The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-01-20

46th Congress.

18TH congress.
| Congress reconyened pursuant to adjournment
before the holidays on the 9TH inst. The pro-
ceelngs in the senate were as follows:
The vice-president submitted tho following
communication:
On the 18th and l4th days of Janunry, A. D..
| 1880, the general assembly Of the state of Ohio,
pursuant to law, chose me to be senator in tho
congress of the United States from said sta to- for
March, A. D. 1851. Underst anding that lawful
evidence of that fact has been presented to the
senate, and fled in the archives, have tho honor
to inform that body that have by letter, dntcd
Dec % 1880, and addressed to the governor and
general assembly Of the state of Ohio. formally
declined to accept said appointment, and have rc-
| nounceJ the same.
an SIR very respectfully your obedent ecr-
| :nu;. J. A. GARFIELD.
| TO the president of the senate Of the United
States. The lettec was placed on the Glea of the
| senate.
Sen. Burnside asked the chairman of the com
uttee on foreign affairs to inform the senate
| whether any action had been taken by that com
lnttee on the JOINT resolution introduced by him,
deprccatinS the construction of an inter- oceanic
cana! BY the European powers. He hoped that
still stronger ground might now be taken BY this
'ppooACAoA
construction of such canal by way Of the company
incorporated by any foreign government. Sen.
Eaton replied that no action had been taken by
the committee on that subject. Bills introduced
and referred. To provide for the sale Of the
| reservation of the prairie land Of Pottowatomic
Indians. A JOINT resolution for the purchase Of
the sword ofGeorge Washington, now il pos
| session OF the heirs Of George Lewis to whom it
was b,queathed in Washington's will. Without
actis'n upon any bill, the senate went into execu-
| tive session and adjourned.
The house reassembled at noon.
M". Springer introduced Il bill for
the apportionment of representatives in con-
.,'S, among the several states and to secure for
t.'r people CT each state an equal and just repre-
>cnIAtlun IN the house Of representatives. Mr..
Springer stated that the bill embodied more thnp
q mere apportionment; it was drawn in accordance
| with the principles of the minority of the repre-
sentatives. 1t provided for the same number of
representatives during next December that now
composed the house-293. Deducting the terri
tories and the District of Columbia the popula-
tion Of the country was 49, ,969, ,7l4, which, being
divided by 293 left population of l6s 1913 as the
ratio for one member of congress- The bill was
finally referred to the committee on census Mr..
Townsend, ofIll., introduced bill relating to the
retirement of army officers. Referred. Mr.. City,
mer stated that the gentleman from New York,
was i'll, this morning. and had requested him to
proceed with the appropriation bills. The house
then went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Harris,
of Virginia. in ihe chair on the army appropriation
bill The bill was read by sections for amendments.
Mr.. Clymer offered an amendment approprating
Sl25,OOO to pay the land grant railroads, 80 per
cent OF what the quarter master general finds
justly due them for transportation. Agreed to.
The paragraph appropriatng $40, 900 for caring
for and operating the U. S. testing machine at
Watertown, Arizona, having been read, Mr.. Con-
verse moved to add proviso that the test of iron
m far rial mr.
poses, shall be continued, and an annual report
| thereof shall be made to congress- Agreed to.
Mr.. Librcll offered an amendment that allowance
| of communication of quarters to lieutenant gen.
eral snail be 500 per month. Ruled out on a
point OF order. The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to tho house, when it passed. Tho
regular calendar was then taken up. The first
oil was Hosteters bill prohibiting political as
sessmen:," the title of which was greeted with
| laughter on the the republican side and though
there was some disposition to take it up, it was
laid aside for the present. The interstate COM
| inerce bill was finally reached and taken up for
consideration. Mr. Reagan stated Re had report
ed the pending bill from the committee though
he did not himself approve Of its provisions. Mr..
Henderson called the attention to the anomalous
Of u gentleman lReagan) who was ayewedly
hes'ie to it. Mr.. Reagan then proceeded to state
his objections to the committees bill but was cut
short by the expiration Of his hour.
THURSDAY, Jan. 6.-Senae.-sen. Vest, by
request introduced bill authorizing the con-
llowells Ferry, Mo. Referred. The senate pre-
cceded to consider tho calendar, the first bill be-
lny one to punish tramps in the district of COlum-
bia. Pending debate the senate went into e1ecu-
tive session and soon adjourned.
Thursday, Jan. 6.-House.-The morning
hour was dispensed with, and the house went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Covert, of New
Or,Z II he hal hs ~,
entire day was spent in its discussion, the debate
being participated in by Messrs. Kelly, Chitten-
den, Weaver, McLane, Springer and Phelps Ad-
jouned.
FRIDAY Jan. 7-Sematc. Jones presented
the memorial of W. j. Moore, of New Orleans, al
leging that VIM. Pitt Kellogg procured his eec-
ton as Z. S. senator by bribery and corruption,
said Moore being one of those bribed, and asking
to be examined before the senate committee on
privileges and elections. Sen. Kellogg said Moore
had recently been discharged from the New Or
leans custom house for attempted cmbezzement
He had since applied for a reoppointment hint
ing that otherwise he would send papers to Wash
mgton. Kellogg said that Moore. on deposition,
said that he had been bribed by Kellogg, and if
he swore to it he had perjured himself. He was
black ckmailer and had offered to sell his evidence
to each side. Kellogg could bring one thousand
citizens of New Orleans to refute his charge. Sen.
Hill said that Moore had once offered to testify
against Kellogg, but on being given place in the
custom house he testified in his favor. He was
now repeating the plan; this was fine example of
the characters of the members of the Packard
Legislature. lie had never seen one of them he
would believe under oath. lie believed Kellogg
had chanpioned Moore's credit and ability when
ne was examined though now he offered to bring
1000 men to show his bad reputation. Sen.
Burnside introduced bill to authorize the retire
ment OF i'revet Gen. VIM. A. Averill, US. A.,
with rank and pay of bngadier general.
EpIp To,
resolution calling upon the secretary of state for
all information in the statement of his department
in reference to the Halifax fishery award
So, 800, ,OOO-.paid by this government to
Great Britain, and especially that relating
to the alleged fictitious statements, etc.
MIR. Newberry obtained unanimous consent to
| make some remarks on the subject. He charged
distinctly the facts, that the British government
had attained official documents and introduced
fraudulent testimony. The question, he continued
! was momentous; the open charge was as clear as
| MONDAY; that in the arbitration between two of
the most civilized nations Of the globe, to settle
grave question of national right, false and fraud
| ulent testimony had been knowingly manufactur-
ed and executed by one party to the wrong of the
other. He believed the party in power in Eng
land, at the present time, had no hand in this
| crime; that it felt the disgrace b,oug.t upon it's
government: and that it would willingly reopen
the whole question. If the British government
did not atone for this wrong England would again
have earned the epithet of "prodigious Albion"
| He concluded by offering resolution recitlng
these allegations and aspect its reference to to the
committee on foreign affairs. Seu Field objected
| to reference of the resolution. Mr.. Hawley
said he more than doubted the wisdom of the Ian
gaage made use of to-day. The United States
government and the British government had SUBJ
mitted grave question of internal arbitration to
the eternal honor of the people. The award had
| been made against Great Britain at Geneva, and
it had paid it like man. Mr.. Newberry said
the British government and officials have had
notice of this for probably two years. The reso-
| luton was then referred to the committee on for
eign affairs and the subject was dropped. When
| the house adjourned
SATURDAY Jan. S-.Senate Not in session.
SATURDAY, JAN S-House.-Mr. Briggs, mem
! ber from the third district of New Hampshire,
took his seat. Mr.. Morry, of Mississippi, from
the committee on post Offices and postroads re-
ported back the bill regulating the rates of post
age second class mail matter. Mr.. Poehler,
from the committee on Indian affairs, reported
back the bill authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to fulfill certain treaty stipulation with
the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior and
Mississippi. On motion of Fernando Wood the