The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin in.
troduced bill regulating elections, for
members Of congress.
A resolution OF Mr.. VOORHEES, was agreed
to authorizing the committee on military
affairs to inquire into the expediency Of
purchasing encampment grou DIS occupied
by the revolutionary army at Valley Forge
for rational park. He also offered the
Resolved, That in the Judgment of the
senate, the public debt is not public
blessing, and any measure of financial pol
icy looking to the perpetuation of the pres
ent interest. bearing national debt for pur-
poses of national banking or any other &C.
count meets the disapproval of this body,
and should be viewed with alarm by tax
payers Of the United States.
HoUsE.-An immense number of bills was
introduced, the following being the princi-
pal ones: Repeating the pre-emption and
timber culture laws: amending the home
stead law: preventing undue discrimination
in railway transportation; declaring forfeit
ed lard grants to the Northern Pacific,
Houghton & Ontonsgon;eN orth Wisconsin,
St. Vincent extensi ion and Brainefd branch,
Hastings, & Dakota and other railroad COM
panies; appropdating 100000 for
Mississippi river improvement; es'
tablishing maximum RATES OF fare
on the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railways; abolishing the postage Of second
age to one cent; putting salt and agricultur-
al implements on the free list; regarding the
presidential succession; for a civil rights
amendment to the constitutions; apprcpria-
ting $25,OOO,OOO annually for common
schools, for postal telegraph; prohibi-
ting SPECIAL legislation; prohibition
amendment to the constitution; re.
lieying the merchant marine;
repeating internal revenue laws; limiting
to actual settlers; granting women suffrage;
repeating the silver dollar coinage act; re.
moving taxes on national BANK circulation
and fixing tue amount Of such circulation.
The call ofstates " as not finished. reso-
luton was adopted calling the attention Of
the president 70 the case of Patrick ODon-
mel.
Something of breeze was raised just be-
fore adjournment, when Mr.. Hewitt Of New
York asked unanimous consent to offer a
resolution asking the president to request
the EHsiish government to delay tie execu
ton of O'Donne]l's sentence until
the facts in relation to his trial
could be inquired into, and IT could be as
certained whether or not O'Donuell was an
American citizan, and whether he had been
tried in cc2rdance with English ana inter-
national law. The Resolution was passed
without discussion and without dissent.
Tuesday, December II.
sENArE.-Senator Anthony was present
and took the oath. Bills were introduced
promoting commercial relations between
the United States and Mexico and Central
and South America, and determining pres
idential disability.
Senator Mcmillan introduced a bill for
public buildings at Wirona and Duluth.
Senator Cameron OF Wisconsin introduc
bill to provide for places of deposit and
distribution of public documents.
The president sent a large number of
nominations to tbs senate mostly recess
appointments. Among them were:
Walter Evans, commissioner of internal
revenue; Benjamin Bu'terWOrth, commits.
sioner Of patents; Albert U. Wyman, treas
urer of the United States; Martin s.
Chandler, surveyor general Minnesota.
Collectors of internal revenue; James H.
Stone, first district OF Michigan; John W.
Bur cite, fourth district Of Iowa; William
W. Carter, seve tn district Of Indiana. Jacob
Wheeler, eighth district of Illinois; Edwin
Farley, second district Of Kentucky.
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postmaster general.
The president has nominated William
Livingston, Jr., to be collector Of customs
at Detroit, Mich.
HoUsE.-Bllls and resolutions were in
trojuced for postal savings deposit branch
Of the postoffice department.; charging the
powers and duties of the agricultural de-
partmeat; establishing bureau of animal
industry and preventing the spread OF cat
tie diseases; making sugar free of duty; call
ing on members OF the cabinet for intorma
ton concerning our relations with
n-Bulwer treaty; authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury to purchase and
cancel and 4! per cent. bonds instead of
calling in g.; establishing board Of inter-
State commerce as bureau of the interior
Department.; putting lumber for house,
fence and ship building on the free LIST; re-
organizing the legislative power Of U;ab; for
general amnesty; for the relief of Fitz John
Porter; Exing the postage an first class
matter at Two cents per ounce; estab-
fishing the Territory of North Dakota; OF
the admission of Utah and Arizona into
the Union; regarding the duty on wool; re-
firing trade dollars; limiting the coinage of
silver dollars; repealiag internal revenue
laws; civil rights amendments to the con-
s'ltltlOn; SURPRISING pOlygamy; lncreasi. &
pensions of one-armei and one-legged SOL
liers; Furnishing violation of the election
laws; regulating Interstate commerce,
trans ferriug the Indian bureau to tss~ Rar
department, for the election of TIE
governors.
Delegate Raymond introduced
to establish the territory OF North a
by dividing the recent territory L. - The
io,ty sixth parallel. He also introduced
bill to p1o9ids two additional judges of the
federal court Of Dakota, one for the north and
another tor the south part of the territory;
also. DILL to vacate the Fort Randall anu
Fort Rice military reservations.