The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-03
CONVERSATIONAL 1lAffERs.

Senator Dawes, from the committee on In
d'an Affairs, has reported favorably the bill to
accept and ratify certain agreements made
with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the RIGHT
OF way TO the Dakota Central railway company
through the Sioux reservation in Dakota: and
saso tne 6l to accept and ratify certain agree
right OF way to the Chicago Milwaukee 4 St
Paul railway company through the Sioux reser-
vatlon: These two bills have already been re-
ported favorably by the house committee ON
The senate has confirmed the following NOM
R hanons; Consuls: Willis F. Baker, illinois,
rosario. Argentine Republic; Firth Charles
worth, belolt, kans., Funcbal; Julius Stapel,
consul general, Shanghai; Archer Russell Pfatt
consul, Chefoo, China; Brewster Cameron
n 1eiolt, Mans, receiver Of public moneys at
tucson, Ariz Jacob B. Blair, Wyoming, asso-
Case Broderick, Kansas, associate Justice Of
the supreme court of Idaho Postmasters:
George A. Selsby, Mitchell, Oak: John "
Hart, Traer, Iowa; W. J. Brown, Emmetsburg,
Iowa. o.
:. Senator Plumb, from the committee on pub
t hG lands Of the senate, reported adversely the
bill introduced by Senator Cameron to restore
TO market and sale certain lands of the United
States in Minnesota, and to authorize their sale
subject to the right of fowage. They are the
lands withdrawn from sale by the proclaim
atoms OF the United States issued MARCH, 9, 1880,
OF war having represented that they would
be subject to tlowage and re-
quirod for use in the construction and
maintenance of dams and other works proposed
to be erected for the improvement of the navi-
cation OF the mississippi river and certain of
It's tributaries. These lands are regarded as
valuable for their timber and for agricultural
purposes The views Of the committee win be
embodied IN report to be made to the senate
hereafter.
Mr.. Strait presented to the house the resolu-
tons of the board of trade of Minneapolis.
favoring the repeal Of the act requiring the
coinage Of two million silver dollars each
month: The resolutions were referred to the
committee OF coinage, weights and measures.
Mr. Nelson introduced in the house bill to
authorize the corporate authorities of Duluth,
MIMI, to construct and maintain q railroad
and common draw bridge across the canal
leading to the harbor OF Duluth; also bill to
authorize Improvement of the water power in
the Mississippi river at Little Falls, Mimi
Mr.. Wakefield has introduced in the house q
bill for tho relief of Benjamin Franklin, and
granting a pension to Samuel Cook.
:. In Senate. MI: Harrison moved to make the
bill for the admission OF South Dakota and the
organization of North Dakota into the Territory
OF Lincoln special order for Thursday, April
g. Lost-335 to q (not the necessary wo-thirda
in the affirmative)
Senator Cameron, from the committee on In
aian AFFAIRS reported fayorably the bill pro-
the La Pointe band of Chippewa Indians in Wis
consin. The bill provides that
The president of the United States may as
sign to each head of family, or single person
over twenty-one years of age, belonging to that
sub division of tho Chippewas, of which Buff
falO was chief, eighty acres within the lands re-
served as addition to the Red Cliff indian reser-
walton; provided that such person has not re-
cclved land under the provision of any article
of the treaty.
A bill has passed the senate increasing the
compensation of United States district judges
from So, 800 to $1,000 year, but prohibits
these officers from filling places under them
with their relatives. During the debate on the
anti-nepotism clause, Senator Ingalls, gave
some of his colleagues severe rap When he
declared that it was highly improper and in
their relatives to Office. Some senators have
all of the available :,en,l>-- IF their families
on the government rolls
The President sent to tho Senate on Tuesday
the following nominations: David J. Brewer,
Kansas. United States circuit judge of the
Eight judicial circuit; Julius c. Burrows,
Michigan, solicitor of the treasury; Col. David
c. Stanley, Twenty infantry, briSadier
general: Chauncey B. Sabin, district judge of
the Eastern district of Texas; Asa E. Stratton,
Jr:, attorney of the United States, Wyoming;
William A. saylor, collector Of customs, district
of Paso del Norte; James o. Luby, collector of
customs, district of ADaZo de Santiago, Texas.
A joint resolution giving thu Mississippi riv-
or flood sufferers $l25, 600 of the unexpendcd
balance of the appropriation for the victims of
the Ohio flood was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations ware sent to the
senate: Aaron A Sergeant, envoy ext raordin-
Try and minister plenipoteatiary to & ernlany,
potentiary to Russia, ice William II. Hunt de-
ceased; Robert T. Clayton, Georgia, consul to
tho United States, Para.
The Senate in executive session m ade the
following combinations: Aaron A. Sar gent,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oton-
governor of Idaho; Summer Howard, Michigan,
chief justice of the supreme court of Arizona;
William A. Saylor, Texas, collector of Gus toms
district Of Ell Paso del Norte, Texas nd New
Mexico; Elliot s N: Morgan Ghesyean G, sec
r fstary Of ed, wyon'ins; Lieut. Col Thomas s.
Gse COLO COL OF ' JONI s'p' onSf Psrks
colonel of the corps of engineers, Sixth regi-
ment cavalry, Second Lieut. Robert D. Read
Jr, to be frat lieutenant Reconsideration.
ry s French, Northfield, Mipn.; John W.
The senate passed the bill allottins lands in
severalty to the Indians On va rious eservations
and extended the protection Of state nd terri.
torial laws ovor Indians
A bill passed tho senate paying ten claims
Tor depredations committed by Ute Indians
among tho claimants being Mrs. Meeker and
her daughter, the latter now deceased
The whisky bond bill was overwhelmingly lc.
feated in the house by vote of 81 to 1856. The
vote was surprise to every one. That the bill
would be defeated was forcgone conclusion.
but no one imagined that the adverse majority
would be hundred or more. Fully halt 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
were 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
due to the fact that in most of the Southern
The $40, 900 of tax on the bonded whiskey has
got to be paid Some of it has already matured,
and it is estimated that $2O, OOO, 900 more will
become due between now and the LIST of June
The large lobby here are very despondcnt over
their defeat, and are predicting financial disas-
ter to many dealers and embarrassment to banks
which have lost money Oh immense stores of
whisky. Whether their fears will be realized
remains to be seen. It is in fact that largo
number of national banks were among the most
persistent in urging the passage of the bill.
The joint resolution proposing amendmen
to the constitution to extend the right of suf-
frago to women reported favorably to the SEN
ate from the committee on woman suffrage by
Senator Palmer, provides that the 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:
Section l. 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 2: Congress shall have power to appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions of
this article
Mr.. 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 al
the place and IN any sense which shall hereaf-
ter prevent the improvement of this water way.
In the senate resolutlon'was offered by Mr.
Van Wyck and, after u verbal amendment by
Mr.. Garland, agreed to, as follows: Resolved,
That the SECRETARY of the interior BIO directed to