Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-02-16

HOUSE -Messrs House and Crowley were
appointed tellers, on the part of the house, for
the electoral count Bills and resolutions were
introduced regarding taxation; for the entry
and sale of public lands for the right Of way
TO railroad companies (by MI. Washburn) pro-
vlding for safety of life on railroads; declaring
regret for the bloodshed in Transvaal, and
sympathy for the people of Ireland The
the river and harbor bill
The motion to suspend came from Reagan.
chairman of the committee on commerce, as an
| individual, under the rule allowing members
the right to move suspension on the first Mon.
| day of the month. point of order raised by
| Scales was decided by the house adversely.
After the usual thirty minutes had been con
sumed in debate, the house refused to suspend
the rules, lacking only four votes for the reuui-
site number. The friends of the bill are very
much disappointed.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
SENATE-Mr. Blair introduced a resolution
for constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture, expectation or importation Of in
toxlcating liquor in the United States after
1900
| Senator Window presented to the senate a
resolution passed by the Minnesota legislature.
| favoring the appropriation for the reservoir
system at the head Of the Mississippi.
Mr.. Bruce, from the committee on education
and labor, reported adversely the joint resolu-
ton to provide for the enforcement of the eight
hour law. Indefinitely postponed
The consideration of the pension bill occcu-
! pied the rest of the day.
! HoUsE-The house set apart one third of it's
galleries for members families and their friends
| for tomorrow. The reservation includes the
east gallery and that portion of the south gal
lery south of reporters gallery.
Mr.. Reagan made another Intellectual effort
this morning to secure consideration for the
| river and harbor bill. A number of republicans
favorable to it voted against Reagan to-day, in
| the fear that if the committee rose Cox would
| interpose motion to take up the apportionment
and be sustained by the Democrats, who cared
more for apporhonment than rivers and har-
bors.
The absence of members and senators from
| their post of duty has been 80 Notorious this
session that Dibbrell of Tennessee attempted to-
day to have measures taken for its correction
He moved an amendmentto the legislative appro-
| prlation bill providing that no member shall be
paid his monthly salary until he shall have GER
| tilted that he has not been absent from the sit
tngs of the houses, except on account Of sick
| ness, and that all absence otherwise than from
sickness shall be deducted from the members
monthly pay a4E6
| WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 8. 80
SENATE:-The pension appropriation bill
| passed. A bill was introduced for the settle
ment of the Ponca Indians
Mr.. Hoar offered resolution, which was
adopted, to print for the use of the senate let
ter of Hon. Edward Everett, written after his
retirement from the Office of secretary of state
in reply to Lord John Russell on the proposed
tripartite convention relating to Cuba. He said
| the letter contained an able discussion of the
Monroe doctrine, and not having been included
| III the official documents published by congress,
| a copy of it could not be found in the congress
| sional or other public libraries
HoUsE.-The legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill passed.
An acrimonious and angry discussion took
place between Blackburn of Kentucky and
Frye OF Maine, but afterwards they shook hands
and were applauded
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
SENATE-The bill appropriating $500, 900
for hall for the deposit Of government rec
ords, passed The postoffice appropriation
bill was considered
Senator Blair introduced to-day bill pro-
viding for the expediing of pensions examina-
tons and allowances. It retains most of the
features of the called sixty surgeon BILL re-
Gently excluded on point of order In the SEN
ate, but contains some new propositions. 1t
provides that whom demanded by the exigencies
of the public service, the number of examiners
and surgeons may be temporarily increased to
not more than four examiners andfour surgeons
to each congressional district.
HoUsE-The house spent the day in an un-
profitable discussion of the river and harbor
bill in committee of the whole, and without
action.
Another Important Indian SUI render
Major Brotherton, commanding 18th infantry
at Fort Buford, telegraphed on the 9Th to Gen.
Terry:
sAllison arrived yesterday with 325 of the