Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-04
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Second SESSION.
The Senate.

The Senate.
WARNER SILVER BILL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-SenatOr Bayard, from
the finance committee, reported the Warner
silver bill adversely.
Senator Beck stated the report was not una
nimous and the minority hoped to be heard in
regard to the bill at some future time. Tho
bill was placed ON the calendar.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Senator Teller submitted resolution direct
ing the secretary of the interior to commune
cate to the Senate the general line Of location
of the Northern Pacific company, and what
changes have been made by said compa-
ny in their general line of location up to date.
Also statement of lands withdrawn from
settlement in favor of said company under its
several changes Of location which affected the
rights of settlers. Adopted.
IN MEMORIAM.
The Senate having received the resolutions
passed by the House in respect to the death of
Rush Clarke. of Iowa, Senator Allison submit
ted resolution that the Senate has heard with
profound sorrow the announcement of the
death of Mr. Clark. aud Senators Allison and
Hereford pronounced eulogies.
DUTY ON STEEL RAILS.
Senator Kirkwood presented petition from
the superintendent of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids g. Northern railroad, that the duty on
steel rails be specific and not to exceed $40 per
ton. similar petition was presented from
the European & North American railway COM
pany.
UNFINISHED NAVAL vEss ELS.
Senator Bayard presented memorial of the
Harlem & Hollingsworth company stating they
have in their ship yard in a partly finished
condition. the hull of the dOuble-turreted
monitor Amphitryon. on which work has long
been suspended, "a and o....s ask al. an
navy to complete Lhe vessel. Senator Bayard
stated that he believed three other such vessels
wcle in q similar condition. Three million
dollars would put them in good condition. If
they were to be finished it should be done at
once; if not. it would be better to sell the
bulls as scrap iron. Many single vessels of
foreign navies o,st more than the completion
of these four vessels would. The petition was
referred.
FORT RIPLEY RESERVATION.
Senator COckrell, from the committee on
military affairs, reported, with amendment, the
House bill to restore to the public domain part
of the Fort Ripley reservation, Minnesota.
Placed on the calendar.
DEhERTION.
Senator Cockrell, from the committee ON
military affairs, reported adversely on the bill
to memove the charge OF desertion from the
military record. The committees report ex
presses the conviction that such special legisla
ton is neither proper nor wise, and, as gen.
eral rule, the war department has ample power
to do equal justice to all applicants for relief.
Disabilities at; ending the charge of desertiOn
are not as onerous as is generally suppos-
ed. The pension bureau pays very little
attention to charges of disertlon. Soldiers
| dishouorably discharged are pensioned the
same as those honorably discharged, the only
| effect being az to date of pension. DISCRETION
| does not even deprive them of back pay. 1t
| does deprive them of bounty pay. In q large
number of cases diserters have been relieved
| of forfeiture of citizenship. and usually the
disabilities are very small.
| Senator Kirkwook-The Senator from Mis-
souri,. Cockrell, seems to consider the worst
consequence OF record of desertion ia the loss
of back pay or bounty. That is not consider
ed SO IN Iowa. Soldiers there consider the dis
| grace attached to such . record as
| a more serious matte: than the loss of back
pay or bounty. There are some who think
themselves entitled to the removal of such q
record and yet are not within the rule of gov
like to have the bill placed on the calendar un-
| til can examips its effects. The bill was 90
cordingly placed on the calendar.
RETIREMENT OF NoN-ooMMIssIoNED OFFICERS
Senator Maxey submitted u resolution that
the committee on military affairs be instructed
to inquire into the expendency and practici-
bility of legislation, authorizing worthy and
| meritorioua non-commissioned officers of the
| army who have honorably served thirty years,
| to be placed on the retired list with such pay
and allowances as may be just. Adopted.
| BLACK HILLS RAILROAD.
| On motion of Senator Teller the bill grant,
ing right of way through the public lands to
the Cheyenne, Black Hills and Montana rail-
| road and telegraph company was taken up.
| The second section authorizes the company to
raise money on mortgage bonds.
| Senator Edmunds thought that as the corpo-
ration was organized under territorial laws OF
| Wyoming permission or prohibition to issue
bonds should come from the territorial legisla-
ture and rot from Congress, and on bis motion
| the second section was stricken ont.
Senator Teller said that with the second Sec
ton stricken out probably no capitalist would
care to invest money in the enterprise and the
| bill would be useless. He therefore moved its
| recommittal to the committee on railroads.
| Agreed to.
| Senator Allison said the demise of Mr.. CLARK
was the first instance Ut the death of an acting
member of either house of Congress from
| Iowa since admitted into the Union. No man
of Mr. Clark's age WIS better or more favor
ably known in Iowa. He was hard worker
and his Jealous efforts to acquire knowledge
and the facility which would make him USE
| full member Of Congress had proven too ex-
hausting for his health, which was never
strong. He had fallen victim to his own
| sense of duty.
| Addresses were also made by Senators Here
| ford, Platt and others. the resolutions were
sdopted and the Senate adjourned as further
mark Of respect for deceased.
Tho House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Son motion of Mr..
V-o.t the nrivilepes of the floor were granted