The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-17
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches
Congressional.

A JOINT RESOLUTIONS was passed In the Sen.
ate on the 5th inviting the Government and
people of France andthe family of Lafayette
to join the United States in the Yorktown Cen.
tennial celebration. and 1000 were appro-
priated for the occasion. The Pension Ap.
gropriation bill Was taken up and debated. =.
taken up in the House, and. after debate, the
resolution being divided, the first branch
providing Tor the meeting of both houses on
the 9TH; the Vice President presiding, and for
on the part Of the House, to make .
20 deliver them to the President Of the
and the elected
Vice-President Of the United States-was
agreed to without division. The second
orsnehxpsoviding that, II the counting Of any
that fixed by Congress for the casting Of such
votes shall not essentially change the result Of
the vote for President and Woe President. the
suit as it would be were such votes counted,
and also as it would be were they not counte 1:
in and ,ss
President shall be announced in the same man
ner-was also agreed to-l6J to 1.-THE Repub-
!icans - . rule voting in the negative; and
Ing Democrats, however, voted In the mega
tive: Messrs. Ackleu, Converse, Culberson,
Hurd, Slemons and Young Pal and the fol.
BelfOrd, Bisbee, Bowman, Burrows, Calkins.
sett, Dick. fenton. Field. Fisher, HsS. HsS.
Kelly. kilinger, Lindsey. McGowan. Morton,
ONeill, Prescott, Rice, Robinson, Stone and
Taylor Ohio.l The .Apportionment bilfwas
taken up and debated.
In the Senate on the 7th, ON motion Of Mr..
Morgan, Messrs. Hamin and Thurman were
appointed tellers for the Senate in the Electo-
ralcount proceedings. The Pension Appro-
priation bill was further considered. -. In the
House the Speaker announced the appoint
ment Of Messrs. House and Crowley as teilers
on the part Of the House to make a list of the
votes as they shall be declared for President
and Vtce-President on the 9Th. Bills were in
troduced: By Mr.. Washburn (Minn.l for entry
and sale of public lands for the right Of way
porations locating lines need only to make
entry at the Land Once Of the district through
which the surveys run, and pay the Govern
ton Of the public lands; by Mr.. Robson. to
require railroads to carry axes and ire-extin-
guishers on each PASSENGER car: BY Mr.. Whit.
By the Navy SH;ibp Department for the purpose Of
prosecuting the search for the Jeanette. A
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
River and Har6or Appropriation bill was de-
In the Affirmative.
TIE credentials Of Philetus Sawyer, Of Wis.
consin, and Arthur p. German, of Maryland,
were presented in the Senate on the sth. Mr..
Bruce, from the Committee on Education and
Labor, reported adversely the joint resolution
to provide for the enforcement of the Eight
Hour law, and its consideration was indefinite.
resolution proposing Constitutional amend
ment prohibiting, after the year 1900. the
manufacture and sale anywhere within the
United States OF distilled alcohol and intOxi.
eating liquors, or any Intoxicating liquors
mixed or adulterated with ardent spirits, or
any poison whatever except for medical.
mechanical mech. s; chemical; or scientific pnr.
and importation of such liquors, and
their transportation through any part of the
United States except for medical and scien-
House announcing the death Of Evarts w.
Farr were considered and cOncurred in. Tho
Pension Appropriation bill was further dis
and the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bills were reported in the
House and referred to the Committee of the
resolutions relative to the death of M ". Farr.
of New Hampshire, and eulOsies were deliv.
cred by Messrs. Briggs, Hall, Raw. Bland, Bow
man. updegrat Ohio, Shellenbarger, Blake
and Sherwin.
IL the Senate on the 9Th resolution, sub
mitted bv Mr.. Wallace, was adopted. calling
on the President, If not incompat ibie with the
public interest, for the correspondence re-
Gently passed between Spain and the United
States in regard to the agreement of February
l., ISL and more particularly with reference
to the question of naturalization by the
ed Sta,e OF natives of Spain. MIR. VIM
dom introduced bill authOriz nR the Next
can National Railway Company to construct Il
br dge 10 the center Of the Rio Grande River.
ton bill was passed After returning from
the joint se>s On held for the counting of the
Electoral votes preamble and resolution
We ca optei reciing the result and declaring
tina; the two houses were of opinion that the
Constitution a ID laws had been duly executed,
forth was Necessary. he legislative. Ex-
ecutive and judicial Appropriation bill was
passed in the House, and the Agricultural Ap-
prop iation bill was rep ri ed back from COM
mi;tee and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
THE bill arpropriatine $23,,0UU for the pur.
chase Of ground for and the erection thereon
of hall of deposit for Government reco Dis
was passed in the Senate on the 10th. Pursu-
ant to a resolution otferel by Mr.. PendletOn
and adop.e ed, Messrs. Pendleton, Anthony and
Bayard wee constituted q committee to
make arrangemen's for the inauguration
Of the President-eiect on the 4th of
March next. The Postal Appropria, ion bill
was considered, and several amendments
were agreed 10. Toe Lepi ,iatve Appropria-
ton bill was received and referred. Mr.. B. air
intro duced bill providing for a temporary
incrt ase If facilities for examination and adj
Jud cation of pension claims. A few private
Pension bills were passed -. A number Of pri-
waite bills were disposed OF in the House. Mr..
Murch offered u resolution. which was
adopted, reci,ing the alterations that persons
connected with the Washington Gas-light
Company were using the opportunities
arising out of their connection with
Cong ess to influence members in
matters pertaining to lighting the
city and public buildings, and directing the
Company to furnish a list of all stockholders
and Information in regard to dividends, the
amount of cash on hand. etc. The River and
HarbOr Appropriation bill was taken up and
debated in Committee Of the Whole, and Mr..
Reagan moved that the committee rise and
report the bill to the House. Mr.. Cox raised a
point of order and demanded a reading of the
bill for amendments, and the Chair ruled that,
the reading being demanded, the motion could
not be entertained. An appeal being taken,
the Chair was sustained-l52 to T.
From Washington.
The Electoral votes were counted and the
result declared by Congress, in joint conven-
inn m, he I'm ha nj