The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-04-21
CONGREssIONAL:
MONDAY, APRIL IL s,

The senate re }ssembled with barely ouor-
UNI. Call of Florida tinishc d his long speech.
Camden of West Virginia made long and
prosy speech. Camden's task was to disprov e
the assertion of the republicans that West Vir-
ginia, under the democratic control, had neg
lected to make provisions for the payment Of
her share of the ante belium debts Of the Old
Dominion. Don Cameron and Beck had little
set-to about the influence of the former. Vest
of Missouri occupied the rest Of the afternoon
in delivering long diatribe against the Malone
alliance and northern Reputation. He insist
ed that the northern republican states had re-
pudiared 800, ,OOO,O 600 Of their obligations
lie dwelt particularly on the reDudiation Of
Minnesota. Mcmillan of that state denied his
assertions representing the character of the in
debtedness, and the action Of that state in re-.
gard to the debt.
TUESDAY APRIL IL.
On motion of MI. Burnside resolution was
adopted requesting the president to con1muni-
cate to the senate any information in the pos
session of the government touching the alleged
arrest and Imprisonment Of Michael Boyton,
who claims to be citizen Of the United States,
Dy The government of Great Britain
Senators Beck and Pugh spoke at atlength, and
afterwards the Senate ad iourned
number Of senators are ready with speech
es, and it is said Sherman will make another
half dozen senators who We're absent have re-
turned, and though early to-day there was no
quorum in the senate. it was because number
were late in coming, and no danger of being
lett without quorum is now apprehended.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IA.
The same routine, as III all the days preced-
jig since the 4th of March, varied OILY by a bit
OF a row between Ben. Hill and Mahone After
some sharp preliminary words, Malone said:
IL will give him problem to solve, conun
drum. It he did mean to intimate that my vote
had been bought, or could be bought, then he
states that which is foul and untruthful and
that which no man less than a coward would
utter You can solve that yourself, sir"
The remainder Of the sentence was lost il,
the confusion which followed. The galleri,s.
applauded and hissed. Mr.. Hill was upon his
feet in an instant and as he bega, to speak, the
noise ceased as by magic. Folding his arms
across his breast and facing the Virginian, he
declared that the senator was powerless to in
exclaimed Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania.
jumping angrily to his feet and shaking his list
at Hill. After Mr.. Hill had replied to Cameron
he sat down, Senator Cameron having previous
~ resumed his seat, and Mr. Malone did not
stir. The scene had ended, the curtain drop
honah, duel. etc., ie going the rounds, but it
is deemed all froth.
There was great deal of discussion be tween
Pendleton, Haar, Cameron and others, but
nothing new was elected
THURSDAY, APRIL IA.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama consumed three
and quarter hours in a single speech, and he
had few auditors on either the democrat or re-
publican side. He stopped were he begun, ex-
hausted, and Mr.. Brown, Of Ga, took the floor.
The Georgian has made several speeches this
session. The object Of all of which has
seemed to be to justify the political record of the
southern people since the war. His speech to-
day was Of about the same tenor as his pre-
vious efforts, var led with few filings at some OF
of New England Sta tes which have an educa-
tional restriction upon suffrage. Senators
Howe and Hawley replied.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate: Postmaster, C. N. Clark, Ida Grove, 10.
VIM. Letcher, of Ohio. register Of the land Office
at Mitchell, D. r.; Cortese Fesseden, of Michi-
gan, surveyor general of the United States for
the district Of Dakota.
The senate adjourned until Monday next.