The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-05-18
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY. MAY 3.

MONDAY MAY 8.
| SENATE Tho senate a.sed tho day In dis
cussing the proposed establishment Of court
Of appeals, and although it =as expected that q
final vote would BE- reached. Senator ingalls,
eou;ive s sessou, 'V Which 'S va. 81 asreed
to and the following nominations
were conformed: Indian Gommis.ioaers-
Jackson Orr, James F. Gardner and Henry
Page, Colorado, to be commissioners to accept
and ify the agreements submitted by the
Ute Indians; Jonathan T. Minues, Colorado, for
the Ouray agency, Utah; John Msyhugh,
Nevada, for the Western Shoshone agency,
Nevada; Charles Willoughby, for tho Necah Bay
agency, Warrington Toni DRY.
re!l and Push arc constituted committee OF
investigation concerning the allegation Of cor.
rupton in connection with the to.l:ed distilled
spirits bill.
House Mr. Bragg, wis: } introduced a bill
for the relief OF Fi:z Joan Porter: 1t authoriz-
| es tho pres,dent. il order that justice may b.
done to said Eitz John Porter, to appoint Fitz
| John Porter, late maj n general Of United
States volunteors, brevet briga .ier general
and colonel OF the army to tho position OF colon
! grade aud rank hsld By him at the time OF his
! dismissal from the army, by sentence OF court
martial, and in his discretion place him on the
retired list OF the army OF that grade.
! A bill was introduced for another Arctic ex-
ploration expedition At a cost Of 5000, 600
was debated the rest OF the day al during tho
evening session.
TUESDAY, MAY 8.
sENArE-The tariff commission bill passed
-35 to 10. The district committee were iu-
structed to inves'ig >te the administration Of
the Jail, especially vito reference to the indul-
gences granted Guiteau:
The gre* part Of the two hours Of the
executive session was consumed by Senators
D yves and Hoar in showing that the nomiua.
ton Of COL Worthipgton, not having been ad-
vised or recommended by either OF them, was
one manifestly improper to be made.
| f. W. Oakly was reromlnsted TO be marshal
TOR the western district ct Wisconsin. Senators
Cameron and Sawyer had united with ali of the
Judges and officials Of the courts, and the bar
that district, in support Of Mr. OAkley's ap-
| ointment
! d. P. Miller OF Minnesota was nominated to
IL! vacancy in the United States con .ulate al
Guayaqul!, Ecuador, not a very fat offic. The
salary ia $3.50 and fees amounting to about
$1,000.
| RoUsE.-The bill enlarging the powers Of
! the bureau Of agriculture was discussed
amended and ordered to q third reading, Mr.
! Dunnell ff5red an amendment providing d.
vi-ion Of forestry, the chief Of which sh III as
! certain the annual amount of cone umption <.
portat.en and importation Of timber, and other
| forest products, the probable supply for fu ure
| wants and means best adapted for the preser-
! vati0n and renewal Of forests.
THURSDAY, MAY 10.
| SENATE The bill establishing an assay Of
| ice At Deadwood paesed, and the court Of ap-
peals bill was proceeded with, without coming
| 10 vote.
ator Nc MILAN to establish an assay Office at
Dsadwood, D. r. 1.-THE said assay Office to he
conducted under the provisions of title 81
! Of the revised statutes of the United States OF
| 1873. The secretary Of the treasury is au-
tLorizsd and directed to cause to be construct
ed u suitable building At Deadwood for the pur-
pose OF "a id assay Office and provide the same
with the necessary fixtures and apparatus, at
cost not exceeding $5',OOO!"
HOUSE. "A disposition was manifested by the
house to rush business, and the District OF Co.
lumhis app ropristion bill WAS read and passed.
presenting the bill to the house, and the scene
! was ludcrous beyond description. Kctcham
| himself is very deaf AMI has Go appreciation OF
| the volumes OF his voice. The result was that
| he made his speech in low monotone thdt
| could not be heard yard.
! The house passed. 2to Without amend.
ment the bill creating the executive depal tment
| Of agriculture " lich provides that the depart
men,'shall be under the control OF OF secretary,
| who is an experienced and practical agricultur-
al products, annual industry. land and Stats.
| tics.
| petition was presented to the house by
Delegate Magnnis OF Montana making protest.
against Gen. Washburn's bill to repeal the pre-
| emption law. The petitioners hops congress
| will not do such injustice to q large class OF
settlers in the states aud territories, as he says
will be done by this bill to class Of settlers up
on the public lands that are not surveyed
THURSDAY, MAY IL.
SENATE.-The bill for intermediate appellate
| courts was again debated without action, some
that the president had agreed. in case the bill
passed, to fill some Of the new judgeships with
| democrats. he had scarcely finished making
! this assertion when Senator Dawes arose, and
| in an excited manner said:
"If what the eenator says is tue, those who
| have been the organs OF any such message. or
| who have been party to it 3eselv We to be i'm
| peached and if the senator from Alabama has
any reliable information on the subject he lie
| bound to make it public"
MI. Morgan in reply reiterated the statement
| and was sharply reprimanded by Senator In
gals Of Kansas.
Mr.. Morgan in sarcastic manner retorted
that ~ the s:nat n from Kansas was such Y
model OF uprghtness and dece0oy. he woald
accept the reprimand with due submission. No
vote was taken.
HousE-A bill appropriating $40, ,OOO
| support Of common schools was reported from
| the education and labor committee. The Gen.
| eva award bill was Diseased. A bill providing
retired lis tor non-commissioned army OFF,
Gers was reported.
FRIDAY, MAY IL.
SENATE After = long discussion, the bill
establishing intermediase appellate courts
| passed by vote of 80 to 18-all the republi-
cans and six democrats supporting the meas
~, H.
demoora:s-Messrs Bayard, Cockrell, Harris,
jackson, Pugh and Walker Don Cameron was
| present and voted aye, but his colleague, Mr..
Mitchell, was ab sent and paired with Mr.. Jonas
! Of Louieiana. Both the Maryland 60 lato-s
were paired-Mr: German with Nj. Alrich Of
Rhode Island and Mr.. Groome with Mr.. Miller
| of New York.
The bill created nine intermediate courts,
| one 10 each existing circuit, and eighteen new
| circuit judges, or two additional for each Cir
| cult, who are to be appointed by the president
The courtof each circuit will then consist Of the
associate justice of the supreme court allotted to
that circuit, three circuit judges and two Of the
| district judges, the latter to be designated at
each term for the succeeding term. and it prao-
ticaole, in rotation, and four of the judgee to
conferred upon the new court over the DEGREES
ofcircuit or district courts in cases inv living
more than $500, or where q circuit or district
! judge shall certify that the adjudication in
wolves question OF general importance.
Rouse "A bill was passed providing for the
removal Of the rem alma Of the late Gen. Kilpat-
lick from Chill to the United States.
The conference report on the fertilization ap-
| preparation bill WAS agreed 10, and the house
resumed confederation Of the Geneva award bill
! The subst tute from the minority Was rejected
46 to 1O9-snd the bill then passed-yeas,
1872; nsys, &C.
SATURDAY, MAY IL.
I eENATE Not in session.
BoUsE Tho river and harbor bill WAS re.
ported. The bank charter extension bill was
debated. bill was introduced thanking Lieut.
Danenh0wer Of tho Jeanette expedition, and
making him lieutenant commander Of the
navy.
| Guitoau's Prospects for 4 New Trial.
| II Washington correspondents arc to be be-
iieved. there is danger that Guiteau may be
granted . new trial. Ore says: The leading
lawyers OF the Washi 'gton bar, many of whom
have listened to all the arguments in the case are