The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
WASHINGTON NEWS
Tuesday, February ~.

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HENArE.-President pro tenn Davis gave
notice that he would resign Saturday noon,
March g.. Mr.. Mcmillan reported favorably
from the commerce committee the house
bill to make st. Vincent, Mimi, port of
entry instead of Pembina, Oak.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the senate insist
upon its tariff amendments to tho internal
revenue bill, and appoint conferees, anu it
was carried 4essrs. Morrill, Sherman.
Aldrichs Beck and Bayard were
were named as conferees. Several hours
were spent in executive session. The pres
ident sent in the following nominations:
Marin Parry Kennard, assistant United
offices: Charles g. Williams, Watertown.
Dak.;. Homer L. Pound, Harley, Idaho;
Joseph Sargensen, Walla Walla, Wyo.;
Laniel II. Feeeman- ST. Cloud. MINI:
Mond Gringager, Worthington, Mimi, Ed
Smith, the Talles, Ore. Receivers public
moneys: E. Geary, Fargo, OAK; s. s. Wa
tiers, Harley, Idaho; F. K. M. Joy, Bozeman,
Mont; A. Q. Marsh, w. T.; John Ulrich,
La Crosse Wis.,; John G. Pillsbury, Oregon
City, Ore; Caleb N. Thornburg, the Dalles,
George l. Davenport. Indian agent, Sac and
Fox agency. Postmaster: George C. Nc
K.e, Jackson, MINI. Martin 8. Townsend,
New York, United States attorney, North
ern district, New York; John P. ul
Virginia, United States judge; Western dis
trlct, Virginia; Edmund Waddel, Virginia,
United States attorney, Eastern district, Vir-
ginia; Peter A. Williams, Florida, United
States marshal, Southern district, Florida;
attorney, Eastern district Tennessee; G. N,
Tl]man, Tennessee, United States marshal,
Middle district, Tennessee; r. Root, Iowa,
United States marshal. Southern district.
Iowa; Deems s. Wade, Montana, chief JUS
tice of supreme court, Montana; William E..
Church, New Jersey, associate justice SUI
preme court, Dakota; John B. Allis, WASH
ington, Territory, United States attorney,
Territory of Washington.
COMBINATIONS.
Samuel 4. Wingard, associate Justice SIT
preme court, Washington territory; John w.
Foster, Indiana, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Spain; Week.
ham, Holman, minister resident and consul
general, Denmark; D. T. Reed, secretary
legation and consul general, Madrid; S. G.
w. BENJAMIN, minister resident and consul
general, Teheran, Persia; w. P. Sutton, con-
sui sc eral, Matamoras; L. II. Foote, envoy
extraordinary aud minister plenipotentiary
to Corea; Larue Peck, New York,
United States consul, Fl. Erie, Canada; 4.
G. Dyrenforth, Illinois, assistant commits
sioner OF patents. Indian agents; D. r.
Andrews, Green Bay agency, Wis; r. b.
Hunt, Kentucky, Klowa, Comanche and
Wichita agency, Indian Territory. Post
masters: Edward A. Grant, Fargo, OAK !;
Eugene F. Staver, Reedsburg Wis; Amherst
F. Graves, Red Wing, Mimi; John Beck
with, Des NJ Zines; Theo. r. Burs, Lyons
Iowa; Thos. A. Atherton, Usage Iowa.
HoUsE-Reed's rule, so obstinately fought
over on Monday, was adopted-129 to %
Questions of privilege, involving ,her ght of
the senate 10 originate measure imposing
taxes, were presented.
A resolution embodylug this point, and
which instructed the house conferees, in case
Of a conference, to consider full the consti-
| tutional objection to the senate tariff bill,
and report to the house on the bill, if they
deem necessary, was adopted-139 to 1922
A motion by Mr.. Kelly to suspend the
| rules, take from the speakers table the in
| ternal revenue bill, non-concur IN the SEN
| ates tariff amendments and appoint five
! house conferees was Carried-l48 to 10.
Eleven democrats voted with the republic
cans in the affirmative, and four republic
cans, including Mr.. Updegraff of Iowa, with
| the democrats in the negative.
The conferees appointed are Messrs.
Kelley, Mckinley Haskell Randall and
| Carlisle. This house voted-l96 to 96-to
20 into committee on the river and harbor
/ bill, which was done at the evening session.
Nothing was accomplished except resolu-
| ton to limit the debate to two and hall
hours, and the greatest confusion leigned
until the house adjourned.