The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-25
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ored race; by Booth, appropri.
ating $9O,00O for the erection
Of q statue Of Prof. James Henry at the
Smithsonian Institute. Billswere passed
as follows: Authorizing allowance for
loss by leakage or casualty, of spirits
withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for expectation; to, amend sections 1924
and 1926 of the revised statutes, so as to
allow applications and afldavits required
for the obtainment Of patents f r miner
al lands to be made by the agent of nom
residents; to amerd article 1o3 of the
rules and articles of war, so as to provide
Limitation to prosecution for desertion,
after an amendment by Mr.. Edmunds, so
ing to defaulters, &C. After short ex.
TUESDAY, Dec. 16-House -Mr. King
offered resolu Ion for the appoi tment
of select committee of eleven, whose
d ity it shall be to examine into he sub
ject of the selection of suita BILE route for
The inter-oceanic ship canal, to which
petitions, memorials and reports re-
and which shall lave authority =, report
at any time. Bills were passed: for the
establishment of land Office in Montana
Teri itory; also a bill for the establish
ment of a land Office in Dakota Territ ry;
restoring to the public domain par, of
Of the military reservation of Fort Ripley,
Minnesota; a so confirming grants of
swamp lands made by the state of Min
nesOta, in aid Of the construction of rail-
roads and other internal inpr ovements;
bill abolishing the military reserva-
lions of forts Abercrombie, Seward an
Ransom, Dakota Territory.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 17-Seuate.-Mr.
Morgan offered the following resolution:
That the continuance OF the existing
volume of u. s. notes, with their legal
tender preserved, and the maintainance
of their equivalent in value with coin, is
demanded by the present necessity of
trade, commerce and industry, and that a
full restoration of silver coinage to an
equality with gold is necessary to the
people of the United States as sufficient
and permanent supply of money to main.
tain our national prosperity. Mr.. Nor
gan discussed his resolution at some
length. Mr.. Thurman presented me-
mortal of citizens, OF Ohio, largely in
terested in stock raising, asking the ap-
pointment of a commission to investi-
gate domestic diseases Of animals. and to
adopt and enforce, under sanction Of the
secretary of the treasury, rules for the pre-
vention and treatment of such diseases.
Mr.. Pendleton, from the committee OF
census, reported bill amending the act
providing for taking the tenth census.
1t provides for the free transmission,
through mails, of correspondence be-
tween census officers and thu department
<NF In r+n 01e In
act by striking out of the 18th section
containing the inquiry relating to the
ownership of the public aebt of the
United States. It also amends section II,
so as to allow the report obtained from
railroad corporations, express, telegraph
and insurance companies to be made for
the fiscal year, ending June /, 1880. 1t
amends section 10, so as to require the
enumeratOrs to commence June 1, 1880,
and to require an enumeration in cities
having over 100000 inhabitants to be
taken within two weeks from that date.
Ordered prin ed and laid on the table.
The senate then held short session, and
when the doors re.opened, passed among
| others, bill to authorize the tree entry
of competitive prizes won by American
citizens in foreign countries.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7-House-Bi!ls
were introduced: Restricting the legal
| tender currency to const: tutional require
| ments, the bill reading as follows "That
section $3.50 of the revised statutes,
making United States notes legal ten
der in payment of all debts, pubic or
private, except for duties on imports and
interest on the public debt, is hereby re-
peaied, and that hereafter gold and silver
COIN only shall be received in pay
ment of debts; also a bill repeating
| the stamp tax on bank checks. The bill
exempting p stall employees from serving
on juries passed. A concurrent resoiu
ton for the appointment of joint COM
mlttee of three senators and five repre-
sentatives, to investigate the present
system of salaries, fees and emolument
| allowed officers Of the several United
States courts, TO ascertain whether any
| abuses exist therein, and granting such
committee power to report any time, was
agreed to. The military academy bill
was discussed at length and passed with
out amendment.
1mportart.-Do not let your Drug.
git palm off on you any new, cheap
remedy for colds when you inquire tor
Dr.. Bulls C,ugh Syrup or you will be
disaDnointed: Price; Is cents q bottle.
Prot. Arnold reports that in Oxford
county, Canada, many of the dairymen
are feeding the new milk to the pigs,
thinking it more profitable in po K, at
four cents on the farm than in cheese
at four and one-half with deduction of
two cents for hauling and making; and
he thinks they are right in the estimate.
| jersey Butter.