McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-15
A Record Of Proceedings IN
B tn Branches OF
Congress.
An Agreement that the Trade Dol.
lar Bill Shall be Reported
Adversely.
Appointment Of Government Directors
of the Union Paciflc...O Other
Washington Matters.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
MONDAY, May 5.-Mr. Van Wyck in
troduced bill to restrict aliens and foreign
companies and corporations in ownership
of public land and of any land in the terri
tories. Referred to the committee on pub
lie lands.
Following is a text of the bill: ''Be it en-
acted, that it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or association of persons not citizens of
the United States, or for any corporation or
company organized under authority of any
foreign state, prince or potentate, to &C
quire from the United States q greater
quantity of public land than the individual
citizens of the United States are authorized
to enter under the settlement and impI ove-
ments laws thereof, or to acquire, receive
or hold by deed, grant, demise or trust
hereafter executed a greater quantity OF
land in the territories Of the United States
than $40 acres.''
HOUSE.
Mr.. Laird introduced bill for the issue
of patents to lands to any Pacific railroad
which will complete its road within thirty
days from the passage of this act. Refer
red.
After long and at times bitter debate,
the resolution seating O'Farrall was adopt
ed by party vote. O'Farrall appeared at
the bar of the house and took the oath of
Office.
At the evening session, in consideration
of the tariff bill, Mr.. Cooke made strong
appeal for putting lumber on the free list.
A number of other members spoke,
among whom were j. R. Taylor, who OPP
posed the bill.
TUESDAY, May 6.-The senate took
I'D the bill to provide for q free bridge
across the Potomac. A substitute for the
ORIGINAL bill was offered and passed.
The debate on the shipping bill was then
resumed.
by Mr.. Mcpherson, was put to vote and
lost-20 to 81.
HOUSE.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
and the house went into committee of the
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Brown (Pa.) spoke in support Of the
protective system of taxation
Mr.. Randall then took the floor in oppo-
sition to the bill, addressing 1.-THE house at
length.
ton to the bill in a severe arraignment of
its provisions, which he declared to be i'm
possible to administer.
MI. Converse, pushing to the front,
moved to strike out the enacting clause.
This was signal for volley of Kisses
and groans from the democratic side and
rounds of applause from the republican
side. The scene was one OF intense excite
ment and confusion. Tellers being or
dered Converse and Morrison were ap-
pointed by the chair. Before taking his
place Morrison called to the clerk OF the
house: "Clerk, see that no damned scoun-
drel who is paired goes between the tel
lers.''
The first man to pass through in the neg
alive was Reagan, OF Texas, who had been
brought up on an invalid chair. He was
heartily applauded by his friends. The
negative vote was announced as 155, and
George D. Wise (Virginia) voted in the af-
firmative, making the vote stand 156 to ISL.
Cheer followed cheer from the republican
side, and were taken up by the galleries
and reverbersted from every nook and
kerchiefs and men waived their hats. Nor
rison, yielding gracefully to the inevitable,
walked smilingly to his seat and the tariff
bill was dead.
On Converse's motion the committee rose
and the chairman reported its action to the
house.
The speaker stated that the question had
been on the enacting clause. Agreed to
ayes 159, nays 1855.
WEDNESDAY, May Mr.. Edmunds
introduced bill to place U. s. Grant, late
general of the United States, upon the re-
tired list of the army. In moving refer
ence of the bill to the committee on military
affairs, Mr.. Edmunds commended it to ear
ly consideration of that committee for rea-
sons which he said everybody understood.
The shipping bill was again under consid-
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Vest opposed the tonnage tax, and
moved substitute, which Mr.. Frye ac-
cepted, abolishing all tonnage duties on
United States vessels on entering United
States ports and only retaining such dues
on vessels of foreign countries d1scriminat-
ing In like manner against the United States,
providing that nothing in the section shall
impair the force of any treaty. The Sec
ton providing for compensation for ocean
carriage of mails, gave rise to considerable
discussion.
Mr.. Van Wyck characterized the provis-
ion as one to give ST 800, 900 yearly in sub
sides.
HOUSE.
The house proceeded to consideration of
the senate amendment to the house bill re-
pealing the iron clad oath. 1t was concur
red in.
The next bill on the table was that for the
relief of Fitz John Porter, with the senate
amendment.
Mr.. Keller moved to refer the bill to the
military committee.
Mr.. Hiscock made a constitutional argu-
ment against the bill.
Mr.. S.ocum said he was glad the gentle
man from Ohio (Keifer) had attacked the
bill. General Porter would be glad of it,
because he would regard what the gentle
man said against him as q compliment, and
it would be so regarded by the country
He (Slocum) had only been surprised that
the gentleman from Ohio had not sum-
moned Chas. Garfield and Elder to sustain
his cause in this instance, as he had done
a few days ago. Applause on the demo-
cratic side and misses on the republican
side.
The motion to refer the bill was lost and
the senate amendment concurred in.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, May 8.-The chair laid
before the senate the house message an.
nouncing nom concurrence in the senate
amendments to the pleuro- pneumonia bill.
The senate insisted on its amendments and
the chair appointed q committee of confer
ence.
The chair also laid before the senate the
house message announcing nom concur
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