The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL PnocEIp1uos,


er's amendment to strike out the phrase ''fOr
the suppression of rebellion" from Hoar'e
amendment providing pensions for soldiers
who fought"in the late war for the suppression
of the rebellion" Mr.. Williams moved to
yeas IS, nays Is Hanley, Miller,
and Plat (rep) voting with the democrats
In the house, bills were introduced amending
the act authorizing the formation of national
banking associations and repeating the internal
bill regarding national banking associations
provides that in all suits at law or in equity
now pending or hereafter brought to en-
force the liability of shareholders in natl onal
banking associations for contracts and debts
and engagements with such associations to the
extent of their stock therein at par value there
of in accordance with the provisions of the re-
vised statues, shareholders shall have the
right to set up in defense thereof equitable
discharge of the liability by voluntary pay
stock by the controller Of the currency to en-
force said liability, or any other equitable de-
fenso which such stockholders may have IA
such suits.
The house Tuesday considered bills coming
from tho committee on Indian affairs. Most of
the session was devoted to Mr.: Nelson's bill
to open the Red Lake Indian reservation i'm
Minnesota Mr. Nelson made very clear and
comprehensive explanation of his bill, He
said he thought there was some misapprchen-
son IN regard to it 1t had been charged that
the bill was in the interest of pine land
rings, and gotten up to defrand the
Indians. He effectually answered this charge
ny showing that this bill has been SO carefully
drawn as to prevent any fraud upon the Indians
Whatever, and that it was against the interest
OF pine land speculation. It's doubtful wheth-
or 1t will come up again this season, but Mr..
Nelson says he will avail himself Of the first
opportunity to call it I'D again.
4, IN considering the river and harbor bill in
the house on Tuesday, the following items Of
interest 1n,n, to the northwest were agreed to:
90; kcwaunce, Wis, $4,000; Manitowoc,
Wis, $4,000; Menominco, Wis, $40, 900: Mil,
U %aukee Bay Wis; So, ego; Oconto, Wis. s15,-
f; Stockholm Stockholm ia : PePin, Wis, SIS CO.,;
s15nO; Superior Bay and entrance, Wis, s45,,
Geo; Sheboysan, Wis, $4,000; Sturgeon Bnv
canal, Wis, $1,000; Two Rivers, Wis, So, COS:
ICE harbor, Dubuque, Iowa. $4,000; Duluth,
The house has passed resolution reported by
tho committee on ways and means, for an adj
lournment on the :jGth of June, but it is not
Probable that the necessary business can be
completed by that date. Tho appropriation
DIS arc very far behind, and could not be
completed, even if tho house should hold ses
zion mig hit and day. OF tho thirteen regular
appropriation bills only two have become
laws.
Inc senate Wednesday went into secret leg.
iSiatlve session on tho item i'll the consular and
n,P!omatlc appropriation bill appropriatinc
s:n,oo to cover the necessary expenses at,
tcndant upon the execution of the neutral;tv
act The bill passed. "''
Inc house passed the bill providing for the
construction ms of the Hennepin canal
The following nominations were made to the
senate by the president:
iatrlck b. Slnno! of Oregon, agent of the In
uahs ~ Grand fonde agency, Oregon, Regis
tors tors Of land Offices A. w. Rothcrt of Coma
cheyenne, Wyo.; o. P. Chisholm, Illinois
=, Much to the discontinue of the friends Of
the Henncpin canal scheme, the appropriation
Tor II was stricken out of the river and harbOr
blll by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates of Ala
bana made the motion to strike out which was
carried bya vote of 146 to 1O2. The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly Of
western AMI Northwestern members The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along the Mississippi river
south OF st. Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share IN the appropriation BILL and who
are naturally opposed to it. The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hcnnepin canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead Of Randall, general
~ voted for tho motion to strike ont.
Inc river and harbor bill passed the house
by a vote of 1856 to lO7
IN the senate, Thursday, the 12th final
vote on tho consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill, and tho bill passctl-ycas. IS: nays.
Vance and Van Wyck Tho bill as passed
Is almost precisely as reported from the SEN
are committee on appropriations making an
addition of sSoo, 600 to the bill as reported from
The house.
On Friday Mr. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take mp tho bill to require tho pay
ment i'll cash to the State of Georgia of $25.
800, appropriate for that state by an act passed
IN March, 1913 to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense il
LIT. Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment to in.
clnde s35,ooo for Oregon and $4,000 for Cali
lorna to refund moneys expended to those
states IN the suppression of the Modoc hostilit.
les. After a long discussion, Mr.. Ingalls, moved
70 recommlt the bill to the committee on claim
Ad]ournedt to Monday the 10Th.
IN the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill A protracted dis
c,lsslon arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
carriers and the incidental expenses of free
delivery systems, to slOOoOOO, sl5, 900 of which
ls to be used in the discretion Of the post
master general for the establishment
of the FREQ delivery system in cities
where it is not now established.
ihere were very strong speeches on both sides
OF the house in favor of tho increase and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by a decided majority. The conference COM
mlttee agreed to the increased appropriation OF
x,?'7e,"o for inland mail transportation
DIS Clause provides that
Ii any railroad company shall fail or refuse
TO transport the mails when required by the
postothce department upon the fastest trains
run upon tho road the company shall have its
pay, reduced 80 per cent of the amount provided
by law
The senate struck out all that part Of the bill,
reducing the compensation of all nonsubsidized
railroads for the transportation of mail per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
70 90 percentum of the compensation authoriz-
cd 4, be paid to other companies. The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference com.
mittce
The treaty which has been under consider
alton III the senate committee on foreign re-
latlons providing for an international copy
right and patent system, and which has already
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after brief dis
cussion rejected.
On many sides, says writer in the
Lancaster P".) Intelligercer, L see evi
dences that the old fashioned flowers
are coming into fresh favor. 4 bright
lady writer gives it as her experience
and observation that there is decided
restoration of the flowers of our great
grandmothers' gardens, such as peonise
peoples, hollvhocks, sweet williams,
Glove pinks, yellow lilies. colunlbines
blue bells, feur dc lis, monks hood
pnloxcs, lychinis. sweet sultan and the
like. They are not only for the most
part beautiful in color and
form, hut great advantage
of their cultivation is that
when once planted they will delight the
senses for years, il a little attention is on
ly given to them in the spring by digging
about the roots and applying plenti-
ful supply of rich compost, and divid-
ing their roots in the autumn if to crowd
cd. They bloom at season when
flowers are most welcome
Who that has been familiar with a
garden Of a generation ago will not rec
ognize this picture: ''To make an old
fashioned garden there should be beds
of Easter lilies mingled with clumps OF
spider lilies and borders of sweet will
liams and columbines of every hue, in.
termjxed with circles of such ANNALS as
mignonette and sweet alyssum, edged
with blue bells or baby's breath. Long