The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-06
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TUESDAY, JUNE II.
SENArE-The bill 10 amend the act donat-
irg public lands to states and territories
which may provide colleges for the benefit
of agriculture and mechanical arts, passed.
Some progress was made on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The following nominations were received
from the president: Buel E. Hutchinson,
Aberdeen, D. T.; JAS G. Wright, Illinois,
Indian agent Rosebud agency, D. T.; Sam
uel 8. Lawson, Illinois, Indian agent, Mis-
sion agency, CAL; Chas. NJ. Gorham, Cali
fornia, coiner Of the mint, San Francisco.
- HousE.-The committee reported in the
contested election case of Shobach vs.. Her
bert (Florida) that the contestant be granted
leave to withdraw his contest. Adopted.
In the case of Smith vs.. Shelly (Alabama)
the committee reported resolution declar
ing the seat vacant. The bill regulating inn
migration was again passed, the house hav-
| ing few days ago passed by mistake bill
on the same subject which had been agreed
to by the committee. The bill to reduce in
ternal revenue taxation was given up, and
motion to recommit, with instructions to the
committee on ways and means to report
bill abolishing all internal taxation except
that on bank circulation and distilled spir-
its, was defeated-56t to 125. The bill finally
passed-137 to 80.
The provisions of the bill are as follows:
the old taxes on bank checks, drafts, and
| bankers, and the tax on capital and depos
its are wholly removed; as are also those on
all other articles included under the general
term proprietary" that is, protected by
| patents; the tax on dealers in leaf tobacco is
reduced from $25 to $12; on dealers in
| manufactured tobacco, from $500 to $240; on
manufacturers of tobacco, from $40 to Sc; on
| manufacturers of cigars, from $40 to S.; on
| peddlers of tobacco, snuff and cigars:-frst
class, from $50 to $50; second class, $25 to
! SIS; third class. SIS to $3.50; and fourth
| class, from $40 to $780,
the average reduction in these special
licences so per cent. The tax on cigars is
| changed from Sc to 81 per 1000, or a reduc-
ton of one-third; on light cigarettes, from
| $1.76 to IS cents per 1000, or four-sevenths;
and on heavy cigarettes from So to IS per
| 1000, or one-sixth. The aggregate reduction
is only about $18,OO0,OOO, while the in
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %.
| SENArE.-Rapid progress was made with
the legislative bill, as it is important that it
should be passed before the beginning of the
fiscal year, July 1. A break was caused by
the presentation of the bank charter bill
with the non. concurrence of the house il
certain amendments and conference COM
mittee will have to settle the disagreement,
as senators earnestly councelled against re-
| ceding from the senate amendment. Messrs
Morrell and Beck engaged in an animated
dispute on a report In relation to the conduct
of the controller Of the currency regarding
certain national banks in Richmond Va
Mr. Beck said the directors of the Merchants
| National bank and the National bank OF
Virginia in Richmond had been permitted
by the controller of the currency to violate
the national banking law in the oath sub
scTibed to by them and filed with him as to
the rate of discount. He said the prohibit
ton of the law against the charging of a
| rate higher than that authorized by the
with the assent of the controller. The
house amendments to the bank charter bill
were non concurred in.
on the PIE ;ident for additional correspond
ence on the imprisonment of Americ; n
citizens in Ireland. Work was begun upon,
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discussion Robson, author of the bill, was
sharply criticised for his administration 81
Of the navy department..
| THURSDAY, JUNE %.
SENATE.-The legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill was considered and
several amendments acted upon, one being
adopted to fix the annual salary of the Utah
commissioners at $1,000 and appropriating
$25, 900 therefor. The house joint resolution
| providing for the expenses of the government
was concurred in.
HoUsE.-The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and Robson defended both the
bill and his own record as secretary of the
navy under Grant. The bill occupied near
ly the rest of the day. A joint resolution
was adopted making available for twenty
days after June 30, all appropriations fo1
governmental operations on the basis of ap-
| preparations for the present year.
Mr.. Washburn obtained recognition. and
nad passed by unanimous consent his bill
abolishing the military reservation of Fort
Abercrombie in Minnesota, and authoriz
ing the secretary of the interior to have the
lands embraced therein made subject to town
site and homestead entry and sale, the!san,e
as other, public lands. 1t provides that
the rights of actual settlers entitled to the
UcAeiltS VI tllc llOIlcStcdu ldNS VI VIC United
| States who now occupy in good faith any
portion of the land embraced within the said
reservation, shall date from the day of their
actual settlement thereon; and in perfecting
their title thereto under the homestead laws,
| the time such settlers have occupied and I'M
proved their said lands shall be allowed.
| The b IL has already passed the senate.
FRIDAY, JUNE 80.
l SEN No huSinAxa wnS fropcoofo1 The
senate adjOurning as mark of respect t.
the memory ofthe late Representative Hawl
| of Illinois.
HocsE.-Appropriate action was taken or
the feat], Of Representative Hawk of 1llinoi
] and out :. respect to his memory the house
adjourned.
SATURDAY, JULY l.
SENArE.-The bill to establish the territory
of Pembina was reported and placed on thu
calendar The legislative, executive ant
judicial appropriation bill passed, also thu
bill permitting the secretary of the treasur,
to invest Pacific railroad sinking funds il
first mortgage thirty year bonds OF the I'm
| ion Pacific an Central Pacific railways.
The president sent the following nomina-
tons to the senate: Joseph R. West, Dis
trict of Columbia, commissioner of that dis
trict; Louis Wallace, Indiana, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenepotentiary tt
Turkey; Henry c. Hall, envoy extraordinar.
and minister plenepotcntiary to the Centfa
American states; John r. Halderman, Mis-
souri,, minister resident and consul genera
to Siam; John NJ. Francis, New York, min
lister resident and consul general to Portugal
J. P. Wickershan, Pennsylvania, minjste
resident and consul general to Denmark
Michael Cramer, kentucky, minister resi-
dent and consul general to Switzerland
James Riley Weaver, West Virginia, secre-
tary of legation and consul general to vi
emma; Lewis Richmond, Rhode Island, sec
rotary Of legation and consul to Rome
John T. Robinson, Tennessee
United States consul at Beyrout
A. T. Sharp, Kansas, United States consula al
Manila; Lorin A. Lathrop Nevada, consu
to Bristol; VIM. w. Spalding Minnesota
receiver Of public moneys at Duluth; join
r. Garry, Minnesota, register ofthe land Office
at Duluth; VIM A. Swan, Pennsylvania, In
dian agent at the Cheyenne River agency
Dakota; Francis NJ. Derby, assistant treas
| urer of the limited States ut Baltimore