Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-28
Senate.

WARRINGTON, Jan Ex-senator Dawes presented
a petition signed by ]. Welsh, Bishop Simonsop
Rev Joseph Cook, Wendell Phillips and $4,000 9TH
ers, besides churches, benevolent and other soc1e-
ties, representing in all more than $4,000 citizens
praying Congress to observe treaties made with In
dian tribe and in future to do justice to the rem
nant of that people. Referred to the committee on
Indian affairs.
Senator Vest reported favorably the bill for pub
lie building at Quincy.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Senator Garland-To establish uniform sys-
tenn Of bankruptcy,
By Senator Voorhees, -Approprlating $75,0C0 for
the improvement of the Wabash river.
Senator Beck addressed the Senate for an hour in
advocacy of free shipment taking as his text hisres-
olution submittad Monday for the repeal Of all laws
prohibiting citizens from purchasing ships to
engage in foreign carrying trade or which prevent
the registration Of them as American ships when
owned, commanded and Differed by United States
citizens He argued we were unable to compete
with foreign nations either for our own carrying
trade foreign trade, because every nation but our
own was allowed to buy its ships where it could buy
them cheapest. During his speech Senator Beck en-
tered into an elaborate discussion of the inequalities
of the tariff and its practical operation in fostering
monopoies at the expense of the poor man, gress-
ing in this connection to notice the estimate OF the
committee of pensions that over S5OO,COUOOO would
be required to meet the expenses of the pension ar
rearage act remarking that the pension act, which
he fortunate in having voted against, would
prove heavier tax and more enduring burden than
the national debt.
Senator Jones of Florida, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds reported favoraDy the
Senate bill to provide for the purchase of site and
the erection of public building at Minneapolis,
MINI.
Senator Morrill,, from the same committee report
ed favoraby the joint resolution for the erection
of monument at Wyandotte mission, Upper San
dusky, Ohio.
Senator Blaine followed Senator Beck In opposi-
ton, speaking at some length. At the end OF his
remarks the resolution was laid on the table without
action.
On motion of Senator Window ths Senate took up
the naval appropriation bill. Senator Window stat
ed the amendments of the committee and that the
net amount ADDED to the bill as passed by the House
was $685. 750, making total repo ted to he Sem
a.e of l4720787 which was SSOl 1903 less than the
estimates and $3l4, 937 in cess of last sessions
bill In committee of the whole the amendments OF
the Senate committee we're agreed to, as also an
amendment offered by Senator Burnside, admitting
boys to the training school at IA instead of Is
years of age The bill then referred to the Sen
ate ana passed finally.
The following bills we're then severay considered:
On motion of Senator Allison, the House defcien.
cy b relating to interest on 500 bonds Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Passed
On motion of Senator tlumb, the bill for the sale
of certain portions of Fort Leavenworth military
reservation was passed.
On motion of Sen. Conkling, the bill to authorize
the construction and maintenance of railway
bridge across the Niagara liver was passed, with an
amendment reserving to Congress the right to alter
or amend the act.
On motion of Senator Cockrell, the bill 10 estab-
lish an assay Office in the city of st Louis was
passed.
Ssnator Teller submitted re luton requesting
the secretary of the interior to forward to the Senate
the Ute commission eport, and also calling for all
CT orrespondence between the secretary and commits
son and between the secretary and governor of Col.
orado concerning the Ute Indians, since March,
1850. Both resolutions were adopted.
he Indian land-in-severalty bill was taken up as
the unfinished business aud the Senate adj djourned.