Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-02

senate pay out Of the contingent fund to Henry
Spofford, claimant of the seat from Louisiana, the
salary or compensation, without mileage, he would
have been entitled to under the law senator from
the 4th of March, 1877, to the Goth of August $780,
Consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill was then proceeded with. The committee recon-
mendaon to increase the clerical force adopted
after warm debate. The remaining amendments of
the committee were agreed to without discussion
and the bill was read a third time and passed.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 23.-Senate bills passed:
TO extend the time for fling claims for horses and
equipments lost by officers and soldiers of the
years and thereafter barring a such claims whether
by civilians soldiers) to graduate the price and
dispose of the residue of the Cherokee strip lands of
Kansas The house bill the calendar to regulate
the practice in suits brought to damages for
infringement of patents was discussed. The debate
brought to notice vexaious and blackmailing suits
to recover damages for of patented articles to
which the people Of the west and especially farmers
were subjected, and the propriety Of exemptng by
law the innocent purchasers of patented articles
from all damage. The bill finally laid aside
without action. The fortifcation appropriation
bill was taken up. The amendments Of tie senate
committee were agreed to and the bill read third
ing for the congressional library was taken up and
Voorhees, explained the amendments proposed by
him. Amendments made in committee of the whole
were concurred in, and the bill passedyeas 80, noes
10. The bill fixes the site for the new building upon
six squares the east front Of the capital grounds
and limits the cost of lands and damages therefor to
S1,00O, 900. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 24.-Immediatey after the
reading of the journal Cameron (Wis.) announced
the death Of his colleague, Matt 81. Carpenter. A
resolution for the appointment of the usual commit
tee on funeral arrangements was adopted, and the
senate adjourned out Of respect for the departed
statesman. Senator Carpenters chair draped in
mourning.
FRIDAY, February 25.-McDonald presented res
olution of the Indiana legislature for canal between
Lake Erie and the navigabe waters flowing into the
Mississippi: Mcmillan presented memorial Of the
Minnesota legislature calling attention to the
duced substitute for the bill presented by him
December d. to authorize the issue of legal tender
notes to circulate as money on deposit, gold, etc..
At the conclusion OF morning business, the senate
took up the agricultural appropriation bill. Withers
who reported the bill, stated the present total was
ssao,5oo, Of which s2o,5oo had been added by the
than the e@s ana Mss IF s |
appropriation of 1881. The following are the items
of increase made by the senate committee: Restoring
the salary Of the commissioner, ,0o0 examination
Of and report wool, $1,000; examination Of
pleuro-pneumonia, $4,000. Among the provisions
for 1881 are the following: Experiments in connee
ton with the culture and manufacture Of tea 00C;
investigation of the history and habits of insects,
etc, injurious to agriculture 100000 experiments in
the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, etc., $17,
500, and of sugar from beets, s100O0 for building
on the agricultural grounds for display of agricu
whole the bill was reed and the amendments of the
senate committee acted upon as reached. One re-
serving to congressman one-haf instead of three
quarters Of the seeds, etc., Tor distribution was
adopted, with the committees proviso for dstrbu-
ton by the commissioner of seeds, etc., uncalled for
at the end of the fiscal year. The amendment strik
of the chronological commission was rejected. The
remaining amendments of the committee were
agreed to without debate. The bill was reported to
the senate and passed. After executive session
the senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 26.-Vance introduced the
bill for the purchase by the secretary of war of the
private papers of the late confederate generals Bragg
and Polk relating to the of the rebellion and ap
propriating 900 for the same. Referred The
house bills for the 1ecf of settlers upon absented
Shawnee lands, Kansas, etc., and authorizing the
charge for melting or refining bullion when at or
above the standard were passed.. Burnside briefly
addressed the senate the resolution reported from
the committee on foreign relations and now on the
vice presidents table, declaring the United States
will insist that its consent is necessary condition
precedent to the construction of ship canal 9TH
er means of transportation across the isthmus.
Messrs. Cameron [Wis.), Conking, Logan, Pendeton
and Cockrel were constituted committee in relation
to the funeral obseques of the late Senator Carpen
senate senate proceeded roc ae to TO- consider the
of the committee were agreed to in COM
mittee of the whole as reached. All the amend
ments were agreed TO-. The session was protracted
to late hour in order to dispose of the bill, its op
ponents, small in number, presenting an unbroken
front upon every vote, Notwithstanding All amend
ments offered by them were invariably laid on the ia
ble on motion Of Ransom, In charge OF the BILL The
bill finally reported to the senate and passed
ayes 80, noes 12.. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 31-Warner introduced q
resolution to create board of fiscal inspectors to
watch collections and expenditures Of the public
treasury. It provides that no one under the age
of 40 years over IS shall be appointed member Of
said board Ia and any meoer sa be entitled to be
shall be entitled to receive salary of - dollars.
and the board may employ secretary at salary OF
fr01 directing
treasury to ascertain and report the cost of producing
in foreign countries all articles which customs are
in the United States and when the cost of producing
| any article which has been manufactured or pro-
duced in the United States for ten years shall be less
in any foreign country than the cost of producing
the same article in the United States then the custom
duty for such article shall not exceed sum equal to
the difference between wages paid laborers in foreign
countries where such article is more cheaply pro-
duced and the wages paid laborers employed in pro-
ducing the article in the United States, with the
cost Of transportation added thereto Warner in
troduced resolution for the appointment Of com.
| missioner to inquire into the justice of freight
charges upon inter state commerce and propose a
remedy. The house insisted it's amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill, and new conference
| recommendations the rules were suspended and the
following bills passed: To ascertain the amount due
| the Choctaw Indians by the government; incorpo-
| for the purpose Of constructing railroad from
Arkansas City, Ark, through the Indian Territory
to Fort Smith, Ark amending section 1926, revised
statutes, relating to suits affecting the title Of mining
claims. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 22.-The conference report on
the pending appropriation bill was agreed TO-. ihe
house then went into committee of the whole on the
agricultural appropriation bill. Martin (Del) Offer
ed amendment approprating So 600 for the con-
! tinuatOn Of experiments In connection with the
manufacture of sugar from beets and for the cutva
ton of beets for that purpose. Adopted-9l to A.
The committee rose and reported the bill to the
house. The amendment adopted in committee in.
creasing the appropriation for the reclamation Of
arid and waste lands was defeated. The bill was
then passed .. The house thenwent into committee
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. An amend.
ment was agreed to appropriatng s3Oo, 600 TOR the
Several amendments were then ruled out of order
and II of 50 pages Of the bill considered, when the
committee rose. -. The resignation OF w. A. Field
representative from the Third congressional district
Of Massachusetts, laid on the table. Senate
| amendments to the post route bill were concurred
| in. :. Recess until tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, February 23.-The house met in con
hnuance of Tuesdays session and Immediately wen
into committee Of the whole on the s'lndry civt
session of Tuesday ended and Wednesdays session
commenced. (. Blackburn reported hack the post
office appropriation bill with senate amendments
| recommending concurrence in some and non-concur
renee in others. The report was agreed to-. .Afte
the morning hour the house again went into commit
tee of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. An acrimonious debate ensued between Bragg
lWis.) and Blackburn {Ky.) over an amendmen
appropriang 40 900 for the purchase Of the privst
papers Of the late Confederate generals Bragg ant
| Polk, relating to the war. Finally, on motion o
Thomas, the clause making the appropriation wa
stricken out. The committee then ross and tn
hnuhe took ,eeasa until eYen1ne, the session to