The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-03
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches
Congressional.

THE Senate was not in session on the ed.
The House adopted the report of the Election
Committee on the contested election case of
Bisbee vs.. Hull, of the Second Florida District,
declaring the former entitled to the seat, and
Mr.. Bisbee took the oath of Office.
THE Senate on the 9th passed a bill for the
reclamation of the Potomac marshes. Mr..
Logan asked unanimous consent to take up
the bill to retire General Grant. Mr.. Vest OBJ
jected. A spirited debate followed, and, after
the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Logan
moved to postpone the pending and prior
orders in order to proceed with the Grant
Retirement bill. The motion was dcfeated-
mar and McPhsrson. with ef Ssy sni i Soed ava
with the Republicans. large number of
bills were introduced in the House, among
" n.sn Mese the following; BY Mr. ko6inssn
by MI. Young. authorizing the appointment
of a Commission to examine and report on
the OF Of le
from New York to Council Bluffs: by Mr..
Acklen, to regulate the collection Of duties
tee on Census. reported back the bill OF Appor-
tionment Of Representatives in Congress
among the several States. Mr.. sherwin pre-
ordered printed and recommitted Mr. Cox
stated that the majority bill provided for 81
members, while the minority amendment pro-
rided FOR 3l9 members. He would offer his
bill. providing for SOL rs q substitute. The
Post-oifice Appropriation bill $40. 40. 43D was
considered in Committee of the Whole.
IN the Senate on the 18th the bill for the 60.
Enlistment of Bureau Of Mechanical Indus.
try was ordered printed and committed to .
special committee. Mr.. Logan renewed his
endar. to take up the Grant-ketirement bill.
and the motion was rejected . to y Messrs.
Lamar Lamar; and Davis Iii;s voting with the Re.
passed to pay the additional expenses of the
appropriation of $4,000 for a mon
umcnt commemorative of the Battle of Sara
toga. The Senate amendments to the Military
academy Appropriation bill were concurred
in The Fost-oiiiee Appropriation bill was
Whole. and an amendment was adopted re-
Quiring railway companies to carry in mail
cars safety heaters, and saws, axes and other
The bill was then reported from committee
and passed.
Mr.. INGALLS, introduced q resolution in the
Senate on the a6th providing for the counting
Of the Electoral vote in the Senate Chamber
on Wednesday. February ., at twelve, noon.
The resolution provides that 1.-TWO persons
shall be appointed tel!ers, on the part Of the
Senate, to made a list of votes tor President
and Vice-President rs they shall be declared;
that the result shall be delivered to the Presi-
dent of the Senate, who shall announce the
Journals, such entry to be a sufficient declara-
ton thereof" Mr.. Whyte objected to the
consideration of the resolution, and it went
over under the rules. A favorable report was
made on the bill in reference to Quartermast-
er stores furnished the forces of General Lew
Wallace during the Morgan raid in Indiana
and Ohio. Considerable time was spent in
discussing the bill providing for comforting
land on the Indians in severalty, an amend
ment, offered by Mr. Hoar: to confer the right
of citizenship on the Indians being re-
lected by a vote of 90 to II. Mr.. Booth,
from the Committee on Appropriations,
reported without amendment, the Pension
Appropriation bill. In the House, MIR. Will
son. from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported back adversely the bill authorizing
the President to negotiate for lands for coloni-
cation of colored persons. The resolution look
ing toward the establishment of a telegraphic
postal system was reported back. BY nearly
strictly party vote-l50 to 124-the Morgan
Electoral resolution was taken up, but the
republicans managed. by hlibustering. to in
dictate no quorum present until an adjourn
ment was effected.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr. Dawes present.
ed petition. signed by ex-Minister Welsh,
Bishop Simpshn, Rev. Joseph Cook, Wendell
Phillips and 1900 others, besides churches,
benevolent and other societies, representing
In all more than $1,000 citizens, praying Con-
yress to observe the treaties made with the
indian tribes, and in future to do JUS
tice to the remnants of that people. MIR.
Garland introduced bill to establish q
uniform system of bankruptcy. The
having been added to the bill by the Senate)
was passed, as were also bills to authorize the
construction of n railroad bridge across Mag.
ara River. and to establish an assay office in
st. Louis. =. In the House the contested-elec-
ton case of Yeates VS.. Martin, of the First
North Carolina District. was called up, and
after an exciting debate, Mr.. Springer de-
manded the previous question. but, the Re
puhlicans refusing to vote, the House was left
without Il quorum,