The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-03-10

THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
Congressional.
In the Senate on the ssth ult. Mr.. Lamar pre-,
scented the credentials OF James z. George,
successor to Mr.. Bruce, OF Mississippi. Mr..
Ingalls' Electoral Count resolution providing
for counting the vote in the Senate Chamber
was taken up and, on motion Of Mr.. .Rayard,
reterred-S to u, party vOte-tO the Com
mi,tee Oh the Electoral Count. The bill to
confirm to Chicago the title to public grounds
IN the Fort Dearborn reservation was passed.
Several amendments to the Indian Laud-iu-
Severality bill were adopted. :. The North Car
DINA contested-electiOn case OF Yeates va MAJ.
tin tin. was ,, taken up in the House: and.
ton declaring Martin entitled to his
seat was rejected-l10 to liz. party vote. with
the Of and S
exception Of Mr.. Ladd, Of Maine, also voted in
ed ao nm Msrn nSe en-
lis to iis-that Mr. Yeates: the contestant. was
oath Of Office. Mr.. De La Nstyr presented q
petition, signed by twenty-five thousand per
sons for steps to be taken to prevent en-
croachments Of white settlers on Indian reser'
Mr.. BALDWIN, Of Michigan, took his seat In
the Senate on the 3lst ult., and the credentials
son introduced bill appropriatine $4,000 to
fit out a war vessel to search for the steamer
Jeannette. MIR. Dawes, after remarks upon
the killing Of Big Snake. the Ponca Chief by
soldiers in the OfliCe OF the Agent of the Pom
cas- in Indian Territory, presented q protest
rom Standing Bear and thirty-ive others
against the sale OF the old reservation, re-
etc. Tue Indian Enthusiastically bill was
further considered and amended Among
the bills presented in the House were the foF
Of the adulterarion OF food and drugs; BY Mr..
Dwight, to compensate persons engaged
in railway mail service for injuries received
OReily, to protect the transmission Of intelli-
gence by telegraph from the exactions of mo-
nopoSes. providing that no Telegraph Compa.
ny shall charge more for the transmission and
delivery Of any message than was charged on
the LIST of January, 1881. by the American
Union Telegraph Company for the same dis;
warrants to soldiers and sailors, or their Wild
ows or orphans; by Mr.. Weaver, proposing .
Constitutional amendment providing for The
election of Senators by the people; BY MIR.
Townshend ILL.,, to increase the rate OF PEN
sions Of those who have lost a limb, and are
totally disabled. 70 so per month; by Nj.
among the people: by Mr.. Springer tby
EeS1e in bin similar 1T to one
relative to the Postal Telegraph Company;
also to provide for the appraisement of tele-
Graph lines property and effects OF companies
"a. le66, and to procure information concern
ing the postal telegraphs OF other countries
The LOVE contested election cases were dis
Ing their seats. The Ayricultura! Appropria-
ton bill tssss 500 was reported, ordered printed
sss recommi.ted. = PHI was passed to enable
struct branches in Utah. Idaho and Montana.
In the Senate on the lst MIR. Morgan, from
the Committee on the State of the Law in re-
gard to the Electoral Count, reported Mr.. In
gals resolution on that subject, with substi-
tute amendment, providing that both houses
Of Congress shall assemble in joint convention
on the 9TH. to be presided over by the Presi-
dent of the Senate, and Jointly participate
in determining the result of the Electoral
vote for President and visprssidep
President of the Senate. who shall
announce the state of the vote as thus de-
clared and the persons thereby elected. The
Pension Appropriation bill was considered
and amended. The Chinese Treaties were re-
ported; with Recommendation that they be
ratified The House spent the day in debate
on the District of Columbia Appropriation bill
Mr.. MoRGAN's EiectoraLCount resolutions,
reported the day before as substitute for
Mr.. ingalls, proposition, were taken up in the
Senate on the I'd and, at Mr.. MOrgan's sugges-
ton, were amended in minor details 20 as to
make them concurrent, and to provide for two
ssers 8f 2Re se ga the Ssn
that the count take place in the Senate Cham.
Der. and not in the hall of the House wa,
jected-22 to sand this was followed by the
rejection-a1 to 50 of an amendment. offered
BY Mr.. Eaton. providing that the tellers of the
two houses shall make q list Of the Electoral
the President Of the Senate" instead Of "as
they shall lie declared" the resolutions were
then adopted by rita roce vote. The Presi-
dent S message ncerning the Ponca Indian
question was read. In the House q message
was received from the President embodying
the report Of he Ponca Commission, and urg-
their Recommendations. In concluding, the
President expressed profound regret for the
injustice done to the tribe and, without at
tempting to apportion the blame, says that, as
Chief-Executive at the time the wrong
was consummaed, he fees his own
sesponsibil deeply enough to make
reiess. The Speaker also presented q mes
sage from the President. transmitting for con-
eideration and appropriate action of Congress
ommendins an appropriation OF Of ssoajSo Tor Tor
the establishment of naval stations on the
American Isthmus. The District OF Columbia
tionment bill was called up, and Mr.. Cox made
q speech explaining its provisions and urging
Its passage.
In the Senate on the Sd on motion of Mr..
Morgan the concurrent resolution introduced
by him June Is, 1850. declaring the President Of
the Senate not invested by the Constitution
with the right to count the votes Of Electors
for President and vice-President of the United
States, SO as to determine what votes shall be
received aud counted, or what votes shall be
rejected, was taken up. aud. after some dis
cussion. motion by Mr.. Edmunds to lay the
nn IN n Ia rvn tod Hvyn
Vote to 81. At the expiration Of the morn
ing hour Mr.. Morgan moved to postpone the
regular reg, order, which was agreed tSIs to "A.
resolution. After debate Mr.. Edmunds
moved an amendment to make the
resolution read that. In the opinion of the
Seaate. neither the Senate nor the Senate and
House of Representatives, nor the Presto emit
Of Oft, the senate is invested BY the Constitution
amendment was voted down-lS to g, q party
vote. An amendment offered by MIR. INGALLS,,
to the effect that the President Of the Senate
had the right to count the votes in the sense
of computing them, but had not the right to
count in the sense Of determining judicially
on was t,Ssa
agreeing to the resolution. when the result
showed % ayes to l in the negative (llr.
conEnr , Hso vdte9 ,Ss M
staining from voting, thus indicating the alb
sencs OF quorum The minority evincing
auisPoStion 70 continue tue obstructive pol.
Icy, motion by Mr.. Morgan to adjourn was
agreed to- In the House the Indian Appro-
priation bill was reported with the Senate
amendments some of which were agreed to-
The Apportionment bill was taken up and MI.
Cox offered an amendment fixing the number
OF Representatives at 207, while Mr.. Sherwin
Of the Census Committee, favored 30l. The
deb then assumed political cast. and the
bill went over without action. Mr.. King in
troduced bill approptiating $4,000 for the
distribution of seed cOru
From Washington.
The hunter Of persons employed in the
Census Bureau in Washington is 1,A7-660
males and SIS females, besides IS messengers
and Is watchmen. The number of enumera-
tors employed in taking the census was 81, ass
under the charge Of $50 Supervisors
FoR the year ended December 81, 1880, the
Patent Office receipts were $749. 6S5. and the