The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-01
Saturday, February ~.

prlaln8 $zV,OUV 10 carry out 1Is provisions
was adopted. -
-. Saturday, February ~.
SENArE.-The senate finished the consid-
Grafton of The legislative appropriation bill.
As the, bill passed the house 1t appropriated
$20,349, 1856. To this the senate has added
$2l6, l29, mostly for pay of additional clerks
in the several departments.
The provision which contemplated q con.
sOlidatiOn of internal revenue districts, and
reduction OF forty-four offices, was strick.
en- out, Is, Was also the precision requiring
eight hours labor in the departments.
An amendment to the internal revenue
portion of the bill, providing for the trav-
cling expenses of officers and clerks detailed
on special service, and for averaging the fees
of gaugers, was ruled out on q point of o.
der as new legislation.
The committee had reported in favor of
striking out the provision teUealine the law
of last year authorizing the appointment of
an assistant secretary Of war and an assist
ant secretary OF the navy. but on motion OF
Mr.. Gorman, the repeating paragraph was
retained.
The salary Of the public printer was
placed at 81, 600 per year.
While this was being discussed, the influ.
ence of the printers union upon the man
agement of the government printing office
Ieeelxed consideration.
@ xddmber of senators defended the union.
Mr.. Hale believed that the Office ought to
be open to every man and woman iii the
country: Mr.. Plumb thought 1t was time to
set: down ON the union and lis dominating
influence;
No action was taken upon the question.
The following nominations were sent to
the senate; a. s. Graves, Red Wing, ,Minn.;
Theodore R. Beers, Lyons, Iowa; John
Beckwith; .Des Moines, Iowa; Thomas NJ;
Atherton, Usage, Iowa; W. Grant, Fargo.
OAK.
The senate confirmed Gen. E. O. M. Lam
berton, United States attorney for the dis
trict of Nebraska. Postmasters: James
derson, Valley City. Oak.
Emory Speers' nomination for United
States attorney for Georgia has been with
drawn at his request, there berg q ques.
ton whether he was eligible to appointment
while member of the house. He will he ap-
pointed Immediately after the adjournment
of this cotgfeAs.
HousR-The bill preventing tile ithpor-
:ation Of adulterated or spuri ,tis ted passed:
Amendments ID the sdndry civil biil appro-
priating money to the families Of the late
Messrs. Heron of Louisiana and Updegtaff
of Ohio, members-elect tQthe. Forty. eighth
congress, wefe defeated. The bill passed.
The majority report of the special COM
mittee on the Mississippi river improve
ment was presented.
The report of the judiciary committee in
the case of Thomas J. Majors claim to q
seat as contingent member from Nebraska,
was adopted. It declares Majors and others,
including Secretary Of State Alexander OF
Nebraska, responsible for the misrepresen-
tation on which the committee reported IA
vorably in 1882, and refers the case to the
district attorney of the District of
Columbia, the attorney general pfthe United
States dnd the Hovefnof of Nebraska for
such action as they think proper.
The committee On rules reported new
s ate sqaHs a ae o b4S{e 70 up aH hs
on, which was laid over until Monday. MI.
Flower introduced bill to abolish all in
ternai revenuetaxes except on distilled spir-