The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-24
Tuesday, January rs.


al amendment granting woman suffrage;
also petition from citizens of Minnesota
praying that colon; + of families be allowed
to lay out villages on public lands in order
to establish o-operativeindustria societies.
Mr.. Anthony's resolution concerning the
prohibition of the importation of healthful
meats was considered at length.
The select committee on Mississippi river
improvement reported. A bill was intro
duced reducing rates on the U.icn and Gen.
ral Pacific railways.
In executive session Mexican treaty was
considered and the following nominations
confirmed:
Reuben A.. Allen, Indian agent Black
foot agency. Mont, Thomas Wrong, receiv-
er of public money! Concordia, Kas.
James Lewis, surveyor general, Louisiana;
John B. Ev. rett register, Mitchell, OAK;
David s. Hoffman, register, Lake City, Col.
Walter S. Hurlburt, receiver of public
moneys Cheyenne. A: G. Lenning, register
Dardanelle, Ark; Abram O.: Whipple,
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Co, eler, Penn
bina, Dak.,; Erwin Johnson, Bellevue,
Idaho; P. Q. Babcock, Monticello, Iowa;
Benjamin I. Kenny, Harlan, Iowa; Jona-
than MaxsoD, West Liberty, Iowa; Walter
A. Noel, Abel, Iowa; James DE Wolf Vail,
Iowa; Richard L. Bigger, Lisbon, Oak.
Charles T. Hollsnbeck. Parker. OAK: James
E. Williams, Tower City, Oak, Villas,
Hooper, Walnut, Iowa; John r. S,ebbins,
L. Porte City, Iowa; Thomas L. Stephens,
Glenwood, Iowa; w. n. II. Learned, Port
Townsend, Wyo; Henry Schmidt, Mazoma.
Nie, Wis.
HousE.-Live stock dealers, through Re-
preventative Hatch, submitted to the house
petition asking legislation to protect their
interests. The memorialists ask congress
to provide means for the extinction of
pleura- pneumonia. This they say can on y
be done by the slaughter of all infected
cattle. The estimated expense of such a
measure is 81, 500, 600.
The house did not quite pass bill, but il
laid several bills on the calendar aside TO
get at the Mississippi river million dollar
appropriation, and then talked all around
it for the rest of the afternoon without final
action. This was the first regular commit
tee day, and the propositions of committees
were received by the speaker, elicting quite
a number of reports mostly unfav0rable.
The dead ducks were filled away on the
speakers table, in legislative parlance, to
lie Ethere until called for by Gabriel. The
PRODUCTION of bills and resolutions for ref.
erence.
Wednesday,, January 1G.
SENArE-Mr. Hoar called up his bill
providing for the electoral vote, being the
same as the bill passed by the senate of the
Forty:seventh congress. 1t was again
passed without debate.
A bill introduced in the senate to-day by
Senator Back authorizes the establishment
NJ Svoooio1 Eon1oA 1x,oroh1ncoc for 1iSfS cd
liquors. 1t provides that whenever distil-
lery is discontinued permanently or distil.
ling has been suspended for twelve months,
and the quantity of distilled spirits held in
distillery warehouse does not exceed 4, 600
gallons, the distiller may pay the tax Oh
such spirits or cause them to be removed
in bond from the distillery warehouse to a
special bonded warehouse.
When the rule forbidding the sale of liq-
uors in the capitol was reached, Mr.. Bayard
moved to strike out the words ''or malt, -
Mr.. Bayard called for the yeas and nays
on adoption of his amendment, but the diff
ferences were adjusted without q vota by
striking lout the words ''spirituous and
malt, = aid nserting the word intox;ca-
ting" This word Frye said was as satis:sc-
tory to him as was the language of the pro.
hibitory statute OF Maine.
HOUSE. Bills were introduced for the is.
sue of 2per cent. bonds, their deposit as
security for national bank notes and remit
ting tax on circul alton of bank notes when
secured by deposits of these bonds; appro-
priating annually $1,000 OdO for the nam
tenance of the Erie canal; putting jute On
the free list; building ship canal around
Niagara Falls. A large number OF resolu-
tons wsre offered calling upon the cabinet
officials for information. Debate on the
$1,000 600 appropriation bill for the Miss
issippi was resumed but no final action was
taken, though general debate was closed,
several amendments made by opponents Of
ed to the house.