Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-28
Wednesday, February FL

SENATE.-Resolutions were offered for tn
appointment of committee of seven to ex
anime improvement works now in progress
on the Mississippi below Cairo, and calling
on the president for information regarding
the alleged agreement among this and Eu
ropean countries regarding the settlement o
the war between Chill and Peru.
The army bill was considered. and Mr.
Logan criticised the administration of tn,
signal service. The provisions abolishine
the pay corps and limiting the pay for trans
portation on subsidized railroads to so pel
cent. of the usual charges were stricken out
The bill then passed; also the Notifications
bill.
The joint resolution providing for the
termination of the fishery articles in the
treaty of Washington was adopted. The
Utah bill came up and Mr. Hoar moved te
strike out the section prohibiting the women
of that Territory from voting on any ques
ton.
This bill is supplementary to Edmund's
original measure under which the commits
sion was appointed. II embodies the rec
concentrations made by Hon. Alexander
Ramsey, president of the commission, in re-
sponse to request fer suggestions from
President Arthur. In brief, it provides thai
in prosecution for bigamy or polygamy, the
first husband or wife is made competent
witness against the defendant, for a system
of public record for all marriages and for the
abolition of female suffrage in the territory
The following were the proceedings in ex
ecutive session: Combinations:
Lot Wright, United States marshal, south
ern district OF Ohio; James II. Teller oil
Ohio, secretary of Dakota Territory; Arthur
l.. Thomas of Pennsylvania, secretary o.
Utah Territory. Postmasters: Gustave A
Drewizer, Sturgeon Bay, Wis; George Phil.
lips. Brooklyn, Iowa; NJ. F. Cheshire, Mon.
ttzuma, Iowa; W. F. Richards, Clarksbury,
w. Va.
Nominations: Algerenor S. Badger, col.
lector of customs, New Orleans, John Z.
Raulston. collector of the internal revenue
Fourth district of Virginia. Postmasters:
II. A. Patterson, Janesville Wis, J. Doug.
las, Moorhead Mimi, E. G. Butts, SILVIA
ter, Mimi, Christian Anderson, Valley City
Oak.
HGUsE:-A further conference was ordered
Oh the postofice bill, the conference com
mittee having reported failure to agree. The
sundry civil bill being taken up, an amend
ment was adopted for the sale of military
reservations no longer required by the wal
department. Mr.. Beethoven made fierce
attack upon the administration of the-signal
service bureau under both Howgate and
HaZen.
Thursday, February 22.
SENATE.-The resolution for special com
mittee to investigate the improvement O.
Mississippi river navigation below Cairo was
adopted. The naval appropriation bill
came up, and the clause devoting 81 ZOO, 900
for the completion of monitors caused {
sharp discussion, in which the old scandal:
relating to the navy department were dis
cussed. The appropriation was, however
voted. !
The clause changing the grade of masters
to lieutenants, and midshipmen to ensigns
had been striker out and the change wal
endorsed without opposition, as was tn,
provision to abolish the pay corps, by as
signing line officers to all vacancies
and thus in few minute:
was master disposed of ovel
which the house wrangled two days. The
house clause abolishing the grade of com
modore went out without murmur. Sen
ator Rollins was disposed to plead for some
of these amendments, but he was cut off in
the most positive manner by Frye, who
said that they intended to make this naked
appropriation bill without any legislativ.
features.
HoUsE.-The bill creating three new lane
districts in Dakota passed. Conference re
ports on the army, Notifications and Indian
bills were made and agreed to. The sundry
civil bill was taken up. Mr.. Pound Offered
an amendment repeating the presumption
laws, also all laws authorizing the filing O
declaratory statements for the entry of pub
lie ands by an agent CT attorney. 1t wa'
ad opted.
Mr.. Washburn advocated the amendment
contending that the presumption laws should
be repealed. The manner in which the pub
lie lands were taken up under these laws wa:
q perfect scandal No honest man could ii,
q legitimate claim without being prosecuted
by Adventures and land sharks. Now was
the time 10 have this matter stopped. The
public lands had been dedicated to actual
settlers, and they should be guarded for that
purpose. Congress should shut out this army
of harpies and adventures, who went on,
west in order to sap the life-blood ofthat de.
velo ping country.