Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-12-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Conversational.

| CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--Senate Political
assessment and bankruptcy were discussed
a good share of the day. Hawley intro
duced a bill inflictlng heavy penalties up
on employees of the United States gov
ernment who solicit or collect contribu-
tions for political purposes.
House. Bill reported from the commerce
committee requesting the secretary Of
war to state whether the money appro-
prlated by the last river and harbor bill
was for objects not in the interests of
commerce and navigation and if so to
furnish specifications. The diplomatic
appropriation bill passed. The commit
tee on civil service reform reported a bill
to improve the civil service.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Communica-
ton was laid before the senate to-day
from the secretary of war giving esti-
mates for improvement of the Mississippi
rlyer for the fiscal year ending January
80, 1884, sggregating $4,573,0oo. The
same is proposed to be expended IN mar
rowing the channel and preventing the
cavlng of banks reach below Cairo as
follows: New Madrid reach 40 miles, a
Plum Point reach 80 miles. Memphis
recahll6 miles, Helena reach 80 miles.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1l.-Senate in exc
cutive session confirmed large number
of nominations including Gen. Pope and
Co.. Mackenzie to major-general and
brlgadier- general respectively. No con-
test.
Senate-Bllls were introduced to re-
establish the court of Alabama claims,
and declaring forfeited the lands Of the
Oregon Central Railway company by a
vote of 26 to a..
| The senate refused to indefinitely post
ponc the bankruptcy bill, and by vote of
"a to 30 substituted for the judiciary COM
mittee bill the Lowell bill, introduced by
Mr.. Hoar.
BY vote of ~ 10 Is the Pendleton civil
service reform bill was taken up. Mr..
Pen dleton agreed to have the bill laid
aside that the Fitz John Porter bill might
be taken up, but Logan objected. The
bill was temporarily laid aside.
| House-A resolution was introduced in
structing the committee to report without
delay bill prohibiting combinations to
prevent competing railway lines from
constructing roads.
Bills and resolutions were introduced
restricting the coinage of silver dollars
and proposing a constitutional amend
ment providing for the election of presi-
dent and members of congress. The lat
ter fixes the term of president at six
years and makes him ineligible for second
term, and provides that he be elected by a
direct vote of the people, and that the
term of representatives in congress be
three years in length.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l1.-Senate-A re-
solution was adopted instructing the COM
missioner on territories to inquire and re-
port what legislation ls necessary to pro-
tect the public property and preserve
game IN the Yellowstone park and
whether the park should be extended.
A bill was introduced by Beck prohibi-
ting political assessments.
Pendleton spoke on his civil service re-
form bill making a violent partisan
speech. He was replied to by Sherman &
Allison. A large number of amendments
to the bill were offered.
| uo,,co A rooolutiOp o1prfo6 oo11-
ing on the president for statement ex-
pended for river and harbor improve
ments since the foundation of the govern
ment.
The congressional library bill was con-
sidersd at great length.
The civil service reform committee re-
ported back the bill for the better regula-
ton of the civil service.
WASHINGTON: Dec. DETERMINATIONS.
Edward NJ. Cheny, U. S. Attorney north
ern district of Florida. Registers land
Offices Francis, of Ind, at Helena, Mont
Chas. Alexander of Wis, at Tucson, Ari-
zona; JAS P. Luse of Ind, at Deadwood
Dakota. Postmasters: Chas. T. Hendrix,
Sauk Center, him., Chas. Mather, Hast
ings, Mimi, Delos Jacob, Crookston,
MINI.
Senate-Nearly an entire day spent in
consideration of the Pcndleton civil SER
vice reform bill. Several amendments &C.
cepted by Pendleton and adopted.
, House--Congressiona library bill recon-
| l,++od +o committee with intsructions to
renort the bill for the erection of a library
building on the ground owned by the
United States Agricultural and Military
Academy. Appropriation bills passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-Senate---The
hill to increase the salaries of naval
, chaplains was lost.
A long debate ensued on Pendleton' s
F civil service bill without action.
} House,-A resolution calling on the
secretary of the interior for information
, regarding railway land grants was adopt.
ed
f The house considered the post office
appropriation bill for $43 ,94S, $50 the
greater part of the day.
Secretary Teller told the Chippewa In
( dians at hearing this evening that he
could not reverse his recent decision with
regard to the Turtle Mountain lands but
. he would recommend congress to set aside
, a reservation for them and pay them fol
|, improvements on lands. 1t is understood
4 the senate committee on Indian affair.
will favor the appropriation of sl0,Oot
, for these Indians which will give abou
|. 500 to each head of family.
New HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 13.-The re-
!, ,o-t oe +ha National Sunday School IJnioI