The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-13

WADENA, MINNESOTA.
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY, ArRn3.
SENATE "A bill was introduced defining the
rights OF Americans in foreign countries.
message from the president suggested the in
crease Of the salaries Of the Utah commission
ers from So, 900 to 30, 900. The bill to con-
vert or redeem $40 refunding certificates
PASSED.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate by the president: Postmas STEERS Robert
Maier, Depree, Wis; VIM. Ho'zeman. Yuthne
Center, Ia; Ebenezer Spconer Greenfield, II.
James Mcl.@er, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The senate in executive session confirmed the
nomination Of James NJ. Wilson of Missouri,
co ,sul at Three Rivers, Quebec, aud ratified
commercial treaties recently negotiated with
Rumanis ana SeIvia. The senate then. with
ont any debate or call for division rejected the
aon,i atos Of Pay Directors James A. Wat
Mister Samuel Seabry as naval constructor,
thus agreeing TO adverse reports made on these
nom IA ions BY TIE naval affairs commission.
HousE.-Bills aud res buttons were intro
duced . apply the surplus revenue to the p ay-
ment OF the national deut and exclude ex- MEM
bers Of congress from tho privileges Of the floor:
The house refused, 1922 to - (not the neces
sa,y two-thirls in the sffirma1ive), to suspend
the rules and mako h, nstionsl bank charter
bill a special order for April Is. All the Mir
nesotA members voted aye. Bills passed to
readust the salaries OF postmssters, extend the
bond period for the retention Of distilled spirits
in wa, chooses and for the erection of several
public buildings, including one at Minneapolis
Mr. DunnelI Moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to amend the laws relating to in
raA1 k~ %< This
Ia tbs bill which was some weeks ago reported
from the committee on ways and means, and q
synopsis OF which was published at the time. It
extends the bond peri id for the retention in
warehouses OF distilled spi1is, and places dis
titled o. irits on the same footing as snuff tobac-
CO, cigars and fermented spirits.
The house terminated it's proceedings with .
lively wrangle, in which Speaker keifer and
Messrs Buttsrworth and Converse, all Ohio
ans, were the principals, and the cause pub
lie building Speaker Keifer lost his temper
again and appeared at s. sat disadvantage.
TUESDAY, APRH4.
SENATE only routine business was done
The 80 einterestiag feature Of the proceedings
WAS the reception and rsadi X of he presi ent's
me. sage vetoins the Chinese bill The mes
sage was listened 20 with marked interest by
the entire sena The mess age and bill were
temporarily laid on the table and ordered
printed
HOUSE "A bill was introduced am ending the
superintendent bill The army bill was con-
sidered and the clause q firing the retirement
Of officers at tie age OF s.xty-two years was re-
served twenty yea may be retilel on ap-
plicat;on 10 the eel len and shall be re irod
after serving forty years or having attained
the age OF sixty two Yeas.
The passage of the army appropriation bill
with compulsive retireme, clause by 90 large
ilrilt Az , 81 pa a6Eafa n
u tie most important legislation for the army
since the reorganization in 1899. There will
be rorty-two officers esrly all above the rank
Of maj or retired at ones. The larger part will
be from the s,aff. but every regiment Of the
line Will be etf,c ed more or less. Mex year
the compulsory resir5ineuts will be about
twenty and the following year ABOUT as many
These with the retiremeDss for disability, and
ordn Try casualty, by tath, resignation, e:c.,
will offel promotion 10 tao younger officers with
rapidity far in excess Of that which has hitherto
been possible. The amendment to except Gen.
Sherman aud Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, which failed
in the house will be. tried gain in the senate,
but it is not thought it viii succeed. Sheridan
does not need exception as he il only 50 years
old, and has therefore fair expectation of
eeven years command of the army. Gen. Han
cock is s and uuless Sheridan dies can have
no expf cation OF com IAN i IS as geaeral in
chief On. !lSals, asst M .de quarter master
general, will ro,irs at once al will Gen. EXC Of
he same corps
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.
SENATE The Dakota admi ssicn bill! was re-
ported After long discussion, the senate
20 to IS (three republicans voting in the
affirmative with the dem 1crate}-took up the
vetoed Chinese bill. 4 motion by Mr.. Cher
man to ref.r the bill to tie foreign relations
committee vss iost-lS to 32-aftera discus
sion, in which Mr.. Bayara sssailed the presi-
dents position. A mo:ioa to pass the bill over
the veto Was lost-2O to 21-not tn necessary
two thirds III the afirms'ivo.
Senator Miller OF California has Introduced
another Chinese bill. 1t is the ean;e as the We
Zoe l bill except that it provides for suspension
of lmm grafton for ten Years. He says be OK
poets other notifications to be made i'll CON-
miitees with s. view Of making the bill conform
as nearly az prsctic tblc to tho presidents views
as outlined i'll his veto.
Senator Farley Introduced bill to restrict
Chimes immigration. lie the same as the We
tOei bill except that it suspends Chinese immi-
grafton for sixteen instead of twenty years.
House The army bill passed with an amend
ment prof III; ting the use Of any money appro-
priared therein by the qiartetmaster generals
department 10 investi, ating clsims, and with
the claus transferring claims from the quart ter
masters department to the court Of claims
tate'' by Mr.. Blackburn, W 20 charged corrupt
practices spoDe the Gle, LIS OF the quarte1mss
tor and co:nnlSaaTy apartments.
The rider to the army appropriation bill
passed to-day, providing for the compulsory
retirsrl: Mt Of army tficers ut the age OF sixty
two, will remove thirty lime officers from the
active list These names include many OF the
leahirg men OF the army and are az follows:
Gen. ". 7. Saerm N, IL j. Gen. Irwin Mellow
ell, @ ,srtel master Grn. I..galls, Col and Az
eistan @ l4rtermas'er Gen. James Aiken, Col
AID c. G. s. G. l. kilbourn, Surgeon Gen.
" n ExrSA To1
James s,mona, Majs; I: G. =: Smith: E.. H.
J.B. N. Potter, Cos JIM. Brannon,
Fourth artillery; Il Hont, Fifth ari lery;
Go W. Getty, Third artillery; Geo. Thorne,
z B Toma1 and B. y IN, Mscomb OF the eng gin
Lieut.. Col G. A. Delutsy, Third artillery
Post obapleins, CHARLES Reynolds, David W.
s to, D. Chase, JJhn Wosrt, Jel emlah Porter, :
MI. Go ,lales, L. D. Ellsworth, W. Shoe
maker, Frederick Whyte,, VIM. Adams and
Edward lngeraol. Orderly Sergt. J. L: Guy
Ter and ". L. King colonel surgeon and H. w.
Benham colonel engineers.
THURSDAY, APRM7.
sENATE MIR. Cameron Wis., presented q
petitlon from the Good Templars OF Wisconsin
protesting against Logan's bill appr opriating t.
the states the revenue from the LIQUOR traffic q,
an educational fund.
To the surprise Of nearly everybody the i'm
portant I'LL to provide for the counting Of thu
electoral votes for president and vice presiden
WAS passed by the senate without division
The senators seem to have settled down to the
c. Inclusion that this bill wac as good and q
nearly perfect as it is possible, under all cir
cumstances, to make it The committee on thu
judiciary had brought it in with unanimous ap
provAi, and nobody had SEN fit to even so mucl
as oriticise the text Of the bill, nor to propose
any amendment thereof.
The bill provides that the presidential cleo
tors of each state shall meet and give their vote
On the second Monday of January next follow
Ing their a.p ointment, at such places as tn,
legislature Of the state may direct; that ea,f
state, pursuant to this law and to It's laws OK.
lifting on the day fixed for tho arpointment n
electors, may d6k rhine prior to the meetin}
OF electors on any Controversy ccncerninl
the appointment Of electors on any Of them
that such determination shall be conclusive evi
idence Of their lawful title and shall govern il
: the count by congress; that no electoral vote o.
votes from any state from which but one return
has been received, shall he rejected except b,
the affirmative votes OF the two houses; that i
more than one return ia received