The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

AuAo NaS Cutl, tfStltN acres WITHIN the lands re-
served as addition to the Rcd Cliff Indian reser-
walton; provided that such person has not re-
cclved land under the provision Of any article
of the treaty.
bill has passed the Senate increasing the
compensation of United States district judges
from s., 500 to $1,000 a year, but prohibits
these officers from filling places under them
with their relatives During the debate on the
anti-nepotsm clause, Senator Ingalls, saFe
some of his colleagues a severe rap when he
declared that it vas highly improper and in
delicate for government officials to appoint
their relatives to office Some senators have
all of TIE available s.Aa,he--- OF their families
on tho government rolls.
me President sent To the Senate on Tuesday
the following nominations: David J. Brewer
Kansas, Unlted States circuit Judge of the
Eight judicial circuit; Julius c. Burrows,
Michigan, solicitor of the treasury; Col David
general; Ghauncey b Sabin, district judge of
the Eastern district of Texas; Asa f. Stratton,
Jr., attorney Of the United States, Wyoming;
William !, Saylor collector of customs, district
OF Paso del Norte; James o. Luby, collector of
customs, district of Brazo de Santiago, Texas.
A joint resolution giving tho Mississippi riv-
Or flood sufferers S125, 900 of the unexpended
balance of the appropriate for the victims of
the Ohio food was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate: Aaron 4 Sergeant, envoy ext raordin-
ary and minister pleuipo to q ermany.
to be envoy extraordinary and minist er pleai
potentiary to Russia, rice William H. Hunt de-
ceased; Robert T. Clayton Georgia, consul to
the United States Para.
The Senate in executive session made the
following combinations: Aaron A. Sar gent,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oten-
tiary TO Russia: William NJ Bun, Philadel phia,
governor of Idaho; Summer Howard, NJ ichigan,
chief justice OF the supreme court of Arizonai
William A SAVIOR, Texas collector of Gus toms
district of Ell paso del Norte, Texas nd New
Mexico; Elliot S. n, Mofgin, Chevenn e, Sec
rotary of Wyoming; Lieut. Col Thomas S.
Iasey coioaai of the corps Of enSinea RS;
Lieut. Col John G. Parke,
colonel of the corps OF engineers, Sixth reg-
ment cavalry, Second Lieut. Robert D. Read,
Jr., to be first lieutenant Reconsideration
ny S. French, Northheld, MINI. John w.
Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo.
The senate passed the bill allotting lands in
severalty to the indians on Va rious reservations
and extended tho protection of state nd terri
toral laws over Indians.
A bill passed the senate paying ten claims
Tor depredations committed by Ute Indians:
among the claimants being Mrs. Meeker and
her daughter, the latter now deceased
The whisky bond bill was overwhelmingly de-
feated IN the house by vote OF 81 to 1S5. The
vote wasa surprise to every one. That the bill
would be defeated was foregone conclusion,
nntno one imagined that the adverse majority
would be hundred or more. Fully half the
democrats voted against it, as did nearly all of
the republicans
. An analysis of the vote shows that the North
ern States that furnished the votes for the bi
were California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, New York Ohio and Wisconsin with
an occasional one from Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut The only Southern
states that supported the bill with any strength
we're Louisiana and Kentucky The greatest
opposition both in the discussion and the vote
Ii was very noticeable, came from the South,
except In the states named This was largely
que TO the fact that i'll most of the Southern
Staaes there Is a strong temperance sentiment
= The $4,000 of tax on the bonded whiskey has
got 20 bepaid. Some of il has already matured.
and it is estimated that s20,000,000 more will
become due between now and the LIST of June.
ihe large lobby here are very respondent over
neir defeat and are predicting financial disas-
Ter to many dealers and embarrassment to banks
Which have lost money on immense stores of
whisky. Whether their fears will be realized
remains to be seen. 1t is in fact that large
number of national banks were among the most
persistent ID urging the passage of the bill
The JOINT resolution proposing amendmen
to the constitution to extend the right of SUI
frage to women reported fayorably to the SEN
ate from the committee on woman suffrage by
Senator Palmer, provides that TIE legislatures
of the several states be asked to ratify the fol-
lowing article, which it proposes as an amend
ment to the constitution as article XVI:
Section1. The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any sex on account
of SEX
Sec. ,. Congress shall have power to appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions of
this article.
MI Nelson presented to the house the reso-
luton of the St Paul chamber of commerce
relative to the head of navigation of the Mimi
esota river. 1t declares that the Minnesota
river can be made navigable beyond the city of
New Ulm and protests against any action on
the part of the government which shall as
sumo the head OF navigation of that river at
the place and ID any sense which shall hereaf-
ter prevent the Improvement of this water way
In the senate resolution was offered by Mr..
Van Wyck, and, after verbal amendment by
Mr.. Garland agreed to, as follows: Resolved
That the SECRETARY of the interior be directed to
furnish the senate copies of the correspondence
between the departments of justice and the in
terror to the present efficacy of the statute of
March 81, 1857, empowering the president to
direct marshals and employ such military force
as may be necessary to remove certain persons
and distinctions from the public domain.
In the Senate debate on the education bill,
enator George, of Nj s5issppi said he had once
- believed state had right to secede from the
Union He believed now that the right then ex-
fsted, but 1t had been lrrevocabiy lost-lost
mid the clang Of arms and the h, rrors of war.
He had once denied that the federal govern
nent was judge of its own power; vet that had
been firmly established
Those opinions, said Mr. lreorge, Il have
surrendered. however unwillingiy l will not
Iced on the dry husks and emasculated remains
If constitutional theories which, however res
= 5ectable they may have been, now no longer
control or influence the government or destin-
les of this great nation. We live in the present
We are actors in the present. We must meet
the demands of the present The world moves,
and we must move with it / will not pass my
life in dreamy CONCENTRATIONS of the beauties
and excellence of absolute theories, now mere
distractions, and in picturing the benefits and
glories which might have come from their OBJ
servances. 1t is enough to know that they are
no longer potent for the good or evil of this
Union, and while may shed tear over their
tomb, will not spend my life in mnistering at
affairs which have been erected to them"
The case of Minister Sargent was brought
into the house by Congressman Finerty, who
introduced resolution extending the thanks
of congress and the public to Minister Sargent
! for the able manner in which he has represent
ed the interests of the American people at
Berlin, and expressing regret at his retire
ment This Is very unusual act, but con-
gress will pass the resolution, and
there will be debate upon it that will warm
the ears of Secretary Frelinghuysen The res
olutlon was referred to the committee on for
eign affairs, hut before it is acted upon congress
will undoubtedly call upon the secretary of
state for the correspondence between Sargent
and himself relative to the transfer to St Pc
tersburg.
The President of the Senate has laid before
the senate communication from the attorney
general stating that there had been neither
neglect nor refusal to furnish information con-
corning the star route attorneys but his force
was too small to supply promptly yoluminous
papers called for by the senate. He repeats
his former request for an increase of clerical
force A bill was reported favorably provid-
ing for the erection of public buildings at
Portland Or.
Senator Miller(N. " reported favorabIy the
bill to provide for the establishment of forest
reservation at the headwaters of the Missouri
river, and at the headwaters of Clark's Fork of
the Columbia river.
| Early in the session an effort was made by
Mr. Beach of New York, chairman of the COM
mittee on public health, to have the house
der an investigation by his committee of the
subject of adulterated food The resolution
was attack upon the oleomargarine facto-
&ries in New York, and was vigorously opposed
by s. S. Cox.
Mr.. Cox thought the investigation was entire
~ outside the province of congress, and that it
vas just as proper to investigate and find out
Just how much sand there was in the sugar we
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