Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-02-08
FORTY-SEVENTA CONGRESS.
SenRfe.


Geneva award. He explained the committee
recommended payment of losses by what are
known as exculpated cruisers and nothing else.
Several amendments were read, which, to-
gether with the bill, were ordered granted.
Ferry introduced bill to provide for q water
route to facilitate transportation The senate
then resumed consideration of the funding bill.
The question was upon the amendment offered
by Hawley allowing banks to retire their bonds
deposited for circulation in amounts not exceed
ing $4,000, 600 per month and only upon thirty
days notice. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 3O.-Bills introduced: For
bridge across the Mississippi River at Men,
phis; granting the right of way over public
lands in Alabama and lands in said state to aid
the Chicago Air Line Railroad Company.
The senate then resumed consideration of tho
Sherman per cent. bill. After a discussion, in
which Messrs. Hawley and Ingalls, were the
principal participants, Vests amendment was
rejected-yeas %, noes 80. Plumb's amend
| ment was then taken up and agreed to-ayes
50, noes 20. It is as follows: "That the secre-
tary of the treasury shall use all Of the funds
now held in the treasury for redemption of
United States notes in excess of 500, Goa, ,000in
redemption of bonds of the United States, such
redemption to be made in not less than three
installments, and said sum Of SlOO,000,0 600 so
left in the treasury shall not be increased or
diminished except in redemption Of United
States notes.. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February IA petition was
presented for the suppression or polygamy..
bill was repealed upon fayorably appropriat-
ing $15,0 900 to enable the national board of
| health to supply pure vaccine virus to the peo-
pie at cost price. The senate took up tie 3
per cent. bond bill, and Morgan advocated, as
an additional section, an amendment as follows:
That the agreement made with holders Of
bonds of the United States since the adjourn
FOrtV-sIYth nv wi
| rate of interest on such bonds was reduced to
| 81 per centum per annum, is hereby fully rati-
| fed and confirmed according to the terms of
said agreement After a long debate upon
the suggestion CT ingalls,, the amendment was
modified by the insertion of an express recogni-
| tion of the amendment as valid and binding
upon the government The amendment was
then adopted without vote, as also the provision
offered by Davis (W. Va.) declaring that moth
ing in the act shall be construed as to authorize
an increase of the public debt. The bill then
reverted to the senate from the committee of
the whole, and the question being upon agree
ing to the amendment as whole. Sherman
asked Tor a separate vote on Plnmbs amend
ment applying surplus revenues over to the re-
duction of the public debt. He said if the
proposition was not stricken out, he and others
who had acted with him would be compelled to
vote against the bill. :. The house concurrent
resolution fixing the 9th of February as the
day for the Garfield memorial exercises was
III.
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 2-Ferry introduced
bill providing for the issuance of postal cards
with flexible cover to conceal the message
written thereon. The three per cent. bond
bill was then taken up the question being on
over 100000 900 to the reduction to the pub
lie debt. Bayard moved to amend so as to re-
quire that the 100000, 900 to be retained in
the treasury shall be of standard coin value.
Adopted-ayes 81, noes IA. Plumb's amend
ment was rejected-ayes 25, noes 27. The
amendment by Hoar, declaring bonds bearing
81 per cent. interest, to which the bill refers.
are hereby declared legal, elected a continuance
OF the discussion upon the ratification of the
funding of SIS and 6's by cx-Secretary Window.
It was finally adopted-ayes 43, noes 10....
FRIDAY, February 3.-The bill extending the
northern boundary of Nebraska was passed.
lille bill for the distribution by the ma
tional board of health of pure vaccine virus to
the people was passed, and the senate resumed
consideration Of the 8 per cent. bond bill. After
the debate and action on amendments the bill
was passed-ayes 38, noes 49,. The house bill
admitting free of duty goods in bond contrib
uted for the relief of colored emigrants from
southern states to Kansas, was passed. .Ad-
journed till Monday.
House.
MoSrAY, January 30.-Bills introduced: Pro-
posing a constitutional amendment prohibiting
state legislatures from voting on the ratltca
ton of constitutional amendments, except at
the regular session held following the election
of the more numerous branch OF the state leg
islatures; to regulate railroad fares (n1akes it
; unlawful for any railroad company to charge
, fare for the transportation Of passengers in
cess of the following rates per mile: Under 100
miles AZ cents, over 100 and under 800 miles
4cents, over 300 miles s14c); proposing a con-
, stitutional amendment making the person hold
ing the office of President ineligible for re-eiec-
tion, aud providing that at the end Of bis term
of office the President shall receive a pension of
$4,000 per annum and declaring cabinet officers
ineligible for election to the presidency for the
such Office: an apportonment bill fixing the
number of representatives at 247; repeating
. all laws granting lands to certain railroad COM
panles and states for the benefit of such COM
panies and declaring the right and interest of
such railroad companies and states to Sid
!, lands forfeited (relates to a large number Of
: railroads, including the Atlantic and Pacific,
= Texas Pacific and Northern Pacifc); authoriz-
ing the appropriation of land and material for
the improvement Of the Mississippi and its
; uavigable tributaries; removing the duty of Is
per cent. ad va]orem on newspapers, periodicals
and magazines; for the admission of Arizona
, , and Idaho into the union as states. .Ad-
journed
TUESDAY January 31.-The house resumed
consideration of the resolution reported from
the committee on foreign affairs requesting the
President to obtain list of American citizens
and meaningless discussion the resolution was
, adopted After session in committees of the
whole the annual post-route bill was reported
and passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February mckinley offered
|, a resolution setting apart Monday, the 9th of
/ February, for the memorial services upon the
! late President Garfield. Adopted. Hill in
f troduced hillreducing the postage Oh letters
| and sealed packages to two cents for half an
. ounce or under, four cents for over half an
!. ounce and under two ounces, and for each ad-
ditional two ounces or fraction thereof two
cents. Referred. :. The house went into COM
: mittee of the whole on the postoffce appropri-
e alton bill. Caswell explained the provisions of
# the bill. The amount of the appropriation was
]. s43, ,529, 800, only S787,57 of which would
+ come out of the general fund of the treasury
;. since the estimated revenue OF the postoftice
department amounted to $42, ,741, ,722. The
NJ committee on appropriations had cut down the
- estimates of the department in several partic-
"a ulars the principal reduction being in the re-
fusal to appropriate more than $4,000 for the
q purpose Of extending the free letter-carrlel
+ system. The department asked for $150,O00
- At the conclusion of Caswe1ls remarks, three
t. hour debate followed. At the close Of the de-
"a bate the committee rose and tbs house ad.
"a jor,rned without further action.
THURSDAY, February 2.-The house weat intt
in cOmmltCee OF the WnOe Oh tne pOstouce dppiO
4 priation bill. Bingham Pa. offered an amend
~ ment, increasing by 100000 the appropriation
~ for expenses Of the free delivery system in ap
c. propriating that amount for the extension O
the system. He spoke in advocacy Of hi
A. amendment, which would give fair increase O.
e salary to auxiliary letter many of whom
,e received but s40O per year, and we're hard
e. working class of men. Lord mich. }, advocated
as such an increase of the appropriation as woul'
Is permit the compensation of letter carriers to
e. raised. Propositions we're made to fix tn
AT amount appropriated for the extension of tn
r. "a free-dehvery system at s55,O0o and S15o, 600
q but pending vote, the committee rose and tn
at house adjourned.
re FRIDAY, February S.-The house spent th
b. whole day in committee of the whole on th
Is private calendar, debating bill, releasing IL
an Philadelphia l. Reading Railroad Compan
from tax assessed ON wages certificates heret'
ve fore issued by the company. 1t was finally d
by feated. Adjourned.
,ss SATURDAY, February IA resolution vi
adopted to Fay ex- x-Sergeant-at-Arms Thompso
- "a il() for exnenses incurred in connection wit