Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-03-02

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Kelley, KcKlnley, Haskell, Randall
and Carlisle were appointed as conftrers
on the part of the house on the internal
revenue bills. The supplemental mail
route bill passed. The house went into
committee of the whole on the river and
harbor bill. After time the committee
got lnto such an nproar that they were
compelled to rise to restore order. The
house soon after adjourned.
Senate-President protein read the fol-
lowing to the senate:
"In view of the possible exlgencies tha
might affect the public service, deem 1t
proper to give notice of my intention to
resign the office with which the senate
has honored me at n on on Saturday,
March 3. Signed DAVID DAVIS"
McMiIlen, from the conn mttee on COM
merce reported favorably the bill making
St. Vincent, Minnesota port Of entry
instead of Pemblna, Dakota.
Logan presented resolution of the
Chicago stock exchange favoring the re-
peal of article II Of amendments to the
constitution referred to the committee on
judiciary. The preamble accompanying
the resolution sets forth that article II
has taken from the citizen all redress in
the courts for injustice done him by
state and for loss sustained by reason Of
state passing law impairing the obliga-
ton of it's contracts with him.
Cameron of Wisconsin presented sim
liar resolution Of the Milwaukee Cham
Der of commerce, which was referred to
the same committee.
A message was received from the pres
ident transmitting the report of the gov
ernment directors of the Union Pacific
railroad.
A short executive session was held and
the senate adj ournsd
WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 2s-Senate-- The
coaferers on the internal revenue bill was
read and Ingalls, moved to reconsider the
resolution whereby the conference had
been agreed to motion made on account
couferers after considerable debate passed
a resolution lnstructing the senate con-
ferers to withdraw and report to senate
of conference was not full, free and with
out limitation.
The president number of nominations
among them Noah Il. Tyner, Fargo Da-
kota, post master.
The increase Of the pension bill was
ly postpone it was lost
The sundry civil appropriation bill as
amended by the senate committee on ap-
preparation was reported to the senate
this morning and ordered printed. Sen
ate committee will increase the amount
of the bill as passed the house by 81, AIS
600, among those added by the senate
committee are the following compilation;
Washington monument 100000, public
printing and binding s4O0, 900, new naval
observatory 100000, surveying public
lands from fraudulent entry o,000, pro-
lection and improvement Yellowstone
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out the item 1924, 900 for construction and
repairs of military posts and 100000 for
execution of treaty and agree ment with
the Sioux Indians.
The house provision relative to the
Yellowstone Park stricken out and new
paragraph inserted authorizing the Sec
reta1y of the interior to lease not exceed
ing SO acres within the park including
geysers or other objects of interest to all
persons, contracts or leases to be declared
valid. The committee also struck out
the section repeating.
House-Mr Randall declined to serve
on the conference committee on the in
ternal revcnuebill. Morrison, appointed
to fill the vacancy also declined. Tucker
was appointed next and he declined, the
chair then took the matter under consid-
Grafton. The river and harbor bill was
then taken up by the committee of the
whole and lengthy debate for and
against the passage of the bill for this
purpose ensued.
Senate-The bill as passed in the fol-
lowing language that from and after the
passage of this act all persons on the
pension rolls, and all persons hereafter
granted pension, who while in military
or naval service of the United States and
line of duty shall have lost one hand or
one foot, or been totally or permanently
disabled as to render their 1ncapacity to
perform manual labor equivalent to the
loss of hand or foot, shall receive pen
sion of $24 per month.
WASHINGTON, March lin the house
to-day the following clause was finally
agreed to in improving the Mississippi
river that the sum of $1,000, 900 be and
is hereby appropriated, or so much there
of as may be necessary, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of Vases to Cairo
including the harbors of New Orleans,
Matches, Nicks5urg, Memphis, and
reaches at Plum Point and Lake Prov
ince and reflection of water of the Red
and Mississippi rivers from the Athafalya
river, $780, from Cairo the Illinois
river including Alton harbor, and $780,
600 from the Illinois river and DesMoines
rapids including improvement of Quincy
Bay, which said sums shall be expended
under direction of the secretary of war
in accordance with plans, specifications
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