Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-27
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Mr. Grover pre-
scented the credentials of Mr.. Dolph, his
successor, as senator from Oregon.
Mr.. Garland, from the committee on
judiciary, reported the bill to punish false
personation of officers and employees of
the United States by fine of not more
than 1000 or Imprisonment not longer
than three years, or both, in the discretion
of the court. The bill passed.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
house of representatives to return the
tariff bill, in order that certain clerical
errors in it might be corrected.
The house bill to prevent the impor-
tation of adulterated or spurious teas,
passed.
The committee on education and labor
was authorized to continue its inquiry into
the relations between labor and capital,
ETC., and print testimony.
Mr.. Van Wyck called up the resolution
requesting the president to communicate
any information in his possession touch
ing the alleged agreement Of the ministers
of Great Britain, France and Lima to
make joint effort to bring about peace
between Chilli and Peru, and TO inform the
senate whether the minister Of the
United States has been instructed to ac-
cept the mediation of the
ministers of European powers in settling
a purely American question.
Mr.. Van Wyck made d long speech in
support of the resolution, and it was
adopted without dissent.
Mr.. Vest called up his resolution for the
appointment of a committee of five sena-
tors to examine into the condition of the
Yellowstone National park. In the course
of his remarks he had read a letter re-
ceived by him from the secretary Of the
interior, saying: Il have determined not to
take any action in the matter of the lease
to Hatch g. Co., until congress shall
take action on your bill; al
least not until the close of
the session. If congress shall
take no action on the subject, shall feel
inclined to execute the lease in strict &C.
cordance with the views expressed by your
committee in the report made to the sen
ate.
At the request of Mr.. German list OF
the directors of the Yellowstone National
Park Improvement company was read
Among the directors are Rufus Hatch, Ros
coe Conkling, Hugh j. Hastings, Wm. Ful
lerton, John Brady, A. ]. Vanderpool and
Frederic E. Church, all of New York.
The morning hour expired while Mr.
Vest was speaking, and he proposed thai
unfinished business should be set aside IL
order to dispose of his resolution, which ht
said would take but little time.
Mr.. Window said the resolution would
probably take more time than the senator
from Missouri supposed. There were two
sides to the question, and he proposed tt
demonstrate that the secretary Of the in
terror had acted wisely in undertaking tt
make the lease; that it was the better way
of preserving the park, and that the parties
now making improvements there were
acting in accordance with their contract
with. the secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Cameron insisted npon proceeding
with unfinished business, the
bill to pay Fourth of July claims
and it was taken up and passed.
Mr. Edmunds moved to take up thu
Utah bill.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to proceed to consid
Grafton of the pension bills on the calenda.
Agreed to.
Several bills granting pensions to indi
viduals were passed, among them bill
granting pensions of $50 monthly to tn
widow of Rear Admiral Beaumont and tn
late Maj. Gen. Warren.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to take up the hous
bill granting increased pensions to one
armed and one-legged soldiers.
Mr.. Williams moved to take up tn
pleuro-pneumonia bill, bill, he said, il
which people generally were more inter
ested than in any other bill before tn
house this session.
Mr.. Ingalls-And one involving NOR
monstrous and untenable proposition
than any other.
Mr.. Williams motion was lost-ayes, II
noes, 26.
The increase of pensions bill was takel
up.
Mr.. Plumb reported that the committe'
of conference on the postoffice appropria
tion bill had failed to agree. Mr.. Plumb
said the disagreement was mostly upol
the appropriation of $185,O00 for spscia
mail facilities, and the change proposed
in the charters of the Pacific railroad.
new conference committse was appointed
With the pension bill pending, the sen
ate went into executive session, after whic
it adjourned.