The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-05-08

Second District NJ d. Flower, ramsey,
Third District-M j. Daniels, eOlmsted
Fourth District "a. Petit, Hennepin. li;5
Sixth District A. Day, Martin.
Seventh District I'll q. Waite, Stearna. ST
Eighth Dishict7-W. j. Ives, Mcleod IS
Ninth District Joseph Bobleter, Brown y Il.
Tenth Distrlct-W I. Sergeant Freedom
Eleventh g. Jones, Becker. -
Y Twelfth Charles H tStrobeck, Meeker. Al
rRoCREDINas or CONGRESS.
. Theibf passed On the 18th to remove certain
burdens Of the American nero chant marine and
after the amendment had been adopted Ill to
80 flowing American citizens to import steel 4
or iron ships Of ct least \ 600 tons burthen free
!. The house committee g approp OPERATIONS
forthe consular and diplomatic servica.
The amount appropri rated % $877, no which
is 1857, 275 less than the estimate and 1918, 9S5
less than theappropriation for the present year.
Tho measure reduces the conting ent expenses
The allowance for clerks at consulates is re-
duced %, 600, and the annual salaries to Austria
and Italy are reduced from 81, 900 to 80 COO
The Office Of agent and consul general at Cairo /
is made o consulate, OF an annual salary OF 81,
via and Greece Is abolished, end consnls are
provided for Greece and Roumania. q similar
change is made In. the Office Of minister to Boz I
iyia The consul eralship at Madrid and
consul generalship ut Honolulu are abolished,
places. Tho salary Of the minister to Columbia
Is increased from 81, 500 to 81, 900, and Of the
consul general at Hong Kong from aA,0 900 To-
a bill to establish an interstate commerce
committee, taking the place OF other bills on
the same subject; WAS reported in the senate
on Monday, and the bills it superseded were
Indefinitely postp The bill to consolidate
me Justice and the
pleuro-pnenmonia bill was II considered.
Amendments were adopted striking out ali
reference to the Slang htor of cattle, and re-
d61 the o amount ropriated from ss50,
AZ Bills were intro uced in the house deyotinp
the tax on circulating notes Of national banks
TO the payment Of the public debt, and prohib-i
Ting the importai don Of foreign manufa ctured.
articles purportng to be Of American manufac-
8ture nj. Hewitt q New York repeated his
the navy had failed to cover into the treasury
the net proceeds Of sales Of cond emned vessels,
but he disclaimed any intention Of impugning
the secretary g motives, and commended his
ad M as 4 Whola 9
! the fun committee the BIZ granting bounty
lands 70 soldiers Of the; late war The bill pro-
;:yides:
s.$ Every person who ser7ed in the late war not
charged, shall be entitled to eighty acres OF
public lands; those who served not less than
4 one year to 100 aores, and those who served not
less than two years to 100 acres. In the event
of the death q such person during service or
sn s ssd sen SeIe
I be any, and il none, to his father, and IL no
father. to his mother.
Tho senate passed the pleuro- pneumonia bill,
] the only votes against it being the following
{ democratic senators: Brown, Cook, Groome,
Hampton; Jones, ella. ], Maxey,. Morgan Ran
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on finance,
I atfng s25, 900 TO defray the expenses of the
s ceremonies connected with the approaching
completion and dedication Of the Washington
4 monument a committee Of arrangements for
the occasion Is provided for, to consist Of fiYo
Ssrs a1a three
and the United States engineer in charge Of tho
work. The Grafton will DO delivered by Hon.
Y Robert @. Winthrop, who delivered the Grafton
on he occaslono Of the laying q the corner stone
The Joint resof ution passed the house re.
{queahng the president 70 bring before the Ven
Nezuelan government the claim Of r. e. Whea.3
lock, ~ citizen of the United States, for out
rages inflicted upon him BY an officer Of that
government 81 u
house on tthe tariff bill, were the speeches Of
M: Hiseock of New York and Nj. Hurd Of
Hiseock delivered an able speech against the
& bill New ideas on this well worn theme arc
scarcely to be- expected The points of his
speech have been covered by previous speak!
ers, but he presented his arguments in clear
Il and fOrcible manner. His remarks which occu-
4 pied hour and o hall, lost much Of their
Effectiveness BY being read from manuscript
4 looked forward to with keen interest, not less
y by its enemies than by Its friends Nor did
3 he disappoint them, Applause was most
e hearty, even from the RepubG cans; not in
Il the approval of the sentiments Of the speaker,
Y but as tribute to his eloqnence. The
& attempt being made 10 check them Several
4 times the speaker was conpel lied to pause for
3 several mint tes. Even Judge Kelley, the vet
Gran defender of the protection faith, olapped
+ his hands IN limitation of the orator.
The senate passed the following bills: II
I authorize the Oregon Pacific Rail oad COMPANY
L to construct one or more bridges across tbe
Willametta river between Salem and i The he ~
Of navigation Of the river in Oregon; to releass
the estate of Frank Sonls, deceased late c0llect
$or OF internal revenue First district OF Califor
mia, and his surete5 from labil itys for the les
falcation Of clerk III the collect Office: IA
accept and ratify the cement with the con.
4 federated tribes of Flathead, Kootenay and
y Pend al Oreilles Indians for al portion al tbeii
n reservation in Montana required for use; Of tie
Il Northern Pacific road 8 The lands surrendered
Il comprise I, 4S9 acres, for which the Indians Re.
8 ceiYe SIG 900 beside VI, 625 comp lion for
damages toimpr ents z
m TIC senate the BIZ to release from the OBJ
4 legation or secrecy the members Of the Fitz
Il John Porter court narta! WAS indefinitely
1 Of ship canal between Lakes Union and
4 Washington and Puget sound, Wash, was 10
\ ported fayorably The shipping bill was de-
Ssbatsd rs d F}S
I'D the houaeo the 1ss d motion Of 1fr Nor
rison that general debate on the tariff bill be
\ closed at 4 b n, next Tuesday was agreed 70,
md the house proceeded, IN committee OF! the
whole to dischss the bill Among the speakers
Il was Mi. Eaton, democratic member from
s Connect eut who fiercely denounced the neas+
pre- The bill sWaa further debated at tho even
ing session. n vs., g5 8, AZ
The April debt sEatament shows the reduc
ton TOR the month 10 have been about half tina
~ March md about 10 per cent greater thai
tnas o. April, 1883 There has been q decidet
s 1eling on q the revenue during the ten month
\ % me necai year As compared with the preced
Y tng year, the Inference being about $4S 600,
The falling on In fofl1s receipts hi
psen agen n I'M S09 900 and In internal Teyenu