River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

In the senate Monday Mr.. ingalls, called at
tention to language personally offensive to
himself. which he said Mr. Brown of Georgia
had interpolated into a speech of his after it
had been delivered on the floor of the senate
Mr.. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
language, saying:
/ want to call attention to the fact that by
such pra etice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits forgery and fraud upon the pub
lie records.
This remark produced a great sensation
in the senate chamber Vice President
Edrnunds called Mr.. Ingalls, to order
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order, but Mr.. In
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
a motion that the language to which he had re-
ferred be stricken from the record. Mr. Cor
man objected to the motion, but after while
Brown calming himself arose and said that
the motion being objected to- he would not re-
ply then, i do not intend that this shall
go unchallenged, he added, but
viii reply to the accusations.
The question Of investigating the recent bank
failures in New York was discussed without ac-
ton. The senate insisted on lts three amend
ments to the postO1ice bill to which tho house
continued 10 disagree The Utah bill was de
batej and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
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On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
orably- discharged Union soldierOr sailor Of the
late war and against the prosecution Of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. Inc
election committee reported in favor OF the
contestant in the Campbell Morey case, OHIO.
On a test vote the house decided<-15G to o.
to 20 on with tbs appropriation bills with
a view to effeCtlng an early adjournment, ana
the deficiency bill was taken up.
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
OF the chamber Of commerce of St Paul, re-
frrraf ion
of a lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr. Wash
burn introduced in the house bill pro-
viding for holding term of tho United States
circuit court once every year IN Minneapolis,
MINI. The bill was introduced in accordance
with memorial Of the attorneys of Minneap-
oils who practice before the court which was
presented by Dir. Washburn to the house
In the house Mr.. Slocum presented confer
ence report on the Fitz John Porter bill. The
effect is to strike out of the bill the words ''to-
gether with all rights, titles and privileges,
and to insert the words - provided that said
Fitz John Porser shall receive no compensation
or allowance whatsoever prior to his appoint
ment under his act, instead If the following
words in thH bill: ''But this act shall not be
construed as authorizing pay, compensation or
allowance pror to his appointment under it !"
The conference report was agreed tO-l5S to
Mr.. Cook introduced in the house bill
changing the place of holding the courts in
the Northern district of Iowa and Fort Dodge
to AlgOna.
In the deficiency bill which passed the house
is an item To pay ex-Indian Agent Hooper of
Browns Valley, Mimi, the balance due him as
salary and clerk hire, aud other expenses
amounting in the aggregate to $500 or $500.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the Brown Ingalls,
controversy was resumed Senator Brown
called the attention OF the senate to the insult
ing and Opprobri6us language used by the SEN
ator from Kansas 1ngalls) toward a member of
the senate who could not repel such insults
without violating the rules which all senators
were in honor bound to obey. He did not wish
to glaze over the matter. The charge of the
senator from Kansas was that of classifying the
record and committing forgery upon the re-
cords of the senate. This language was deliber-
ately planned to insult, and uttered not
only in violation of the the rules of the
senate but in defiance Of the authority
Of the presiding officer Ingalls, replied,
and took supposltlous senator from Alaska
for a target and described old Brown as the
''Sniveling Pecksniff of Politics." referring to
his habit of rubbing his hands as if washing
them in invisible water with lmpercephble
soap. There was good deal of suppressed
excitement during Ingalls, remarks, particular
~ when he notified the senator from Georgia
that he meant every word he said and that the
senator was at liberty to take it in any sense no
chose.
The house on the 10Th passed bill to pro-
hibit the importation and migration of foreign
ers and others under contract to perform labor
In the United States or territories and the dis
trict of Columbia. Mr. Foran, who was chair
man of the subcommittee who had charge of
the bill, made long speech in favor of
the measure. The bill provides that
it shall be unlawful for any person or cor
10 perform labor or service of any kind IN the
United States, or to prepay transportation, or
assist in the importation off0reigners or aliens
into this country; that such contracts, If made,
shall be void and of no effect For any viola
ton OF these provisions q fine of 81, 600 is i'm
posed The master of any vessel who shall
bring into this country any foreigner or alien
with whom an agreement as indicated has pre-
viously been made, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdomeanor and fined not less than $500, or
Imprisonment for a term not exceeding six
months.
IL the senate, on Thursday, the 10Th, Mr..
Ingalls, submitted modification of the arrears
of pension provision, the mobilization proyid-
ing that far as arrearages are concerned
there shall be no discrimination between the
rate allowed to private soldier and an officer.
After some preliminary discussion as to the
probable addition to the annual cost of the
pension list by the adoption and amendments
proposed to the bill, Mr.. Beck said the commits
sioner of pensions had estimated the amount
at about S2l6, 900, 900. 1t seemed TO be lacking
on about S246, 100000 to bill that originally
called for S5,000,0OO. He presumed the inten-
ton in making this addition was to kill
the bill Novote was taken
In executive session the senate confirmed
Patrick Il. Sinnott, Oregon, agent of Indians at
Grand Rande agency; Theodore F. Wlllsley,
California agent of Indians at Round Valley
agency; Gala. H. W. ROthert Iowa, register of
the land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming
The congressional business of Friday was
yerv light The senate discussed the Mexican
pension bill In the house the following bills
were passed. Reducing from 30 and p to 10
cents clearance fees levied upon vessels en-
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authorizing the construction OF bridges across
the river at St Paul Several amendments were
adopted which necessitate the return of the bill
to the senate. FORGETTING the unearned land
grant to the Sioux City 4 st Paul railroad.
Mr. Cook, committee on elections, reported
a resolution declaring J. r. Chalmers elected
t. congress from the Second Mississippi dis
trlct Laid over. The house resumed consid-
Grafton of the Campbell Morey contested cleo
ton case The majority resolution seating
Campbell was agreed to, and that gentleman
appeared at tho bar of the house and took the
oath of Office.