The Mineral argus., 1884-12-18
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

nv was instructed to inform the mousse that the
senate was ready to proceed to bus
were appointed a committee to inform the
president that the senate was ready to receive
any communication no might be pleased 70
make. The secretary read the credentials OF
William p. Sheffield, appointed to MI the va
cancy caused by the dealt. of Senator Anthony;
The Presidents message was received ana
when the reading was concluded, MI. Aldrlch'
in a few feeling remarks, made a formal an
nouncement Of the death OF Senator Ahthohy'
and the senate adjourned
House Promptly at noon the speakers
gavel called the house to order. AFTER prayer
the speaker directed the clerk to call the roll
The roll call disclosed the presence OF - mem
bers. and the clerk was directed to inform the
senate that the house was ready 20 proceed to
business. The speaker appointed Messrs. 1Sh-
dali and Cox On. " a committee 70 wait upon
the president, in conjunction with a similar
committee from the senate, and INFORM hIm
that congress was ready to receive any com
munication he might be pleased to make.
The message was referred to the committee
Of the whole on the state of the Union, ahd,
with accompanying documents, ordered printed.
SENArE-Mr. Sheffield was sworn in as SEN
ator from Rhode Island A resolution was
offered for an investigation of all leases OF
land in the Indian Territory, aud debated at
considerable length.
HoUsE-Mr. Follett of Ohio as a question Of
privilege, presented the following preamble
and resolution;
do impeach Lot Wright. United States mar
shall for the southern district of Ohio, OF hlghi
crimes and misdemeanors. l charge him Win
usurpatiOn Of power and violation OF law, IN
that he appointed a large number OF general
and special deputy marshals TO serve at seVeral
voting precincts in Cincinnati, at the election
for members of congress, on the 18th OF OctoD-
er. 1884. and armed the said deputy marshals
with pistols, and other deadly weapons, said 10
have been furnished by the war department.
Resolved. That the committee or eXpendl-
lures of the department of justice be requlred
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 ONO;
Cox of New York; Reagan Of Texas; Barksdale
of Missouri. and others on the Democratic side,
while Messrs. Kiefer and Jud Taylor, of ONO;
Hiscock of Eew York, and Reid of Maine pre-
sented the Republican view OF the case. none
Of the latter opposed the resolutions or the IN
vestigation contemplated by it The resoluuo-
was adopted.
SENArE-The resolution for an investiga-
lion of land leases in the Indian Territory was
amended SO as to include leases in Indian res
ervations and adopted. Mr.. Mcpherson intro
duced a 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 adjusts and settle the account
for arms, etc, between Montana and the Unloed
States.
Senator Mills of New York introduced a bill,
authorizing the president to place Brvt Maj.
Gen. William w. Averill on the retired list OF
the arm with the rank and pay OF ~''conhden-
tial cruisers" in the act re-establishlng 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-
petitions acting as such by authority OF
the late so-called confederate government, OF
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.
Tbe senate passed the house bill for the re-
lief of Francis B. Van Haesen. 1t authorizes
a REIMBURSEMENT by the governor of Mlnnesota
to 100 acres of land near Alexandria, and con-
fines Van Haesen's bounty warrant title to 1t
HoUsE.-A bill passed authorizing the con-
s~truction of a bridge across the st Croix rlveI
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 wen
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
brief statement that the total appropriation TO
the support of the navy for the current tsca
year was SIS, 636, 166, a reduction of $25S,2B
from the pplo priation of the previous year
The committee rose. the bill passed.
SENATE-The following bills were intro
duced and referred: By Mr.. Mitchell, grant
ing a pensionto Gen Grant; by Mr.. Gibson, TO
the erection of a 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 America
vessels is depressed and export trade In Amer
lean produce is languishing for want of
market that might be reached if the shippin
trade was in the hands of citizens of the Unite
States: therefore be il
Resolved, That the committee on finance b.
and is hereby directed to inquire whether 1t b
expedient to expend the surplus revenue of tn
United States or any portion thereof, forthe pun
pose of reviving the shipping and export trad
by allowing a rebate from tariff duties on fol
eign goods imported in ships built and owne
in the United States, and by also allowing
premium on American-grown products an
articles of American manufacture exportedl
American vessels, and report by bill or othel
wise.
} resolution at an early day.
Mr.. Hill offered a resolution declarin
against the suspension of the coinage of sllv'
5 dollars or the issue OF SlIVer cefl1uCdtSs. ~
journed till Monday.
, HoUsE-Following is the text of Repre-
sentative Morrison's bill, introduced: "Be
enacted, that the secretary Of the treasury /
and is hereby authorized and directed to al
ply the surplus revenues, at any tim
In the treasury in excess of 500, 10000
t not otherwise appropriated to the redemtio
of United States bonds; and when any of sal
bonds are r~edeemable at the pleasure of Il
4 government, 1t shall not be lawful to app
- Ill vr--1rra ~ tho nnrahaan 4
' bonds at premium"
D The interstate commerce bill was discusse