating
standing vote-s7 to 7s, Hiscock rose to point of
order against the sixth section of the bill which
provides that all bids for supplies Of provisions for
ind aeS e5 ens %s9sa S Ra
suitable place in the Mississippi valley and Missouri
valley. After discussion the point of order sus-
tanned and the section was stricken out. Hooker
offered an amendment providing for the transfer of
the management Of Indian affairs to the depart
mcnt after the first Of July next. Haskell then rose
to point of order that the substance of the amend
ment was embodied in two bills now pending before
the house, and that, therefore, the amendment was
notin order. Point sustained and amendment ruled
ont Frost, In order to avoid that point of order,
offered an amendment providing that appropriations
made by this bill shall be expended by the general
of the army instead Of by the secretary of the in
terror; but this was also ruled out An amendment
by Ryan {Ks.) providing for advertisement of con-
tracts at least sixty days before award was adopted
and the committee and reported the bill to the
house. After little parliamentary sparring the
amendment adopted in committee relative to the In
dian commission was retected-ayes 106, nays 49,
The bill was then passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 12.-The morning hour was
dispensed with, and the house went into committee
Of the whole on the funding bill, debate on the
to AZ to thrtv 1ninntes The time foT debate havino
eynired the cnastion recnrred m Wood;s amand
naent nn the rate - intarest n1on honds and co.,
Hscotes Of ner cent Aurepd f-1ao tn 81 -the
hosv ~ the nemocrats votino in the afrmativa and
tbe majority ~ the Rennbhcans in the neoative
The second branch Of WOODS amendment. arrsnetne
rates on notes at per cent was also agreed to- WITH
out division. Sanford offered an amendment pro-
yinp that before anv of the bonds or notes author
lied bv the act are issued Il shall be the duty of the
secretary of the treasury to nav on the bonds accr
ine during the wear 1881 ali the silver dollars Of
600 600 now held in the trensurv for redemption nur
noses, Adonted-veas A. navs 25-the Renubucans
refnsnn tn vote iesirin1 "a m Ioai down the hdII
that snhstitnta Offered Sv them would he aonted
McHf;Ian offered an arnendment Mating the honda
authorized u,hiect fo tnTation A. first the Rennb
icans showed disnosition to rafrain from yotin9
and some few even voted in favor of the amend.