The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-02-28
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At tho eomms ncement Of tlh4 weeks business
n congress- q Bill was placed gefors the senate,
before fused BY Nj. lillian, to provide
for The. erection 81 q public Funding at Winona
Itap priates for this Spurp 800 1000 and
| aao cog, or 90 much thereof "a Necessary, for
the purchase Of % Bite s
The resolutions Of the ST. PAIL climber 81
commerce and Minneapolis board 81 trade; op.s
posing the feitare pf Northern 1aeia ID land:
grants were presented BY MI. Mon lillian, Bills.
were introduced admit tihg Dakota do y state
and providing for carrying on river and shar-
Dor Improvements Bys contract Bills passed
authorizing the! sale Of timber on.c certain lands
reserved for the Menorno nee Indians in Wis.,
3consin, and yiding agriculture lands for
the Southern Utes IN lieu Of lands hitherto pros
vided. The debate Oh national bank ciroula-
;laion was resume II I'll :i -
lillian II. Dickson was confirmed as United
States attorney for Utah 81 II
Nominal Emanuel J. Swanstrom, Mime
sofa, receiver Of public moneys at SDnluth;5
moneys 1t Helena William K Wheaton, Il Cali
forniai register Of the land Office San Francis
co. 81. it
II Several resolutions were presented ii the
house by Mr., Washburn Of Minnesota, from the
chamber Of commerce Of st Pau, Il requesting
the Minnesota senator's and. Representatives to
endeayor to secure the ratf icaton Of the treaty
with the Sioux Indians for pening the Sioux
reservation for Element and against revolving
or impaiiing the grant OF lands to the Northern.
Pacific ailrnAd cOmnanv sssa &
Mr.. Nelson introdu ced bills for the relief Of
Charles p. Molen and Anna w. Osborne
A bill was introd uced by Mr.. Z Washburn to-
day for the relief Ct citizens engaged in the
sofa m1 863s He also intro dIced d bill grant
ing D. pension to Hiram Ranney.3 III sts
Bills and resolutions were introduced amends
ing the sinking fund act; reg ulating the tariff
sr9ads adsd By s
lands granted tho Northern Pacific q; calling on
the secretary Of the interior for hi formation Us
to when the line Of the Northern Pacific was
finally located, and Their the company
claims land on which homestead or pre!emp-
grant prior.to defining the location of the road I;
appropriating $500, 900 for the relief Sof lover
mississippi Hood sufferers and to distribute
seeds among them Bills passed relieving
= nd making the. rate Of postage on second class
mail matter when sentby persons other than
publishers or newspape agents The Republic
cana shlbustered on O. motion to suspend the
rules and adopt q resolution fixing a day for,
the consid Of the bill pensioning Veterans
voted down. "A call Of the house was ordered.
After the reporting Of bills from various
committees, tho financial debate was resumed,
and continued until :ad journnent \
In executive sessions, John Cobnln Of Indi-
ana was confirmed as ociate justc sof tho
supreme court Of Montana Is Il
Nominat Hons Max Weber, New York CONSUL
at Nantes; H. B. Triste, District or Columbia,
consul at Mozambique g L,
There WAS no session Of the house Tuesday.
The Legislative session OF tho previous day did \
not ad journ until nearly morning, and ythe
members were too much exhausted for another
session. The scenes and incid Tents Of the past
night were too much for them, and members
repaired to their reside for tho rest Of tho
day, No committee meetings were held. The
so5ne Of night took place about two Q, clock,
| Hiacock, Heed, Morrison and Tucker taking tho I
principal parts; and utter o public exhibition
Morrison and Hiscoclt both apo1o gized for Nm
kind personalities used IN the heat of debate M
4 Inc following resolution was agreed stosin
Resolved, That the secretary of the interior
inform the senate when and how many acrea
Of Indemnity lands we're certified or patented 4
TO railroad corporation in Iowa, to whom
whether any such roads :nre now claiming more
E on motion Of Mr Allison, the senate i passed
the bill fixing tho time for holding terms Of cir
cult court and district courts Of the United
time for terms as follows: all Dubuque firsty.
Tuesday in April and third Tuesday in NoYem1 q:
bdr Of each year; Fort Dodge third Tuesday in \
january and june; Sioux City second Tuesday
III May and: first Tuesday In October Mr. Sew
elrs bill ropriating 5000 600 per annunn for
"a joint reso1uti onS appropr iating $3.50 900, TO
be expended for educating Indians was adopt
ed in the house. ss.iH
In the senate bill reported BY Mr. Mcmillan,
giving the secretary OF war authority to compel
the alteration Of railroad or other bridges scan
ming nnvigab1e waters Of the United States. s.
which may be obstru ctions, to; nayigat 4
s bill WAS ntrod uced to enlarge and strength
En- ne sny isSse ryer
uting United States officers or employ passed.
iAioint resolution was adopted iappropriating
10000 for tho contingent fund Of the senate to I
defray expenses incurred in inYestig legations. *
Ihs nssonal bank bill was again debated Adj
During the session the peaker laid before,
the house the following message from thepres-
stdeft: To the House of Representa tivesI
wa, emit herewith the yeportsot the secretary
OF I ate Of the 2ls inst hereby yonr honor
United States may become appsissdpf ths gen s
,erous contribution Made by her Britainic mai
esty's government towards efforts for the re- s
lief OF Lieut. Greedy, Arctic exp oring party.
2 ~ presenting e. the, United States tho Arctic
When the reading Of the message was finished. y
Mr. Randall called for the reading Of the report
IN fall. 81 Tho offer was 30 generouB coming
from friendly power, u. ought to DO treated
With respect The report q The secretary Of +
state was read and several tines applandeas
the commnnio alton be spread upon ihe journal
Of the house He further asked that the com
mupicaton be- referred to the committee on
foreign Affairs with Tho Obj ect of having Anore
formal and appropriate rscogn ton ot The act
y II iH sx SSsiaaa ih Ppaahse
q ME- Randall then put his request in the form +
of q motion, and lwas. greed To, Massrs:
nerty and Robinson N a alone voting intile
Hnerty declared thas ths United states should !
pasbe Put to sllame ty the aeceptance Of any
aTe too great j nation, Re said 10 /,
humble ourselves snf far as to- recaiye assistance
Of that sort IT we have no ships of our own
We have money enough sto bny them, and the
men. The members OF congress- who vote Tor
ercepttng the offer will sign their political Il
death warrants, and the party that fayosS IL I;
Will insult the lriaha American votsrs who viii
resent ct the next slecdona .S:St
S as COMMITTEES on aifaira VIII report
comes up e The house for action Finerty viii
The military appropriation ana post ronto
bile passed the house.
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