Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11

Senate.

SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-The Senate received
d letter from the attorney general stating
that the deficiency bill insuficiently pro-
vides for the juries, ETC., in connection with
the United States courts. The conference
report on the agricultural bill was agreed
to. The substitute for the river and har-
Dor bill was read the second time and re-
ferred to the committee on commerce. A
debate was had on the bill forfeiting lands
granted to the state OF Iowa to aid in the
construction Of the Sioux City and St. Paul
Railroad. A number Of House bills making
appropriations for public buildings were
passed, and conference committee on the
post-otfice appropriation bill was ap-
pointed.
MONDAY, March 2.-The Senate received
from the secretary OF the interior the cor
respondence relative to certain alleged land
frauds in New Mexico, and it was referred
to the committee on printing. bill ap-
propria ting 500, 900 for the public build
ing at Council Bluffs, Ia, was passed. Con-
ferees were appointed on the Mrs. Sarah
Jackson pension bill, which contains gen.
eral pro ovsion increasing widows pensions
from 50 to $12 per month. The sundry
civil bill was taken up and it's considera-
tion proceeded with. The appropriation
for the New Orleans Exposition was in
creased to 100000.
TUESDAY, March 3.-The Senate received
a conference report which announced a dis
agreement on the House amendments to
! the Indian bill. After long debate, par
| ticulary on the Oklahoma matter, d new
! conference was ordered. The deficiency and
| fortifcation appropriat ton bills were passed
| with a number OF minor amendments. The
| river and harbor bill was taken up after u
| recess.
! WEDNESDAY, March both houses con-
! tinued in session all Tuesday night, and
with the exception Of short recesses, re-
mained in session until 2 clock, when the
| final adjournment took place. All the ap-
| preparation bills were passed and an extra
session was thus averted. The ''lump'
| river and harbor bill was tabled in the Sen
! ate. The Grant retirement bill was called
! up by Randall in the House and was passed
! after great excitement and confusion. The
measure was the one known as the "sec.
| ond' Edmunds bill, which did not name
any one specifically. It having already
been passed by the Senate it became a law
when President Arthur signed it, He i'm
mediately nominated Gen. Grant to the re-
| tired list and the nomina ton was confirmed
by the Senate in open executive session
| Vice-President Hendricks was sworn in as
| presiding officer of the Senate and immedi
| ately called an extra session of that body
Resolutions OF thanks to their presiding
officers, who responded appropriately, were
passed by both houses.
| House.
SATURDAY, Feb. 2S.-The House non
concurred in the Subsidy clause OF ths
post-office appropriation bill. The nava
bill was referred to the committee or
appropriations. The conference report or
the army appropriation bill was agreed to
and the fortiicatio bill was debated al
considerable length, many of the members
taking occasion to give their views OF
Cleveland s silver letter.
MONDAY, March 2.-The naval appropri
alton bill was reported back to the Heus'
with the Senate amendments and conferees
were appointed. A motion was made tina
the House of Representa- tives refuse to tax,
part in the Inauguration exercises. ON &C
count OF the position assigned to the mem
bers. The motion was, after some debate
voted down.
| TUESDAY, March 3.-There were but {
few members present when the House met
and after the appointment of eonferees OIL
the sundry civil bill, it adjourned until L
O clock Townshend submitted confer
ence report on the post-offiee appropriation
| BILL The House refused to concur In tn
subsidy clause and a further conference va
, ordered. The same action was taken ol
the Indian appropriation bill The con
, ference report on the pension appropria
, ton bill was agreed to- A recess wa
taken and night session held No busl
ness was transacted beyond receiving an'
| acting unon conference reports.