The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-07
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

In the senate q bill reported by MI. Mcmillan.
from the committee on commerce, was passed,
| giving the secretary of war authorityto compel
| HE alteration of railroad or other bridges scan
ming navigable waters of the United States,
| which may be distinctions to navigation.
A bill was introduced to enlarge and strength
en- the Sny levee on the Mississippi river. The
| bill for Furnishing persons for falsely person
ating United States officers or employees passed.
| A joint resolution was adopted appropriating
$4,000 for the contingent fund of the senate to
defray expenses incurred in investigations.
The national bank bill was again debated. Ad-
journed
During the session the speaker laid before
| the house the following message from the pres
ident: To the House of Representatives.
transmit herewith the report of the secretary
of state of the 2lst inst, whereby your honor
able body, and through yon the people of the
United States may become appraised of the gen
| erous contribution made by her Britainic maj
| esty's government towards efforts for the re-
lief of Lieut.. Greely's Arctic exploring party,
by presenting to the United States the Arctic
steamship Alert, CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
When the reading of the message was finished,
Mr.. Randall called for the reading of the report
III full. The offer was so generous, coming
from a friendly power, it ought to be treated
with respect The report of the secretary of
state was read and several times applauded.
Mr.. Randall asked unanimous consent that
the communication be spread upon the journal
of the house. He further asked that the COM
munication be referred to the committee on
foreign affairs with the object of having a more
formal and appropriate recognition OF the act
of the British government. tApplause.1
81 object!" exclaimed MI. Finnerty.
MI. Randall then put his request in tho form
of n motion, and it was agreed TO, Messrs. Fin
merry aud Robinson On. W alone voting in the
negative.
Finerty declared that the United States should
not be put to shame by the acceptance of any
such favor.
I've are too great n nation,' he said, ''to
humble ourselves so far as to receive assistance
of that sort. If we have no ships of our own,
We have money enough to buy them, and the
British flag shall not float over American sea
men. The members of congress who vote for
accepting the offer will sign their political
death warrants. and the party that favors it
will insult the 1~risll-American voters, who will
resent it at The next election"
The military appropriation and post route
billie passed the house.
The Senate was not in session on the 2:srd.
The house on ways and means,
through Mr.. Morrison, reported the bonded
spirits extension bill, stating it was not a u1an-
imous report Referred to the committee of
the whole. Mr.. Bolford offered a resolution
giving delegates the right to votei in committees.
Referred. TIL house committee on the public
hbary reported TO the house the senate bill pro-
yiding for the erection of q congressional libra
~. The provisions of this bill were discussed
very fully in the senate, and are generally
known. The plans proposed are criticised by
prominent architects, among whom is w, II.
Wilcox of St Paul. who is now here. The day
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mittces and debatins the pleuro-pnenlnonia bill.
In the senate on the 18th, n joint resolution
was offered appropriating s10o,0O for suffer
ers by the recent southern cyclones. The
Mcpherson bin providing for the circulation of
national banks passca-I3 to L..
The Mcpherson bill, ash passed the Senate
is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc, Tint upon any deposit
already or hereafter made by the United States
bonds, bearing interest, in the manner required
by law, any national banking association max
ing the same shall be entitled to receive from
the controller of the currency circulating notes
of different denominations in blank, registered
and countersigned as provided by law, and not
exceeding in whole the amount of par value of
bonds deposited; provided, that at no time shall
the total amount of such notes issued to any
such association exceed the amount at such
time actually paid in of its capital stock, and
that all laws and parts OF laws inconsistent with
the provisions OF this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
That associations organized for the purpose
of lssniDg notes payable in gold. under the pro
visions Of section 5lS5, Revised Statutes of the
United States, upon the deposit of any United
States bonds, bearing interest, with the treas
urer of the United States, shall be entitled to
receive circulating notes to the amount and in
the manner prescribed in the act for other ma
tional banking associations.
Senator Harrison introduced a bill of great
Importance to soldiers and their widows. 1t
provides a pension for all soldiers who served
during the war oS the rebellion in the military
or naval service for Il period of six months and
were honorably discharged, provided they are
now disabled.
ThePrcsident sent to the senate the following
nominations Horatio c. Burchard, Illinois, di-
rector of the mint; Commodore WilliamG. TEN
pie, rear admiral of the navy.
Registers Of Land Ofices-Byron c. Tiffany,
Grand Forks, Oak. Alonzo II. Church, North
Platte, Ncb Edward S. Butler, Neigh, Neb.
Receivers of Public Moneys-William ]. An
derson, Grand Forks, Oak William B. Lambert,
Neigh, Ncb. Samuel w. Sherify, Los Cruces,
New Mexico.
The Senate confirmed Frank c. G. Lord, col
lector of internal revenue, district of Nevada:
William Il. Wheaton, register of land office, San
Francisco: Emanuel G. Swanstorm, receiver Of
public moneys, Duluth.
A resolution was adopted in the house for an
inquiry as to whether the act of the Dakota
legislature taking railroad property does not
conflict with the organic act establishing that
territory. A joint resolution was presented
approprlating $4,000 more for the Ohio
were introduced prohibiting foreigners
lands in tho United States; authorizing the
coinage Of silver dollars and fractions thereof
under the metric system, gold metric dollars
and other coins; establishing an interstate
rail wa Transformation hi ran,, for tIa roo,,1oa
ton OF commerce with foreign nations and
among the states; apprOpriating S5tW. 600 for
persons made destitute by the overflow of the
Mississippi river and tributaries. The pleuro-
bill was discussed, and Mr.. Hatch
OF Missouri, o democratic member, ridiculed
the Democrats for always following the wake
of the Republican party.
A bill by Mr.. Nelson, to provide for the
examination and survey of the Red River of the
North and Minnesota river, with the view of
improving and connecting them with the navi-
gable waters of the same, and to appropriate a
sufficient sum of money therefor.
A bill by Mr.. Washbnrn in the house to-day
authorizing the construction of u foot, carriage,
and railroad bridge across the Mississippi river
ct some point between Fort Smelling and st
Anthony's falls in Minneapolis.
\ bil! was reported to the house to-day pro-
vldlllS Tor Il civil government for Alaska: also
a bul requiring Pacific railroad companies to
pny the cost of the survey of their lands.
Mr.. Raymond of Dakota Introduced a bill
authorizing the city of Aberdeen to purchase a
quarter section of land near that city: also n
bill granting to the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st.
Paul railway company the right of way through
the great Sioux Indian reservation: also u bill
to create a new land district i'll Dakota.
In the senate on the Goth the bill for the re
ief of Fitz John Porter was reported fayorably
and made a special order for March II. The
bill winch recently passed the house was re
ferred to this committee which amended it by
substituting the bill passed by the senate last
session. By the terms of the latter Gen. Porter
is simply placed on the retired list with the
rank OF colonel, and prohibited from receiving
any pay. compensation, or allowance, prior to
his appointment. In the house bill he is to re-