The Dickinson press., 1884-04-12
The Indian appropriation bill was passed

The Indian appropriation bill was passed
April 4by the house earlyin the session. The
most important amendment to the bill was that
abolshing the Office Of Indian inspector and
authorizing the secretary of war to detail Of
fcers of the rank Of captain to perform this
service.
The house committee on postofices and post
roads voted 8 to Ito adopt the following: Re-
solved. That it is the sense ofthis committee
that it is inexpedient for the government either
to construct y postal telegraph or purchase any
existing line Of telegraph. Messrs. Bingham
and Peelle voted i'll the negative and Messrs.
Money, Reese, Ward, Gosgroye, Riggs, Rogers,
tive. The bill authorizing the postmaster
general to contract with the Postal Telegraph
company, or other companies, will DO consid-
cred on Tuesday next
Senator Vest reported q bill favorably from
the committee on territories to authorize the
to 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 petit at box a paper signed BY about fifty Cit.
termed q EDITION, since it opens with the words;
I'VE, the undersigned sovereign citizens, here
ny command you, our servant, demanding the
passage of a bill to construct o double tracl
steel ra~ilwayfrom New York to San Francisco, u
and declaring that not another dollar should e
lent national banks or ~squanderedin canals.
The president sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations: Commodore Clark H Wells,
rear admiral; Thomas Il. Reeves of Missouri,
agent of Indian at Quapaw agency, Indian Ter.
rltory. Postmasters-E. s. Minor, Necedah,
Wis; Fred j. Bartels, Peshtigo, Wis. James
4 Foote. Anoka, MINI Warren Potter, Aitkin,
MINI. ; Max Miller, jackson, Or.
Mr.. Nelson presented to the house the reso.
luton of the Clay county (Minn.) Farmers al
nance asking for the passage of the Morriss '
The senate passed a bill making tia felony
for II person to falsely or fraudulently assume
or pretend to be an officer or employee acting
under the autila '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 $225. One foI
seeds. etc.
In the senate Mr.. Cullom introduced a bill
to reimburse several states for interest paid OIL
war loans. Referred. The billto authorize
the construction of o railroad bridge across the
st. CroiN river in Wisconsin and Mimi esota
, passed.
Mr.. Strait has presented to the house the res
olution of the st Paul chamber of commerce
asking for a liberal appropriation for the post
Office department, III order that they may ex.
tend and improve the postal service; also the
| resolutions of the board of trade of Minnea po-
lis requesting the passage of q national bank.
rupt act.
The proposition to raise the tariff on wool go
slaughtered in the House on Monday. Instead
of getting the two-thirds majority necessary tt
take up the measure, the proposition was de
feated by a vote of 126 to 119, .
| clear majority Of z
The affirmative vote was composed mostly o
Republicans, there being eighty Republican,
and thirty-eight Democrats. The Democrats
were as follows: Shelly and Goldsmith, Hewitt
of Alabama, Giasscock, Henley, Rosecrans ant
Lulley of Georgia; Nichols of Louisiana; Wei
Ter of Iowa, Hunt of Maryland, Findlay o
Michigan, and Eldridge of New Jersey; Mr.
| Wakefield of Minnesota voted aye, but Strait
White and Nelson voted no. Mr.. Washburl
was absent.
bill. appropriating $4,000 O0, to be distributed
among the states in proportion to i~lliterac.
on the basis of the census Of 1850
the payments of the money to exten'
over a series of years with amendment
by Mr.. Hoar, providing that tn
amount be distributed the first year be 81, OOO,
OO, second year $4,000, 600, third year $15,
0W,0W, and then diminish at the rate of 50,
100000 yearly, until the expiration of the eight
year, when the appropriations shall cease
The amendment was agreed to 80 yeas, 12nays
Another amendment of Mr.. Hoar's was agree,
to, providing that equal opportunity for ed
ucation be given to all children in the states.