The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-23

The senate bill providing for the payment of
spenaion OF So ,OUO per annum to Ars. Garfield
passed the house and only requires the
siga~tnre Of the president to become = law.
An.erson's substitute fixing the membership
Of the house II 81 will, 1t is generally conoed-
ed, be finally passed. It is about the same "a
the bill passed by the democratic house last
year, exospt that it provides for six more m ,m-
pers. these six additional members are given
one each to New York, Iowa, Wisconsin,, Kan
sas, Texas ami South Carolina Democrats
say it il . far bill aud they will support it.
The military committee after examining OBJ
lotions produced against favorxble action on
+is case OF Maj. Rochester to DO pxymdster gen.
olal, reported unanimously that tho nOmlua ion
10 continued Placed o. tus calendar with the
''ommittee's favorable recommendation.
FRIDAY, FED H.
EENATR-Biils were in troIuced of no gener.
aliulpo,t nee snl the stnits remained mosr OF
minated Wakefield g. Frye of NJ ins United
States consul general at Halifax, and Hrrstio
n. Beach of New York consul at Puerto Csbe!-
10. Venezuela fostmssters: John q. Co s.
we'll, Titusvllle, Pa Richard J: Hanna, Kan
kakee, H.; Louis NJ. Davis, Teosmseh, Neb.
The nomination Of Edgar Ferguson, 81 psn-
sion agent at Milwaukee, was confirmed by the
senate. Other confrmations by the senate:
N. Mathews, United States marshal Eastern
district Of michigan; II. J. Campbell, ,Uni,td
Sta'es attorney for Dakota territory; Marsden
@. Burch, U ltsd States attorney Western dis
trict Of michigan; Leonard Lotttdge. collect
or OF revenue, Sixth district OF Wisconsin.
postmasters: Glue G. Spryrook, Rochester,
lid. Horace E. Jan ca, Rensselaer, Ind. Oil, OF
4 swipg!e. Noun. Morris. Ill Edward Z.
Brown, Sheldon To-; Frank 4. Douglass,
9ougntor, Mob Jacob s'ei finger, Jefferson
Russell W. Casweli, Mason City, Mo.
!ieorge Fisher, surveyor Of customs, Cairo,
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE The apportionment bill passed
MI. McCook Of New York in opposing the
bill to restore Capt Thomas Little 70 the army
sent to the clerks desk to have le.d tho sffi-
davlt Of Thomas Little relative to the charge
made against him, and which was taken from
the ii o. Of the War department. The language
OF the afida wit was 30 gro.s that many ladies'
70 the ga leries, and tue ,ding was stol ped
~ ob1ecllons from Sp Tiger OF Illinois and
Moore OF Tennessee, on the ground that it was
obscene. and it was stricken from the record
rne IF Adsvit, Was stricken out, thus defeating
the MT ASSURE.
No business Of importance was transacted.
SATURDAY, FEB. H.
SENATE Tho senate Was not In session to.
day, having Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE The bill to promote tho ef1icienay
OF the hfe-saviug service was reported, and the
house went into committee Of tue whole on Tho
81, 1926, 1888.
Theitem Of deficiency for public printing gave
rise TO debate. during with Atkins stated that
the great cost Of public printing was In great
measure duo to the extravaganza Of tho COM
mtttee on printing Of tho last congress-.
Over the clause in tho immediate deficiency
bill spprop1iating $75. 900 for tho construction
OF vaults in the treasury and sub-reasuries
quite an interfering discussion arose upon tho
silver dollar question, one side stacking and tho
other Defending the silver dellar. The COM
miteee rose and reported Il to the house, and
1ourued