Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25
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I HousH The day was occupied Iii ia lex-
Icised discussion on the Fitz John Porter
bill. The second battle Of Bull Run was re-
Inewed with increased vigor, end more Wig
orous engagement is in prospect. Gen. Slo
cum aneefed a great many by saying sar-
tcashcally that TWAS utterly absurd for such
questions 40 were involved in the Fitz John
Porter case to be considered ia the house,
and that the majority OF those opposed to
Gen. orter did not know a division from q
regiment. Among other things, he said
Gen. James A. Garfald was responsible for
bringing the Fiiz John Porter case into con-
| gresB, and would have favored the pending
bill. This attack was warmly returned BY
the opponents OF the bill. The coMneittee
rose and the bill will come up again next
Friday. L. ss s ..%..S S. ~....s.*
| N liz Monday, Jass.ses-y FL.
eHSAra - bill was introduced 70 amend
the ACT granting aid for railroad and tele
graph lines from the Missouri river to the
Pacific ocean. The bill permitting army
officers to hold office in the territories
passed. .*..3$ && s%.~.
Senator Hoar reported favorably from the
committee on Judiciary his bill to provide
for the performance of the duties OF the Of
ice OF president in case OF removal by
death resignation, or inability, Of both
| the president ard vice presiden
The senate had long executive session.
The following nominations were sent in:
William Christy, Wilson, La, assayer of the
mint, New Orleans; Horace Austin, Dakota,
register OF the iand office, Fargo; Isaac A.
lay lOr, Kansas, agent of lnGians, aJ Sac
and Fox agency, Ind. T.
Postmaslers-- "al ham Parks, Ocnnomo-
Voc Wis; Newton r Barber Corvallis,
Or; Mi hael A. Flanagan, Fort Benton,
Mont.
The senate confirmed:
Receivers OF Public Moneys Michael n.
Fitch, Pueblo, Col; Warren u. Wjllets,
Denver; Paul G. S,etren, Crookston, MINI
Surveyors Genera -~-Normau Fl. M tdrum,
Co orado; NJ .rtln s,naud er, Minnesota.
United STA es Marshal,--D avid B Rus
sell, Eastern District Kansas; Joseph II.
MCGEE, Western Distr'ct Missouri
Register OF Lard OHces-James H. Chase,
| Iron'on, M; r card Hnvsy, Central
City, Col Adam e Bloom, Detroit.
John Q Turf ), Indian agent, Union
agency, Iudian Territory.
Charles lyman, chief examiner civil SER
vice mmiJtee.
Postmasters-George ". McNulty, Bile
we, low Solomon a. Ka lar, Medford,
Wis; William P. Forsyth, jefferson, Wis.
HousE.-Bills were introduced author
| izng suits against. railroad companies for
| cost Of surveys, and authorizing the issue
Of patents to lands earned By railway COM
pants; for the control of interstate com.
| merce by q national board; for the adjust
ment Of railway laud grants; for a national
| series Of school text books under control of
! congress: By a vote of 251 to l8,
the rules were suspended and reso-
lutiens were adopted, declaring that
| unearned lands granted to rail-
| Ways should be forfeited and restored 10
the public domain; that the acquisition by
| one party or corporation OF large quanti-
ties of public laads should be prohibited,
and such lands ba disposed OF only under
| the homestead law to actual Sc tiers; aud
| instrucsins the committee on public lands
| to report bills carry,ngssthese principles into
| effect, which bills shall, next to the revs-
| nue. and appr priatlon bills, take prece-
dence In consideration. Bills passed lmi-
ting to $40 the damages to be recovered
from an innocent purchaser OF patented
arti le, and repeating the law prescribing
the iron-cind oath.