The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

a UUNUDEDDlVNa I GVUEEUlNWNS III
In the senate Monday Mr. Ingalls, called Of
tention to language personally offensive to
himself, which be said Mr.. Brownyof Georgis
had been delivered on tie floor Of the senat.
Mr.. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
WANT to call attention to@ the fact that bt
such practice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits forgery and fraud upon the pub
lie records. = 7;Es.$555,55S3 5 fiE
This remark produced great sensation
in the senate chamber. Vice President
Edmunds called Mr. Ingalls, to ordor.
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order, but Mr.: In.
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
motion that the language to which he had re-
man objected to the motion, but after while
Brown calming himself, arose and said thai
the motion being objected to, he would not re;
ply then. Z IT do not intend that this shall
60, unchailenged," he added, "bu'
vi vii reply ito the accusations.
failures in New York was discussed withoutac.
ton The senate insisted on its three amend
ments to the postoffice bill to which tho house
continued to disagree The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting 100 acres Of land to every hon
orably discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
late war and against the prosecution Of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported iii favor Of the
contestant in the Campbell -Morey case, OHIO.
to go on with ths appropriation bills with
q view to effecting an early adjournment, and
the deficiency bill was taken sup
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber Of commerce Of St Paul, re-
guessing an appropriation for the construction
of o lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. WASH
burn introduced in the house o bill pro-
yiding for holding q term Of the United States
circuit court once every yearfln Minneapolis,
MINI. The bill was introduced in accordance
with q memorial of the attorneys of Mnneap-
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr.. Washpurn to the house, ~
In the house Mr.. Slocum presented a confer
;ence report on the Fitz John Porter bill. The
effect is to strike out of the bill the words, to-
gether with all rights, titles and privileges, -
and to insert the words " provided that said
Fitz John Porter shall receive no compensation
ment under this act, instead Of the following
words in the bill: '.But this act shall not be
construed rs authorizing pay, compensation OF
allowance prior to his appointments under it. y
I !, conference report was agreed to----15s to
y MI. Cook introduced in the house bill
the Northern district Of Iowa and Fort Dodge
In he deficiency bill which passed the house
is an item to pay e1-1ndian Agent Hooper of
Browns Valley, Mimi, the balance due him as
salary and clerk hire, aud other expenses
amou ming in the aggregate to $500 or $500.
In the SaO0fa 1Tl1oa6ou fI,a liz
CONTROVERSY was resumed. Senator Brown
called the attention Of the senate to the insult
ing and opprobrious language used by the SEN
ator from Kansas Qngalls) toward q member Of
the senate who could not repel such insults
without violating the rules which all senators
to glaze over the matter The charge of the
senator from KANSAS was that OF classifying the
record and committing forgery upon the re-
cords OF the senate. This language was ideliber-
ately planned to insult, and uttered not
only in violation of the the rules of the
OF the presiding. officer. Ingalls, replied,
and took supposihous senator from Alaska
for target and described old Brown as the
s.sSniYeling Pecksnif of Politics." referring to
his habit OF rubbing his hands as if washing
them in invisible water with imperceptible
soap =, There was good dealof suppressed
" when he notified the senator from Georgia
that he meant every word he said and that Tie
senator was at liberty to take it in any sense he
chose. ~ z - = =.
The house on the 10th passed bill to pro-
hibit the importation and migration of foreign
ers and others under contract TO perform labor
in the United States or territories and the dis
trict of Columbia Mr.. Foran, who was chair
man Of the subcommittee who had charge Of
the bill, made o long speech in favor Of
the measure The bin providest that
it shall be unlawful for any person or cor
poration to contract with foreigners or aliens
TO perform labor or service Of any kind in the
United States, or TO prepay transp alton, or
assist in the importation Of foreigners or aliens
into this country; that such contracts, If made,
shall be void and of no effect For any VIOLA
ton Of these provisions fine of 81 600 is inn
posed. The master of any vessel who shall
with whom an agreement as indicated has pre-
yiously been made, shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor and fined not less than $500, or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six
months. s$i.za.ii.$ 60 7.
In the senate, on Thursday, the 18Th, MIR.
Of pension provision, the modification proYid-
ing that 80 far as arrearages are concerned
there shall be no discrimination between the
rate allowed to private soldier and IN officer.
After some preliminary discussion as to the
probable addition to the annual cost Of the
pension list by the adoption and amendments
proposed to the bill, M. Beck said the commits
sioner Of pensions had estimated the amount
at about $s346, 600, 600 1t seemed to be lacking
on about $24B 00O, 600 to o bill that originally
called for IS, O00, O00. he presumed the inten.
ton in making this addition was to kill
the bill. No vote was taken. hi t.3E.
In executive session the senate confirmed
Patrick b sinnott, Oregon, agent Of Indians at
Grand Rande agency Theod ore F. Willsley,
California agent of Indians at Ronnd Valley
agency; Gala b W. Rothert, Iowa, register Of
the land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The congressional business Of Friday was
very light The SENATE, discussed the Mexican
pension bill in the house the following bills
we're passed: edueing from SO and Is to 10
cents clearance fees levied upon vessels en-
gagged in: domestic commerce The senate bill
authorizing the construction OF bridges across
the river Of St Paul Several amendments were
adopted which necessitate the return Of the bill
to the senate. FORGETTING the unearned land
grant TO the Sioux City & St Paul railroad.
Nj. Cook, committee on elections, reported
. resolution declaring J. Rs Chalmers elected
70 congress from the1S Second Mississippi did
tr1ct Laid over. The house resumed consid.
GRAFTON OF the Campbell Morey contested cleo
ton case. The maj ority resolution seating.
appeared at the bar 81 lie house and took liz
oath of Office.
Captured . Heavy Dsfan1ter. y
"a Pinkerton detective from Chicago, an De-
tectiye o. Conner Of ST Pau, ON Saturday ar
rested man named John Lowry, about eight
miles from Moorhead,, MINI, on the charge OF
embezzling s4s, 800 tive years ago from the Cal.
nmet a Hecla Mining company, at Calumet,
company, and about two years ago decided to
Leave them and go west An investigate was
then made of Lowry's accounts, resulting in
the discovery that be had forged 5peyen other
receipts in q similar manner, the smallest
amount being for 50, 600 and tile aggregate
846, GOO. Lowry was found at his Moorhead
farm, which contains: 2, 600 acres Of Iand. I'M.
proved with fine hnildinGB fences nlana n