The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12
PROCEEDINGS OF rG0TGRESS,

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- was instructed to inform the house that the
I senate was ready to proceed to bus
7 mess. Messrs. Sherman and Garland
were appointed a committee to inform the
president that the senate was ready to receive
any communication he might be pleased TO
make. The secretary read the credentials of
William p. Sheffield, appointed 70 fill the va
canCy caused by the death of Senator Anthony.
The Presidents message was received. and
when the reading was concluded, Mr.. Aldrlch,
in a few feeling remarks, made a formal an
noUncement Of the death of Senator Anthony,
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 222 mem
bers, and the clerk was directed to inform the
senate that the house was ready to proceed to
business. The speaker appointed Messrs, Ran
dali and Cox IN. " q committee to wait upon
the president, in conjunction with a similar
committee from the senate, and inform him
that congress was ready to receive any CON-
munication he might be pleased to make.
The message was referred to the committee
of the whole on the state Of the Union, and,
with accompanying documents, ordered printed
SENATE-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, and debated at
considerable length.
HoUsE.-Mr. Follett of Ohio as a question Of
privilege, presented the following preamble
and resolution:
l do impeach Lot Wright, United States mar
shall for the southern district of Ohio, of high
erim1s and misdemeanOrs. | charge him with
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 OCJOb-
er, 1884, and armed the said deputy marshals
with pistols, and other deadly weapons, said TO
have been furnished by the war department.
Resolved, h the committee on expendi-
lures of the department of Justice be required
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 Ohio;
Cox Of New York; Reagan of Texas; Barksdale
of Missouri, and others on the Democratic side,
while Mcssrs. Klefer and Jud Taylor, of Ohio;
Hiscock of New 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 resolution.
was adopted.
SESATE-The resolution for IN nvestiga-
ton Of land leases In he Indian Territory was
amended so as to include leases in Indian res
ervations and adopted. Mr.. Mcpherson intro
duced o bill to suspend silver coinage. Bills
passed authorizing the construction of a rail-
way BRIDE across the St Croix between Still
water and Taylor's Falls, and authorizing the
secretary of war to adjust and settle the account
for arms, etc between Montana and the United
States.
Senator Mills of New York introduced a bill,
authorizing the president to place Bryt Maj.
Gen. William w. Ayerill on the retired list of
the army with the rank and pay of "confiden-
tai cruisers" IN the act re-establishing 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
tire late so-called confederate government, or
aHy OF its officers, by which vessels or car
goes Of loyal citizens of the United States were
captured or destroyed ON tho high seas; and
that act be construed to include any waters
within the admiralty jurisdiction Of tho United
stateg.
The senate passed the house bill for the re-
lief of Francis B. Van Haesen. 1t authorizes
q REIMBURSEMENT by the governor of Minnesota
TO 100 acres of LAND near Alexandria, and con.
fines Van Haesen's bounty warrant title to IT,
HoUsE.-A bill passed authorizing the con-
struction OF q bridge across the St Croix river
between Saltwater and Taylor's Falls.
On motion Of Mr.. Cobb, the senate amend
ments tothe house bill perfecting the unearned
land Of the Atlantic a Pacific Railroad compa-
nv were non-concurred la.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, the house went
into committee of the whole (Mr. Cox of New
YORK in the chair on the bill making tempor-
airy provision for the naval service. No amend
ments were offered to the bin, and no discus
sion was had, Mr.. Randall merely making a
brief statement that the total appropriation for
the support Of the navy for the current fiscal
year was SIS, 636, 166, a reduction Of $25S, 26S
from the app opriation Of the previous year.
The committee rose. the bill passed.
SENATE-The following bills were intro
dnced and referred. BY Mr.. Mitchell, grant
ing a pension to Gen. Grant; by Mr.. Gibson, for
the erection of public building at New Or
leans TO cost one million dollars.
Mr.. Cameron (Pa) submitted the following,
which he desired to lie over and be printed:
Whereas, The shipping trade in American
vessels Is depressed and export trade in Amer
lean produce is languishing for want Of q
market that might be reached If the shipping
trade was in the hands of citizens OF the United
States: therefore be ii
Resolved, That che committee on finance be
and is hereby directed 10 inquire whether il be
expedient to expend the surplus revenue Of the
United States or any portion thereof, for the pur-
pose OF reyiving the shipping and export trade
by allowing q rebate from tariff duties on for
eign goods imported in ships built and owned
In the United States, and by also allowing a
premium on Americanrgrown products and
articles of American manufacture exportedi in
American vessels, and report by bin or other
wise.
Messrs. Ingalls, and Cameron viii call up the
resolution at an early day.
Mr.. Hill offered q resolution declaring
against the suspension of the coinage Of silver
dollars or the issue of silver certificates. Ad.
journed till Monday.
HoUsE-Following is the text Of Repre-
sentative Morrison's bill, introduced: "Be it
enacted, that the secretary Of tho treasury be
and Is hereby authorized and directed 10 APP
ply the surplus revenues, at any timo
in the treasury in excess Of 100000 00,
not otherwise appropriated 10 the redomtion
Of United States bonds; and whom any of said
bonds are redeemable at the pleasure of the
government, IT shall not be lawful to apply
any portion of said surplus TO the purchase "a
bonds at premium"
The interstate M bill was discussed
and the House adjourned to Monday.
SENATE. MI. Blair introduced 4 bin to 3D.
propriate $500 900 TO promote the proposed