Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-04-27
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
MONDAY, APRIL IL.

MONDAY, APRI. II.
SENATE - A bill to tax land granted to Pacific
railroads was reported. The greater part of
| the day was devoted to Q discussion Of the bill
approLriating Sc, ,O0O, 600 for Mississippi and
tiissoari river improvement The principal
| speech was made by Mr.. Kellogg Messrs.
MCMILLAN AMI Angus Cameron also partici-
pated.
The following nominations were sent to the
| senate:
Geo. B. Armstrong, Illinois, register of the
land Office at Huron, D. T. Samuel p. Garter,
commodore On retired list, to be rear admiral
| on the retired list
The following were confirmed by the senate:
Henry 8. Pierce, collector of internal rev.
enue for the twenty eighth district Of New York,
! breed; Henry Q. Hall, minister resident Of the
United States; Thomas Adamson, Pennsyl-
vania, consul at Panama; Maj. Gen.
@ Q. Andrews, St Paul MIMI, consul at
Rio Janeiro; Geo f. Bullock, IndiaHs, consul
at Annsberg, Germany; Geo. Morey, Tenne-
see, United States minister and consul general
TO Boivia; VIM. L. SornGgs. Georgia, United
States minister 10 the United States of Oolum.
bia Postmaster, Willis A. Rsagen, Mount Ayr,
HousE.-A motion to make the bank charter
extension bill special order for April rs was
lost, not two thirds voting in the affirmative.
Among the bills introduced was one by Mr..
Bland to retire the circulation Of national
banks, and continue them as banks of discoun
and deposits Mr.. Page moved TO
suspend the rules and pass the anti
Chinese far tan BILL v..sa suspsndIs immigration
season of bear garden uproar, in which the op-
ponents of the bill were denied Q hearing,
though its friends were permitted to speak, the
rules were suspended and the bill psssed-2Ol
to 81: Messrs Dunnell and Strait voted for
the bill; the name Of Mr.. Washburn ia not re-
corded On either eide as he was at
home on brief visit
Representative Strait presented bill to pay
- Francis A. Kennedy Of Brown county, Mimi,
$3.50. 90 for beef and farm produce supplied,
and services rendered in compliance with orders
Of the United States army during the outbreak
of the Sioux Indians in Minnetonka in 1852,
TUESDAY, April. lS.
SENATE.-The Judiciary committee, in reply
to an inquiry, reported that retired army Off
GERS can hold civil offices under the United
States The bill rstifying the agreement be.
tween the Crows and Northern Pacific for the
sale OF portion of their reservation in Montana,
passed. and the Mississippi and Missouri river
Improvement bill was discussed, Mr. Harrison
of Indiana making an elaborate speech The
agricultural appropriation bill ($3l4, ,7sO
passed.
Ho USE. E.-The house-l27 to lOO-took up
the Campbell Cannon contested case (Utahj
but without action. A bill passed regulating
the carriage Of passengers by sea.
The sleek and contente Hooking Elder Can
non, who finds pleasure with four wives, ocou-
pied d kest in the last row during the proceed
lngs. The report Of the csmmittee on elections
declaring that neither Cannon nor Campbell,
the latter Icing the contes.ant ia entitled to a
seat On tho floor, did not disturb him sppar-
entity, and he was the subject Of frequent re-
marks by the female spectators in the galleries
as some Of the disputants talked pretty plainly
concerning the relic of barbarian. it was soon
decided by the gentle sex to give the house gal
leries wide berth
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.
SENATE-The bill regarding the investment OF
the Iowa agricultural college funds passed.
Speeches were made upon the Mississippi and
Missouri river improvement bill.
MI. Sherman presented the petition signed by
the governor, members of assembly, and other
citizens of Ohio, setting forth that the en-
reimbursement of the free men had imposed
upon the government an obligation to qualify
them for citizenship, and praying in view of
this fact and the appalling illiteracy of the vot
that liberal appropriation be made for the edn-
cation Of the people of the states.
In executive session the SENATE confirmed
Theodore Comus, United States consul at Apia;
Stephen ". Duncombe, Michigan, register of
the land office at Aberdeen, D. T: Thomas g
Alou, MlCIllSdu receiver VI puU1C uOu0ys,
Aberdeen, D. T.. Vincent ". Bayless, receiver
of public moneys. Eau Claire, Wis.
HoUsE.-Mr Taylor, chairman of the COM
mittee to audit expenses of the illness and
| death of President Garfield, submitted bill
and report Mr.. Blackburn presented q report
for the minority, and both were referred to the
committs of the whole. The bill, besides ap-
propriating various amounts, provides that
| when Surgeon Gen. J. Z. Barnes be retired
| from active service he be placed on the retired
list with the rank and pay Of majos general
1t further provides there shall be added to the
rank, pay and emoluments of a lieutenant COL
| ouel, and authorize the president to promote J.
X Woodward to that position.
The minority Of the committee embraces two
men who leve fight and eeasation-J. G. s.
| Blackburn and Mr.. Springer. They propose
| any other upon proof Of service at reasonable
rate of compensation. Indeed, Blackburn goes
| further and promises no end Of disclosures of q
| sensational character.
| The Utah contested election case was con-
sidered, and George @ Cannon, the Mormon
| present his claims. The resolution of the mi
nority Of the committee declaring,,C Cannon EMIT
| led to the seat was then rejected-79 to 1873
| and the majority resolution, that neither Can
non nor Campbell was entitled to the seat, was
| adopted without division.
| oanuou Was askeo low ue Ielt over tue iaVe
action OF the house in deposing him. he re-
piled: 'It was just as T expected. 1t was a
| foregone conclusion in my mind from u o first
that the action OF the committee would be
| against as soon as learned the organization of
the election committee. knew they had made
| up their minds from the beginning. IL was po-
hhcal work done for political purposes without
regard for the consti. .utionality Of the case. II
| was Just as Mr.. Hoar said, Law or no law, !
their minds were settled in the matter"
| THURSDAY, APRIL 20.
| SENATE The bill appropristing $4G5, 600
to supply the printing! deficiency passed. also the
bill for the sale of Kiskaboo Indian landsi in
| Kansas.
Senator McDill addressed the senate on the
subject of the appointment OF railroad commls-
sioners to regulate inter state commerce, aud
| when he concluded Mr. George woun1 up the
day with his views on the Missiasippi rive inn
| provements.
Vice President Davis finding the vice. presi-
dents chair uncomfortable he vacated it and
took position in the one usually occupied by
Senator Ben Hill OF Georgia. II had not been
constructed, however, for the accommodation
of such heavy weight, and sudden crash en-
sued by which the yice- president was sprawled
at full length on the floor, to the amusemAnt of
/ the senate
The president sent the following appoint
ments to the senate for Confirmation: Alphon-
so Taft, Ohio, envoy extrs ordinary and nj lis
ter plenepotentisry Of hs United States to Aus
ria; VIM L Dayton, New Jersey, minister
resident OF the United states TO the Neither
lands; N. Fish, New York, Minister resident to
Belgium; John M. Frances, New York. charge
d'affairs to Portugal: J. W. Wickershan, Penn.
sylvanis, charge d'sffairs to Denmark; Adam
Badeau, New York, consul general to Havana
Harry l. sla'ght, New York, United States
consul at Prescott.
HOUSE The LYNCH Chalmers contested
case was brought up, but action deferred. The
! house then disc lssed the tariff till
The committee On pensions, bounty and back
pay made report on the bill granting pen
sions for injuries received or disabi.i les In
CURED In the life-savipg, railway mail and In
ternal revenue service. The committee alec
made favorable report upon Representative
Pounds bill to establish board of review of
| pension and bounty land warrant claims re-
| 1ected uncer the existing laws and prevent
frauds or injustice in granting pensions
FRIDAY, April. II.
sENATE.-The Mississippi Improvement bill
was debated at considerable length A resolu-
ton was adopted for the appointment of three