The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL,
SATURDAY JUNE II.

SENATE-NOt in session.
doUsE.-Mr. Springer's amendment strik.
Ing out of the river and barber bill the $780,.
600 appropriation for upper Mississippi re.
servoirs was rejected. After the various
amendments the bill was reported to the
house and passed-l19 to Al. The bill as
passed appropriates $l7, ,347 ,S75, and no op-
position is anticipated when it reaches tie
debate on the appropriation for reservoirs n
Minnesota and Wisconsin during which
Representative Washburn and Dunnel ably
defended the scheme. Mr.. Washburnc
called attention to the reports of the secrc-
tary OF war and the chief of engineers to
show the benefits Of the system. He said
the war department had taken up the rescr-
Maassren, when he was in charge Of that Sec
ton OF the country, noticed the immense
flood of water running to waste in the
spring and the low waite.
which succeeded, and it occurred to
him that it might be utilized for the purpose
of navigation during low water seasons He
made the recommendation and from that
time surveys have gone on for five or six
years. He showed that by these natural
reservoirs this entire water can be held for
six months III the year. It can be held dur
ing high water and saved from rushing down
and causing great obstruction to property
and distributed during the seasons Of low
water when more is required for navigation
Provision was made in the bill for paying
Indians and Others who may suffer damages
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
SENArE.-Thc judiciary committee report.
cd the bill providing for the presidential
succession in cases where the president and
vice president are removed, dead, have re-.
signed or are otherwise incapacitated. The
joint resolution appropriating 1915, 900 for
the pay of southern mail contractors 10,
services before the war passed. The national
bank charter extension bill was considered.
but without final action.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced to abolisl,
the internal revenue tax on tobacco and ci-
gars and to establish an international peace
| commission. The rules were suspended
and the bill passed authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to receive trade dollars in
exchange for silver dollars and repeating the
trade dollar coinage law; also the pension
appropriation bill, calling for $lOO, 600, 600.
A motion by Mr.: Dunncll, from the ways
| and means committee, to suspend the rules
and pass bill limiting the terms
| Of internal revenue collectors to four
years was lost, after Il debate III which
Mr.. Baync, Republican member from PENN
sylvai>i:, vigorously assailcd the a,lministra-
ton i'll connection with removals from Office.
The vote was 10 Republicans and Demo-
Gratis i'll the affirmative and IS
Democrats and II Republicans
Gncl''dnS WaslburtY in the mega
tive. The bills passed imposing duty OF
90 cents on each foreign passenger arriving
at United States ports; establishing bureau
OF animal industry and preventing the spread
of cattle diseases.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20.
SESArE.-Thc presiding officer (A1r. Davis
in presenting the credentials of Henry 3
Anthony, reelected senator from Rhode Js-
land, said for the second time in the history
of the government a mellber of this body
had been chosen for the fifteenth consecutive
time, and expressed the hope that Mr.. An
tllony would be blessed by providence with
good health and happiness during his re-
manning years.
The bill appropriatins $4,000, 900 for the
extension of the executive mansion passed,
The national bank charter bill was debated
and all amendment offered providing that
silver certificates as well as gold certificotes
may be counted as part of the lawful reserve
of banks
The president sent 10 the senate the fol-
lowing nominations:
Indians agents: Henry G. Linn of Kan.
sas at Pottowattomic and Great Ncincha
agency, Kansas; VIM. H. Parkhurst Rhode
Island, at Crow Greek, and Lower Brule accr-
cy, Dakota a; VIM. II. II. LiewelIyn, Ncbras-
ka, at Mescalero and Jescareti agency, New
Mexico; Edwin Ellis, Washington Territory,
at Nisquilly kokomis, Washington Terri
tory; Oliver Wood, Ohio, at Neah Bay and
Quinislt agency.
The Senate confirmed: Tariff commission
ers: Jas. J. Hayes, Mass, chairman: Henry
w. Oliver, Penn; Jacob A. Amble, Ohio:
Robert p. Porter, District of Columbia; John
W. Underwood, Ga; Duncan r. Kcnner. La.
Alex 3. Boteler, W. Va, and William II.
Mcmahon, n. Y. The final vote on confir-
nation was 81 years, 2l nays. Four or five
Democrats voted with the body of the Re-
publicans in the affirmative, and one Repub-
1ican Wan Wyck) voted in the negative,
The senate bill passed authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to examine and re-
port to congress the amount of claims of va
riOus western states and territories for cx-
penses of suppressing Indian hostilities. A
bill was introduced taxing distilled spirits
SO cc.,ts gallon, and beer, ETC., 80 cents a
barrel, and allowing reduction Of y per
cent. on stamps sold to brewers. Mr. Upde
era Sraff ho.sa Of Iowa., Iowa. reported and
u
for the same bill regarding presidential
electors and the settlement Of contests over
the presidential title. 1t was rejected after
debate, and the house refused to order the
senate bill on the same subject to third
reading, the bill being rcconmittcd to the
committee
Mr.. Washburn's bill to authorize the con-
struction Of railroad bridge across the
Salt Ste Marie river was reported favorably
to the house. The bill to permit Canada
farmers to bring their grain to be ground at
the secretary of the treasury also reported
1avorably to the house.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 81.
SENATE.-A discussion arose over new
public buildings in Virginia, and Malone
finally succeeded in having bill passed for
a $4,000 structure for Abingdon, and one at
Harrisonburg at similar cost. The nation
al bank charter extension bill was again
taken up and an amendment adopted max
ing silver certificates, as we'll as gold certifi-
Gates part of the banks reserve fund, and to
be used in settling clearing house
balances; also-by % yeas to
20 nays-one requiring the secretary to
suspend the issue of gold certificates when
ever the amount of gold in the treasury re-
served for the redemption of United States
notes falls below $lO0,OOO,O0O. In executive
session, the following nominations were
contirmed: Utah Commission-Alexander
Ramsey, Minnesota; Algernon s. Paddock,
Nebraska; George L. Godfrey, Iowa;
James r. Pettigrew, Arkansas; Ambrose 3.
Carleton, Indiana.
Isiaih Lightncr of Indiana, agent at the
Santec agency, Neb.
Among the postmasters confirmed were:
Beloit, Wis; J. H. Brinkerhoff; Waupun,
Wis; Frank D. Harding, Hudson, Wis;
Orio NJ. Laraway, Minneapolis, MINI.
HousE.-During debate on the bill for
the erection of o congressional library build
Ing, great uproar was caused by Mr..
Townshend of Illinois charging that the
measure was job of eastern parties inter-
ested in the proposed site of Capitol Hall
The bill; after All angry debate, was post
poned until December. The bill reducing
internal revenue taxation $4,000, 600 was
considered and Mr.. Kelly explained It in a
long speech. An immense number of
amendments were offered. Mr.. Kelly
said in his speech: The bill in question
proposed to make reduction in the revenue
ofless than $17 ,OOO, 900 to take effect imme-