The Mineral argus., 1884-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL SUN MARY

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than thirty Democrats voted against English
The sensation of the day was. the charge, mad
in a very caustic speech by Horn of Michigan
that English, senior, father of the contestant
has grossly abused the privilege of the floor
as a former M. @. by resorting to obnoxiou
and even Objectionable methods to secur
votes for his son.
A dozen democrats sprang to their feet t
defend Mr.. English, and vehement speeche
were made by Randall, Cox and others. Ares
olution was offered by Bayne of Pennsylvania
to appoint a committee of seven to investigate
the charges in this connection against William
II. English. The resolution was adopted.
The report of the senate committed on most
offices and post roads on the subject of postal
telegraph has been completed by Senator Hill
1t gives q summary of the history. increase
debts, rental and capital stock of the Westerr
Union telegraph company and value of its prop.
erty, leased and otherwise, and saws:
The passage of the postal telegraph bill will re.
duce the average charge per telegram from
thirty-nine to twenty-five cents immediately
and to twenty cents in five years, and secure
uniformity of charges, irrespective of amount
of business in different places, for kilograms In
newspapers and to MINER news asso-
Citations. Under the present Geographic sys-
tenn, the possibility of a species of censorship.
which is one of the most alarm.
ing dangers which menace the conn
first is the power which telegraph companies
themselves have for manipulating news for
sinister purposes, and the second il the same
association press and other similar associations
n~otthemselVes owning telegraph lines, but MAX
ing special contracts for the Transmission of
kilograms over lines owned and managed bv
others. 1t will appear that the power of the telo-
graph company in this respect will be entirely
taken away bythe pending bill, and that the DOW
er of the associated press and similar ossnc;a-
tons will be greatly reduced. The bill will effectu-
ally take power away from the Western Union
or any other private telegraph company bv low
rates which 1T secures to everybody, and by the
stln lower rates which it secures commerciaT
news associations.
On Friday, in the senate Mr.. Harrison re-
ported favorably, from the committee on terri
tories, the house bill in relation to the legisla-
ture of Dakota, which provides that that BODY
shall consist of twenty-four members of the
council and forty-eight members of the house.
and that they shall be elected at the next gen
eral election in the territory; two members of
the council and four members of the senate.
The pension appropriation and labor bureau
bills passed, the vote on the latter measure be-
ing 81 to 2. The house bill providing for the
muster and pay of certain officers and men of
the volunteer forces also passed. Adjourned
till Monday.
On Friday, in the House, Mr.. Kellogg offered
q resolution instructing the committee on ex-
penditures of the department of Justice to in
qulre INTO hls(helogg' s)alleged connection with
star route frauds. After a speech bv KELLOGG
and a long discussion, the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on Judiciary, to report |
whether the house has a legal right thus to
order an investigation of the acts of a member
before his term of service began. TIL bill for
the payment of quartermaster claims, known |
IS Fourth of July claims, and appropriately
s3OO,OOO, passed. The house at the evening
session passed forty six pension bills. includ1
one giving $50 per month to the wife of
len. Ord.
Mr.. Springer took occasion to speak in strong
condemnation of the bill to retire Gen. Grant
ND 10 give him a pension of $10,125 a year.
IMPLY because he had been unfortunate in
Vail street. 1t was said that Gen. Grant had
lot been aware of the dealings of his partners
'Gt the fact remained that he had associated
llmselt with spectators who were involved in
he most ~disreputable practices which had ever
'een heard of in this country, and were only
laralleled in other countries by the Soutb Sea
and John Laws Mississippi scheme
his was not the time nor were the circum-
tances such as called upon congress to go 70
Irant's relief.
The senate has passed a substitute for the
ouse bill establishing a labor bureau. 1t pro-
ides for a commissioner of labor to be ap-
by the president and confirmed by the
enate, and who shall hold office for four wears
{ an annual salary of IS, 600. A chief Il ERIK
: $2,OOO a year, is to be appointed by the sec
etary of the. interior. The business of the
ureau shall be TO collect information upon
ne subject of labor, its relations to capital,
ours Ct labor and earnings of laboring men
nd women and means of promoting their ma
,rial, social, intellectual and moral prosperity.
an annual expense of not more than $25, 900.
year.
In the senate, on Monday, the 18th, the Judi. l
ary reported favorably (Mr. Gar s
nd dnssentlng) the bill for two more Dakota
lpreme court associate justices. The senate. |
the lace OF an adverse recommendation by c
o JUDICIARY committee, concurred in the u
'use amendment to the bill extending for one :
nE Ahn 1911 u
ar Alabama f a dG olai@s. The IF t Utah ooP 6i1i q
Is considered and Senator Brown /
Georgia offered the following amendment:
nat voluntary sexual intercourse of a married
rson with one of the opposite sex not hus- T.
nd or wife of such married person. shall be /
and the only cause, for absolute divorce il
the District of Columbia or in the territories n
the United States; but the courts may, in :
oper cases, as at common law, grant divorces 7
om bed and board in said district, the terri b
ries or other places subject to the exclusive h
of the United States. +
Mr. White OF Minnesota introduced into the
use q bill granting a pension to Charles u
andt The pension claims of Brainard n.
of Henderson, Mimi, and Ellen u.
oolsley of Bonnell's Mills Mimi. have been al
we'd There also has been an adverse decision
the case of William s. Grave of Montevideo, n
nm, Mr.. Strait will appeal to the secretary !
the interior from the decision. 81
lis were introduced into the house abolish NJ
license taxes on tobacco dealers; furnishing "
Ii fine and imprisonment bank officers OBJ o,
ming loans from the banks with which they
connected which result in loss TO those
axis; pensioning all honorably discharged N
diers of the Rebellion who are forty-fve
IRIS old.
senator Ingalls, has reported to the senate sc
m the committee on Judiciary a substitute g
the joint resolution introduced by Senator I'll
'kson proposing an amendment to the con- n,
,utlon in relation to the term of Office of T.
and viaa VaraSi1anA TAa oAoo-lD,.-A | III
'vlded for in Ingalls, substitute is as fol- tie
vs..
Arucle 2 Executive power shall be vested =;
president of the United States of Ameri- u