The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. Aug; 7.

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sENArE.-Bills and resolutions passed re-
pealing the export tax on tobacco: for 8
court Of inquiry to investigate the loss o.
the Arctic steamer Jeannette for joint Sc
lect committee on American ship building;
for railway bridge across the Mississippi at
the mo nth of the Upper Iowa river; to in
vestigate labor strikes and the condition o.
the laboring classes.
By a vote of 81 yeas to 10 nays the senate de
cided to go into executive session. An hour
was spent on the nomination of a surveyor
at Albany, N. Y, and although Senator
ne was beaten again by Don Cameron's al
lies. The nomination Of Assistant Surgeon
General Crane to be surgeon general
he too went through. The other
combinations were as follows: Gen. Grant
and W. Fl. Prescott, commissioners to nego-
tate commercial treaty with Mexico; John
A. Luby. surveyor of port at A lbany, N. Y;
Col. Charles H. Crane, surgeon general U. 8.
A.; W. H. Hover. of California, associate
justice supreme court Arizona. United States
tosi, Mexico; +. N Rice, Marine, Aspinwall;
William L. Welsh OF Pennsylvania, at Flor.
ence. Collectors of customs: J. w. Short,
Vicksburg, Miss. Nelson Plat, Corpus Chris.
tt, Tex: Surveyors of customs: James w.
Mitchell, Portsmouth, o.; w. H. Francis,
receiver public money, Bismarck, D. IT.
Postmaster: 0. II. Snyder. Malvern, Ia.
Gov. Dingley's resolution, providing for
an investigation of the condition Of Americn
commerce by a joint special committee of
the two houses, passed the senate, and the
committee will probably be appointed to-
morrow. 1t is said that Senators Warner,
Miller of New York and Beck OF Kentucky,
and Representatives Dingley of Maine, Can
dler of Massachusetts,, and Perry Belmont OF
New York will be named as members of this
committee. Beck said, when it was brought
up in the senate to-day, that it was scheme
to get a subsidy for some American ship
builder or ship owner.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted by Sc
lect comm ittee of nine members to examine
the works of improvement now in progress
on the Mississippi river. Mr. Robson intro.
duced a bill for the reduction of taxation
nearly Identical with the tax bill as it now
stands in the senate. A motion by him to
suspend the rules and consider the bill at
once having been overwhelmingly defeated,
Mr.. Robson withdrew the bill in disgust.
Adjourned until Monday.
TUESDAY, AUG. 9.
SENATE.--A lively dispute was inaugural
ed, when it was proposed to pass bill grant.
ing an increase of pensions to such soldiers
as had lost all arm or leg in thu; service
Senator Plat opposed the bill on the ground
that there was not time enough left for its
proper consideration, for which he was
sharply arraigned by Senator Vo1hees and
Van Wyck. Despite gallant fight made
bY the latter the bill was laid aside until
the next session, the senate by its action
showing an utter disregard of the petitions
that had poured in from all parts of the
country tavorny the bill. Sen
ater Pendleton offered a resolution of
thanks to vice President Davis, which
was unanimously adopted, Whereat the se,ia-
torial jumbo b,lshrd like big apple he so
much resembles. A ftcr this exercise OF tatfy
pulling, the senate received notice that the
house had collcurred in the adjournment res
olutiOn, and simultaneously President Ar
thur, from an adjoining room, announced
that he had no more business to transact
Senator Window there1lpon moved an exec
utive session for the consideration OF certain
treaties and this was agreed to. 1t lacked
but three minutes of 3 o'clock when the
doors We're opened and the vice president,
after short pause, announced that the SEN
ate was adjourned sine die
HOUsE.--Tle senate resolution relative to
adjournment was received and conctlrled in,
and the announcement made that the presi.
dent had no further communication to s,,b-
NIT to congress. Another effort was made
by Mr.. Horr to secure the passage Of the bill
to amend the river and harbor act but Mr.
Holman was promptly on hand and succeed
ed in having action delayed until it was OBJ
yionsly too late to have the bill passed be-
fore the movement of adjournment. At
preciss y.3 o'clock the speaker declared the
house adjourned wlrliout day ana The ~ g sise
el fell