Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-04-16

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by Springer, and represented the absurdi-
ty ofsupposing that Donnelly had anything
to do with the ~ sending >. Of the
anony nous letter. Mr.. Weaver moved tosus-
pend the bills and adopt resolutions in refer
ence to metallic and paper currency. A de-,
lutions were defeated, yeas "a, nays 1T. Mr.
ToWnshend, of Illinois, moved to suspend the
votes SOL as to discharge the committee from
further consideration of the bill placing
printing type, printing paper, and material
used in the manufacture of printing paper, on
full list, and put it on its passage. The mo-
ton was defeated, yeas liz, nays 50, not the
necessary two. thirds in the affirmative. The
House then adjourned. y E> 9%' ~ s's!'
n SENATE. April G.-:The Senate insisted
on its amendment stoFthe census bill and a
committee CT conference was appointed. The
resolution to lend U. s. flags to the centennial
commissioners at Nashville, passed. The bill
to retire non commissioned officers after 30
years services was debated by number of
Senators, and the morning hour having ex-
pired the bill ratifying the Ute agreement
was taken UP. and Senator Pendleton advocat-
ed the bill. Other Senators joined in the dis
cussion, and after an executive session the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE, April G.-Night sessions were
ordered for Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week to consider naval affairs. Reports on
were presented. The naval appropriation
bill was reported and referred to the commit
tee of the whole, it appropriates Sl4 385, 7Y.
The army appropriation bill. was considered.
The bill aprropriates S26 $4,000 An amend
ment was offered providing that contract sur
gedns shall not be employed until all commits
stoned surgeons shall be assigned to duty
with troops. After long debate, q vote was
attempted on the amendment, but quorum
not voting the House adjourned. rs.
SENATE, April THE Vice President
gave notice of absence, and Mr. Thurman was
chosen to preside. The diplomatic appropri-
alton bill was reported back and placed upon
the calendar. Several new bills. were intro
duced. The removing the SaAtee Indians from
up. The general Indian policy was dis
cussed, and its many defects pointed out. Sen.
ator Beck was opposed to making treaties
with Indians. He thought we would never
have peace with the Indians while their man.
agement was under the control Of the interi-
the Indian, treat him fairly, and punish him
at once when he does wrong. He feared this
bill was not good settlement of the Ute ques-
ton, and that it would encourage indians to
csmmit more crimes, finding they are not pun.
ished for them. He " ould vote for the amend
ment of the Senator from Iowa, Kirkwood.
Senator Kirkwood said he was willing to
amend his amendment so as to provide the
agreement shall not take effect until the gull
ty men are shown to be dead or to have left
the United States. He thought that o clause
| should be inserted, so as to preclude the men
who committed outrages after the massacre.
The amendment passed; yeas IS, nays II. Sen.
atOr Dawes offered an amendment providing
that the $25,O00 set apart by the agreement Of
1874 shall be expended IN practical individual
education OF the youth of the Utes Senator
Teller, ingalls, and Allison opposed the amend.
ment, thinking the distribution Of that fund
should be left, as by the treaty, to the direc-
ton of the President. Senator Pendleton ad
| vocated the amendment. Pending the debate
| the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, April 7.-Several bills were
reported and referred Mr. McCook asked
| leave to offer q resolution reciting the alleged
outrage pcrpetrated upon johnson Whitta-
ker the colored cadet at West Point. Mr.. Cox
hoped the resolution would be adopted. Mr..
Aiken objected. The House went into com.
mittec of the whole, Mr.. Springer in the
! ing amendment, that contract surgeons Should
! be employed in certain cases was rejected.
Yeas SO, nays 81. Mr.. Sparks said he would
demand q vote in the House. An angry pas
sage ensued between Sparks and Clymer, in
| which the former gave the later the lie direct
! Sparks explained and withdrew his offensive
words. Mr.. Clymer also explained. A mo.
! ton to censure Sparks was made for
the use of unparliomentary language
and subsequently withdrawn and the House
! proceeded with its proper business. Mr..
Sparks offered the following under direction
of the military committee: "No money ap-
be paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans.
portation or compensation of any portion OF
the army of the United States to be used as
police force to keep the peace at the polls at
any election held within any State. Mr.. Kiefer
raised the point of order, pending which the
commlttee rose ana The House adjourned
SENATE, April 8.-The joint resolution
plars encampment at Chicago in August was
opposed on the ground that government pro
petty should not be lent to private organiza-
tons. Resolution passed yeas 81, nays 90. A
communication was received from the secre-
tary OF war recommending appropriations Of
S5,Q90 to build wagon road from Fort Bridge
TO Wlntah reservation, and 100000 to build
q military post at Or near the junction of Gun
neson and Grandrivers. Referred. Bills were
introduced. The House joint resolution to
lend artillery, tents etc, to the Soldiers reun-
ion at Central Civ, Nebraska, passed. Dis
cusslon OF the Ute treaty was resumed and &C.
cupled, the remainder Of the session. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE, April 8.-A large number OF
bills was reported adversely from. the CON-
mlttee on war claims and laid on the table
MI. Reagan reported resolution
| calling on the secretary of war for, informa.
ton relative to the ice harbor at Chester, Pa
Adopted: The House then went into COM
mlttee OF the whole Mr.. Cox in the chair, up
| on the army appropriation bill, the pending
question being upon the point OF order raised
against the amendment prohibiting any of the
| appropriation being used for the subsistence
or equipment. transportation or compensation
OF any portion OF the army to be used as d po-
lice force to keep theipeace at the polls attany
election held within the State, Mr.. Kiefer
argued ~ support of the point Of order, con
tending the amendment changed existing the
law without reducing expenditures. The re-
matnder. OF the session was consumed on
points OF order, appeals from the decision Of
the:chair, and the House adjourned. -: ~
! SENATE, April 9..-House bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection of public
buildings at Paducha, Kentucky, passed. 3, The
6lll to repair and extend public buildings at
resolution to enquire into losses of revenue BY
Evasion Of the laws was passed The House
resolution for printing 5000 copies Of the rc
port OF the commissioner of agriculture for
| 1879 passed. Mr.. Logan submitted resolu-
Ion directing the secretary OF war to furnish
reference to the recent mutilatien Of one Of
the cadets ut West Point. Senator Voorhees,
said hetwasi in favor Of every possible inyest-
CATION of the administration Of West Point
academy. BE regarded those who had gradu..
ated from that institution with wonder as hav.
ing survireda regime fof brutality inhum an
ity; and very unciyilized conduct I have
known for years, he continued, of young
men going there, not scolored young men
men but white young mcn, who have. been
driven away by system of conduct on the
part Of students there SO disgraceful thatI in
tend to lend my aid, humble though it may.
be, on, all occasions to every kind Of investiga-
ton, and to swell public opinion az far as 1 am
able to assist in doing it, to humanize and civ
Point. That ought to be done or the institu-
ton should be abolished. Whether it is be-;
cause they are being educated to war with
their. kind or whether it is the fault Of the
management q dosnot know Itakeno stock
IA the thought that this young man cut his.
ears on. ut, is absurd and Ridiculous
70 my mind. 1t is part OF that system sofs
outrages that ! have known committed upon
young men from my own Congressional dis
trict when I was serving in the other house,:
part Of that system that makes young man
fghtf0r his right to stay there while being
educated. Senators Bruce and Hoar, spoke in
the same strain. The Ute bill was taken up
and Senator West addressed the Senate. Sew
eral other Senators spoke upon the bill. SEN,
at0r KirkWood moved to make the amount to
be yearly paid to Mrs. Meeker. Miss Meekes
and Mrs. Price each 1000 instead of 3aOO.
Adopted. Various other amendments were
suggested some adopted and others rejected.
and arunning debate kept up for some time.
i was finally unanimously agreed that gener-
al debate on the bill should cease on Monday,
session adjourned TIL Monday. S.
HoUsI, April o. De La .1Iatyn,
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