The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

vlyVllES NUN AL; llVUhED!llM gN.s
The house passed Monday the alsS, a very
important bill to regulate the granting of PEN
sions. twas the bill Of Mr.. Al. Warner, re.
mont of;pensions, bounty and back pay and is
as follows: NJ a. M 81.
Every person specified in the several classos
enumerated in the pension laws of the United
States, who served IN the field in the military
or naval service in any war in which the United
States has been engaged for aperiod of three
months Or more, and has an honorable dis 4
charge, and is not receiving q pension, or 4
greater pension than that provided for herein,
Who y reason Gf TSGan injury
leve Originated in said service in the i
line Of duty and 4 is not the n result A
Of his own misc conduct or bad habits, or other
known cause occurring since such service, and !
ing his subsistence BY manuel labor, ahall up
4 on making the proof Of facts under such regu-{
y lations Us may be described by the proper au-
thority, not Inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be placed upon the bill Of pension
ers of the Unified States and be entitled to re-
disability at . rate proportionate to tho
degree thereof, the true physical q con-
dition to be ascertained and certified
{ Us provided by law upon examination by
u COlupeCouG. UOhTu OI surgeons Culy EAppOluL-
ed; such pensions to commence Of the date Of
filing the application therefor; that in all np-
plicatons under the general pension laws IN.
oluded in this act, where it appears by the rec
ord Of evidence that the applicant was regular
ly enlisted and mustered into service and
served for three months or more, that fact
shall be sufficient prima facie evidence that he.
was then in good health and free from disease
Of cause Of disability for which he claims PEN
sion. 4 SSsi u 81 s a. s2 $E Il n
substantially tic same form as il Was intro
duced. It constitutes tho eyeral district courts
of tho United States and the supreme court Of
the District Of Columbia courts Of bankruptcy,
with. complete jurisdi lotion Appeals on qlies-
tho decisions Of which shall not y be
reviewed ! by &! the supreme II court ex-
cept npon a certificate of disagreement be-
tween two circuit judges. Commissioners Of
bankruptcy are to be appointed by the circuit
Of members Of congress to which the state is
& entitled. A supervisor in bankruptcy shall also
: DO appointed in each judicial circuit, who
shall give personal attention to all pro
Sceedings within his jurisdiction. 5 "a f#
5 In the house Mr.. Mutchler, committee on civil
service reform, moved to suspend the rules and,
y pass the bill repeating the sections of the re-
vised statutes restricting the termBof certain
officers to fonr years. ] He said the simple pnr-
pose of the bill was to .epeal tho act of 1920,
the term Of certain presid ental app ointees to
I four years. Tho consequence Of those laws was
that every four years the Il. senate.
and president were apt to come in conflict re-
garding officers whose terms had expired, and,
when there was a contest officers renamed
vacant till it was ended The measure in no
way affected the right Of the president to re-
1, move officials. The motion wasl lost yeas, 90 !;
\ nays, LAG. This was by no means a party vote,
and the announcement Of the result WIS re-
.cnva6 with lanphtar both Sidaa tl
On Thursday, the 18th, in the senate, on mos
the bill TO accept and ratify certain agreements
made with the Sioux Indians and grant right Of
way to the Chicago, Milwaukee; & st Paul rail-
1 way company through the, Sioux reservation.
DAT Mr. Cameron anne said it granted right q
passed by the senate, would be thrown open
for settlement The bill passed without
debate. On motion Of Mr.. Cameron the senate
took up similar bill TO accept and ratify Ger,
to grant right of way to the Dakota Central Rail.
road Company through the Sioux reservation.
L The bill passed without debate
The house has done little for come time but
discuss tho tariff bill Able speeches hive been,
made and poor ones, all Of which will go into,
Bills have passed the senate for govern
ment control Of tho sault Ste. Il Marie Falls
canal, Miehigan, and to prevent the un--jj
The !'1 finance committee reported saavsreely q,
bill to authorize the payment of customs lIu-
| ties in legal tender notes, md motion to take
1t mp was lost222 to 26
In the House the Wood Peters contested
elaction case Kansas) was settled in favor 81
4 MI. Peters, the sitting member and Repub-t
5ilcan,t the house adopting the committee report
IN his favor. The naval appropriation bill;
which had been received from the SENATE with
numerous nendments, WAS considered Mr..
kasson spoke in favor Of the senate amend.
ment making an appropriation for now steel
cruisers, and did Mr. Dorsheimer, q Demo-
cratic member Of, New York. Between the
latter gentleman and Mr., Randall, who had
! spoken against the amen dtnent, warm contro-
versy arosei consequence Of the Pennsylvania
member, who had charge of the bill shutting
Mr. Dorshe1mer off in the midst of his speech.
wednesday WAS denominated t.crank's day.
IN the House The fun began with . two hours'
| speech from MIR. Wood, the contestant in the
| Wood = eter Kansas election case. It was the
3bluest Of skim milk by comparison with that
which followed by Judge Bennett Of North Caro-
lima, who had made minority report in favor
OF Wood, the rest of the committee being un-
animously on the other side his report
Judge Bennett made speech nearly two hours
in length, in which he discussed constitutional
law in the most ford style and apompous man
nor. He is alarge man, with q towering bald
5ead, the hair having apparently all clipped
He ragged and roared with onderous fury be-
ing constantly scored by the whole house 1nost
numerically. Every time he instructed the
/ Inv the lawyers laughed, and every time he
annghtersd Latin e 4 roan went up from the
amused the house 30 immensely that one menu
Dor utter another, got up and gave Bennett
addlhonai time until they wore him out He
then convnlsed the house by asking permission
lees T ,a granted
haranguo being more fitted for field service
shan the house OF representatives When MI,
Bennett had again run down the house took q
unanimous vote against him. On the vote to
l ityn Weller stood out against tho whole honseI
4 which was hailed with shouts Of laughter,
i The house committee on judiciary, has s1,l,.
mitted o report relative 70 extending tIIe ruiz
OF suffrage to women This adverse mniority
report was was prepared by Mabury, and says il
To permit the entrance Of pom ical contention
into home. would DO either useless OF perni.
cious useless II d man and wife agree and per.
i nieious II they differ In the former event tic
yG, Volume q ballots clone You'd be Increased
4 peace and contenmen. Of tho home would be
exchanged for the beJlam OF poli tical debate nnd
become q scene of base and demornlizing in
t-trigues: In answer toa question often suggest
i ed, what portion and what class of women
/ wonld ayail themselves OF the privilege Of SUIT
irsse II extended. 70 women, your committee il
OF tho opinion, while, few Intelligent women.
such az appeared bef fore tho committe iii adyo.
il cacy OF the pending measure, would defy all
obstacles in the way OF their casting d ballot.
YET the great mass Of intelligent refined and
judicions, with tho becoming nlodssty az tiIeir
sex, wonld shrink from rude contact with the
crowd with the exception mentioned, leaving