The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-22


clerks employed by senator's and members
of congress. Adopted.
The committee then rose and che bill hay.
ing been reported to the house, was passed.
yeas 125, nays IS.
Mr.. Miller reported a resolution recon-
nending the committee Oh appropriations
to provide for the payment to George Q.
April 16, 1882, the day when his seat was
declared vacant. Adopted.
THURSDAY, JUNE 49,
sENArE.-The resolution to appropriate
$685. 900 to pay southern mail contractors for
ante-bellum services was discussed at length.
A resolution was introduced for an invcsti-
cation of the labor strikes. The bonded
spirits bill coming up, Mr.. Window spoke
strongly against it, and the bill and amend
ments, on motion of Mr.. Mcmillan and by a
vote of32 to 20, were indefinitely postponed.
HousE.-The rive and harbor bill occu-
pied the days session without action.
FRIDAY JUNE 16.
SENATE.-Mr. Hoar introduced bill tc
provide for the performance Of the duties
the office in case Of removal, resignation, in
ability or death, both of the president anc
vice president It vests the succession to til,
| presidency in members of the cabinet in til.
order in which they were named in the
Washington cabinet, beginning with the sec
rotary of state and concluding with the Sec
rotary of the interior, and excludes cabinet
officers not previously confirmed by the SEN
ate. The bill is almost identical with that
introduced by Senator Morgan of Alabama
in January.
A bill passed authori ling the Oregon Pa
citic Railroad company to build bridges
across the Willamette river. A long debate,
took place on the bill for the extension
national bank charters. The senate COM
mittee amendment eXemptiny national bank
| from attachments and iniunctions of state
courts was voted down-2i to q; the affirm
alive vote being entirely republican, and
Messrs. Dawes, Miller of California and
Mitchell voting no with the Democrats
| The bill went over without final action
| Mr.. Blair introduced bill authorizing the
| Southe Pacific and other railroad COM
panies to consolidate into a continuous line
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Adjoincd
to Monday.
HorsE.-The senate amendment to the
| house bill authorizing the Sioux City & Pa
citic railroad to construct bridge across the
Missouri river WAS agreed to, and the house
| then went into committee on the river and
harbor appropriation bill.
Mr. Springer moved to strike out the par
agraph approprating 5000 for reservoirs
at the hca'lwatcrs of the Mississippi river,
and argued that they were works Of federal
and not local importance. Pending the mo.
ton the committee rose.
SATURDAY JUNE II.
SENATE.-Not in session.
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer's amendment strik-
ing out of the river and barber bill the $780,
900 appropriation for upper Mississippi re-
servoirs was rejected. After the various
amendments the bill was reported to the
house and passed-119 to A. The bill as
passed appropriates SIT, 347,S75, and no OPP
position is anticipated when it reaches the
debate on the appropriation for reservoirs n
Minnesota and Wisconsin during which
Representative Washburn and Dunnel ably
defended the scheme. Mr.. Washburne
called attention to the reports of the secre-
tary Of war and the chief of engineers to
show the benefits Of the system. lie said
| the war department had taken up the rescr
voir system some ten years ago. Gen.
Warren, when he was in charge Of that Sec
ton of the country, noticed the immense
flood of water running to waste in the
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 in 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 isrequired for navigation.
Provision was made in the bill for paying
Indians and others who may suffer damages
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
SENATE.-The judiciary committee report.
ed 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 $375,O0O for
the pay of southern mail contractors fOl
services before the war passed. The national
bank charter extension bill was considered,
but without final action.
1IousE.-Bills were introduced to abolish
the internal revenue tax on tobacco and CT
gars and to establish an international peace
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 500, DOC, 900.
a motion by Mr.. Dunnell, from the ways
and means committee, to suspend the rules
and pass a bill limiting the terms
Of internal revenue collectors to four
years was lost, after a debate in which
Mr.. Baync, Republican member from Penn
sylvana vigorously assailcd the administra-
ton tic in connection with removals from office.
The vote was 70 Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in the affirmative and 50
Gncludng Was i in 't the means
tive The bills passed imposing a duty of
so cents on each foreign passenger arriving
at United States ports; establishing bureau
of animal industry and preventing the spread
of cattle diseases.
The Tariff Commission Filled at Last.
The president sent to the senate on Friday
the following nominations to be members of
the tariff commission: John L. Hayes Of
Massachusetts, chairman; Henry w. Oliver,
Jr., Pennsylvania; Austin Mcfarland, ILL
nois; Jacob Amber, Ohio; Robert p. Porter,
District of Columbia; John w. H. Under
wood, Georgia; Duncan F. Kenner, Louisiana;
Alexander R.. Boteler, West Virginia VIM.
H. Mcmahon, New York. The nomination
of Mcmahon and Boteler were refer
red by the senate to the nm
ance committee the others having
been previously confirmed. MacMahon, is
now employed in the appraisers office of the
New York custom house, and was selected
because of his knowledge Of the present tariff
laws. MacMahon is said to owe his appoint
ment to the presidents personal knowledge
of his attachments and of his peculiar fitness
for the position. In politics he is republic
can. Boteler, the other newly selected COM
missioner, is resident of Charlestown, W.
Va, said to be gentleman of means and
liberal culture and is not identified with any
snecial interests other than those of agriCul-