The Worthington advance., 1882-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY, JULY 10.

ute OF March 3, 1875, which repealed the
w per centum rate" of duties as authorized
to be collected by section 25O3, revised stat
utes, on certain classes of articles mentioned
IN IN that statute. The effect of the amendment
II 1t becomes law will be to reduce the du-
ties on articles specified in section 25O3, 10
per cent: below the present rates.
MI. Hoar in opposing adjournment re-
marked the apathy exhibited by senators
charged with facilitating important bills was
unprecedented and the senate was proceed
ing as leisurcly in the middle of July as il
did i'll the middle of December.
HoUsE.-The conference report on the bill
allowing national banks to extend their
charters was agreed to-lOS to IS. Thirteen
democrats voted in the affirmative and six
republicans i'll the negative The Minnesota
members all voted aye. Mr.. White intro
duced joint resolution proposing consti-
tutlonal amendment, proposing the abridge-
lnent of the rights Of citizens Of the United
States on account ofsex. Referred.
TUESDAY JULY II.
SENArE.-Thc 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 $4,000, 600
appropriated for reservoirs OH the upper
Mississippi was lost-24 to 80. The senate
adjourned without taking final action on the
bill. >' va '''>
The following nominations were received
from the president: lcuwln Higgins collet-
tor Of customs, district of St. Johns, Fla
Frederick T, 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 appropriat-
ing $40, 600 to enable the secretary Of the in
terror to negotiate vita 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 .cct only to entry un-
der the homestead laws. This shuts out the
pre-emption claims and will make this re-
g1on subject to entry under the general lana
laws. The amendment was accepted bv
Delegate Pettigrew before it was offered as It
seemed to be unobjectionablc.
The whole day was spent on the civil SER
vice bill.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
SESArE.-The river and harbor bill was
finally passed by vote Of tllirty-ninc to
twcnty-three. 1t includes the Henncpin
canal scheme, and 10000 for completing
the Chesapeake and Delaware ship canal.
1t IS believed in some quarters that the pres
idcnt will veto the bill, sending in mes
sage recommending the passage of an act
appropriating a reasonable amount for the
Mississippi river and the important works
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ncction it is observed that vice president pro
tem. 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 rs swollen by the senate to over $2O, ,OOO,-
600.
Senator Cameron, under instructions from
the naval committee, submitted an adverse
report on a proposed amendment to the ma
val appropriation bill to allow naval otfi-
GERS, promoted on the retired list bv the act
of 1876, retired pay of present grade from
the date Of the last commission.
HoUsE-The bill establishing the tcr-ito-
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
plcted when the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, JULY Is.
SENArE.-A great deal Of ftime was con-
sumed in CONTROVERSY as to the order Of
business, and the senate finally took up the
bill to redu e 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
u Ia hQ W. Of ofe Gil
enough to vote for the tariff commission, he
believed now it was pretense and sham for
the purpose of delay.
Mr.. Windom-Does the senator consider
the bringing in Of this bill evidence ofdelay?
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, en-
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. 7. Sharp, Kansas, consul at MAMMA; s.
B. Axtell, Ohio, chief justice Of the supreme
States marshal for the northern district of
Texas; Gustav Seniger, United States mar
shall for Wyoming Territory J. c. Bigger
United States attorney for the northern dis
trict Of Texas; John F. Humber, collector of
internal revenue for the sixth Indiana dis
trict; Joseph w. Robbins, surveyor general
of Arizona; Commodore A. X. Hughes, rear
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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 ofan amendment offered
by Mr.. Holman, providing an appropriation
of $4,000 tor defraying expenses of COM
mission on reform in the civil service.
This measure was originally in
troduced by Mr.. Bayne Of ofPennsyivania. and
served as means for his speech arraigning
the administration, in consequence of which
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.
FRIDAY, JULY IA.
SESArE.-Mr. Cameron Of Pennsylvania
introduced resolution making it misde-
meanor for any officer of the government
discriminate in favor of or against any school
of medical practice in the examination o1
candidates for medical service under the
government. A bill passed increasing the
pension of Gen. Clusters widow to $50 per
month. The tax bill was taken up and de.
5ated at considerable length, the speakers
| 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, Minn., were confirmed.
HoUsE.-The senate amendments to the
general deficiency appropriation bill were
considered, that relating to the expenses OF
the late President Gar6eld's illness, creating
board of audit to pass upon all claims, be.
ing the subject of long discussion. 1t was
finally concurred in-7s to SO. The bill to
pay Mrs. Garfield $50, 900 less any sum paid
to President Garfield on account of his salary,
was passed unanimously: The bill to refer
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