The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-12-11
fkocEl;E'DiIes II CONGRESS-:

friends Precisely at.noon the president of th
senate called the body to order and prayer wa
offered. On motion Of; Mr., Logan the secreta
~ was instructed 10 inform the house that til
;nass MAS Mas ready to proceed to bus
were appointed committee to inform tn
presldent that the senate was ready to recev
any communication he might be pleased Il
make. The secretary read tho credentials o
William P. Sheffield, appointed to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator Anthony
The Presidents message was received and
when the reading was concluded, Mr.. Aldrich
In few feeling remarks, made formal an
nouncement of the death of Senator Anthony
and the senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Promptly at noon the speaker
gavel called the houss to order. After prayer
the speaker directed the clerk to call the roll
The roll call disclosed the presence Of 332 mem
bers, and the clerk was directed to inform tn,
senate that the house was ready to proceed tt
business. The speaker appointed Messrs. Ran.
dali and Cox IN. " committee to wait upor
the president in conjunction with simlla,
committee from the senate and inform him
that congress was ready to receive any CON-
munication he might be pleased to make.
The message was referred to the committee
of tine whole on the state of the Union, and,
with accompanying documents, ordered printed.
sENArE-Mr Sheffield was sworn in as SEN
Itor from Rhode Island A resolution was
offered for an investigation of all leases Of
land in the Indian Territory, and debated at
considerable length.
HoUsE.-Mr Follett OF Ohio as question Of
privilege, presented the following preamble
do impeach Lot Wright, United States mar
shall for the southern district of Ohio, of high
crimes and misdemeanors. l charge him with
nsurpauon of power and violation of law, in
that ne appointed a large number of general
a IL yN,,tN halls f,c af,a
voting precincts In Cincinnati, at the election
for members OF congress-, on the l4th of Octob-
er, 1854, and armed the said deputy marshals
with pistols, and other deadly weapons said to
haye been furnished by the war department
Resolved, That the committee on expendi-
lures of the department of justice be required
and directed, as soon as the same can reason
able be done, to investigate such charges and
report to the house
An exciting debate followed, participated in
by Messrs Follett and Converse, of Ohio;
Cox of New York Reagan Of Texas Barksdale
OF Missouri, and others on the Democratic side,
while Hessrs Klefer and JUd Taylor. of Ohio;
Hiscoek of New York, and Reid OF Maine pre-
sented the Republican view of the case. None
OF the latter opposed the resolutions or the in
yestlgatlon contemplated by it The resolution
was adopted.
SENATE-The resolution for an investiga-
hon of land leases in the Indian TIE rritory was
ervatcns and adopted. Mr. Mcpherson intro
duced bill to suspend silver coinage Bills
passed authorizing the construction Of a rail-
way bridge across the st. Croix between Still
water and Taylor's Falls, and authorizing the
secretary of war to adjust and settle the account
for arms, ETC., between Montana and the United
States
Senator Mills of New York introduced bill.
authorizing the president 10 place Brvt Mai
Gen William ". Averil on the retired list of
the army with the rank and pay of ''confden-
ual cruisers" in the act re-establishing the
court of commissions of Alabama claims shall
be construed and held to include for all pur-
poses OF said act any and all vessels officers
and crew OF vessels of organized ex-
pedluons acting as such by authority Of
the late so-ealled confederate government or
any of its officers, by which vessels or car
goes of loyal citizens of the United States were
captured or destroyed on the high seas: and
that act be construed to include any waters
within the admiralty jurisdiction of the United
States.
The senate passed the house bill for the re-
lief of Francis B. Van Haesen- 1t authorizes
REIMBURSEMENT by the governor-of Minnesota
to 16o acres of land near Alexandria and con-
flies Van Haesen's bounty warrant tito to it
HousE.-A bill passed authorizing the con-
structlon OF bridge across the St Croix river
between Saltwater and Taylor's Falls
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, the senate amend
ments to the house bill perfecting the unearned
land of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad compa-
nv were non concurred In.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, the house went
into committee of the whole Mr. Cox of New
York IN the chair on the bill making temper
airy provision for the naval service No amend
ments were offered to the bill, and no discus
sion was had, Mr.. Randall merely making
brlef statement that the total appropriation for
the support of the navy for the current fiscal
year was Sc, 1885, l66, a reduction of s25S. PCS
from the app opriation of the previous year
The committee rose, the bill passed.
SENATE following bills we're intro
duced and referred: By Mr. Mitchell, grant
ing pension to Gen. Grant; by Mr. Gibson, for
the erection of public building at New Or
leans to cost one million dollars.
Mr.. Cameron pa submitted the following,
" hich he desired to lie over and be printed:
Whereas, The shipping trade in American
vessels Is depressed and export trade in Amer
market that might be reached if the shipping
trade was in the hands of citizens of the United
States: therefore be it
Resolved, That the committee on finance be
and is hereby directed to inquire whether-it be
expedient to expend the surplus revenue of the
United States or any portion thereof for the pur-
pose of reviving the shipping and export trade
by allowing rebate from tariff duties on for
eign goods imported in ships built and owned
in the United States, and by also allowing
premium on American grown products and
articles of American manufacture exported in
American vessels, and report by bill or other
wise.
Messrs. Ingalls, and Cameron will call up the
resolution at an early day.
Mr. Hill offered a resolution declaring
against the suspension of the coinage of silver
dollars or the issue of silver certificates. Ad-
journed till Monday.
HoUsE-Following is the text of Repre-
sentative Morrison's bill, introduced: ''Be it
enacted, that the secretary of the treasury be
and is hereby authorized and directed to ap-
ply the surplus revenues, at any time
in the treasury in excess Of 100000, 900,
not otherwise appropriated to the retention |
of United States bonds; and when any of said |
bonds are redeemable at the pleasure of the
government. 1t shall not be lawful to apply
any portion Of said surplus to the pur chase Of |
bonds at premium"
The Interstate commerce bill was discussed,
and the House adjourned to Monday -
SENATE. Mr.. Blair introduced bin to ap-
propriate $780, 900 to promote the proposed
worlds exposition to be held in Chicago next !
September by the colored people Mr. Blair
s one of the most interchangeable workers in
congress, and it would not be surprising if he |
ill securing the passage of his |
bill. The commissioners named in the bill |
% disburse the appropriation are Joseph E. |
Thomas of Illinois, Daniel Johnson of Missis- |
'ippi, Philip Josephs of Alabama, W. w Hand
1f Illinois, Joseph M. Moore of Tennessee and |
Thomas L. Fortune of New York The COM
are required to give bond in the /
sum Of 500, 600
Mr., Mitchell withdrew his bill granting a
pension to Gen. Grant, this being in accord
ance with the expressed wishes of the general
himself The bill for the Incorporation of the
Spokane Falls & Ceur d'Alene Railroad COM
pany was considered and amendments adopted.
'orbidding the company's consolidation with
other railroad companies or to build branches
The letter from Gen. Grant, read in the SEN
ate, declining, under any circumstances. to ac-
,ept a pension from the United States, is COM
nepded by all his friends. The latter, as well
q the general himself feel that he is Justly en-
tiled to be placed on the retired list with the
'ank of general, which he bore at the time he
,,esigned his commission to accept the presi-
lency.
HousE-Two more bills were presented in
citation to the currency. One, by Mr.. Warner,
provides that whenever the national bank cur
ency falls below s3o, 3oo, 900, United States
totes shall be issued in sufficient amount to-
nalnsain it's volume of paper currency, in +
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