The Dickinson press., 1884-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

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The housa o,nr.;.4.
mitted a renort raiat;.,o ~ Juuic,aIy Nae SUI
Of snffrace 4" o,na ~ eA.enoine the rlgh
renort wes nre " aea y, NY auverse maJor1t!.
mart. We" pAep"t0" W Maoufy, ana says II
To norro;+ ~.
into 3 hnm'a w r,o s11aa1hn ~ 1I ponuGal contenuol
CAV; ;u u sn Mouia DC eltner useless or PERM
nic;ons r. thsn .5;s : ma a. anu WIZ asree anaPer
voi, v 80 tnI Z , IaHer u tne former event til,
without chon U~ino's .h a.o rosr YOU'D pe increase
peace and contentment of the home would b,
become a scene of base and demora rli;p;M,o i;ne
trigues. In to a Question often sna9cst.
ed, what portion and what class of w SSss
would avail themselves of the privilege of snf.
frage if extended to women, your committee i,
such az representations the committee in adyn
cacv of the nendinr measure yynmld Iofv nj
obstacles in the way of their castimS a bail"t
vet the rreot ma IA of intoll;oent ref,',aI % a~.
1udicious, with the becoming modestv Of thri,
sex, would shrink from rude contact with the
crowd, with the exception mentioned. leaving
to the ignorant and ytlest the exclusive right ia
speak for the pentler sev in nublic offairs
In the house bills were fayorably reported
for the erection of bridges over the Mississippi
at Rock Island and the Falls of ST. Anthony.
The navel bill was discussed, and the senate
amendment adding s4OO, eco to complete the
ordnance outfit of the new cruisers was con
Cured in, first in committee Of the whole, and
| II III VlC uOuSe DIV u NOtc VI LIZ 10 lUO. Inc
other amendments were non-concurred in.
In the senate the bill passed for the disposal
of abandoned military reservations. Itauthor-
ICES the president whenever, in his opinion, any
portion Of a military reservation becomes use
less, to place it in charge of the secretary of
tho interior, who shall have it surveyed and
sub-divided, appraised and sold. The bill
amending tile revised statute relating to tres
passers on Indian lands passed. 1t adds i'm
prisonment to fine ALREADY provided for.
Mr.. Nelson -ssent.1 70 tho bo,so tho ros. .
lntions odontnd Nv tho rennb,;cans 90 s $50
county Mini in favor NJ tho NSar.;sor III, r. Il
recites sIhst,nt;ailw t b.t +ha ,"am,,fa a J,r . -.
of the east are protected by the existing tariff.
while farmers the nr:.es Of wIosa nSoI,,nt,,
are regulated by the foreipn "1, ma rl psp"a and
fre;ohts com,r ~ s;on ~ ~ natA 80" anu
chargess ara nnnrotecte5: and that dhnt thev hel
lieye there shou}d he n reinct;on of, af +ha to, III
such as that nrov;ded in the Mour;s W, o NV = .%n,n
liar hill 49, ~ " e1i'-
Tho provisions Of Senator Mondcrson,s hill
to enco,1,are indian tslmcat;on in tI,a Tn,r;tor,,
of Dakota which was renorted favnroh NV fron1
the senate committee ON ed: cation bvMr Rla;r
are: 's"' DA"i
From the land bcretoforo set an, VI for so,oo,
purposes in Dakota two sections n Gan onras
10 oil SIol ho sat 800. y - e w VI oio aoles
AMONG the Indians Of that teTr;torv ,,non ~av'
ment to the receiver Of public money in tie
sections of land nav he
located Inv .Josenh A Stonban ns's o, nnr
acre Tho scct;ons sha,, i%p nata,+ od ~ e sto,t psn
by the commissioner Of tba ronaraI land aa;co
provided tl-* A<eDhan shall rive sTf4;riont hnn5
10 erect ana md nn +In l T., 5is sahan9 h,,; yH ;naa
adequate for the education of 100 Indian child
ren and that said school shall be conducted as
rial farm school for the exclusive ed
ucation OF Indian children in Dakota. The adj
mlnlstratlon of the school is to be under tks
supervision OF the commissioner of Indian {.
fairs.
In the senate Mr.. Wilson of Iowa made an
elaborate speech IN favor of the passage of the
Interstate commerce bill. At the expiration of
Mlisons speech MI. Jones OF Florida took
inc moor IN opposition to the ~pleuro-pneumo-
nia Gal' MI: pan, from the on cd;
ncauon ana labor, fayorably reported the bill
70 protect American laborers..
Mf. Wakhe!d OF minnesota has lntroducedin
the house a Dill regarding the pay of the naval
acacemy graduates. 1t provides:
such graduates that may be or have been an
pointed to fill vacancies in the lower grades Of
inc inc and engineer corps OF the navy and of
the marine corps, under the provisions of the
aco approved Aug. o, 1857, shall be entitled to
inc pay OF the grades to which they have beeEcc
or may be so appointed from the date thgs:
take rank therein as stated in their commits
slons.
The house committee on NJ has re-
ported fayorably bills giving authority for the
construction OF bridges across tho Mississippi
Spa11ipr n,,a ;, y, H., - 1:ul-A- II :,
s saa.t,a1i Inv t Hme c; : = on og u n,gh@ay prldSe' tobe
he other railroad hridoe to b h. n orontod a ~,
he W;nne q III. = 4u p,daE F. ~ pe erected Dy
~ "oAi AAAuoao comp"
Tho bill passed on the 26th to remove certain
burdens Of the American merchant marine and
after the amendment had been adoptedo11l to
60C.allowing American citizens to import steel
or iron ships of at least 4, 900 tons burthen free
of duty.
The house committee on appropriations
have reported the bill making appropriations
Tor the consular and diplomatic service.
III amount appropriated is $Y77, ITO which
is $3G7,275 less than the estimate and $3lS, 0B5
less than the appropriation for the present wear.
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
Of legations 1868, 500, and of consulates $55G, 600.
The allowance for clerks at consulates is re-
and Italy are reduced from $4,000 to S1OOOO
The Office of agent and consul general at Cairo
is made a consulate, at an annual salary of 81
0M. Tho Office of minister to Roumania. Scr
via and Greece is abolished, and consuis are
change is made in the Office Of n,;n;sta,. ~ na
livia. The consul-generalship at Madrid and
consul-generalship ut Honolulu arc abolisheI1
as are u number of unimportant consuls atother
places. The salary of the minister to Columbia
is increased from 81, 500 to SIC, 600, and Of the
consul general at Hong Kong from $4,000 70
A bill IN aatah,;.h ., .....
,.o,nn,;ttoo +oI:a"u ~ 81 1hterstate
tho somo srLioaf one place OF o!her buls on
on Mondav' oTJ Nv mIs IeP9rted IN the senate
,loG.:i.s CAA5 bupeIscQeQ were
the hureaH II ,atI;aaou he p1lto consolidate
Judge advocates Of th a'a orn, anu oae corps or
pleuro-pneumonia bill was cons;derod
Amendments were adopted striking out ali
lcleren 1 70 the slaughter of cattle, and re-
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