The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


Seuatbs
MONDAY, March a.-The bill to amend the law
relative TO the seizure aud forfeiture Of vessels
for breach OF the revenue laws passed. II is i'll
tended To prevent such forfeiture when snug
cling Is carried on without the knowledge or
pituty OF officers or owners Of the vessel. The
bill for the relief Of homestead settlers on pub
lie lands, amending the homestead laws in sew
cial particulars, was passed. The morning
hour ing expired consideration was resumed
Of tho lii for the relief OF Eitz John Porter,
aud Bayard advocated the adoption Of RAN
dolph's substitute authorizing Porter's rcaI-
continent as colonel. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 9.-Ihuman presented u
memorial from the delegates OF Indian Ter
Iitoly remon ,trating against the passage Of the
I'LL To establish United States court in that
territory. Cameron presented Il joint reSolu-
ton of the Wicoardn legislature praying for
lesi,lation regarding Interstate commerce. a.
Bills introduced and referred: Giving au ielie-
ious denominations equal rights and privileges
III Indian reservations; for the erection of q
monument IN Washington to Custer and tho
men who fell with him. The senate then re-
su'ned cola Iteration of tho fitz John Porter
ILL and Mcdonald spoke in favor OF the mea-
me. Adjourned.
wEDNEsDAY, March 1o.-Nothing Of import
ance was transacted to-day, the tine being COLI
sun.ed in debate on the Fitz John Porter bill.
-. After an executive session the senate ad-
Jouncd.
THURSDAY, March ll.-Sharon presented a
petition OF newspaper lrorrietors for rcduc-
tion Of the DUTY on PAPER Daldwi in present.
I'D u petition OF large number of citizens of
the northwest for a bridge over Detroit river
-. The ILL for the reclamation Of arid aud
waste Lands passed. II authoriZes the secretary
of the interior to contract for tie sinking OF
two arte ian wells on the plains east OF the
Rocky mountains, the wells to le the center Of
u re ,eryauon Of four square niles. The PUr
ter I'LL was then taken up and discussed, but
MAS finally tailed subject 10 call by majority
vote. The fertilization appropriation I'LL was
then taken up and after an executive session
the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 12.-BIlls nitro luced and nc
ferred: To provide for the ascertalnnient o!
claims of American citizens for spoliation prior
to July !, 1861; to elial 10 Colorado TO select
laIds under the acts Of July 2, 1902, and July
%, 1856. making graut of land for the benefit
OF agricultural colleges and mechanic arts
The bill for the relief of the widow Of Gen.
Custer was indefinitely post, ,oncd. The senate
theu took up the house ill making approlrla-
tons for Notifications and other works of dc.
Tense for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1891, to
which the senate committee report amcndmentN
increasing the house appropriation for the re-
pair Of works Of defense from 100000 to $780,
600, and for armament of the sea coast fortiti-
cannon into rifles, from S225. 900 to S4G0, 00n.
The APPROPRIATION of S50,UO0 for torpedo and
topedo experiment was left unchanged. The
amendments were adol ted and the bill passed.
-. Adjourned till Monday,
House.
SATURDAY, March G.-Scme bills OF personal
nature being disposed of, the ill to amend the
revised statutes in relation to the of patents
for private land claims confirmed by act of
congress was passed. Consideration was then
resumed of the ill for the relief Of Fitz Johu
Porter, and Carpenter addresstd the senate i'll
op, osition to the measure. After an executive
session the senate adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, March s.-Sanford introduced bill
TO reduce The tariff on certain articles. 1t pro-
vides that on and after the LIST OF July, 1880, no
duty shall be levied, assessed or collected i'll eX-
cess OF 50 Ter cent. of the present rate of i'm
FORT duties on merchandise imported INTO the
United States, in the composition of which any
or either Of the following articles form piin-
cipal material: Cotton, hemp, metal, wool, wood
and leather. :. Sanford also introduced the fol-
lowing bill: "That from and after tho passage
OF this act no custom or tariff duties of any
character shall be levied, assessed or collected
on printing type, or any material entering into
the composition thereof, imported INTO the
United States, OF Gu blank pa per or material Gu
tering into its composition. OTHER bills intro
ducel: To remove the duty on wood and straw
manufacture of paper and TO reduce the duty OH
unsized paper to 5 per cent. ad valorem; to nc
duce duties in excess of 50 per cent. ad valorem
on articles embraced in schedules A, b, c, +,
G, X, l., VI and n, OF section 1854, revised
statutes; granting tensions to all soldiers and
sailors of all wars, who for any reason other
than their own wrong acts became
incapacitaeed to earn Ivelihoods for them
selves and who have no means Of sup
port; appropriating $4,000 to enable
the commissioner Of agriculture to en-
courage the manufacture of sugar from corn-
stalk and sorghum; abohshing nn duties on
agricultural machinery and implements; to
equaliZe at nine dollars per mouth oil ountieS
for total disa ihty; placing on the free list all
chemical substances and materials inn ortcd
exclusively for the manufacture Of printing
paper and printing Inks, and all sized Or un-
sized paper used exclu>ively for books, maea-
zines and newspapers; to provide for the mpor-
tation of salt free of duty; to reduce the price
Of public lands within railroad limits; to admit
chromate Of iron free of duty; TO grant lands 10
officers and enlisted men who served IN the army
or navy i'll the late war and were honoraby dis
charged; granting pension TO the widow Of
Gen. Geo. A. Custer; providing that no duty
shail lie collected OH mcrchandi G imported into
the United States in excess OF fifty per cent.
ad vslorem embraced in schedules A, i, C, +,
q, X and NJ, section 2,50i, revised statutes. :.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 9.-Morton presented the
memorial of importers and reiiners of sugars
praying for the retention Of the pre- ent grad
uatcd scale of duties, with the addition Of
clause obllging all sugars below number 10 in
color, testing Above 81 degrees, 10 Day duty as
if Lctwee numbers ~ and 10; also q memorial
praying for the abolition of the duty Oh printing
type. AT the eXl ration OF the morning hon
the housc considered the POLITICAL Assessment
I'LL and House made q speech theI con. .Ad
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 10.-Reagan introduced
q resolution declaring "ihat while We recognize
the general interests Of the whole commercial
world in the use of Il ship caral or railroad
across the isthm"s connecting North and South
America, and while We will resi- cot that interest
if such hue of intcr-oceIic communication
shall Ic C. tablished. We declare that as the es-
Enlistment Of such a limo of communication
would practically connect Atlantic and Mexican
Gulf and Pacific coast lines OF the UDiled States
and as the United States would have great local
Us well as general interest in common with the
other commercial powers Of the earth, and as
the political control Of such line of commuui-
cation would be vitality necessary to her CON-
mercial interests AM to the preservation of
her territorial integrity aud political indie
pendence. he will Insist, whenever and
by whomsoever such Project shall lie COM
menced, on such political control Of II az will
give security to our commercial and political Ill
terests." .Whitthorne. chairman Of the COM
n!ittee on naval affairs, reported joint resolu-
tion for the organization of board Of officers
of the navy to report .,on the probability Of
completing the double-tuneted MONITORS Pui-
tan, Monadnock, Amplitrite aud Terror.
Agreed to-. Bills were placed on the calendar
appropiating $500, 900 for the relief of the poor
Of ireland; TO restrict Chinese emigration; to
prevent the removal OF Indians from states into
the Indian territory; to prevent the Withholding
OF pensions from pensioners under the act of
1861 -. Consideration was resumed Of the pOt-
icaI assessment ill and the house was addressed
by Young, Of Ohio, richardson, of New York,
Crowley, Hayes and Butterworth. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 11.-After receiving q num-
Der of bills from committees the house pro-
cccdod 10 consider the political assessment BILL
call for the previous question developed a
fillibustering movement ON the part Of the Re-
publcans who desired unlimited debate on the
bill. :. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 12.-The bill authorizing the
secretary Of the interior to deposit certain In
dian trust funds in the United States treasury
in lieu Of investment was passed. The morn
ing hour was dispensed With and McMahon re-
ported back the deficiency approm iation hill
! from the appropriation committee. The CON-
mittee recommend the amendment appropriat.
| ing S60O, 900 for the payment of fees and ex-
\ penses of United States marshals and their gen.
| eral deputies for the present fiscal year, thus
making the total amount appropriated by the
I'LL 81, 265, $50. The house then went into com.
mittee of the whole and debated the bill.
When the committee rose the following bill.
We're introduced and referred: For the suppress
sion of pleuro-pneumonia in neat cattle; 10 90
cept and ratify the agreement submitted by til,
Ute Indians for tie sale of their lands in Colo
RADIO (appropriating s3SO,OoO). Adjourned
until Monday.
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This is question not unfrequentl,
propounded and not infrequently all
swered, in this country at least in tn,
affirmative. Like good many question