The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-01
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T1o0zzDu0s or coxa1zss.
Bills have passed the senate for govern
ment control OF the 6ault Ste. Marie Falls
canal, Michigan, and to prevent the un-
lawful cutting OF timber on Indian reservations.
The finance committee reported adversely .
bill to authorize the payment Of customs du-
ties in legal tender notes, and motion to take
it up was lost-22 to 90
In the House the Wood Peters contested
election case (Kansas) was settled in favor of
iican, the house adopting the committee report
In his favor. The naval appropriation bill,
which had been received from the senate with
numerous amendments, was considered. Mr.
Kasson spoke In favor of the senate amend
ment making an appropriation for new steel
cratic member Of New York. Between the
latter gentleman and Mr.. Randall, who had
spoken against the amendment, warm contro-
versy arose in consequence of the Pennsylvania
member, who had charge of the bill, shutting
MI: Dorsheimer OF in the midst of his speech
Wednesday was den0minated 'crank's day"
in the House The fun began with two hours
speech from Mr.. Wood, the contestant in the
WoOd-Peter Kansas election case. 1t was the
bluest of skim milk by comparison with that
which followed by Judge Bennett of North Caro-
lima, who had made minority report in favor
Of Wood, the rest of the committee being un-
animously on the other SIDE On his report
Judge Bennett made speech nearly two hours
in length, in which he discussed constitutional
law in the most forid style and pompous man
ner.. He is q large man, with towering bald
down on his chin, and has voice like bull.
He ragged and roared with ponderous fury be-
ing constantly scored by the whole house most
numerically. Every time he misquoted the
law the lawyers laughed, and every time he
slaughtered Latin . groan went up from the
scholars which set the house in roar. This
amused the house 80 immensely that one men,
Der after another, got up and gave Bennett
additional time until they wore him out He
then convulsed the house by asking permission
to rest awhile This was granted, whereupon
Mr.. Pettibone amused the house still more, his
harangue being more fitted for field service
than the house of representatives, When Mr.
Bennett had again run down the house took q
unanimous vote against him. On the vote to
give Wood the seat only Bennett and "Calam-
ity" Weller stood out against the whole house,
which was hailed with shouts Of laughter
The house committee on judiciary has sub
mitted report relative to extending the right
of suffrage to women. This adverse majority
report was prepared by Mabury, and says in
part
To permit the entrance of political contention
into home would be either useless or perni-
cious; useless if man and wife agree and per-
volume of ballots alone would be increase
without changing the result In the latter the
peace and contentment Of the home would be
exchanged for the bedlam of political debate and
become scene of base and demoralizing in
trigues In answer toa question often suggest
would avail themselves of the privilege of suf-
frage if extended to women, your committee is
of the opinion, while few intelligent women,
such as appeared before the committed in advo-
cacy of the pending measure, would defy all
obstacles in the way of their casting a ballot,
judicious with the becoming modesty of their
SEX would shrink from rude contact with the
crowd, with the exception mentioned, leaving
to the ignorant and vilest the exclusive right to
speak for the gentler sex in public affairs. j..
In the house bills were favorably reported
for the erection of bridges over the Mississippi
at Rock Island and the Falls of St. Anthony.
The navel bill was discussed, and the senate
amendment adding $400, 600 to complete the
ordnance outfit of the new cruisers was con-
CURED in, first in committee of the whole, and
then in the house by vote of 127 to 1O6 The
other amendments were nom concurred in.
In the senate the bill passed for the disposal
Of abandoned military reservations Hauthor-
ICES the president whenever, in his opinion, any
portion of military reservation becomes use
the interior, who shall have it surveyed and
sub divided, appraised and sold The bill
amending the revised statute relating to tres
passers on Indian lands passed It adds i'm
prisonment to fine already provided for.
Mr.. Nelson presented to the house the reso-
buttons adopted by the republicans of Stevens
county, Mimi, in favor of the Morrison bill It
recites, substantially, that the manufacturers
of the east are protected by the existing tariff,
are regulated by the foreign markets and
freights, commission, insurance and elevator
charges, are unprotected; and that they be-
ieve there should be reduction of the tariff
such as that provided in the Morrison or q SIM
liar bill
The provisions of Senator Manderson's bill
to encourage Indian education in the Territory
of Dakota, which was reported favorably from
the senate committee on education byMr. Blair,
are:
From the land heretofore set apart for school
purposes in Dakota two sections of $40 acres
each shall be set apart for educational purposes
among the Indians of that territory upon pay
ment to the receiver of public money in the
land district in which the two
sections of land may be
located, by Joseph A. Stephan, of S1.25 per
acre. The sections shall be patented to Stephen
by the commissioner of the general land Office
provided that Stephan shall give sufficient bond
to erect and build on the lands school buildings
adequate for the education of 100 Indian child
rem, and that said school shall be conducted as
III luQuStTlal IaTu SCHOOL 1OT the exclusive cd
ucatiOn of Indian children in Dakota. The adj
ministration of the school is to be under the
supervision Of the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs.
In the senate Mr. Wilson of Iowa made an
elaborate speech in favor of the passage of the
interstate commerce bill At the expiration of
Mr.. Wilson's speech Mr.. Jones of Florida took
the floor in opposition to the pleuro-pneumo-
mia bill, Mr.. Blair, from the committee on ed
ucation and labor, favorably reported the bill
to protect American laborers.
Mr. Wakefield of Minnesota has introduced in
the house bill regarding the pay of the naval
academy graduates. It provides:
Such graduates that may be or have been ap-
pointed to fill vacancies in the lower grades Of
the line and engineer corps OF the navy and OF
the marine corps, under the provisions of the
act approved Aug 5, 1882, shall be entitled to
the pay of the grades to which they have been
or may be so appointed from the date they
take rank therein as stated in their commits
sions.
The house committee on commerce has re-
ported favorably bills giving authority for the
construction of bridges across the Mississippi
river at Anoka, Mimi, above the Falls of st
Anthony, and between Minneapolis and Fort
Smelling. One is to be highway bridge, to be
erected by the city and country Of Anoka, and
the other railroad bridge, to be erected by
the Minneapolis 4 Lyndale Railroad company
The bill passed on the 26th to remove certain
encourage an American foreign carrying trade,
after the amendment had been adopted-111 to
69-allowing American citizens to import steel
or iron ships Of at least 600 tons burthen free
Of duty.
The house committee on appropriations
have reported the bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service.
The amount appropriated is $977, 30 which
is $50, 275 less than the estimate and $3lS, 9S5
less than the appropriation for the present year.
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
of legations $69, 500, and of consulates goo.
The allowance for clerks at consulates is re-
dtced $5, 600, and the annual salaries to Austria
and Italy are reduced from 81, 600 to SIC, 000.
The office of agent and consul general at Cairo
is made consulate, at an annual salary of 81
GOO. The Office of minister to Roumania, Ser
via and Greece is abolished, and coasuls are
provided for Greece and Roumania. A similar
change is made in the Office of minister to Bo-
livia The consul-generalship at Madrid and
consul generalship at Honolulu are abolished,
as area number of unimportant consuls atother
places. The salary of the ministerto Columbia
is increased from 81, $50 to SIC, 00O, and Of the
consul general at Hong Kong from $4,000 TO
$500.
A bill to establish ON interstate commerce
committee, taking the place of other bills on
the same subject, was reported in the senate
on Monday, and the bills it superseded were