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

kee Indlan ,,,aims, reported nom tic COM
mlttee, was struck out ..#s
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment to the
paragraph appropriating 80, 600 tor the pro-.
lection and Improvement OF fello Tstone
' PaIk; 3. Up providing for 49,. so. so,5
s. s, 90, and ten assistants at 500 cob, to
be appointed by the secretary OF the interior
to reside continuously in the park, and to
have the duty of protecting game, timber
and other objects Of interest: the balance to
be expendedin the construction OF sutable
roads and bridges. under the direction of
an engineer officer to be detailed BY the sec.
rotary of war. Adopted. The COMMITTEES
having reported = provision AUTHORIZE g the
| for not more than ten years, small tracts,
not exceeding eighty acres, for the erection
of hotels, etc., Vest lmoved to reduce the
amount of land in one tract to ten acres.
Agreed to. Vest. offered another amend
ment providing that not more than ten acres
shall be leased to any one person orcorpor-
alton. and no tract be leased within one
UIu Ollc-lOuTtu lullcS VI uuy W IA0 6cySS1S,
or Yellowstone falls. Agreed to.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the following:
Civil service commissioners: Dorman B.
! Eaton New York; John NJ. Gregory, Hi
nois; L. D.! Thoman, Ohio. Joseph F. De-
| carricarte, United States consul at Caruna.
Collectors of customs: William Hartshof,
Huron, Mich; William G. Malone, Peters
burg, Va. Surveyors of customs: James
NJ Roohox,o1 Nashville Torn Robot
Armstrong, Dubuque, Iowa; George Frazie,
Burlington, Iowa. Registers Of the land Of
| flee: Chester B: Darral, at New Orleans;
iel H. freeman, St. Cloud,
Mimi; R. L. Walter, Wichita,
Kns; Homer L. Pound, Haley, Idaho; c.
F. Williams, Watertown. Dakota; E. L.
Smith, the Dalles, Greg. Receivers of pub
lie moneys; John Ulrich, L. Crosse, Wis;
+. NJ. Joy, bozeman, Mont; NJ. H. Smith,
Lewiston Idaho: A. o. March, Vancouver,
Wash. T.; J. G. Pillsbury, Oregon City,
Greg, Oscar Heinrich, principal clerk of
| the public surveys in general land office.
| Posimasters: F. J.. NJ. Wolsers Tama
City, Iowa; A. II. Hamilton, Ottumwa,
Iowa; w. Craddock, Knoxville, Iowa; Noah
| N. Tyn er, Fargo, Oak.
HoUsE.-The river and harbor bill occu-
pied the whole day and night. Every item
| developed opposition, and in the discussion
of pro forma amendments the enemies of the
bill deferred action.
Their purpose evidently is to defeat 1.-THE
bill by making it impossible to have it con-
| sidered in the senate. Among the amend
lnents was the striking out of the clause APP.
propriating SIS 900 for improving St. An
thony falls in Minnesota. Gen. Washburn
himself consented to have it stricken out.
When the paragraph was reached,
Mr.. Flower of New York, seemingly in
| retaliation upon Mr.. Washburn for his
Charge last night that all the clamor with
regard to the river and harbor bill had been
initiated in the city only in the interest Of
the great trunk railroads, insinuated that
Mr.. Washburn was personally interested in
the improvement OF St. Anthony Falls
So Mr.. Washburn, rather than rest under
this imputation, moved to strike the clause
| from the bill. Although numerous amend
ments were offered to the bill, very few OF
them were adopted. Most of the days ses
| sion was occupied in consider
ing the appropriations for N,
| Improvements of the Mississippi river. Tie
entire appropriations provided for this plr-
| pose amount to 81 $500 In the eveli. y
there were several disgraceful scenes, vely
nearly resulting in personal collisions.
|
Friday, March
| SENArE.-A resolution was adopted for a
special committee to investigate the condi-
ton of the Sioux on their reservation.
1t was resolved to elect a president pro
tenn. Saturday noon.
The conference report on the army bill
was adopted.
Mr.. Van Wyck gave the department of
justice scathing review for extravagant
compensation Of the star-route attorneys.
vouchers and other papers furnished by the
treasury department., and when he hal fin
ished moved their reference to the judiciary
committee, which was carried.
The report of the tariff conference COM
nittee was received. After very sharp de-
bate Saturday at 1880 a. M, the ayes and
noes were called. There was so much con-
fusion that the proceed ngs could hardly be
followed from the gallery. David Davis
! Wyck with the democrats; Cameron
OF Pennsylvania ANNOUNCED that he
had a pair with Hampton, who he was in
formed would vote the same way as he
would, 50 he voted no. This created quite
a sensation as the report was beaten, but
Mr.. Mcpherson, democrat who Lad de-
clined to vote, at once voted aye with the
! !topAoilcoAo ~ O1lSeC Od4AeiOu. 1ulS uoue
tate. -,.;,, o.: ~
| Ingalls, rose at the last moment and voted
aye, carrying the concurrence by a majority
| OF one. The report was accordingly agreed
| to by vote Of 80 to 81. All the conferrees
had signed the report, except Sherman, Nc
| Kinley aud Carlisle. In executive sessions
the senate conformed the following nomina-.
| tons:
| John NJ. Irwin, Keokuk, Iowa, governor
/ IF
treasurer Of the dStatesatB Boston; Mar
celon r. Ledet. Louisiana, United States
consul at Turin. Registers of lands: B. M.
Thomas, Tuscon, AriZ. T. Joseph J0rgens,
Walla Walla, Washington Ter. United
States attorneys: Elihu Root, southern dis
| trict of New York; w. n. Dewitt, Territory
of Montana, Edward Waddell, eastern dis
trict of Virginia; A. c. Tate, United States
| mashal for eastern district of New York. Rob-
ert J. Fisher, Chicago, examiner in chief of
the patent Office. Surveyor of customs; J.
N. Benedict, district of New York. C. K.
Graham, naval officer at New York. An
drew J. Perry, appraiser of merchandise at
New York. Merritt Wickham, assistant ap-
praiser ofmerchandise at New York. In
dian agents; George S. Davenport, Sac and
Fox agency, Iowa; Pedro Sanchez, Pueblo,
N. Mex. Thomas NJ. Kirk patrick collector
of internal revenue Eleventh district of Ind
lana.
HousE.-In the house to-day there was
little speech making, and great deal of
voting. The appropriation bills being cut
of the way, the house turned its attention to
the disposition Of business on the various
calendars.
Under the operation of the Pound rule,
large number of measures were pIt through.
A dozen bills, more or less important
were considered, and either passed or re-
iected.
The senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill were nsn-concurred in.
A Conference report on the postoface bill
was adopted and the bill passed. It retains
the S1s5,00O item for special mail
facilities, but does not limit
compensation to subsidized railroads.
The bill to readjust the salaries of postmas-
ters passed In the Sessinghaus-F Frost con-
tested election case (MissourD the contestant
was declared entitled to the seat-f28 10 10
Saturday, March 3.
SENATE.-Mr. Window presented the Gre
dentials of his successor Mr.. Sabin, elected