The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-17

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 step in the right direction
He had introduced a bin which went farther
but the committee had chosen to report Mr.
Nelson's bill, and he thought it ought to pass
Mr.. Blount of Ga, violently attacked the bill
and the motion requiring two thirds majority
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 the Indiana
in severalty, in loo acre tracts, tho residue t.
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 &C
far as the right of SUFFRAGE Is concerned. Thu
passage of this bill will break up tribal rela-
tons and give the Indians chance to take
care of themselves without being entirely de-
pendent upon the government The adults
viii have to work for a living as white people
do, and the children will be given an education
In the rudimentaIv branches and the industrial
arts
The senate has passed bill requiring that
governors of all the territories, except the In
dian Territory, shall be residents of those ter
rtories for at least two years next preceding
the date of their appointment The bill was
passed after lively discussion
The following executive business was trans
acted by the senate on Thursday Nomina-
tons, Thomas We're Fox, consul of the United
States at plymouth, Eng. William W. Rockhill,
Maryland second secretary of legation, China
Postmaster, John j. Burns, Sprague, Wash
Combinations: Postmasters, E. s Miner,
Necedah, Wis. James A Foote, Anoka, Mimi.
Warren Potter, Aithin, Mimi. F. ]. Bartels,
Peshtigo, Wis. Henry keerl, Mason City, Iowa
Frank l. Barber. Jr. Rock Rapids. Iowa.
Senator Hill, from the 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 clauses of the
bill, which relate to doing the work by con-
tracts with the existing companies.
The contract system remlins 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 10 the establishment of govern
ment system, pure and simple, in the event that
no satisfactory contract with established COM
panies 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 by the SEN
ate on the 10th. Mr.. Mccoy, who is there says
he has had this fight on his hand for three
years, and he is very glad il is over. He re-
CARDS the result as complete vindication
At the opening of the senate, Wednesday the
9th, the chaplain prayed to just one senator be-
side the presiding officer, and that was Mr.. Harris
of Tennessee. Possibly he may have felt more
than his fellows the need OF the miuistratons of
their spiritual adviser, but whether this be true
or not, 1t is fact that he was the only sena-
tor present Half dozen came in during the
next five minutes, but it was some time before
quorum was present.
In the House, Wednesday resolution was
introduced instructing the committee on COM
nlerce to investigate alleged evils attending the
transportation of cattle After a long struggle
the house voted instead of considering the Ore
gon Central land grant bill, which was in the
order of unfinished business, to go into COM
mittee on public building bills The house
considered the bills for the erection of build
ings at keokuk, Iowa, and Waco, Tex, and
bitter personal controversy was waged be-
tween Messrs. Mills of Texas and Buckner of
Missouri, Democratic members No final ac-
hon was taken, and the house took recess
until this morning.
Bills nave been reported to the senate as fol.
lows: By Mr.. Vest, from the committee on
commerce, favorabiv a bill to authorize the
construction of bridge across the Mississippi
ct St Louis BY Mr.. Miller Call, foreign re-
lauons, an original amendment to the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, TO take the
place of the bill referred to that committee in
pointment of special commissioner
to visit the principal South American
countries for the purpose of collecting informa-
uon looking to the extention of our trade in
that direction By Mr. Wilson, postoffices and
'tost roads, an amendment to the postoffice APP
-oprlation bill referred to that committee, in
tenoed to provide for the settlement of post
masters salaries, under the act of March 8,
1883 Senate adjourned TO Monday.
On Thursday the 10th. in the house the COM
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dent and vice president reported substitute
for the senate bill bill amending the stat
utes regarding the immediate transportation of
dutlable 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 200 members
of the Andersonville Survivors association.
asking that the soldiers confined in rebel pris-
ons during the late war be pensioned, was re-
relved 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 months or
more, who has an honorable discharge and is
not receiving pension, or greater pension
than that provided by the bill, and who is now
disabled by reason or wound, injury or disease,
which there is reason to believe originated in
the service, shall be entitled to receive a pen
sion during the continuance of the disability at
rate propornonate to the degree thereof.
Dependent parties shall only be required to
show by competent evidence that they are with
out other present means of support than their
own manual labor or contributions of others
not legally bound for their support
The speaker of the house laid before the
house q message from the president submitting
a special estimate from the chief Of ordnance
for permanent annual appropriation of ST.,
500, goo to provide necessary armament for sea-
coast Notifications The president SAYS: GIN
presenting this estimate do not think it nee
essary to enumerate considerations which make
1t of the highest importance that there shall be
no unnecessary delay IN entering upon work
which must be commensurate with the public
interest to be effective, and which will take
much time" The message was referred
In the House, Mr.. Ellis. from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the senate
bill authorizing the secretary of the navy to Of
fer reward of s25, 600 for rescuing or ascer-
tanning the fate of the Greedy expedition. After
brief debate the bill passed
In the house, Mr.. Hopkins as a privileged
matter, called up the resolution declaring that
the charges against Cen H. " Boynton are
not sustained by the evidence, and that there
is no ground for any action by the house. He
etated that the committee reporting the resolu-
ton did not desire to debate it Mr.. Keifer,
author of the charges, was present, but did not
see fit to make speech, and the resolution
was adopted without opposition
4 joint resolution WAS introduced in the
house by Mr.. McCoid OF Iowa to provide for
the appointment OF a committee of sew 3nty-sx
to be composed Of two persons for each state,
of different political parties, for the purpose
OF considering and proposing to the several
states the propriety Of the legislatures Of two
thirds of the states calling Il convention 70
meet on the 4th day of July, s57, for proposing
amendments to the constitution OF the United
States.
Mr. Mcmillan presented to the senate the
memorial of the ST. Paul chamber of COM
marce ura wing for an AUGMENTATION OF 81