The Worthington advance., 1882-03-09

DOINGS OF CONGRESS,
SATURDAY, FEB. 25.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 25.
SENAT1-Not in Hes s.ion
HoUsE- "A resolution was adopted providing
Tor y sepct committee on woman suffrage.
The pokofaoe appropriation bill was con-
eidered y committee Of the whole, aud after
the adoption Of IN amendment authorizing the
poesmsser general to declare contracts for
fetted wien sublst and make . contract with
the eub@ntractor, the bill passed. A bill to
estabasl tho Territory Of North Dakota. and
pfovtdes temporary government therefor, was
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28.
sENArk-Mr. Window introduced 4 reeolu-
ton IN the senate yesterday providing for IN
investigation Of the guano ecaAdal
MP. MCMILLAN introduced joint resolution
Minne1ota river in The state Of Minnesota;
tie legislature.
Csnkiing's nomination was favorably report-
Cd iom the committee and was laid over un-
dor the rules, to take the regular COURSE.
Ine president hon mated Frederick Solomon
OF Missouri United States surveyor general of
Utah; postmaster. D. Il Cooper, Winterset, la.
Ernest Funk was confirmed as postmaster OF
Oconto, Wis.
HouG Congressman Pound irtr; duced
L'Al Assigned TO simplify the ADMINISTRATION
ct tl6pene'oa ia>ss. 1t contemc,a'es The es.
tablialment OF 10 :ra OF review which would
promptly pass upon doubtful claims and re-
lieve tie private calendar
The Military committee Of tie house has agreed
to replt bill allO wing officers belo~ the rank
OF M,jor, wLo have served for fifteen years in
the smo grade, the payment and allowance of
the g1ade naxt above ti1ut in which they have
80 sGvta without @, oToton
Mr. Robinson (N W by requcst introduced a
till to olgauiZe the National Labor League
Railway company OF America. for tho purpose
OF constructing, operating and maintaining
Railway from tho Atlantic seaboard to Chicago,
81. Louis and Council Bluffs. It provides for
tho purpose OF establishing equa! rights in
commerce among states aud for tho purpose of
securing railway highway under such civil
contol as topreyent combina ions against the
public.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l.
SENATE. Vest introduced a bill prohib
iting tho issus OF bank notes or currency by new
national banks. The Chill Peru investigation
resolution was adopted
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill to plact
John Jones, late captain Of the First Minnesotx
battery, on the retired lis: Of the army, witt,
such Day and emOlumeuts as are now author
zed by law for officers of that grade.
Chnese emigration WAS the principal topic
discussed in the senate, and Mr.. Hoar had =
monopoly OF the subject, as he did not finish
his remarks till nearly 5 O'Clock.
The Chinese bill was aid aeide to mporarily il
order t slow Mr: Voorhees, to deliver speech
1avor!rg the construcliOa of 3 new fire proof
building for the congres sional library, in which
he argled the desirability Of purchssiAg six
cquares adjacent to the capitol, containing
:55, ,oOD square feet Owing to the late houl
at which the senate adjourned, there was no,
M executive session, and thus another delsy
resulted in the Conkling case
G!1SE--Tla ncn!ast:a3 AL oasa ~
Ter va. Hing, Louisiana, wa, dismiseei. Tht
Indian appropriation bill {S4,e2u, 2G3) raised.
Mr. Hazelton tWis) attacked the pres
ont syscm OF adjusting tho salaries of Indian
agents, and said this congress- was not strong
enough nor sensible enough 70 correct ths
wrong. motion to strike out the paragraph
appropratipg $500 for the expenses Of the
Indian commissioner was rejected, SO to IS.
The committee then rose and the bill passed.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2.
SENATE Some discussion was created by
Mr.. Tsnco who offered q resolution for, the ap.
pointment Of committee to investigate alleged
OH hcial frauds in the sixth Internal revenue dis
trict Of North Carolina The Chinese mMi.
grafton bill was further debated
The senate confirmed Roscoe Conkling asso-
ciate justice ofthe Uni Cd. States supreme
court; Aaron A. Sargent min'ster to Germany,
and VIM. +. Poston United States attorney oi
the western district OF Tennessee Tho vote on
CUuAlluk COuuEAAtIOu IL uu(letstOOu 10 nave
been 80 yeas against IL nays; eight democrats
and four repnblicsns, namely, Hoar, Dawes,
Morrill, and Hawley. sargent's nomination
was confirmed without 4 division
Another account says the nays on Conkline
were Messrs. Hoar. Morril, Dawes, Hawley,
Bsyars. Johnston, Hampton, Jonas. Call, Far
ley. Camden and Pugh. The vote was taken
without much discussion. Miller OF New York
lodged Beck and Butler were paired, but
but would have v ted no. Mr.. Sherman is al
60 understood to have refrained from voting
seven senators present and impaired refused to
yote.
HousE.-The Mcdowell George contested
case (Oregon) was discussed The cousular
end diplomatic appropriation bill (B1 ,1O8,-
500 was coneidered. Mr. Whitthorne dem
spoke in warm approval OF the foreign policy
Of Garfe!d's administration, while Mr.. Kssson
claimed for the present administration all the
excellencies Of its predecessor In this ros-
pect.
FRIDAY, MARCH3.
SENATE. E.--Ssversl bills OF minor importance
we're passed. when the Chinese bill wa, again
Messrs. Farley and Miller Of G=lifornia,
sisnidoance hsd not bosn given n0s e the almost
unanimous California vote against importation,
and commented upon It as in tioshny {. unanim-
lty Of sentiment without precedent. Those
he thought should take action rs to the threat
enad Mongolian overthrow of everything
recognized as Christian civilization. The
brotherhood OF humanity VIA . goo ! idea, but
tho instinct OF national eslf preservation was
stronger than that A nation must 10 true 10
its own people before i: expended its euorgies
in behalf OF strangers
House "A bill was introduced appropristing
$61 800 for Mississippi river Improvement
Several unimportant bills pasaod and The for
elSn affairs cournlttee was granted leave to in
yestigata the Chili-Peruv:au corrsa,oli:caco
during the eesSOns OF the hoHso
StcnewaII Jackson's Toa0y.
Oo!. A. O. Boto!er ia tho Phi]a. Weekly TIMES.
Having fingered to the last allowable mo.
n.ent with the members Of my fumily
documents would term them--it was after
headquarters for final instructions, and be-
fore going to the generals room ordered
two whisky toddies to be brought ND after
mo. When they appeared offered one of
the glasses to jackson, but he drew back,
saying:
"No. no, colonel, you must excuse me; l
never drink Intoxicating liquors"
II know that, general" said 1, ~but,
though you haLitual!y abstain, as do my
SELF, frem everything Of the sort, there are
occasions. and this is one Of them, when a
stimulant will do us both good: otherwise
( would neither take it myself or offer it to
you. So you must make an exception to
your general rule and join me in toddy
tonight"
He again shook his head, but, neverthe-
less. took the tumbler and began to sip its
contents. Presently putting it on the table
after having partly cmptiod it, he said:
Colonel, do you know why habitually
abstain from intoxicating drinks?" And.
on my replying in the negative, be oontin-
ued:
why, sir. because like the taste of
them, and when discovered that to be the
case I made up my mind at once to do with
out them altogether.
she Probably Did Not Say Ihls.
From the Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald.