Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-07

Biennial elections; proposing an amendment to
the constitution making the term Of Office OF
stead of three, and the term of the Office of
the judges SIX years instead of seven years
House bills passed: To provide for q change
in the county lines between Todd and Wadena
Counties; creating board Of fuel commission
ers.. The house went into committee of the
whole at the evening session, with 102 bills on
general orders. OF this number only thirty
were disposed of before II O'clock, when the
house adjourned.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
senate.
THURSDAY, February 22.-The senate took up
the naval appropriation bill After extended
debate the paragraph appropriating $1,000,
to--27 to II. The other amendments to the
bill were agreed to-. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 23.-The naval appropria-
ton bill was passed, as was also the District of
Columbia appropriation bill . The Utah bill
was then taken up, the pending question being
on Blair's amendment, making prohibition of
voting apply only to "persons tried and con-
victed of polygany and blgamy, instead of to
all females. Lost-ayes 6. noe, 81. ingalls,
prohibit the voting of women in any territory of
the United States. A vote showed no quorum.
and the remainder of the day was wasted by
fllibustering.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24.-The legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was
taken up by the senate. The committee amend
ment making the salary of the public printer
81 900 per annum was adopted after debate.
The committee having recommended an appro-
priation of $50, 900 for the employment of ad-
ditional temporary clerks for the sole purpose
Of disposlng of accumulated work IN the general
land office. Edmunds moved to amend the para
graph so as to require these clerks to be en-
service act. Agreed to. The bill was re-
ported to the senate and the amend
ments made in committee Of the whole
were agreed to- except the provisions for the
repeal of the law authorizing the appointment
of assistant secretaries of war and of the navy
respectively which was struck out. The bill
then passed.
MONDAY, February 26.-Grover presented the
credentials of Dolph, his successor, as senator
from Oregon. The house bill to prevent the
importation of adulterated or spurious teas
passed.
TUESDAY, February Ex-senator Davis,
president pro ten1 announced that he would
resign that Office Saturday, March 3D.. After
| debate on the method Of appointing con-
ference committee on the tariff and internal
| revenue bill the senate went into executive ses-
sion and afterwards adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, February 29.-The bill to give
| increased pension to one-arned and one-legged
soldiers was taken up. Harris moved to in
| definitely postpone. lost-19 to 81. A motion
by Vest to strike out the words ''Or shall have
suffered disability equal thereto. was lost-2O
to ~. The bill was reported to the senate, the
amendments made in committee OF the whole
eoncurred in, and the bill, as amended, passed
by vote of q to IL. Following is the Ian
guage of the bill as passed: "That from and
after the passage of this act all persons on the
pension roll and all persons hereafter granted a
pension, who while in the military or naval
service OF the United States and on line duty
shall have lost one hand or one foot, or have
been totally or permanently disabled, so as to
render their incapacity to perform manual labor
equivalent to the loss Of a hand or foot shall
receive pension of $A per month; that all
persons now on the pension rol andal persons
hereafter granted pension, who in like man
ner shall have lost an arm at or above the
| elbow, or leg at or above the knee, or shall
have been otherwise SO disabled as to be inca.
pacitated tor performing any manual labor, but
| not so much as to require re ,ular personal aid
and attendance, shall receive pension of $50
| per month; provided nothing contained in the
act shall be construed to repeal section 1889 OF
the revised statutes, or to change the rate OF
$18 per month therein mentioned to be proper
tionately divided for any disability established
for which section 4, 599 makes no provision"
House.
FRIDAY, February 23.-The sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was taken up. The clause
relative to the Ye 1owstone National Park hav-
ing been reached, McCook moved to strike out
the proviso authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to lease portions of the park under GER
tain restrictions and to insert in lieu thereof 8
provso preventing the secretary from leasing
any portion of the Yellowstone National Park
: to any person, company or corporation for any
! purpose whatever, declaring of no force or ef
feet any lease, agreement, exclusive privilege
OF monopoly already granted or entered, ano
| authorizing the secretary Of war to make the
necessary details of troops to prevent trespass
. ers OF intruders entering upon the park with
the object of destroying game therein or for any
! other purpose prohibited by law. The amend
lnent was adopted. Adjourned.
SATURDAY. February 24.-The s1indry civi
appropriation bill was passed. .Sherwln called
up and the house proceeded to consider thu
bin appropriating $4,000, 900 annually for fvt
t years o aid in the support of common schools
J. Sherwn demanded the previous question
| pending which the house adjourned by vOt'
, of 81 to 80.
MONDAY, February ga bill was introduced
, for the retirement of Gen. Geo. W. Getty will
r the rank and pay Of major~9eneral also one t.
prevent the importation Of wine from German.
!. until some means are provided to prevent tb
importation of deleterious wines from tina
, country Robinson N. y introduced join
i resolution for the relief of England, the benefi
: Of Ireland. and the glory of the United States
S | 1t recites at length the present condition o
Q Ireland, declares that her people are painting
f for republcanism, asserts that Ireland is NOR
G necessary to the United States than much o
9 her present territory and would rival the grea
: state of New York in wealth, intelligence ant
+: requests the President to open communication
with the government Of Great Britain to Obtain
Its consent for a cession of Ireland to tn
> United States by purchase or otherwise.
TUESDAY. February 27.-Mr. Hammond ros
: to question of privilege and offered rcsoln
u ton declaring that the action of the senate Il
J. substituting for the house bill to reduce inter
). nal revenue taxation proposition lmPosln
>; both import duties and internal taxation, wa
u u in conflict with the true intent and purpose o
. the clause of the constitution which require
that all bills for raising revenue shall original
u y. in the "ouse of representatives, and declarln
. further that the bill with the sena amend
+ ments should lie upon the table Haskell OF o;
u fered as substitute resolution reciting til
~ constitutional question substantially as raise
u by Hammond and declaring if the bill shall
. | referred to a committee of conferences tt
T.; constitutional question shall be testified to tt
committee which shall submit the findings
u the house. The substitute was adopted afte
- q warm debate. On motion of Kelley it wa
agreed to suspend the rules, take from th
7r Speakers table the internal revenue dill wit
y the senate bill, non-concur in these ament
" ments, and appoint q conference committee
t five members on the part of the house.
Is WEDNESDAY, February 28.-The river an
g harbor bill was taken up in committee of IL
y whole. After wrangling debate the commi
le tee found Itself without quorum and ros
t. The house then adjourned.
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