Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-04-25
PROCEEDINGS OF I CONGRESS-.

river at that city. Mr. Strait presented to the
/ house the petition of e.. f. Kennedy, asking
for pension Mr.. Strait introd uced q bill Tor:
he relief of Mary Molti, widow Of late wagon
master in tho United States army IN IN the war
with Mexico. & *Esss .s.,
b In the senate, Mr.. Baysrd moved and the sem
alto adopted The following amendment to u the
naval appropriation bill: Requiring the sec
retaries of war and the navy, with the assls-
lance of the gun foundry board, which 70 the
amendment revives, to report on the DssL al
ing of the next session Of congress- for 2 plan
ana estimate for the preparation and purchase
of o plat for a gun factory to complete guns
from six inches calibre to sixteen inches cali
brs, including buildings and shrinking PIT, ana
to report full and detailed estimate Tor the
cost aforesaid, and whether the same can 20
b tter and more economically performed ID es-
adjustments owned by the government or by
private contract, or by combined system
yherby said work can be accomplished partly
y the government and partly BY private con-
tract, and in what annual installlnents said ap-
preparation can most economically pc MADE.
In the House Mr.. Reed of Maine offered
preamble and resolution reciting that the foot
and mouth disease had been introduced in
Maine through the fault or oversight OF United
States officials charged with the duty Of inspect
ing and quarantining importations Of cattle
make an Investigation Of the matter, with
authority to report for consideration at any
time they deem proper bill to reimburse the
authorities of citizens Of that state for expenses
which had been properly and judiciously in
Cured and may be incurred in the sup
preston of the disease. Adopted.
LII the house on the 18th Mr.. Morrison n,oyaa
to take up the tariff bill, and by vote of l4o
yeas and 1873 nays it was decided to consider
the measure. There are 3223 members Of the
house. two districts, the Second Mississippi aud
the Seventh Virginia, not being represented Po-
litcaily congress is divided int l3l democrats
and l26 republicans The total vote was Pts
There were $40 votes in favor of taking up the
bill Of these 1856 were democrats, anu tive
were republican The negative vote consisted
of forty democrats and nincty-eight republic
cans. The absentees were twenty-five demo-
Gratis and twenty-three republicans. Three
Minnesota members Strait Nelson and Wake
tield--iN favor Of considering the Morrison bill.
There were two other republicans who voted
James of BROOKLYN, N. Y. The Minnesota
members, who virtually desided the question
OF taking up the bill do not promise to vote for
t. but say tbs |Ph eopIe deman t1ov lower fer
gored 6, discussion of its merits After tho
vote was taken Mr.. Morrison made Lengthy
speech to which Mr. Kelly replied The ar
gumens on botli sides are familiar to all.
Nh Seymour, from the committee on COM
MERGE reported the bill authorizing the ST.
dam across the Mississippi river at st. Cloud,
MINI. Mr.. Matson, invalid pensions, reported
a bill to pension soldiers and sailors fo- d.sabl
tiles incurred beyond the loss of a leg or al
arm. Committee Of the whole Also, adverse
" granting service pension :,
of Mr. Dawes bill to divide portion of the
reservation of the Sioux Indians in Dakota into
separate reservations, and to secure the re-
llnquishnlent Of the Indian title to the reNain-
der. Mr.. Dawes made speech in explanation
OF the bill
The house committee on ,osa;r,, weights ana
measures Una:l!nAuslv Instructed representa-
tive Lacey to report favorah'y his ill to pro-
hibit the issue Of treasury NOES Of less than s.,
and provide for the issue OF 81, - and S. sill
yer certificates
Senator Sabin has introduced o bill to revive
the rank of genera. Of the army, which ex-
PRED with SEerman's retirement. The house
committee on military affairs has reported
avorsely Oh such a bill, aud there is little Dros-
poet Of its Incoming law
The bill introtiu :el by Mr.. Ouray to prr7ide
for additional members Of the legislatures of
the several territories. and al increase of pay
to the members and officers thereof was report
ed by the committee on territories. Itprovides
that the legislatures Of the territories shall con-
sist Of thirteen mnmbers OF the council and
twenty-five members Of the house Of represen-
tatives, tho members to receive IS per day and
members shall be elected by tho territory IN
til otherwise provided by the said several
legislatures; that the president of the council
and the speaker of the house of representatives
shall receive $40 a day for the same time and
that the officers Of legislatures shall receive
SO per day.
Mr.. Slater of Oregon requested and obtained
the unanimous consent Of the senate Friday
to make q few remarks relative to the North
ern Pacific land grant forfeiture His remarks
related to the division in Washington Territory
and Oregon. He was in favor of the forfeit
urc of the lands, but thong ht the people, who
lowed to retain their titles, paying ST. IS or not
more than $3.50 per acre for them. His col
league, Mr.. Dolph, asked that the bill be laid
on the table for few days, as he wished to
speak on the subject.
Representative Beach was instructed By the
house committee On public health TO report the
resolution authorizing the committee to inquire
into the extent and character of adulterated
food and drugs imported into the United States
or exported therefrom. The resolution pro-
vides that the committee sit during the summer
recess.
Tue bill to relieve certain soldiers from tho
charge OF dcsertion, which is NOW being con-
sidcred by the house, removes the charge Of
desertion from the re :ord of soldiers who served
in the volunteer service in all cases where it
shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of
the secretary Of war that such soldiers served
faithfully until the expiration of their terms
of enlistment or until My |, 1885, but by rea-
son Of absence from their command at the
time tho same was mustered out, failed to re-
ceive an honorable discharge. 1t also applies
to cases in which it appears q soldier charged
with desertion subsequently, enlisted in another
regiment and was holorably discharged
The house committee on territories, by a vote
of Z to ), adopted substitute offered by Alex.
ander to Cassidy's bill providing for the ap.
pointmcnt by the president of commission t
govern Utah. The pSovision relating 10 mar.
liages requires that they be aolemnized by S
minister. jAdge Or justice Of the peace, ant
tho person SO officiating shall file q certificate
OF marriage before the county recorder of lands
within thirty days after the ceremony. Failure
to file or record is punishable by a fine Of $500
The substitute makes the standardization O,
marriages, when either party to be married has
a husband or wife living, misdemeanor pun.
lshabie by imprisonment in jail not less thar
six months nor more than twelve r.
The house committee on public lands in
structed Representative Payson to favoraby re.
port his bill to prevent the unlawful occupancy
Of public lands The measure provides that
All Enclosures of public aand in any state or
lands shall be unlawful. Itshall belawful for
any person to deuoEsh any such enclosure
when it includes more than 640 acres of land OF
any agricultural land.
At meeting of the house committee on pub :
lie lands, a subcommittee was appointed to
draft bill repeating the timber culture &C.
and revising the homesteadlaws The bill. ii
is said, will be tackled on to an appropriation
bill and pass readily -. & ssg1
The speaker laid Before the house the follow
ing message from the president, which was ap-
propriate]y referred: ii. =.
Transmitting a report Of tho secretary Of
state in regard to the final awards made by the
French and American claims commission
against the United States for $685., SIG for the
payment Of claims OF French citizens against
The United States. The president recoani ier1ds
the appropriation Of the sum to enable the gov
eminent to fulfil its obligation and Of the treaty
of Ian N 1881 .' -'Tsst- js f.. :5ll ri q