The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
l,aestlay, February rs.

SENATE.-Senator Garland moved to re-
consider the action Of last evening by which
the senate consented to the appointment O
the conferees. He claimed that the senate
was being trifed with by the house anG
du2ed..by q petty resort to jugglery. :esez.
ator Sherman attempted to dissuade hin
from such notion; but he was so thoroughly
incensed at the imaginary wrong that he
would not listen to modification.
Senator Morrill, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider upon the table,
which was lost by vote Of "a to &c. It began
to Lei Ok squally for the conference, Tut here
Ingails stepped in, and after some words
intended to soften Garland, he offered his
should be complete aud untrammeled, and
that should the conferees find that the house
conferees had been hampered by instruction
that would prevent free consideration of the
subject, the former should withdraw ard re-
port the fact to the senate.
After little further observation of his be-
lief on the part of Garland that the house
did not intend to deal fairly in the matter,
he accepted Ingalls, resolution, and with
drew his motion to reconsider. So all was
lovely again.
The senate, after the morning hour, took
up the bill to give a $40 pension to all sol.
diers who had lost an arm or a leg. After 8
debate, which lasted until 10 o'clock tonight
they passed, by vote of 81 to ID, substi
tute offered by Mr.. Platt reducing the
amount to $50.
The president sent to the senate the follow.
ing nominations:
Thomas NJ. Kirkpatrick, collector internal
revenue Eleventh district, Indiana; George
w. Post, collector internal revenue, district
of Nebraska. Collectors of customs: Will
liam G. Malone district of Petersburg. Va.
William Har1stuff, district of Huron, Mich.
Surveyors of customs: George Frazee, Bur
lington. Iowa: Robert Armstrong. Dubuque
Iowa; James NJ. Kercheval, Nashville,
Tenn; T. F. Cassels, Memphis, Tenn; Oscar
Heinrichs, District of Columbia. Principal
clerk public surveys, seneral land Office,
Richard L. Walker, Kansas register land
office, Wichita, Kan; b. NJ. Thomas New
Mexico, register land office at Tucson, Ari-
zona; Davii V. Stevenson, Nebraska, sur
veyor general Nebraska and Iowa; Pedro
Sanchaz New Mexico, Indian agent agency
New Mexico. Postmasters: August. H.
Hamilton, Ottumwa, Iowa; F. J. M. Won
ser, Tama City Iowa; Noah N. Tyner, Fargo,
Oak
Combinations. DC. Wade, chief Justice
supreme court Montana; John B. Allen,
United States attorney, Territory of Wash.
ington; Martin I. Townsend, United States
attorney, Northern district, New York; Will
liam +. Church, associate justice supreme
court Dakota; James A. Meek, United States
attorney, Eastern district Tennessee; Rich.
ard Root, United States marshal, Southern
district, Iowa; George N. Tilman, United
States marshal Middle district, Tennessee:
Daniel w. Gooch, pension agent, Boston.
HousE.-The house put in the day on the
river and harbor bill, and took recess un-
til night for the purpose of completing it.
The bill was not taken up, however, this
morning until after being antagonized by
the general deficiency bill.
In the contest the river and harbor bill
came out ahead, exhibiting enough strength
to carry it through the house. The bill
was then debated over two hours in a gen.
eral way the discussion bringing to the
front the chronic objections to river and
harbOr appropriations.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan,who was chair
man of the committee, spoke in support oil
the report, and he was followed by Mr. Rob
lnson of Massachusetts, and Mr..
Thomas of Illinois. The latter made very
vigorous speech in behalf of the improve
ment, and charged the opposition to the
Influence of the railroads.
There was long wrangle over, the COM
mittee of conference on the tariff bill.