The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
MONDAY, APRIL 10!

OF mr.. Davis wv. Va to repeal certain laWf
providing for appropriations, passed.
with routine matters, i'eluding the introduction
and passage of bills when Senator Vest an
nounoed the death Of Representative Allen of
N Missouri o@;d,.o and the body prompt:
memory. Among the bills passed during the
short session Of the senate was one reported
by Mr.. Bayard from the Judiciary committee
to pay the commissioners of elections in Utah
81, 1000 per apnum These positions arc ir
great demand among OK congressman who are
and other lerqusites would make quite neal
sum tor the patriots VINO are selected to reor-
ganize the Mormon Territory.
House. The electiols committee reported
in favor OF Mckay \rep) OF South Carolina,
who contested the seat OF OOonnor, now de-
tons Of the Burlingame treaty and le 1uciog
the fees for pOstOffice money orders one half
Mr.. Kelley OF Pennsylvania having taken ex-
cepuon toa newspaper paragraph in which he
was shown up as 4avoring the interject1on OF
his internal revenue bill duriag the debate Oh
sylvania statesman labored assidu0usly
to prove that he had not used the
remarks attributed to him and al
most in the next breath acknowledged the corn.
siderably during his explanation, and made him
somewhat excited and angry. Finally he cal
down and allowed the regular business, the in
PRODUCTION OF bills, to proceed Over 1870 doc
uments Of this character were introduced and
referred to the proper committee after which
| the house seated itself for discussion regard
ing the Improvement OF the Potomac river fats
south Of the executive mansion.
! TUESDAY, APRIL IL.
SENATE.-The senate passed the bill amend
zig the act to encourage the growth Of timber
on tho western prairies. approved March l3,
1874, so as to read as follows:
! Sec y. That any person who has made or
shall hereafter make an entry or claim Of land
| IN Ter the provisions Of this act, or any amend
ment thereof. shall have the right to transfer
! by warranty against his acts any portion of the
| said land or claim for church, cemetery or
school purposes, or for the right OF way OF rail-
roads across the said land, and the transfer for
such public purposes, shall in no way vitia'e
the right to complete and perfect the right to
said land or claim.
The bill restoring Capt Corbin Of the navy
| to the active list to take rank next after Com
| odore Nicholson, with restitution from De-
cember 81, 1873, Of the difference of pay be-
tween that OF q commodore on the active list or
waiting orders, and that OF = captain retired on
half pay, ELECTED protracted discussion, but
| the bill finally passed-yeas 26, nays II.
ocrats.
The senate confirmed Sterling P. Rounds
public printer, Robert F. Chiffon, United States
consul at port Erie.
for the East di strict of Louisiana; Samuel M.
Jackson, collector Of internal revenue Of the
Twenty Third district OF Pennsylvania; Edward
Z. Burton, superintendent of the mint OF San
francisco, Ca'a. Stephen W; Duneombe,
g. :? ie fbos Aleu- 5;1s H1e rs a.
ceIver Of public moneys, at Aberdeen, D. T.;
John +. Convey, Ohio, register Of the land
flee at Olympia, W. T.; Vincent W. Boyle,
Wisconsin, receiver Of public moneys at Eau
Claire, Wis.
Stephen w. Duncombe, nominated for re-
ceivsr at the new land Office at Aberdeen, d T.,
is from Pawpaw, Mich. He was recommended
by Congress ,man Burrows.
) House "A bill passed appropriating $780,
900 for 'he INN diate wants Of the Arapahoes,
CheyenneH. etc. The postoffice bill was consid-
cred and h. senate franking privilege amend
ment non csncurred in.
After this exhibition Of economy, the house
took up the question of the tariff commission,
and consumed the remainder of the days ees
| sion with this interesting topic. Owing to the
to venilate themselves on this subject, the
morning hour was dispenred with, and conse-
gu entity no reports were received from COM
mittees
WEDNESDAY, APRIL II.
SENATE.-The bill allotting lan6s to the
Southern Utes in the Uintah reservation passed,
aud considerable routine business was dis
patched
MIR. sewell presented petition of 07s army
officers praying for the passage OF the bill for
compulsory retirement at the age OF sixty two.
Among the signatures are those OF Rrevet Major
Generals Howard, Crook, Hazen, Wilcox, Stan
Icy, McCook, Newton, Hatch and Mackenzie,
brevet Brigalier Generals Breckett Bridley,
Brooke and Tompkns, Coils, Andrews and
1ipf1tQNNnt
enty two majors 271 eaptsins, a67 first lieu.
tenants and 22C second lieutenants. Referred
to military committee.
The senate confirmed: W. E. Chandler OF
Hunt, Louisiana, minister to Russia; J. R. Par
fridge. Maryland, minister to Peru; John 81.
| Smythe, North Carolina, minister to Liberia;
! William Williams, Indiana, charge d'afars to
Paraguay and Uruguay; John J: Knox, minnc~
sofa, controller OF currency; United States at;
| States s,arshaie, (. q. Botkin, for Montana,
and E. A. Ireland for Utah. Postmasters.
! Ebenezer Spooner, Greenfield, Iowa; VIM.
Holsman, Guthrie Centre, Iowa; Robert Mailer,
! Despere, Wisconsin
The president nominated .. e Andrews,
! Minnesota, consul general Of the United States
| to Rio de taneito: George Nancy, Tennessee,
ministar resilient: AND, consul general Of the
! United States to rolivia; William L. Sciugg6,
| G:o>ti4, resident minister of the United States
! to the Uni ed States ef Columbia:
| donenls F: Swords, District Of Co.
7anis, oolognej Geo: r Bullock, tedians,
! Annahorg; aermanyi Gaores ean.sus, a taois;
| Asta; fhohiSs At.aaason, Pennsylvania, Panama.
postmasters-Wilie A: nesen. Mt Ayr. H. i;
John ". Haas, Sidney, Neb.
aou USE; Mr. Strait d,I reported bill i,,d 70;
lands, and Mr. Page one 10 G Re-.
strict Chinese Immigration for ten yesrs The
elections committee reported in the Bailey
Barbour case tVirginia) in favor OF the latter.
By Mr. Page to eAeeuts certata treatS ettpula-
| tons relating to tae Chinese. House calendar.
1t limits the term of suspension Of immigration
to ten years, and provides that the aotlshall go
Into effect sixty days after it's passage. The
republican members Of the committee voted
solidi1y for the tsa- year tlatss. Mt Willis snd
the minority Of the committee desife saspen-
port, Mt. Page will. nest Monday move sus-
pension Of tho rtlss to put the blu Oh passags.
The hotiee eonlnittee reported back d snb-
stitpte tot Represea'attye Eraies .biil TOR the
! rsiief Q; dettlers ca railroad lalGso THE fol-
lowing is the text of the substitutes:
| That whenever aquaIified pre-. emption or
homestead claimant. who has in good faith
made homestead or prescription entry Of, or
made settlement with the bona fde Intention
to obtain title finder the homestead or pre-. emp
ton laws Oh :, TRACT Of public LAND which has
| VI 4loA5nSE~A, NJ AET6I NSA D3 NVo AA&l uo-
cision OF tho land department, TO any state or
corporation under an y grant which may have
been made previous to his entry and settlement,
aud such state or corporation refuses to
| re)inquish the said tracts for such settler, he
mskes another like cle.n uf entry t1hder the
law governing hi. original settlement, his resi-
denoe upon aud cultivation Of the tract en-
braced in his first claim or entry shall be con
sidered residence upon aud cultivation Of the
land embraced in this NEW entry, and ehall be
| deducted from the five years. residence and
cultivation required by lawl provided that no
| any suth eettlcr sho he's nat 1ssidsd upon, Inn
proved and cultivate his homestead for Pc
Rod of at least one yeat a!tsr he shall have
commenced his improvements.
&huhsDAi, APRIL IL.
SENATE. : senator Window presented Tn tho
senate to- day the petition Of the letter carriers
OF st Paul and Minneapolis requesting the SON
ator's influence in favor of the passage Of the
house: bill fixing the pav Of the letter carriers.
etc, 6nt II possible tSat> it be 60 amands1 10 TO
abolish the nnlnst distinction between cities Of
less than Is, 900 population and cities Of more
NJ N~aE: H.