The Dickinson press., 1884-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
The trade dollar bill finally passed the House
N Monday the s1st It provides that
Until Jan. !, 1885, trade dollars shall be no
ceived ct their face value by the United States, |
but shall not be again paid out or issued, and |
that the laws authorizing their coinage and is
surance are hereby repealed.
The house committee on the judiciary repor-
ted favorably the bill to authorize the service
Of civil and criminal process issued by terrific
rial courts within the military and Indian res
Srvaton, and the Yellowstone bark. It pro-
vides that
The provisions of the law now in force ro-
lating to territorial courts shall be constituted
30 as to authorize the execution and service of
any process on q criminal issued by any such
courts, by the officer or person to whom the
same may be addressed, within any militaryo or
Indian reservation, or within the Yellowstone
park; provided that such reservation or park
IL situated within the exterior of the district
over which said court has jurisdiction.
The bill reported to tho house to amend the
naturalization laws provides that
The child or grandchildof any alien who en-
listed in the army or navy of the United States,
and died in the service or was honorably dis
charged, shall be admitted to become q citizen
of the United States on proof thath he was under
twenty-0ne years of ageatthe time of the death
or discharge of his ancestor, and resided in the
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ton.
The special house committee appointedt to in
vestigate the charges against e H. v. Boyn-
ton, made by ex-Speaker Keifer, submitted the
following: Resolved, That the charges against
ID. v. Boynton are not sustained by evidence,
and there is no ground for further action by
the house. The report is very severe on ex.
Speaker Refer, and is unanimous.
In the Senate, Senator Morgan presented a
memorial from William Webster, an American
rifizon rrauinU tho Qi1 of cOnuvoaS IN oaooro
him in the right of ownership of 2OO,0 900 acres
of land in New Zealand, which he claims he
bought from native chiefs before the British
government had any rights of possession in
that country, but his rigEss to which has not
been respected.
! In the Senate on Monday the chairiannounced
that Gen. Grant, with q friend, was at the
capitol; that the general had q right to admis-
sion to the floor of the senate, and if there
were no objection, the courtesy of admission
also. There was no objection. The friend was
Gen. Badeau.
Aresoluion was offered in the senate by Mr..
Call and was referred to the committee on for
eign relations requesting the president to make
negotiations with the government of Spain for
oeference to an umpire to decide whether the
treaty of 1918 had been fully carried into effect
BY the United States, and whether the United
States government is bound in good faith to
pay the full amounts awarded by the judicial
tribunal to whom the same was referred, for
losses substantially off sers of the United States
acting under orders, in 1918 and 1910. The
senate passed the bill to increase the efficiency
rilrs bill for the improvement of coinage.
In the House Mr.. Dorsheimer presented q
memorial from bondholders of tho Northern
Pacific railroad company, praying. to be heard
bill declaring the forfeiture of the land grant
ed, and asking congress to protect their inter-
ests. Referred. The house wenti nto commit
tee of the whole, with Mr.. Wellborn in the
chair, on the Indian appropriation bill:
The House spent several days, without a
note, on the Indian appropriation bill. The
bill appropriates for the Chippewas, Pillagers
and Lake Winnebagoshish bands, in the aggre-
gate, $48SO2. 1t appropriates in all for the
Sioux of different tribes, including Santee Sioux
preparation Of $1,225,OO for the subsistence Of
the Sioux for purposes of their civilization, as
per agreement ratified by act of congress Feb.
2Sth, 1877; also, $4,000 for the support, %civiliz-
alton and education of the Minnewaukon band Of
Sioux in Minnesota. The bill also makes the
following appropriations for the same purpose.
For the Chippewas of Red Lake and Pembina
tribe of Chippewas, $12, 600; and for support of
Chippewas on White Earth reservation, of this
amount or 80 much thereof as may be necessary
to be expended under the direction of the secre-
tary of the interior in the care and support of
the Otter Tail, Pillager, Pembina and Mississip-
pi Chippewa Indians on the White Earth reser-
walton in Minnesota to assist them in their
agricultural operations, $4,000.
The episode of Gen. Grants reception by the
house on the I'd inst. is commented upon in
public as one of the most remarkable events
ever occurring in Washington. 1t seems that
pending discussion upon the Indian appropri-
alton bill Gen. Grant accompanied by Gen.
about O'Clock. Not being entitled to the priv
ilege Of the floor, Gen. Beale went into the gal
lery, while Grant passedin quietly and took his
seat on q sofa in the rear of the demo cratic
side without his presence being dis
clustered around him, along with them Mr..
Randall, who INTRODUCED them, while Mr.. Dor
sheimer sat beside him chatting IL asantly.
The Republicans being engaged in he ated de-
bato over Throckmorton's amendment to abol-
ish Indian agents and appoint army officers in
lieu, did not notice the disorder Immediately,
but ascertaining its cause, rushed over in a
crowd to welcome tho general. Approaching
the situation, and with that rare tact for which
Mr.. Randall is famous, he returned to his seat,
being recognized by the chairman announced the
presence Of Gen. Grant in o few appropriate
remarks and move that the committee rise in
order to allow the house to appropriately re-
ceive the man to whom the American people
needed no introduction. This created q furore,
and the motion being carried vociferously,
Speaker Carlisle resumed the chair. Mr.. Ran
dali then moved a recess of fifteen minutes,
which was unanimously carried, and Gen.
Grant, hobbling on crutches, was es-
y corted to The space in front of tho speakers
desk, where the members were Individually
presented by Speaker Carlisle. Among those
who heartily greeted the e1-general and ex-
president were several mained ex- confederates,
among them Gen. Cakes, of Alab anna, who lost
his right arm in the front at Ric hmond. Gen
Cakes tapped his empty right 81 eeve signif-
cantly, as he presented his left hand, which
Gen. Grant took in both of his and warmly
pressed. The scene was drama tic iI
the extreme, and, although Gen.
Grant bore up bravely under the ordeal and
maintained the appearance of unruff1ed calm
ness, il. wal easily seen that he suppressed his
emotion with great effort. TIL ovation was
spontaneous, free from party feeling or past
occurrences and victor and %vanquished vice
with each other in the depth of their greeting
After this outburst of appreciation of Gen
Grants services, the transaction of further
business became impossible, and the house ad-
iourned without action on Throckmorton's
proposition.
The House devoted several days to the In
dian appropriation bill in committee of til
whole. The committee adopted the clause max
e an appropriation of $40, 600 for the support
civilization aud education of the Medewaukan
ton band of Sioux Indians in Minnesota. Thu
clause was inserted in the bill at the request O
MI. Strait, who went before the committee OF
appropriation for the purpose. These Indians