Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-02-01
FoRTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate

CASCACN ny 0CuHVUI6 AuCuOuys tumuuOSs
Iaxey, Hawley, Harrison, Jones, Hale, Aldrich,
Hampton and Ransom. The resolutions were
dopted unanimously, and as an additional
park Of respect for the memory of the deceased
he senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January M.-James II. McDin,
1owa) as senator for the unexpired term, was
worn in, and the credentials Of James J. Will
on. senator from Iowa for six years, beginning
he 4th of March, 1883, were placed on file.. 80.
The bill for the relief of Mary Lincoln passed.
t appropriates $15, 900 for the immediate relief
md increases her pension to $4,000 per annum
rom and after this enactment. >. Bills intro
iuced: To make the agricultural department an
executive department and enlarge it's statutes
md powers; to repeal so much of the section Of
IN tobacco; for the punishment Of officers of ma
ional banks who Illegally issue certified checks:
proposing an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture, importation and
'ale of all distilled and fermented liquors as
beverages in any portion of the United States
Ind territories; to punish With fine of $1,000
10 800, 600 and imprisonment from five to ten
years any congressman or holder of govern
ment Office of trust or profit who exercises or
Attempts to exercise the powers of presidential
elector. Teller introduced joint resolution
declaring forfeited, so far as the same have not
been earned by 4 ful6llment of their conditions,
land grants to twenty-t~o railroads enumerated
by the bill, including the Northern Pacific, At
lantic and Pacific and Texas Pacific. The esti-
mated quantity of land granted each of theseis
Al, 600, GOO, $4,000, 900 and 1S, ,OOO, 900 acres.
Consideration of the Sherman 3 per cent. bond
bill was resumed. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
the reading of the journal, Cameron (Wls.)
presented resolutions commemorative of the
late Senator Carpenter. Eulogistic remarks
were made by Cameron, wis Garland, Logan,
Kellogg, Edmunds, and Davis, Qn.) Onmotion
of the latter, as further testimonial of respect
of the memory of the deceased, adjourned.
THURSDAY, January %.-Allison introduced
bill to provide reserve fund for the redemp-
ton of o. S. notes and for other purposes. ..
The senate resumed consideration of the Sher-
man per cent bill, Sherman closing the de-
bate. A vote was taken on the pending motion
to table the bill, and it was lost-yeas %, nays
49, Proceeding to consider separately the
pending amendments the senate took up that
proposed by Davis (W. Va.) to retain govern
ment option on the proposed per cent. bonds,
to require their redemption in advance, calling
in the per cents. and to arrange the order Of
their payment so that the last new bonds issued
shal! be the first to be redeemed. A long dis
cussion ensued upon the suggested modifca-
tions of the phraseology of the amendment
with view Of simplifying it. Without action
on the amendment, the senate went into execu-
tive session and adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 27.-Bills introduced: For
distribution of pure vaccine virus to the peo-
pie, directing it to be furnished by the National
Board of Health to all persons applying for it
feiting within the United States of notes,
bonds and other securities of foreign govern
ments. Consideration of the Sherman per
cent. funding bill was resumed. After discus
sion of the amendment of Davis CIV. Va.),
striking out the time feature of the new bonds
n
option OF the government, was carried-ayes
38, noes 26. The amendment offered by Sher-
man, allowing subscriptions for new bonds to
be made at the postal money order Office upon
postmasters giving additional bonds, was agreed
to. Sherman then moved to amend SO as to
make the bonds redeemable at the pleasure of
the government at any time after January l,
1887. Harris moved an amendment so as to
lessen the period for the bond to three years.
Agreed to-yeas 33, noes 26. Sberman'a
amendment as modified was then lost ayes rs;
noes 36. The senate then took up Vests
amendment which makes the proposed issue OF
esoo. COX, ,oeaot.a PEE cents the sole aa.!pr an
! now in existence, or sr the crcnlatienS of an,
| national bank herealSet: estahlahed. Pugh
| submitted an amendment modifying the pro.
visions of Vests amendment. The bill was then
| informally laid aside. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, January 23.-Bills introduced: To
repeal the land grant of the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad: to grant pensions engaged in
the Indian wars prioi to 1910, OF their widows
| to regulate and limit Chinese immigration; to
amend the national bankrupt act and establish a
uniform currency; to establish U. 8. court in
Indian Territory; to establish bureau of mines
and mining; to establish uniform paper cur.
rency, to be coined, issued and regulated d.
rectly by the United States government; pro.
| posing constitutional amendment whereby
the appointment of public officers Except cabi-
net Oficers) shall be vested in committee OF
! three, two of whom shall be appointed by the
President and the third to be the head of q de-
Partment to which the business appointee be-
longs; pensionlng soldiers of the late war con-
fined in so-called confederate prisons; also fix
ing at $3.50 per month pensions Of such SOL
diers as have lost an arm or leg or are other
wise totally disabled; granting gratuity to per-
sons having served faithfully twenty-five con-
| tinueus years in the postal service of the
| United States, or who, after ten years of faith
disabled; to reduce the salaries of heads of de-
partments (6xes salaries as follows: Presi.
| dent $3.50, 1000, members of congress $4,000
heads Of departments $4,000, chief justice OF
the United States supreme court SO, 500, and as
sociate justices $4,000 proposing constitu'
tional amendment authorizing the supreme
court of the United States, upon its attention
being duly called thereto, to declare what con-
stitutes presidential inability, under the consti.
ton, to perform the duties of that Office.
! Public business was suspended, and eulogiee
upon the life and memory of Senator Burnside
we're delivered by Messrs. Chase and Spoone,
(R. L. Browne, (Va.), Rice (Mass. }, and Hen
derson Qn. }, and out of respect to the memory
| of the deceased the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 24.-The house went into
committee of the whole Robinson, Mass }, in
the chair, on the fertilization appropriation
bill. The total amount appropriated is $685.:
900. as follows, Preservation or repair and
protection of Notifications, SIZE, 900: armament
Of sea coast fortifcations, $100, 600; torpedoef
important discussion the committee rejected a
couple Of amendments, reported the bill to the
house, and it passed. Adjourned.
! WEDNESDAY, January 25.-The senate bill
permitting Associate Justice Hunt, of the su.
preme court, to retire, was passed after debate
| ....A bill was introduced and referred author
izing the deposit and exchange Of gold coini
! duty Business was then suspended and the
house paid tribute of respect to the memory
Matt. n. Carpenter. Eulogies were delivered
by Williams (Wis,), Caswell, Humphreys
Hazelton Qa.) Dunnell (Minn.) }, Orth Qnd. J
Robeson IN. j., Tyler Vt.), Butterworth co.,
and Deuster wis.,. The house then. out Of
respect to the memory Of deceased, adjourned
= petition Of 5000 citizens Of Ohio asking tn
establishment of an alcoholic liquor commits
sion. Referred. "A bill was introduced t.
appropriate 81, 1,O0O, 900 for the reclamation O.
marshes in the harbors Of Washington ant
Georgetown; also one calling ON the secretar,
of the interior for information as to what ap
preparation will be required annually to pa.
pensions during the next twenty-five. years, i
all claims for pensions arising from the war O
the rebellion shall be adjudicated within sevel
years after period terminating June 80, 1888
and If, at the end Of that time, survivors o
the war with Mexico shall be pensioned at SS
month"; The senate bill granting an additions
pension to the widow Of President Lincoln wa
passed =. "A resolution from the committee o
foreign affairs requesting the President to oh
tain from the British government list Q
American citizens imprisoned in England, wa
taken up, and Rohineon On. ~ spoke thereon
He finished by expressing desire to offer
resolution condemning the act OF the Unite
States government in saluting the British fla
at Yorktown: but Orth refused to yield rths
) purpose. The house then took = recess unit
evening, the session being for debate onl.
Six members were then present. Speeche
were started, but the speakers asked and ol
tanned leave to print them in the record. AZ
!. journed ,*s
FRIDAY, January 27.-Townshend Qn. offe
!. ed resolution reciting the charges that certai
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