Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
FoRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Senate

-: The bill for the relief Of Ben Holiday was
taken Up, the question being on Plumb's mo-
the powers and duties of the department of
agriculture. Davis (W. va.) spoke in favor of
the agricultural bill. At the conclusion of his
remarks Morrill, spoke in opposition to the
Holiday bill and was followed by Cameron
wis., who demanded the reading of the re-
portof the committee on claims in the Holiday
case. While the report was being read the
az unfinished business, and occupied the at
tention of the senators till adjournment.
TUESDAY, January 16.-The tariff bill occu-
pied the attention of the senate all day.
WEDNESDAY, January 1.-THE conference
report on the agricultural appropriation bill
was agreed to-. u. Discussion of the postofice
appropriation bill and the tariff bill consumed
the remainder Of the day.
THURSDAY, January 18.-After the transac-
ton Of little unimportant business, the post
Office appropriation bill came up, the pending
question being on the amendment appropriate
ing $185;0O0 for necessary and special facili-
ties on trunk lines: The amendment appro-
priating s185.000 for fast mail service was
agreed to by vote of 80 to 2O.. The death
of Representative Shackelford was announced
and the senate adjourned out of respect to his
memory.
FRIDAY, January 19.-The postofdce appro-
priation hill was taken up and debate was had
on the clause proposing reduction OF letter
postage to 2 cents. -. The tariff bill occupied
the attention of the senate for the remainder
of the day.
SATURDAY, January ,20.-Rollns introduced
a bill for the relief Of Emma De Long The
postofice appropriation bill was taken up in
committee Of the whole, the pending question
being on the amendment changing the date
when the reduction of letter postage from to
2 cents takes effect, from January l, 1884, to
the 1st of July next. Edmunds moved to
strike out as new legislati on the provision in
the bill for the reduction OF letter postage to
cents. The motion to strike out was !Ost-ayes
| Is, noes 40. The bill was then reported to the
! senate, and the amendments made in commits
tee agreed to, 81 including that fixing the date
July next when the reduction in letter post
age shall take effect" The bill passed and
the tariff bill was taken up and considered un'
| til adjournment.
| MONDAY, January 15.-Joseph Wheeler was
sworn in as representative from the Eighth
District of Alabama s.. Gibson Ua.) presented
q bill which was referred, to convene the
forty-eighth congress on the first Monday in
March, 1883 Geddes introduced bllI al
| lowing newspapers to be sent through the
mails free to actual subscribers. Rice (Mo. J
from the committee on pensions, moved tt
suspend the rules and adopt resolution max
ing the bill granting pensions to survivors OF
the Mexican and certain Indian wars tht
special order for the first Tuesday in Febru
ary. Adopted-yeas 157, nays 81. .... Th'
speaker presented a letter from the secretar,
advisory beard as to the wisdom and ex
pediency of completing the ironclads MOnad
mock, Puritan, Amphitrite and Terror. .Ad
journed.
TUESDAY, January 16.-Joseph E. Taylo
was sworn in us representative from the Six
teenth District of Ohio, to succeed j. T. Up
degraf. deceased. :. Carpenter CIa.) submitted
the conference report on the agricultural ap
preparation bill. It was agreed to. The tota
amount appropriated is $405, GAO. The bill
for the removal of causes from state to fedora
courts was then passed-yeas 1874, nays 67...
Hammond (Ga.), from the committee on judi
ciary. submitted report on the matter of tn
contingent member Of Nebraska. The report
states that Thomas j. Majors, the contingent
which induced the committee to make repor
on April /, 1882, in his favor; that he was aide'
therein by S. J. Alexander, secretary of stat
Of Nebraska, Pat. 0. Hawes, contingent mem
ber to the forty-fourth congress, DIR. P
Schwenk aud George H. Roberts, the attorne,,
general of Nebraska. and that the testimony o
w. r. Davis, of Nebraska, Majors pri1at,
secretary, is false. The committee recon
mends that legal action be instituted agains
the persons named. The report exonerate
Representative Valentine, of Nebraska, from
any knowledge Or completely in the frand: T..
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 17.-Chas. r. Doxe
was sworn in as the member from the Mint
Indiana District. to susceed the late Repre-
sentative Orth. J. T. Caine, delegate fror
Utah, was also sworn in. "A joint resolution
was passed requesting the President to ope
correspondence with the government Of Vene
zuela with the view of the appointment of
new commission to sit in Washington to con
s;der evidence submitted to the former CON
mission, and directs that the moneys now i
charge of the department of state receive
from Venezuela on account of awards be dis
tributed pro rata in payment of the same. 80.
Adjourned
THURSDAY. January 18-0n motion of Robe
son the house went into committee Of th
whole on the naval appropriation bill. Robe
son explained the provisions of the bill, and 9
the conclusion of his remarks the house ad
journed out of respect to the memory of tn
late Representative Shackelford.
FRIDAY. January 19.-Moore (renn.) intro
duced joint resolution proposing constitu
tiopal amendment granting congress the powe
to provide by appropriate legislation for tn
legal enforcement Of the obligations of COZ
tracts entered into by any state of the Unio,
The post route bill was reported from con
mlttee and passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, January Reconsideration {
the naval bill in committee Of the whole, ws
resumed. When the committee rose it We
ordered that general debate be limited to on
hour on the 2Sd. . j. D. Taylor (Ohio) gav
notice that on February 9Th, at O'Clock P. M
he would ask the house to take suitable actio
relative to the death of his predecessor, J.
Updegraff. Adjourned.
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