Morris tribune., 1882-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

to be collected by section 250S, revised stat
uteS, on certain classes of articles mentioned
in that statute. The effect of the amendment
if becomes a law will be to reduce the du-
ties on articles specified in section 2503, 10
per cent. below the present rates.
Mr.. Hoar in opposing adjournment re-
marked the apathy exhibited by senators
charged with facilitating important bills was
unprecedented and the senate was proceed
ing as leSurely in the middle of July as il
did in the middle of December.
HoUsE.-The conference report on the bill
allowing national banks to extend their
charters was agreed to-1OS to IS. Thirteen
democrats voted in the affirmative and six
republicans in the negative. The Minnesota
members all voted aye Mr.. White intro,
tutional amendment, proposing the abridge-
ment of the rights of citizens of the United
States on account ofseX. Referred.
TUESDAY JULY IL.
SENATE.-The conference report on the
bank charter extension bill was agreed to.
The river and harbor bill was taken up and
an amendment to strike out the $3,00OOOO
appropriated for reservoirs on the upper
Mississippi was lOSt-24 to 50. The senate
adjourned without taking final action on the
bill.
The following nominations were received
rom the president: EDWIN Higgins, collec-
tor of customs, district of st. Johns, Fla
Frederick T, Dubois, United States marshal
for Idaho; Jos. w. Robbins of Illinois, sur
veyor general, district Of Arizona; Alvey A.
Adee, District of Columbia, third assistant
secretary of state.
HOUsE.-The house in committee of the
whole Tuesday passed the clause appropriate
ing $1,000 to enable the secretary of the in
terror to negotiate WITH the Sioux Indians
for session of portion of the great Sioux
reservation in Dakota territory to the United
States and the location of the Indians upon
the residue of the reservation. An amend
ment to the clause was however adopted
providing that the lands purchased from the
Indians should be sub eCt only to entry u1l-
der the homestead laws. This shuts out the
pre-emption claims and will make this re-
glOn subject to entry under the general lana
laws. The amendment was accepted bv
Delegate Pettigrew before it was offered as it
seemed to be unobj bjectionable.
The whole day was spent on the civil SER
vice bill
WEDNESDAY, JULY II,
SENATE-The river and harbor bill was
finally passed by vote of thirty-nine to
twentythree. 1t includes the Hennepin
canal scheme, and 900 for completing
the Chesapeake and Delaware ship canal.
1t is believed in some quarters that the pres
ident will veto the bill, sending in a mes
sage recommending the passage of an act
apprOprlatlng reasonable amount for the
Mississippi river and the important works
on the lake and ocean harbors. In this con-
nection it is observed that vice president pro
tem, Davis, voted against bill in the SEN
ate to-day and several of the leading repub-
licans of the house are heard expressing
doubts about the propriety of voting for the
bill as swollen by the senate to over 500, 900,
600.
Senator Cameron, under instructions from
the naval committee, submitted an adverse
report on proposed amendment to the ma
val appropriation bill to allow naval Off
GERS, promoted on the retired list by the act
of 1876, retired pay of present grade from
the date of the last commission.
HoUsE.-The bill establishing the terrific
ry of Pembina was taken up and laid over as
unfinished business.
The day was spent in work upon
the sundry civil bill, which was not COM
pleted when the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, JULY Is.
SENArE.-A great deal ofttime was con,
sulned in controversy as to the order OF
business, and the senate finally took up the
bill to redu :e internal revenue taxation, but
no progress was made of the measure. Dur
ing the discussion the following colloquy
occurred
Mr. Butler ridiculed the bill, and SAID
while he was one of those democrats silly
enough to vote for the tariff commission, he
believed now it was pretense and sham fo1
the purpose of delay.
Mr.. Windom-Does the senator consider
the bringing in of this bill evidence of delay!
Mr.. Butler-Oh, the senator has no more
idea of giving real relief under this bill thar
the man in the moon, and he knows it.
Mr.. Windom-I do not know any such
thing.
In executive session the senate confirmed
the follow ng nominations: Lewis Wallace
Indiana, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Turkey; Hiram Chad, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Central America; J. P. Wicker
Pennsylvania, minister resident and consul
general to Denmark; NJ. J. Cramer KEN
lucky, minister resident and consul to
Switzerland; John A. Halderman, Missouri,
minister resident and consul general to Siam
A. T. Sharp, Kansas, consul at Mamma; s.
B. Axtell, Ohio, chief justice of the supreme
court of New Mexico; J. A. Mckee, United
States marshal for the northern district O;
Texas; Gustav Seniger, United States mar
shall for Wyoming Territory; J. c. Bigger,
United States attorney for the northern dis.
trict of Texas; John F. Humber, collector Of
internal revenue for the sixth Indiana dis.
trict; Joseph W. Robbins, surveyor general
of Arizona; Commodore A. X. Hughes, real
admiral, and Captain VIM. K. Mayo, COM
| modore.
HoUsE.-The whole day was spent upor
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which
was passed, after an interesting discussion
upon civil service reform. A special feature
was the adoption ofali amendment offered
by Mr.. Holman, providing an appropriation
of $15, 900 for defraying expenses of a com
mission on reform in the civil service
This measure was originally in.
troduced by Mr.. Bayne of ofPennsylvania, and
served as means for his speech arraigning
the administration, in consequence of which
the stalwarts slaughteredit. Before present
ing it Mr.. Holman called in Mr.. Bayne and
stated what he proposed to do, at the same
time rendering the honor to Mr.. Bayne, who
| however, courteously declined it.
FRIDAY, JULY Ia.
SENATE.-Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvani,
introduced resolution making it a misde
meanor for any officer of the government t
| discriminate in favor of or against any schoo
of medical practice in the examination O
candidates for medical service under th
government. A bill passed increasing th
pension of Gen. Clusters widow to $50 pc
month. The tax bill was taken up and de
bated at considerable length, the speaker
being Messrs. Bayard and Sherman, tn
former opposing and the latter advocating
| the measure.
The nominations of John r. West, com
missioner District of Columbia; VIM. w
| Spaulding, receiver of public moneys AM
John Carey, register of the land Office a
Duluth, Mimi, were confirmed.
HoUsE.-The senate amendments to tn
general deficiency appropriation bill wer
considered, that relating to the expenses o
the late President Garfeld's illness, creatin,
board of audit to pass upon all claims, be
ing the subject of long discussion. It wa
finally concurred in-7S to S3. The bill t,
pay Mrs. Garfield $50, 900 less any sum paic
to President Garfield on account of his salary
was passed unanimously. The bill to refe
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