Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

"a trade doilar bill finally passed the House
I on Monday tha31H Itproyiaes that
Until Jan. !, 1856, trade dollars shall be ra-
ceiyed at their face value By the United States,
~ put small not bs again paid out or issued, and
thai the laws authorizing their coinage and is-
slrance are hereby repealed gs. Is .ss~s
L 4 he house committee on the judiciary repor-
ted Efavorabiy the bill to suthorize the service
OF civil and criminal process issued by terrific
rial courts within the military and Indian res
aryation, and the Yellowstone bark. 1t pro-
Svides that @ Va EE@ 2: 9s@&& y. A -. .
The provisions of the law now in force re-
lating TO territorial courts shall be constituted
30 as toanthorize the execution and service Of
any process on s. criminal issued by any such
courts, by the officer; or person to whom the
same may be addressed, within any military or
Indian reservation, or within the Yellowstone
park: provided that such reservation or paIk
ia situated within the exterior of the district
over which said conrt has jurisdiction
a u The bill reported to the house to amend the
naturalization laws provides that
The child or grandehild of any alien who en-
listed in the army or nary OF the United States,
and died IN the service or was honorably dis
charged, shall be admitted to become citizen
of the United States on proof that he was under
twenty lone years of age at the time of the death
or tlischargeo of his ancestor, and resided in the
United States one year previous to his applica-
ton. N.r% gT-
The special house committee appointed to in
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ton made by ex-Speakor Keifer, submitted tho
following: Resolved, That the charges against
II. V. Boynton are not sustained by evidence,
and there is no ground for further action by
the house: The report is very severe on ex-
Speaker Keller, and is unanimous.
In the Senate, Senator Morgan presented
memorial from William Webster, an American
citizen, praying the aid Of congress to secure
him IN the right Of ownership Of 200 GOO acres
Of land in New Zealand, which he claims he
afICa r1in fs haf,p H,., Dit
government had any rights of possession in
that country, but his rigEs to which has not
been respected.
p In the Senate on Monday the chair;apnounced
that Gen, Grant, with. o friend was at the
capitol; that the general had @ right to allmis-
sion TO the floor Of the to- and if there
were no objection, the courtesy Of admission
to the floor would be extended to his friend
also. There WIS no objection. Tho friend was
Gen. Badeau. -t
resolution was offered in the senate by Mr..
Cali and was referred to tho committee on for
eisn relations requesting the president to make
negotiations with the government of Spain for
reference to an umpire to decide whether the
treaty Of 1918 had been fully carried into effect
by the United States, and whether the United
States government is bound in good faith to
pay the full amounts awarded by tho judicial
losses sustained by Off GERS Of the United States
acting under orders, in 1878 and 1910. The
senate passed tho bill to increase the efficiency
of the general land Office, also Mr.. Mr. Nor
rilIs bill for the Improvement of coinage
In tho House Mr. Dorsheimer presented g.
memorial from bondholders of the Northern
Pacific railroad company, praying to be heard
before the committee on public lands on the
bill declaring the forfeiture Of the land grant
ed, and asking congress to pr otect their inter-
ests. Referred. The house wentAat commit
tee of tho whole, with Mr.. Wellborn in the
chair, on the Indian appropriation bill.
The House spent several days, without a
note, on the Indian appropriation bill. The
bill approprlates for the Ctippewas, Pillagers
and Lake Wimlobagoshish hallds, in the aggre-
gate, $4SSG3 It appropiiates in all for the
Sioux OF different tribes, including Santee Sioux
of Nebraska, s1,Gl6, 800 This Includes an ap-
propriation of 81 22,o COO for the subsistence of
the Sioux for purposes of their civilization, as
per agreement ratified by act Of congress Feb.
2Sth 1877 also, $40 600 for the support, civiliz-
alton anil education of the Minnewaukon band of
Sioux IN Minnesota The bill also makes the
following appropriations for the same purpose.
For tile Chippewas OF Red Lake and Pembina
tribe of Chppewas, $l2, 900 and for support of
Chippewas on White Earth reservation, of this
amount or so much thereof ~ may be necessary
TO be expended under the direction Of the secre-
taly Of Che interior in the care and support Of
the Otter Tail, Pillager, Penlhina and MISSISSIPPI
pi Chippewa Indians on the White Earth rcscr-
walton in Minnesota to assist them in their
agricultural operations, $1,000
The episode OF Gen. Grants reception by the
house on the I'd inst. is commented upon in
public as one Of the most remarkable events
ever occurring i'll Washington. Tt seems that
pending discussion upon the Indian appropri-
alton bill Gen. Grant accompanied by Gen.
. Beale hobbled on crutchcs to the house arriving
about O'Clock. Not being entitled to the priv
ilege of the floor, Gen. Beale went into the gal
lery, while Grant passed in quietly and took his
sent on sofa III the rear Of the demo cratic
side without his presence being dis
covered for some tiuae. Democratic mem bers
clustered around him, along with them Mr..
Randall, who INTRODUCED them, while NJ Dor
sheimer sat beside him chatting pleasantly.
The Republicans being engaged in he ated de-
bato over ThrOekmorton's amendment to abol-
ish Indian agents and appoint army officers in
hen did notsnotlce the disorder immediately,
but ascertaining its cause, rushed over in
crowd to welcome tho general. Approaching
the situation, and with that rare tact for which
Mr. Randall is famous, he returned to his seat,
boing recognized by the chairman announced the
presence Of Gen Grant in few appropriate
remarks and niuved that the committee rise in
order to allow the house to appropriately re-
eeive the man to whom the American people
needed TO introduction. This created e furore,
and The motion being carried voeferously,
Speaker Carlisle resumed the chair Mr. Ran
dali then moved a recess of fifteen minutes,
which was unanimously carried, and Gen.
Grant, hobblinS on crutches, was es-
corted to tho space in front Of the speakers
desk, where the members were individually
presented by Speaker Carlisle. Among those
who heartily greeted the eX-ge neral and OK
president were several nainod ex- confederates,
among them Gen. Oakes, Of Allah ANA, who lost
his right arm in the front at Ric hmond. Gen.
Cakes tapped his empty right 81 eeye slgnifi-
cantly, ID, he presented his left hand, which
Cen Grant took in both of his an warmly
pressed. Tho scene was drama tic in
tho extreme and, although Gen.
Grant bore up bravely under the ordeal and
maintained the appearance of unruff1ed calm
ness, it was easily seen that he suppressed his
emotion with great effort. The ovation was
spoutauteous free from party feeling or past
occurrences and victor and vanquished We'd
with each other in the depth of their greeting
After this outburst Of appreciation OF Gen
business became impossible, and the house ad-
journed without action on Throckmortons
proposltlon
The House devoted several days to the In
dian appropriation bill in committee of the
whole, The committee adopted the clause max
ing an appropriation OF $40, 600 for the support,
civilization aud education OF the Medewaukan-
ton band Of Sioux Indians in Minnesota. The
clause was inserted in the bill at the request of
Mr. Strait, who went before the committee Of
appropriation for the purpose. These Indians
are opposed to remaining ct the agencies, where
they would receive their share of annuities,
but prefer 10 live whero they are now and are
doing the best they can to support themselves.
Some of them have a little land and are dis
posed to help themselves. The appropriation
for their civilization and education was recon-
i,ended by the Indian department. Other
clauses, making the regular appropriations
for the Indian IN the northwest were passed
by the committee. Hill.
"a petition was presented to the house by Mr..
Wakefield from the Edgerton post Of the g. A.