The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-17
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Tie. senate passed . bill making ,ita felony
for person to falsely Or fraudulently assume
or pretend to be an officer or employe acting
under the autho 'ity of the United States or any
department thereof. The bill has passed TIC
The House has passed the agricultural ap-
preparation Till. oee item gives rs One To-
seeds, etc.
to reimburse several states for interest paid on
war loans. Referred. The bill to authorize
the construction of railroad bridge acr oss the
St. Croix river In Wisconsin and Mimi esota
passed
Mr. Strait has presented to tho house the res
olution of the st Paul chamber of commerce
asking for liberal appropriation for the post
Office department. in order that they may ex-
tend and improve the postal service; also the
resolutions of the board Of trade of Minnea po-
lis requesting the passage Of q national bank
ruRtt act
in the House ON Monday. Instead
of got s. the two thirds majority necessary to
take vi, the niGasHro, tile proposition was de-
feated by q vote Of 136 to 119; 4
clear majority :. Of, z.
The affirmative vote was composed mostly of
Republicans, there being eighty Republicans
Mr. Nelson of Minnesota, on 1ueslay, moved
suspension of the rules in order to take up
his bill to open to settlement the Red Lake In
dian reservation and made his maiden speech
in the house: Mr.. Washburn favored the bill
He thought it Was ssteg in the right direction.
but the committee had chosen t5 report Mr.
Nelson's bill, and he thought it ought to PfnE
Mr.: Blount of Ga, violently attacked the bill,
and the motion requiring a two thirds majority,
was lost--yeas ~, nays Il. The bill, however,
is not defeated, but will be in better shape
when it is taken up in the house in the regular
way.
The senate has passed bill to divide up the
reservations and give the lands to tho Indians
IN severalty, in 100 acre tracts, the residue to
be sold by the government and the proceeds
used for educational and other purposes. The
bill also makes the Indians subject to the civil
and criminal laws of the community in which
they live, and makes them citizens except so
passage 81 Tits BIZ vii Ersaf up tribal reiae
tons and give the Indians s rlrtnee to take
care of themselves without being entirely de-
pendent upon the government The adults
will have to work for q living as white people
do, and the children will be given an education
in The documentary branches and the industrial
arts. ..,
The senate has passed a Jii; ::tq1n;rins that
governors of all the territories, except tho n
dian Territory, shall be residents Of those ter
ritories for at least two years next preceding
passed after Q lively discussion.
The following esecutive business was trans
acted BY the senate on thttrs4Aas: .F9mina
tons: Thomas We're Fox cons i'll e The tinted
States at Plymouth, Eng. William ". kockhi:f,
Maryland, second secretary of legation, China.
Postmaster, John J. Burns, Sprague, Wash.
Combinations: Postmasters, E. S. Miner,
Necedah, Wis. James A. Foote, Anoka, MINI. !;
Warren Potter, Aitkin, Mimi F. J. .Bartels,
Peshtigo, Wis. Henry keerl, Mason City, Iowa |;
Frank D. Barber, Jr. Rock Rapids, Iowa.
The following bill in relation to courts and
judicial proceedings in tho territories has
passed the senate. The act provides: The
supreme court of every territory shall consist
of chief justice and three associate justices,
any three of whom shall constitute quorum
and they shall hold their Office for four years,
and Until their successors are appointed and
qualified. They shall hold term annually at
the seat Of government Of the territory for which
they are respectively appointed; provided,
however, that no jslstfcE shall !act as a member
of the supreme court in any action or proceed
ing brought to such court by writ of error,
bills of exceptions, or appeal from decision,
judgement of decree rendered by him as Judge
Of a district court: Every territory shall be
trict court shall be held in each district of the
territory by one of the Justices 0f the supreme
court at such time and place as HAY be TIRE.
scribed by law; and each judge, after assign
ment, shall reside in the district to which he is
assigned.
Senator Hill, from tho committee on post
offices and post roads, reported favorably the
original bill to establish postal telegraph sys-
tenn. Mr. Hill remarked that the committee
were unanimous as to the first siattses, Of the
bill, which relate to doing the work BIZ cort-
tracts with the existing compan les
The contract system rcm,ias the most
prominent feature of the bill and is not widely
different from the scheme of the postal tele-
graph company, except that it empowers the
postmaster general to receive bids from any
telegraph company for contracts. The provis-
ions relating to the establishment of govern
ment system, pure and simple, in the event that
no satisfactory contract with established COM
panlcs is secured are combination of the
features of the Hill and Edmunds bill
The long contest over the appointment of
Mccoy to the Aberdeen, Oak, land Office was
finally settled by his confirmation Ivy the SEN
ate on the 10th. Mr.. Mccoy, who is there. says
he has had this fight on his hand for three
years, and no is very glad it is over. He re-
CARDS the result as a complete vndication
AT the opening Of the senate, Wednesday, the
side the presiding officer, and that was Mr. Harris
of Tennessee. Possibly he may have felt more
than his fellows the need of the ministrations of
their spiritual adviser, but whether this be true
or not, it is a fact that he was the only sena-
tor present Half dozen came in during the
next five minutes, but it was some time before
q quorum was present.
In the House, Wednesday a resolution was
instructing the committee on COM
merco to investigate alleged evils attending tho
transportation of cattle. After long struggle
the house voted, instead of considering the Ore
gon Central land grant bill, which was in the
order of unfinished business, to 50 into COM
mittce on public building bills The house
considered the bills for the erection of build
inGs at keokrk, Iowa, and Waco, Tex, and a
bitter personal controversy was waged be-
tween Messrs Mills of Texas and Buckner of
Missouri, Democratic members. No final &C
ton was taken, and the house took recess
until this morning
Bills have been reported to the senate as fol-
lows: By Mr. Vest, from the committee on
commerce, favorably, a bill to authorize the
construction of bridge across the Mississippi
at st. Louis. BY Mr.. Miller (Cal), foreign re-
lations an original amendment to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, to take the
place of the bill referred to that committee in
pointment of a special commissioner
to visit the principal South American
countries for the purpose of collecting infOrma-
tlon looking to the extention Of our trade in
that direction. BY Mr. Wilson, postofficcs and
post roads, an amendment to the postofficc ap-
preparation bill referred to that committee, in
tended to provide for the settlement of post
masters salaries, under the act of March 5.
1883 Senate adjourned to Monday.
On Thursday the loth, in the house the COM
mttec on laws relating to the election of presi-
dent and vice president reported substitute
for tho senate bill. A bill amending the stat
utes regarding the immediate transportation of
dutiable goods was reported. The remainder
of the day was devoted to bills for the erection
of public buildings at various points, and nu-
merous controversies arose, causing much
confusion. The house adjourned, having sat
all day in continuation of Wednesdays session.
Mr.. Raymond presented to the house April
10th the petition Of many citizens of Dakota
urging the passage of his bill in relation TO the
homestead law.
petition signed by about 1900 members
of the Andersonville Survivors, association
asking that the eoldicrs confined in rebel pris-
ons during the late war be pensioned, was re-
relvcd in the house recently The autographs
were neatly bound in book form, and attracted
good deal of attention.
Representative Warner has reported from
the committee on pension, bounty and back pay,
the bill providing:
Every person specified in the pens ion laws
who served for period of six mouths or
more, who has an honorable discharge and is