The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

OF Dakota, which was reported fayorably from
are:
From the land heretofore set apart for school
purposes in Dakota two sectionBs of $40 acres
each shall be setapart for educational purposes
among the Indians of that territory upon pay
m men to we receiver of public money in the
s sand district e in which tbs two
located, by Joseph A. Stephan, of $125 per
acre The snctions shall be patented to Stephen
by the commissioner OF the general land Office
provided th-t Stephan shall give sufficient bond
to erect and D11id on the lands school buildings
adequate for the education of 100 Indian child
zen and that said school shall be conducted az
-. rial farm school for the exclusive ed
ucation of Indian children in Dakota. The ad-
ministration of the school is to be under Tia
supervision Of the commissioner of Indian e i,
fairs
In the senate Mr.. Wilson az Iowa made an
elaborate speech in favor of TIT passage of the
Interstate commerce bill At the expiration of
<: Wilson'S speech MI. Jones of Florida took
the floor in opposition to the pleuro-pneumo-
MIA bill, Mr.: Blair, from the committee on ed
ncauon ana labor, fayorably reported the bill
to protect American laborers.
Mr.. Wakefield of Minnesota has introduced in
the house bill regarding tho pay of the naval
academy graduates. 1t provides:
Such graduates that may be or have been ap-
pointed to fill vacancies in the lower grades Of
the marine corps under the provisions of the
act approved ArS. 5, 1882, shall be entitled to
the pay of the trades to which they have bea,.
or may be 80 appointed from the date they
take Nnk therein as stated in their commits
5ions
The bill passed on the 26th TO remove certain
burdens of the American merchant marine and
encourage an American foreign carrying trade,
after the amendment had been adopted-111 to
allowing American citizens to import steel
or iron ships of at least 900 tons burthen free
of duty.
The house committee on appropriations
have reported the bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service.
The amount appropriated is $977, ITO which
is 1861, 275 less than the estimate and 1913, 985
less than the appropriation for the present year.
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
Of legations 800, $780, and of consulates sc, 900.
The allowance for clerks at consrlates is re-
and Italy are reduced from $12, 600 to SIC, 000
The office of agent and consul general at Cairo
is made a consulate, at an annual salary of 81
GOO. The Office of minister to Roumania, Ser
via and Greece is abolished, and consuls are
provided for Greece and Roumania. A similar
change is made in tho Office of minister to b.
ivia. The consul generalship at Madrid and
consul -gcneralship at Honolulu are abolished,
as are number of unimpOrtant consuls atOther
places. The salary of the minister to Columbit,
is increased from 81 500 to $4,000, and Of the
consul general at Hong Kong from $4,000 to
5000.
A bill to establish an Interstate commerce
committee con taking the place of other bills on
on Monday, and the bills it superseded were
indefinitely postponed. The bill to Consolidate
the bureau of military justice and the corps of
judge advocates of the army passed. The
pleuro-pneumonia bill was considered
Avn p{o .k.sJ-.
reference to the slaughter of cattle, and re-
dmcing the amount appropriated from $780,
Bills were introduced in the house devoting
the tax on circulating notes of national banks
to the payment of the public debt, and prohib-
articles purporting to be of American manufac-
ture Mr.. Hewitt of New York repeated his
charge, made last Friday, that tho Secretary of
the navy had failed to cover into the treasury
the net proceeds of sales of condemned vessels,
but he disclaimed any intention of impugning
the secretarys motives, and commended his
administration as whole.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on public lands decided favorably to report to
the full committee the bill granting bounty
lands to soldiers of the late war. The bill pro-
vidcs:
less than fourteen days, and honorably dis
charged, shall be entitled to eighty acres Of
public lands; those who served not less than
one year to 120 acres, and those who served not
less than two years to 100 acres. In the event
of the death Of such person during service or
bis surviving wife, child or children if there
DO any, and If none, to his father, and if no
,-.%aer, to his mother.
Tn. >,o..a,e passed the pleuro- pneumonia bill,
the only votes against it being the following
democratic senator's: Brown, Cook, Groome,
Hampton: Jones, Ella, Maxey, Morgan, Ran
som, and Vance.
reported favorably a joint resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 to defray the expenses of the
ceremonies connected with the approaching
completion and dedication of the Washington
monument. A committee Of arrangements for
the occasion is provided for, to consist of five
bers of the Was ngton Monument association,
and the United States engineerin charge of the
work The Grafton will be delivered by Hon.
Robert G. Winthrop, who delivered the Grafton
on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone
in 1S4S
The joint resolution passed the house re-
questng the president to bring before the Ven
ezuelan government the claim of ]. E. Vince
lock, a citizen of the United States, for out
RACES inflicted upon him by an officer of that
government.
The features of Tuesdays debate in the
house on THE tariff bill, were the speeches of
Mr.. Hiscock Of New York and Mr.. Hurd of
Ohio.
Hiscock delivered an able speech against the
bill. New ideas on this well-worn theme are
scarcely to be expected. The points of his
speech have been covered by previous speak
ers, buthe presented his arguments in a clea.'
and forcible manner. His remarks, which occu-
pied an hour and a half, lost much of their
effectiveness by being read from manuscript
Hurd's speech on the Morrison bill had been
t011 >01 f~r
by It's enemies than by its friends. Nor did
ne disappoint them Applause was most
hearty, even from thee Republicans; not in
the approval of the sentiments of the speaker,
but as tribute to his eloquence The
crowded galleries joined in these outbursts, no
times the speaker was compelled to pause for
several minutes. Even Judge Kelley, the vet
Gran defender Of the protection faith, clapped
hie hands in admiration of tie orator.
The senate passed the following bills: To
authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad company
to construct one or more bridges across tho
Willamette river between Salem and the head
of navigation of the river in Oregon; to release
the estate of Frank Soule, deceased, late collect
or of internal revenue First district of Califor
mia, and his sureties from liability for the de-
falcation of clerk in the collectors office; to
accept and ratify the agreement with the con-
federated tribes of F1athead, Kootenay and
Pend d'Oreilles Indians for a portion of their
reservation in Montana required for use of the
Northern Pacific road The lands surrendered
comprise ,43O acres, for which the Indians re-
ceive $4,000, beside $7,G25 compensation for
damages to improvements.
In the senate, the bill to release from the oh
legation Of secrecy the members of the Fitz
John Porter collrt-martial was indefinitely
postponed. The bill to aid in the construction
of ship canal between Lakes Union and
Washington and Puget sound, Wash, was re-
ported favorably. The shipping bill was de-
bated.
In the house, on the LIST, a motion of Mr.. Nor
rison that general debate on the tariff bill be
closed at p. m. next Tuesday was agreed to,
and the house proceeded, in committee of the
whole to discuss the bill. Among the speakers
was Mr.. Eaton, democratic member from
Connecticut q; who fiercely denounced the meas
ure. The bill was further debated at the even
ing session.
An aged colored mai. " nom the Staun-
ton Spectator has discovered in he solti-
tude of East Tennessee, tells an original
anecdote about General jackson. Ac-
cording to this authority, the General
having ridden up to little tavern in
Marysyille and found a score or more of
loungers who we're not inclined to make
a place for him in front ofthe fire, called
to servant: 'Boy, have you got any
oysters in the SHELF" Eyes, massa,
plenty Of 'em." well, put my horse in