Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
EASTERN NEWS.
Congressional Proceedings in th
Senate and House.
A NUMBER Or DENOMINATIONS BY
THE PRESIDENT.
Meeting Of the Farmers Congrcsa
at Louisville.
ORGANIZATION or the WESTERN MINERS
AND sMElrERS' ASSOCIATION.

AND SMEl1kRS' ASSuClA IIuN.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WASHINGTON, Dec. Elm the Senate
yesterday the following bills were intro
duced:
By Cameron Of Wisconsin-To provide
for appointment Of another Circuit Judge
of the Seventh Judicial Circuit Of the
United States.
By Logan-To provide for granting pub
lie lands to soldiers and sailors in the late
war.
By Cockrell-To provide for the ap-
pointment Of = special commissioner to
visit the principal countries of Central and
South America for the purpose Of collect
ing information looking to the extension
of American trade and commerce. and to
strengthen friendly and mutually advan-
tageous relations between the United
States and other nationalities.
By Blair-A joint resolution proposing
. constitutional amendment regarding
alcoholic liquors. The proposed amend
ment prohibits the manufacture or sale Of
distilled alcoholic intoxicating liquors, ex-
cept for medicinal, mechanical, chemical,
scientific purposes or use in arts in any
States or Territories, and the importation
Of such liquors, except for the purposes
named, N the bill provides that should
the amendment not be ratified by three
fourths Of the States before the last Of
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poses shall take effect through act Of
Congress att he expiration Of ten years.
Morrill, then read . prepared address On
coinage, giving his well known views upon
the silver question at great length.
; Morgan offered . resolution. which was
agreed to. instructing the Committee on
Indian Affairs to inquire into the expedi-
ency of creating . military academy west
Of the Mississippi river for the training
and education Of Indian youths and men
up to q proper age az soldiers, and to adj
NIT them, when qualified, into the regular
army.
Hoar introduced . bill on Federal cleo
tions. 1t provides for the use of a patented
ballot box and counting. 1t requires that
all balloting and counting of ballots will
be lone in open meeting, which is not to
be adjourned until all the ballots are
counted and the result publicly proclaimed
by the officer in charge, which officer shall
be q United States Marshal or Supervisor,
who shall be the custodian Of the boxes as
q representative of the Acknowledgement
who will have primary charge and RESPONSE
bility of such boxes.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, and the Senate went into executive
session. Adjourned.
Farmers and Farming.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. g. The Farmers
Congress of the United States convened
to-day At the Gait House. Sixty delegates
we're present. representing Kentucky, Ten
nessee. South Carolina, Virginia, Missis-
sippi, Colorado and Indiana, and other
delegates are expected to arrive tonight.
The President Of the congress, Major
Thos. j. Hudson Lamar of Mississippi, who
opened the congress with IN address Of
some length, setting forth the demand and
wants of the agriculturists, and especially
urging the appointment of q Commissions
of Agriculture a. q member Of the Presi-
dents Cabinet. Such officer, he said,
could watch u foreign relations in
respect to this interest, which must ever
be the greatest. He will be enabled to
secure the farmers labor q better result.
There is not . farmer in all this conven-
ton who understands farming as he
should. and shows how ignorant must be
the cabinet and national councils who
have never studied it. The prosperity Of
the country depends on agriculture. Such
being the state of affairs, all deliberations
Of national bodies should tend towards its
elevation. This can never be secured till
farmers are brought into . body. Let Us
therefore teach farmers their own interests,
and raise q cry that will reach the Federal
Government ct Washington. We are in
sad need Of the scientific knowledge of
farming. Such means should be secured
as would put this knowledge into easy
possession Of the humblest tiller of the
soil. Statistics should be arranged.
showing the cause and prosperity Of
the various products in various quarters,
thus the farmer would know what land
was best adapted to the production Of
such crops. He would know his
property ~ compared with the wealth Of
his neighbor. One State would watch an
other, and the best interests would be en-
HANGED by rivalry. These reports should
be made monthly. The good results regard
ing cotton shows the great advantage Of
such . system. At the conclusion Of the
President's address committees were ap-
pointed and the congress adjourned. They
will probably be in session three days.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-The President
sent . large number Of denominations to
the Senate yesterday. Among them.
Walter Q. Gresham, to be Postmaster
General and Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenues. who says the internal
taxes already collected the present fiscal
year are ct the rate Of one hundred and
twenty-three millions per Annum. He
estimates that the collections for the
entire year will amount to one hundred
and thirty millions. This estimate in
cludes between six and seven millions to
be collected on special taxes in April and
May. but does not include the increase
anticipated from spirits forced out by law.
Mr.. Sherman presented to the Senate q
petition from J. w. Niles. colored ..Sepa-
ratist," Of Arkansas, setting forth alleged