The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-01-20

Compiled from Latest Dispatches,
Congressional.

compiled from Latest Dispatches
N aN Congressional.
THE Senate was n6t In session On The s.h
mr.. Briggs member from the Third District OF
New Hampshire, took hts seat in the House
Mr: wells from the Committee ON Indian
AnaTs, reported the Indian Appropriation
q oni ts4,aAsO1oh which was ordered printer AND
recomm'tted. The Speaker laid before the
Rouse Tor the third time the report of the
IosemasterGenefai h regard Il, the abuse
~ tne ranking privilege. but it was moi
Committee ~ ts sen %Sss,a bin wa. debated IL
Or tne committee on Ways and Means, Of
\, ~ an amendment to fix the rate Of interest
s q. tnr s per cent. MIR. Clatin thought il
on the market. MIR. Warner suggested that
tne interest be fixed at two and one-half per
S ~. MT keifer offered an amendment to
voted down-l2 to A9. Mr.. Frye said he had
lately become convinced that 1t would be ut
terly impossible to float three-percent. bond
remarked that the outstanding bonds vibrated
between three and one quarter and three and
s Snree,eighths per cent. Fernando Wood gave
statement ,,n that a short certificate could be
SiuSe9,EOo could be saved by letting the ma.
Mr.. Hawley said that af the present market
rates Of bonds a thtrty-year three percent.
was worth o. to %. Mr.. Converse thought a
per cent. on private loans II. e TowSse nd
called attention to the sale of Northern
Fac facinc SIS a. premium of over two and one.
nalf per cent. Mr.. Felton, thought 1t would
De criminal to perpetuate the debt. Mr..
bayne ouered an amendment that the Secre-
Sary OF the Treasury sell the new bonds at the
lost. Mr.. Hurd declared specie resumption a
delusion and snare. Mr.. Newberry offered
an amendment authorizing the Secretary of
$tSO,0UOOOO, redeemabie at the pleasure of the
United States, after ten years, and payable
a sn.W years after issue; also. notes in the
pleasure of the United States, after two years,
and payable in ten years after the date of is
sue, which notes National Banks shall be per-
nnd nt 20 n9ia as part OF their Legal reserve
cent. and the interest on said notes three and
Cne-half per cent. Mr.. Gillette argued against
the policy of refunding.
AMONG the bills introduced in the Senate on
the 10th were the following: BY Mr.. Logan. to
place General Grant on the retired list of the
army, with the rank and pay of General; to
extend the franking privilege to all official
business or senators and Represe natives; by
Mr.. Bayard. to require signatures on National
tank notes to be written, not engraved: by
MT. tenoletOn, to prevent extOrtion from per
sons in the public service. and bribery and cor
ruption BY such persons. The Ben Holiday
Relief bill was debared. 80 large number Of
SnisS were the low aoosf by amS Mr
SWyaenn:sportation Of dutiahle goods: by Mr..
the public and 5qtepg
and coercion by such persons: by Mr.. Buck.
ner to negotiate with Mexico or Central
to colonze our colored population; BY Mr..
Sherwin, to regulate the importation of arti-
eles made in imitation of butter and cheese.
MT Mr. Carpenter presented a Constitutional
ofhcers of the United States shall hold their
positions for four years, and that Congress
may provide for the election of Postmasters
ana other local officers. The Indian ApprOpri-
Whole. 80 ee "a ''0
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Window, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported.
with an amendment, the Military Academy
Appropriation BILL and Mr.. Maxey, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported bill
for the relief of BrigadierGeneraI o. c. Ord
Mr.. Cameron PA. from the Military Commit-
tee; reported adversely the bill to reorganize
and discipline the militia of the United
states, and its further consideration was
duced bill to reduce the price Of even
|, numbered sections of public lands within the
limits OF any railroad, military or wagon road
-. In the House Mr.. Blackburn introduced a
which was adopted, for select
committee of five to inquire into abuses of
House, Phillips, Brown and Robinson
Mass were appointed as such com
mttee. The Indian Approximation bill
the Whole and an amendment o ofereS ev M or
Hooker, to transfer the control of Indian af-
fairs from the Interior to the War Department
was ruled out of order. The bill was reported
TO the House, and an amendment adopted in
appropriating $4,000 to defray the
expenses of Commission of ten citizens pro-
vlded Tor in the act of 1868, and striking out
the ci ,use repeating all laws creating or au-
thorizing such commission. was rejected-IO6
to ll9-and the bill was passed.
LENGTHY debate occurred in the Senate
on the 18th on Mr.. Logan's resolution for the
extension of the franking privilege to all otii-
cial business of Senators and Representatives.
The Army Appropriation bill was debated. .
The morning hour was dispensed with in the
House, AMI the Funding bill was considered
Of interest, on the bonds and notes
was fixed at three per cent. by a
sing it. An amendment, offered BY MIR. San
ford. was adopted, that prior to the issue of
the refunding bonds or notes the Secretary of
standard silver dollars and all gold in excess of
<5O,OO,0OO now held for redemption purposes.
An amendment. offered by Mr.. Mcmillan,
making the bonds authorized by the bill sub
Ject to taxation was defeated-25 to 80
A BILL was passed in the Senate on the 18th
for the payment of damages which may be
occasioned to Indians on the Minnesota reser-
walton by the construction of reservoirs at
the headwaters of the Mississippi under the
act of last year. The Army Appropriation bill
was taken up. and an item for the partial pay
ment of iand.grant roads was adopted =. Bills
were reported in the House: From the Com.
mittee on Elections, minority report declar-
ing that neither J. c. Holms nor w. F. Sapp
had been legally elected from the Eighth Con-
gressional District of Iowa; also, a minority
report in the case of Wilson VS.. Car
penter. from the Ninth Congressional District
of Iowa: from the Committee on Military
Affairs, for the relief of General Ord The
Funding bill was taken up in Committee of
the Whole, and an amendment. by Mr.. RAN
dali. was adopted-l2S to 2, Messrs. Weaver
and Gillette in the negative-that 500 900. 900
in three-per-cent. bonds. redeemable in Ave
years and payable In ten, and certificates to
the amount of 900 0.O0). bearing three-per-
cent. interest and running from one to ten
years, be issued. the Treasury having previous
~ paid out all the silver dollars and all the
erfnI Vcoa 0tSov>A 0ul0