The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, DEC. l2.

! CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
MoNDAY, DEC ~.
| BENATI-A memorial was presented from
! the Minnesota Legislature asking an appropri-
alton for improving the Mississippi river.
Bills we're introduced for the education of In
dian children; to pay the extraordinary ex-
Penses incurred by the assassination OF Presi-
| dent GARFIELD; in reference to b'gamy; to en-
! aoIe national banking associations to extend
] tnelr corporate existence; relating to license
| Tees OF officers OF steam vessels (by MI. Nc
Millan); for financial aid to the cause Of pub
NC education; repeating certain laws relating
| to appropriations and to establish a court OF
appeals. Messrs. Garland and Beck spoke on
the tariff commission bill from the free-trade
standpoint
HoUsE-Not In session.
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
e1NATE.-A bill WAS il troduced to incornor-
ate the Inter-Oceanic Ship Railway company.
Mr.. Pendleton called up his civil service re-
form bill and spoke III fa vor thereof ct con-
siderable length. Senators Dawes and Hill of
Georgia also spoke, and MIR. Voorhees, offered
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the people of various federal officers now ap-
pointed. MI: Window introduced bill for
NE construction Of the nor1h; brarcla cf &, !
Unlou Pacific railway and telegraph line from
Sioux City westward, to connect with the
Union Pacific west Of CHEYENNE resolu-
uon was submitted asking information regard
!1e pension 1rauds, and a resolution calling on
me president Tor the correspondence between
the government and its representatives in Chili
ana Peru WAS adopted. The report of the COM
mlttee on privileges and elections in the Case of
the titles OF the New York senator's was nre-
sented and laid on the table, which ends the
matter. 0o '''o
HoUsE-A resolution was adopted fora se-
lect committee Of eleven to audit all claims for
services ana expenses growing out of the III.
ness OF the late President Garfield and to con-
sloeI wnat pension or privileges should be
grained 70 MS family. Bills were introduced
leouclnS tar1n duties on important goods 10
matches, bank checks, snuff, cigars and spir;ts
disnlled from apple and other fruits: to eonaGze
homestesds and reduce the price of pmbi
n a1nos TO actual settlers; to abolish the duty Oh
ine M tSe Sl'coitursl tr.da in3'p iim3'plements; max
der; for the taxation by States ~
United States legal tender notes; for u board Of
commissioners on inner state commerce. tn taY
the manufacture Of oleomargarine: an annor-
uonment Dill, fixing the number of represe,lta-
nves IN congress at 325; prohibiting the ad
mission into the Union of territories of ,asa
population than congressional district: for % .
missouri river commission; reducing letter
postage to two cents; authorizing the M;tsis-
slppl rlv rcommission to survey and report M
OIL on me best method Of connecting that stream
c1.n rs0 tne great lakes appropriatiug $40, 900.
OOO to improve the Mississippi river.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IA.
sENATE.- A number of bills were introduced,
among them one by Comder, providing an ap-
preparation to continue the Improvement Of the
Ohio river in West Virginia, and by Edmunds,
for ascertainiEg and settling the private land
claims: Ii certain states and territories
Jones tAla submitted a resolution which
was laid over until to morrow, calling for in
formation in the war Office relating to the con
stuct'on of ship canal across the Florida
peninsula, its costs and surveys made.
At the clos'e of the morning business the sub
]ect OF presidential succession was brought up
and Beck addressed tie senate to illustrate the
| urgency for legislative action.
HOUsE.-Not i'll session
THURSDAY, DEC. Is
SENATE Mr.. Sherman reported faycrab]v
with amendments, his 8 per cent r.fi1rdii,,
OIL Bills were introduced to regulate inter
state commerce and to repeal taxes on bank de
pesits. The presidential succession bill was
again debated, MIR. Garland making the princi
The following western postmasters were
nominated to the senate to-day:
Minnesota-B. F. Tanner, Spring Valley: ".
g. Young, Waseca; NJ. NJ Prinole, Kasson.'
o"oo. N: Jones, Hampton; J. L. Waite.
Burlington; G. W. Th~n,pson, Dunlap.
The senate confirmed the following nost-
masters: po':-
Wisconsin-G Southworth, Hudson: J1,
Marsh, Sheboygan; H. B. Harshnan, Oshkosh:
d.J: Thomas, Berlin; N. j. Freed, Racine.
M!nnesota-Joseph Bobleter. New Ulm:
| Peter o0Ao' NJ
HoUsE-Not in session.
FRIDAY, DEC. lG.
SENATE.-Ihe president pro tem was author
lied to fill vacancies in committees ! bill was
introduced to suppress cattle diseases The
| resolution for special commit'ee on the rights
] of women was discussed. Changes in commit
| tees were announced as follows:
Window is substitu ed for F!munls as chair
man Of the committee on foreign affairs, who
| takes the place Of Adrich Of the same commit
| tee He is also assigned to the committee on
patents, and education. aud labor, 10 fill vacan-
cles, and to the committee on ira, sportation
| routes to the seaboard in place of Blair. Har-
| Sawyer on territories e. Aldrich takes the place
Of Eawley in the District Of Columbia Sevell
is assigned to the craftsmanship Of enrolled bills
in place Of Rollins. Sawyer to the select com
mittee on census in place of Cameron wis
Miller, of New York, to the epidemic diseases
committee in place of Miller COY. Hill (Col).
to the select committee on Nicarsguan claims in
place of Hawley. Dawes to the civil service
! and retrenchment in place Of Hill (CuD. Saun-
ders to te select committee on civil service in
place OF Rollins. Van Wyck to pensions, to iii
| avacancy.
| Mr.. Voorhees, took the floor to speak against
the recommendation of the president and sec
retary of the treasury for a repeal Of the laws
authorizing the coinage Of silver and issue OF
| silver certificates
| The president sent the following nominations
to the senate:
Collector of Customs-Alfred P. Howard,
district of Portsmouth, N. H.; George W. Howe
district Of Cuyahoga, O.; Seth NJ. Sawyer, dis
trict of Pensacola, Fla; Joseph Hirst, district
! Of St. MARKS, Fla. Indian Agepts-Aenry J.
Armstrong, Grow agency, Montana: A. L Cook,
Fort Hall agency, Idaho; Jesse 4. Fleming,
Moquis Pueblo agency. Arizona. Surveyor OF
Customs-W Wallace r. Finch, La Crosse, Wiz.
The senate confirmed the following post
masters:
Wisconsin-B r. Wyner, Platesviile; N. II
SanoDy, Folt Atchkineon; Mary W. Briggs
Mauston; j. E Flint, River Falls j okn swar!l
out, Columbus; J. R. West,, EVANSVILLE; Charles
Iowa-Chas. Leighton, Oskalooss; W. P
Moulton, Stuart; A. ?. Lowery, State Center
Edward Kott, Waverl4y; J. +. Meyers, Den
nison; A. r. HALEY, Dtcorall; W. S. Leisure
Grinnell; N. NJ. Page, Fort Dodgc;J B. Blake
Avoca.
HoUsE.-The speaker announced the specia
committee on the expenses attending pre~i
deaf Garfe!d's illness. Bills were introduce.
to requisite suffrage in the tcIrltories rel 4tin
to bigamy; to repeal the tax Oh bank check
and deposits: to pay tho public debt and sto]
the manufacture Of money by corporations: t
pay the interest-bearing debt of the Unite,
States; for the free coinage Of silver dollars
by Messrs. Strait, Dunnol and Washbur
reducing the price of public lands, relating Il
sellers, rights OF way of railroad companies
etc, concerning patent infriugements; reducin
letter postage to 2 cents; apprcpriatin
T5O, 900 for Mrs. Garfield
What PoDe Leo Says.
The pope or Tuesday gave farewell audi
ence to the prelates assisting at the canonica
service. The holy father said: