The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The house Tuesday considered bills coming
from the committed On Indian affairs. Most Of
the session was devoted to Mr. Nelson's bill
I'd open the Red Lake Indian reservation id
Minnesota. Mr.. Nelson made very clear and
comprehensive explanation Of his bin. He
said he thought there was some misapprehen-
sion in regard to it. 1t had been charged that
the bill was in the interest of pine land
rings, and gotten up to defraud the
Indians. He effectually answered this charge
by showing that this bill has been SO carefully
drawn as to prevent any fraud upon the Indians
whatever, and that it was against the interest
of pine land speculation Its doubtful wheth-
Nelson says he will avail himself of the first
opportunity to call it up again
In considering the river and harbor bill in
the house on Tuesday, the following items of
interest to the northwest were agreed to: o.
Improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wis, $4,000;
Green Bay, Wis, $4,000; K6nosha, Wis, s.
600; Kewaunee, Wis, $4,000; Manitowoc,
Wis, sl5, 600; Monominee Wis, $4,000; Mil
waukee bay Wis; vs., 600; oconto, Wis, .$l5,-
COO; Stockholm I YAK PEI pepin, Wis. 200;
$1,000; Superior Bay and entrance, Wis, $45,-
600; Sheb6ygan, Wis, $2S, 600: Sturgeon Bay
canal, Wis, $4,000; Two Rivers, Wis, S. 0O0;
Ice harbor, Dubuque, Iowa, $4,000; Duluth,
$45, 600
The house has passed resolution reported by
the committee on ways and means, for an ad-
journment on the 30th of June, but it is not
probable that thesnecessary business can be
completed by that date. The appropriation
bills are very far behind, and could not be
completed, even if the house should hold ses-
sion night and day. OF the thirteen regular
appropriation bills only two have become
laws.
The senate Wednesday went into secret leg
islative session on the item in the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill appropriating
tendant upon the execution of the neutrality
act, The bill passed
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction of the Hennepin canal
The following nominations were made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick B. Sinnol of Oregon, agent of the In
dams at Grand Ronde agency, Oregon. Regis
ters of land offices A. w, Rothert of Coma.
Cheyenne, Wyo.; o. P Chisholm, Illinois,
Bohemian, Mont
Much to the discontinue of the friends of
the Hennepin canal SCHEME the appropriation
for it was stricken out of the river and harbor
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates of Ala
bama made the motion to strike out, which was
carried by a vote of 146 to 1O2 The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly of
Western and Northwestern members. The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along the Mississippi river
south of St Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it. The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hennepin canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead of Randall, general
ly voted for the motion to strike out
The river and harbor bill passed the house
by vote Of 156 to 107.
In the, senate, Thursday, the 18th, final
vote on the consular and diplomatic appropii-
alton bill, and the bill passed-yeas, So; nays,
Vance and Van Wyck. The bill as passed
Is almost precisely as reported from the sen
ate committee on appropriations, making an
addition of $500, 600 to the bill as reported from
the house.
On Friday Mr. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take up the bill to require the pay
ment in cash to the State of Georgia Of $25-
555, appropriate for that state by an act passed
in March, 1878, to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
TIT. Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment to in
clude $35, 600 for Oregon and $40, DOG for Cali
fornia to refund moneys expended to those
states IN the suppression of the Modoc hostilit-
les After long discussion, Mr.. Ingalls, moved
to recommit the bill to the committee on claim
Adjourned to Monday the 10th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill A protracted dis
ct1ssion arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
carriers and the incidental expenses of free
delivery systems, to ST. 900 900, SIS 900 of which
is to be used in the discretion of the post,
of the free delivery system in cities
where it is not now established.
There were very strong speeches on both sides
of the house in favor of the increase, and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by decided majority The conference COM
81, $50, 600 for inland mail transportation
This clause provides that
If any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
postoffice department upon the fastest :, trains N
run upon the road the company shall have its
pay reduced 50 per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all that part of the bill
reducing the compensation of all nOnsubsldlZed
railroads for the transportation of mail 5 per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
to so percentum of the compensation authorz-
ed to be paid to other companies The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference conf
mittee
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign re-
latons, providing for an international copy
right and patent system, and which has already
been ratified and promulgated by twenty-four
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after brief dis
cusson rejected.
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 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 ctice as this the senator from Georgia
commits forgery and fraud upon the pub
lie records
This remark produced great sensation
in the senate chamber Vice President
Irvayrv ,6o COLL I Nv TprroV lie fn p<Vow
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order, but Mr.. In
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
q 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. 81 do not intend that this shall
go unchallenged," he added, ''but
will reply to the - accusations accuse ion
failures in New York was discussed without &C
ton. The senate insisted on It's three amend
ments to the postoffice bill to which tho house
continued to disagree. The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
a to AZ
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting 100 acres of land to every hon
orably discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
late war and against the prosecution of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant i'll the Campbell Morey case, OHIO.
On a test vote, the house decided-156 to So
to go on with the appropriation bills with
view to effecting an early adjournment, and
the deficiency bill was taken up.
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber of commerce of st Paul, re-
questing an appropriation for the construction
of lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. Wash
viding for holding term of the United States
circuit court once every year IN Minneapolis,
Mimi The bill was introduced in accordance
with memorial of the attorneys of Minneap-