The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY. July 10.

measure was not disposed Of.
Senator Beck gave notice Of an amend
nent to the internal revenue reduction bill |
when the bill is reached by the senate. |
The amendment proposes to repeal the stat
ate of March 8, 1875, which repealed the
40 per centum rate" Of duties as authorized |
to be collected by section $685. revised stat
lltes on certain classes Of articles mentioned
in that statute. The effect of the amendment
if it becomes law will be to reduce the du-
ties on articles specified III section 25O3, 10
per cent. below the present rates.
Mr.. Hoar in opposing adjournment re-
marked the apathy exhibited by senators
charged with facilitating important bills was
and the senate was proceed,
ing as leisurely in the middle of July as 1t
did in the middle of December.
HousE.-The conference report on the bill
allowing national banks to extend their
charters was agreed to-10s to IS. Thirteen
democrats voted in the affirmative and six
republicans in the negative: The Minnesota
members all voted aye Mr.. WHITE INTRO
duced Joint resolution proposing constl-
tutional amendment proposing the abridge-
ment of the rights of citizens of the United
States on account ofscx. Referred.
TUESDAY JULY IL.
SENArE-The conference report on the
bank charter extension BILL was agreed to.
The river and harbor bill was taken up and
an amendment to strike out the $3,0O0000
appropriated for reservoirs on the upper
Mississippi was lost-24 to 80. The senate
adjourned without taking final action on the
bill.
The following nominations were received
rom the president: fcow1n higgins, cOllec-
tor of customs, district of St. Johns, Fla;
Frederick r, Dubois, United States marshal
for Idaho; JOS. w. Robbins of Illinois, sur
veyor general, district Of Arizona; Alvey A.
Adee District Of Columbia, third assistant
secretary OF state.
HousE-The house in committee of the
whole Tuesday passed the clause appropriate
ing $40, 600 to enable the secretary of the in
te rior to negotiate vito the Sioux Indians
for session of a portion of the great Sioux
reservation in Dakota territory to the United
States and the location of the Indians upon
the residue of the reservation. An amend
ment to the clause was however, adopted
providing that the lands purchased from the
Indians should be sub ject only to entry UNI
der the homestead laws. This shuts out the
presumption claims and will make this re-
g1on subject to entry under the general lana
laws. The amendment was accepted by
L
seemed to be unobjectionable.
The whole day was spent on the civil SER
vice bill.
WEDNESDAY, JULY IL,
sENArR.-The river and harbor bill was
finally passed by vote of thirty-nine to
tventy-three. 1t includes the Hennepin
canal scheme, and $4,000 for completing
the Chesapeake and Delaware ship canal.
1t is believed in some quarters that the pres
| ident will veto the bill, sending in a mes
! sage recommending the passage of all act
appropriating reasonable amount for the
| Mississippi river and the important works
on the lake and ocean harbors. In this con-
nection it is observed that vice president pro
tenn, Davis, voted against bill in the SEN
ate to-day and several of the leading repub-
| licans Of the house are heard expressing
| doubts about the propricty Of voting for the
bill as swollen by the senate to over $40, 600,
| 600.
| Senator Cameron under instructions from
| the naval com ufttee, submitted an adverse
renort on proposed amendment to the ma
val appropriation bill to allow naval off,
| ceas promoted on the retired list by the act
| Of 1876, retired pay of present grade from
| the date of the last commission.
HoUsE.-The bill establishing the terrific
ry of Pembina was taken up and laid over as
| unfinished business.
The day was spent in work upon
the sundry civil bill, which was not com
! pleted when the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, JULY IL.
| SENATE.-A great deal of time was con.
sumed in a CONTROVERSY as to the order of
business, and the senate finally took up the
| bill to reGu g internal revenue taxation, but
no progress was made Of the measure. Dur.
ing the discussion the following colloquy
| occurred:
Mr. Butler ridiculed the bill, and said
| while he was one of those democrats silly
enough to vote for the tariff commission, he
believed now it was pretense and sham fol
| the purpose Of delay.
! Mr.. Windom-Does the senator consider
the bringing in of this bill evidence of delay?
Mr. Butler-Oh, the senator has no more
idea of giving real relief under this bill than
the man in the moon, and he knows it.
Mr.. Windom-I do not know any such
thing.
In executive session the senate confirmed
the follow ng nominations: Lewis Wallace
Indiana envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Turkey; Hiram Chad, ell
voy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Central America; J.. P. Wicker
| Pennsylvania minister resident and consul
general to Denmark; NJ. J. Cramer, Ken.
lucky, minister resident and consul to
Switzerland; John A. Halderman, Missouri,
minister resident and consul general to Siam
A. T. Sharp, Kansas, consul at Mamma; s.
B. Axtell, Ohio, chief Justice Of the supreme
court Of New Mexico; J. A. Mckee, United
States marshal for the northern district o.
Texas; Gustav Seniger, United States mar:
shall for Wyoming Territory; J. c. Bigger,
United States attorney for the northern dis
| -; 80 ovos. Tobr n K,,p,hor oo1loo&or ~
internal revenue for the sixth Indiana dis
trict; Joseph w. Robbins, surveyor general
Of Arizona Commodore A. K. Hughes, rear
ADMIRAL and Captain VIM. K. Mayo, COM
modore.
HoUsE.-The whole day was spent upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill, which,
was passed, after an interesting discussion
upon civil service reform. A special feature
was the adoption ofa,l amendment offered
| by Mr.. Holman, providing an appropriation
| of $4,000 for defraying expenses of q COM
| mission on reform in the civil service.
This measure was originally in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Bayne Of Pennsylvania and
served as means for his speech arraigning
| the administration, in consequence of which
the stalwarts slaughteredit Before present
| ing it Mr.. Holman called in Mr.. Bayne and
stated what he proposed to do, at the same
time rendering the honor to Mr.. Bayne, who,
however. courteously declined it.
J. FRIDAY, JULY IA.
SENATE.-Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania
| introduced resolution making it INSIDE
meanor for any officer of the government
| discriminate in favor Of or against any schoo
of medical practice in the examination O
| candidates for medical service under tn,
government. A bill passed increasing thu
pension of Gen. Clusters widow to $50 Del
| month. The tax bill was taken up and de-
5ated at considerable length, the speaker,
| being Messrs. Bayard and Sherman, the
former opposing and the latter advocating
the measure.
The nominations of John R. West, com
| missioner District of Columbia; VIM. W.
| Spaulding, receiver of public moneys and
John Carey, register of the land Office at
Duluth, Mimi, were confirmed.
HousE.-.The senate amendments to the
general deficiency appropriation bill were
considered, that relating to the expenses Of
| the late President Garfeld's illness, creating
board of audit to pass upon all claims, be-
| ing the subject of a long discussion. It was
finally concurred ms to SO. The bill to
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