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

Weanesday, February u
sHtAfh.-Kesolutions wefe offered for the
appointment OF a COMMITTEES Of seven to e4.
anime Improvement works now III progress
! On the Mihsissipp below Cairo; and calling
| on the president for information regarding
the alleged agreement among this and Eu.
ropean countries regarding the settlement OF
the war between Chill and Peru.
The. army bill was considered, and Mr..
Logan criticised the administration of the
signal service The provisions abolishine
the pay corps and limiting the pay fof trans
portation on subsidized railroads to 60 ner
cent. of the Install charges We're stricken ot1t.
The bill then passed; also the Notifications
*hs Joint tje ,al'aiio bfosidss III the
Termination of the fishery articles in the
treaty. of Washington was adopted. The
Utah bill came up and Mrs Hoar moved to
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 REQ
0mtneh oatiUns made by Hon. Alexander
Ramsey; president Of this bott1missiuf,, in re-
sponse to q lequest for SUGGESTIONS from
President Arthur. In brief, It provides that
ip prosecution for blgamy Of ,polygamy, the
first husband Of wife ii 4naAe.a so1npetent
witness against the defendant, for q system
of public record for all marriages and for the
abolition of female suffrage in the territory.
ecutive sassiHn! cohdrruations: 49,.
Lot Wright, United States marshal, south
ern district OF Ohio; James HI. Teller of
Ohio, secretary of Dakota Territory; Arthur
L. Thomas Of Pennsylvania, secretary OF
Utah Territory. Postmasters: Gustave A.
Drewizer, Sturgeon Bay, Wis; George Phil
lips, Brooklyn, Iowa; NJ. +. Cheshire, Mon.
t s. %g' 10wa' ": f. Richards, e'arks6u'y,
u" Nominations: Aigerenor s. BADGER, COL
kso Of e cneco n eT X. Orleans John B.
Fourth district of Virginia. Postmasters:
H. A. Patterson, GAINESVILLE, Wis; J. Doug
las, Moorhead Nina, E. G. Butts, Stillwa-
ter. Mimi, Christian Anderson, Valley City
HGtst:-A further conference Was ordered
On the postoftlce bill; the conference eo1d.
mittee having repofted lailute TO aetge. Tie
sundry civil bill being taken up, an a1neiid.
ment was adopted for the sale of military
department.. Mr.. Beethoven made a fierce
attack upon tho administration of thesignal
service bureaa Under beth Howgate and
Hahen.
Thursday, February 80.
SENATE.-The resolution for special com.
mittee to investigate the improvement OF
Mississippi river navigation below Cairo was
adopted. The naval appropriation bill
came up, and the clause devoting 81 DOC, 90
for the. completion Of monitors caused d
sharp discussion, ID which tile old Scandals
relating to the navy department. were dis:
cusssd. The appropriation was, however,
The clause changing the grade 81 nsa,tets
to a afetat e and 1midshiRmehto ehsfss,
embossed withotf 6pp6siti1f, h Va i liz
ts aAsPn ss'@1 as ~ B;s s err; $.esge:
Vas 4 master disposed 1T ovF
which the house wtapgled two days, Tie
house clsuse abolishina the grade 81 COM
modore went out without mt1rMmuf. Sen:
ator Rollins was disposed to plead for some
Of these amendments, but he was cut off in
fhe, Most positive manner by Frye, who
Said that they intended to make this naked
appropriation bill without sny legislative
features. - =
HousE-The bill creating three new land
districts In Dakota passed. Conference re.
ports OH the army, Notifications and Indian
bills were made and agreed to. The sundry
civil bill was taken up: Mr.: FoHthd offered
an amendment repeaiins the PRESUMPTION
laws, also all laws authorizing the 9ling Of
declaratory statements for the entry Of pun
lic 'an4s by an agent or attorney. Itwas
ad opted. - -, Z. xsts
hr: Washburn advocated the am endment,
cohtehdihg that the presumption laws should
be repealed. The manner IN which the pub.
lie lands were taken up under these lsws Wa
/ perfect scandal. No honest man could Sic
. legitimate claim without being prosecuted
by Adventures and land sharks. Now was
the time to have this matter stopped. The
public lands had been dedicated to actual
settlers, and they should be gus.ded for that
purpose. Congress should shut out this army
Of harpies and adventures, who went out
wesa in order to sap the lfe-blood ofthat de-.
eloping country. ..&s
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