Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-28
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.

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Az the cormrnencenient OF the weeks business
In congress- a bill WAS placed before the senate
pefore introduced BY Mr. Mcmillan, to provide
Tor the erection of q public building at Winona.
II appropriates for this purpose 100000 and
$4,000, or 80 much thereof as necessary, fer
the purchase of a site.
Inc resolutions of the st Paul chamber OF
commerce and Minneapolis board of trade OBJ
posing the forfeiture of Northern Pacific land
grants were presented by Mr.. Mcmillan. Bills
were introduced admitting Dakota as q state
and providing for carrying ON river and har.
Dor improvements by contract Bills passed
authorizing the sale of timber on certain lands
reserved Tor the Menomonee IndiSns In Wis.
consln, ana providing agricultural lands for
the Southern Utes in lieu Of lands hitherto pro
vided The debate on s~national bank circula-
latlon was resumed
William Ii. Dickson was confirmed as United
states %attorne, for Utah.
Nominations-EmanuelJ Swanstrom, Mime
sofa, receiver OF public moneys at Duluth.
Zachary 4. Benton, Montana, receiver OF public
moneys at Helena; William R. Wheaton. Cali
fornia, register of the land Office, San Francis
co.
Several resolutions were presented in the
house by Mr., Wash5urn of Minnesota, from the
chamber of of st. Paul. requesting
the Minnesota senator's and representatives Is
endeavnr TO secure the ratii: cation OF the treaty
with the Sioux Indians for opening the Sioux
reservation for settlement and against revoking
or lmpairing the grant of lands to the Northern
Pacific railroad company.
Mr.. Nelson introduced bills for the relief Of
Charles T. Molen and Anna w. Osborne.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Washburn to-
day for the relief of citizens engaged in the
suppression of the Sioux Indian war in Mime
sofa in 1862. lie also introduced a bill grant
ing o pension 70 Hiram Ranney.
There was no session Of the house Tuesdsy.
The Legislative session Of the previous day did
not adjourn until nearly morning, and the
members were too much exhausted for another
session. The scenes and incidents of the past
night were too much for them, and members
repaired to their residences for the rest Of the
day. No committee meetings were held. The
scene of the night took place about two o'clock,
Hlscock, Reed, Morrison and Tucker taking the
principal parts; and after a public exhibition
Morrison and Hiscock both apologized for un-
kind personalities used in the heat of debate.
The following resolution was agreed to in
the senate:
Resolved, That the secretary Of the interior
inform the senate when and how many acres
of indemnity lands were certified OF patented
to railroad corporations in Iowa, to whom
grants OF public lands were donated: also
whether any such roads are now claiming more
indemnity lands, and what quantities.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison, the senate passed
the bill fixing the time for holding terms of cir
cult court and district courts Of the United
States, Northern district of Town. 1t fixes the
time for terms as follows: AT Dubuque first
Tuesday in April and third Tuesday in Noyem-
Der of each year; Fort Dodge third Tuesday in
January and June; Sioux City second Tuesday
IN May and first Tuesday in October. Mr.. Sew
1 QiNa hill QnnranYiotip0 &G1n NM mar 0npyfua frr
militia passed.
A joint resolution appropriating $4,000, to
be expended for educating Indians was adopt
ed in the house.
In the senate q bill reported by Mr.. Mcmillan,
from the committee on commerce, was passed,
giving the secretary of war authority to compel
| the alteration of railroad or other bridges scan
ming navigable waters of the United States,
| which may be distractions to navigation.
A bill was introduced to enlarge and strength
en- the Sny leyee on the Mississippi river. The
bin for Furnishing persons for falsely person
ating United States officers or employees passed.
A joint resolution was adopted a~p1r0priating
| $4,000 for the contingent fund OF TIE senate TO
/ dafray expenses incurred in investigations.
The national bank bill was again debated. Adj
journed.
Dsfiiig the session the speaker llassssa before
the house the following message from the pres
ident: To the House of Representatives.
Z VI uiAoAiii CIGWltn nv ApPOkN UhAehIiN DEIIGtu4J
Of state of The 21st inst, whereby your homer
able body, and through you the people OF the
| United States may become appraised of the gem
erous contribution made by her Britainic mai
estyss government towards efforts for the re-
lief of Lieut. Greely's Arctic exploring party,
by presenting To the United States the Arctic
steamship Alert. CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
When the reading Of the message was finished,
Mr. Randall called for the reading Of the report
in full. The offer was so generous, coming
from a friendly power, 1t ought 70 be treated
with respect. The report of the secretary OF
state was read and several times a~pplauded.
MI. Randall asked unanimous consent that
the communication be spread upon the Journal
of the house, He further asked that the COM
riunication be referred to the committee on
foreign affairs with the object OF having a more
formal and appropriate recognition of the act
of the British government lApplause.
81 object!n exclaimed Mr.. Ennerty.
Mr., Randall then put his request in the form
Of a motion, and it was agreed TO, Messrs. Fin
merry and Robinson IN. I'D alone voting IN the
negative.
Finerty declared that the United States should
not be put to shame by the acceptance Of any
such favor.
1--WE are too great a nation" he said, sto
humble ourselves so far as to receive assistance
Of that sort If we have no ships of our own,
we have money enough to buy them. and the
British flag shall not float over American sea-
men. The members of congress VIII vote for
accepting the offer will sign their political
death warrants, and the party that fayors it
viii insult the Irish-American voter b. who will
resent it at the next election
The committee on foreign affairs will report
on the subject early next week, AMI WIGS IL
comes up in the house for action Fiaerty win
be heard from.
The military appropriation and post route
billie passed the house.
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