The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

The Indian appropriation bill was passed
April 4by the house earlyin the. session. The
most important amendment to the bill was that
abolishing the Office of Indian inspector and
authorizing the secretary OF war 10 detah Of
fcers of the rank of captain to perform this
service.
The house committee on pOstof1 ces and post
roads voted : to . to adopt the following: he
solved, That it is the sense OF TINS commiGtee
that 1t is inexpedient for the government other
TO construct a postal telegraph or purchase any
existing lire Of telegraph. Messrs. bingham
and Peelle voted IN the negative and Messrs.
Money, Reese, Ward, Cosgroye' riggs, hogers,
Jopes of Texas, and Wakefield in the afhrma-
tive. The bill authorizing the postmaster
| general to contract with the Postal Telegraph
company, or other companies, will be consid-
cred on Tuesday next
the committee on territories to authorize the
appointment of a commission by the president
10 run and mark the boundary lines between
certain portions of the Indian territory and
Texas. in connection with a similar commission
to be appointed by the state of Texas.
MI. Cook presented the house through the
petition box a paper signed by about fifty cfti-
zens of Avery, Iowa, which can hardly be
termed a clifton, since it opens with the words:
! 1--WE, the undersigned sovereign citizens, here
by m YOU, our servant, demanding the
passage of a bill to construct a double track
steel railway from New York to san Franorsco,"
and declaring that not another dollar Shonld be
lent national banks or squanderedm canals
The president sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations: Commodore Clark H Wells,
rear admiral; Thomas II. Reeves of Missouri,
agent of Indian at Quapaw agS"cy, Indian Ter
ritory. Postmasters-E. 5. Minor, Necedah,
Wis. Fred J. Bartels, Peshtigo, Wis. James
A.. Foote, Anoka, Mimi. Warren Potter, Aitkin,
Mimi Max Miller, Jackson, Or.
MI. Nelson presented to the house the reso-
luton of the Clay county Minn) Farmers al
lance asking for the passage of the Morrison
tariff bill.
The senate passed a bill making tia felony
for a person to falsely or fraudulently assume
or pretend to be an officer or employe acting
under the auth 'ity of the United States or any
department thereof. The bill has passed the
house.
The House has passed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. One item gives $25. One for
In the senate Mr.. Cullom introduced a bin
to reimburse several states for interest pald on
war loans. Referred. The billto authorize
the construction of a railroad bridge across the
81. Croix river in Wisconsin and Mum esota
passed.
olntion of the st Paul chamber of commerce
asking for a liberal appropriation for the post
office department, in order that they may eN-
tend and improve the postal service; also inc
resolutions of the board of trade of Mlnnea po-
lis requesting the passage of a national bank
fhe proposition to raise the tariff on wool got
slaughtered in the House on Monday. Instead
of getting the two-thirds majority necessary t
take up the measure, the proposition was de
feated by a vote of 10 to llA a
clear majority Of 1"
The affirmative vote was composed mostly o.
Republicans, there being eighty Republican,
: and thirtv-eight Democrats. The Democrats
= were as follows: Shelly and Goldsmith, Hewitt
of Alabama, Giasscock, Henley, Rosecrans an'
c Lnllev of Georgia: Nichols of Louisiana; Wei
= ler of Iowa, Hunt of Maryland, F1ndlay o
s Michigan. and Eldridge of New Jersey; M
/. Wakefield of Minnesota voted aye, but STRAIT
White and Nelson voted no. Nh. Nashbur
was absent
The Senate on Monday passed the educalona
= bill. appropriating s77,O0O,OOO,to be distribute
n among the states in proportion to ~illltcrac
ON the basis of the census OF lSS
a the payments of the money to eXten
g over a series of years with amendment
h bv Mr.. Hoar, providing that IN
t., amount be distributed the first year be s1,WH
10 600. second year $40, 0O0, 900, third year Slh
10 OOO.OOO. and then diminish at the rate Of ~
q OOO.OOO yearly, until the expiration of the eight
2 wear. when the appropriations shall cea%
10 The amendment was agreed to 81 yeas, l2nay
g, ANOTHER amendment of Mr.. Hoar's was agree
Y, 10. providing that equal opportunity for &
/ u%cation be given to all children in the states.
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