Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1882-02-16
TUESDAY. FEB. T,

SBNArE-Mr. Cockrell preeented petition
from officers Of packet companies and trans
portation lines in St. Louis suggesting adequate
provisions for the unobstructed navigation of
construction Of bridges across the river. The
bill in relation to the Japanese indemnity fund
was reported favorably.
Seven thousand dollars we're appropriated
for . statue of Garfield in Washington
The president nominatedJ. Gallagher Jr.,
Of Pennsylvania, consul general at Rio de
States consul general at Chemnitz; Albert E.
Morton, of Pennsylvania, consul general at
Belize; Henry Clay Neill, Surveyor of customs
atBaltimore.
HoUsE.-The Indian appropriation bill (S4,-
92O,203) was reported. The house discussed
the apportionment bill without action.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. &.
SENATE-A prohibitory amend ment tc
the constitution was proposed by Mr. Blair.
The pension arrears law was discussed, the
who, as an ex-confederate said that all he had
ever asked, all the people Of the
south ask, is that they might be
believed to have been honest in their devotion
to the confederate cause and honest in their
statement that they accepted all the legitimate
consequences of it's defeat. One of the newt
able evidences and legitimate consequences Of
the success of the Union army was the pay
ment OF pension and bounty to men whose valor
and heroism gave victory to the Union cause
A people who would not thus reward the sacri-
flee of life and limb for the pation's life would
be stricken from tn 9 map of Christendom.
Some discussion followed, participated in by
Messrs. Hoar, Allison, Ingalls, and Butler, up
on the propriety of making the declaration in
regard to pensioning soldiers of the Mexican
war more specific in view OF the existing pro-
visions of law.
T1-
william H. Webster, collector Of customs,
Baltimore
Receivers Of public moneys-W. B. Mitchell
St Cloud, Mimi; J. H. Jones, Menasha,
Wis.
Postmsster-J. E. Knowlton, Duluth,
Nominations: BENZ. Beach, postmaster,
Muscatine, 10. Commodore John G. ,Fetber-
ington, rear admiral; Capt John L. Davis,
commodore. The president also nominated G.
A. Lounsberry for postmaster at B smarck, D.
the nomination of Benjamin Beach. Among
other nominations was that of Newman Borck-
ardt at Miles City, M. T.
HOUSE The tariff commission bill was re-
ported and referred to the committee of the
whole The bill compromising postmasters for
portionment bill was discussed. Eulosies upon
the late Repres entative O'Conner Of South Car
Gina were pronounced.
THURSDAY, FEB. 9.
SRNATE-A bill was introduced for the organ
ization of the District of Southeastern Alaska
and civil government therefor. motion to
take up the resolution making changes in minor
senate Offices was defeated by MI. Brown Of
Georgia voting with the republicans in the
negative. The late Representative O'Connor
Of South Carolina, was enlogized.
The democrats are very much incensed at
Brown, of Georgia, because of the vote and say
he is endeavoring to get reputation once more
as non partisan in order to obtain certain fed
eral appointments he wants. Brown has been
quite active in seeking federal appointments for
Georgia, but the president has not been in
clined to grant his request Now, go say some
democrats, Brown is endeavoring to shape his
course so az make it appear thst he is not
averse to independent politics, in hopes that it
may commend him to the president
HousE-A billwas introduced fixing the day
fol The meeting Of presidential electors and reg
ulating the court of electoral votes.