The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
In tho senate Monday Mr. Ingalls, called at
tenhon to language personally offensive to
himself, which he said Mr.. Brown of Georgia
had interpolatel into . speech Of his after il
had been delivered on the floor of the senate
M: ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
want to cali attention to the fact that by
such pra:tice a. this, the senator from Georgia
co commits forgery and fraud upon the pub
in i. ssss,. t sS.%s., e.: f fss::ss
Edmunds called Mr.. Ingalls, to order.
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order. but Mr.. In
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
= motion that the language to which lie had re-
man objected to the motion, but after while
Brown calming himself, arose and said that
the motion being objected to, he would not re-
ply then. II do not intend that this shall
60, unchsllenged, he. added, :'but
failures in New York was discussed without &C
ton. The senate insisted on It's three amend
ments to the postofticc bill to which tho house
continued to disagree The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only fot one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
II to A.
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting 100 acres of land to every hon
orably discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant In the Campbell Morey case, OHIO.
On test vote, the house decided-156 to 81
to go on with the appropriation bills with
= view to effecting an early adjournment, and
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber Of commerce of St Paul, re-
questing an appropriation for the construction
Of q lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. Wash
burn introduced in the house bill pro-
viding for holding term of the United States
MINI. The bill was introduced in accordance
with memorial of the attorneys of Minneap-
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr.: Washburn to the house.
m the house Mr. Slocum presented q confer
ence report on the Fitz John Porter bill The
effect is to strike out of the bill the words, sto-
gether with all rights, titles and privileges"
Fitz John Porter shall receive no compensation
or allowance whatsoever prior to his appoint
ment under this act," instead of the following
words in the bill: ''But this act shall not be
construed as authorizing pay, compensation or
allowance prior to his appointment under it."
The conference report was agreed to-l5S to
Mr.. Cook introduced in the house bill
changing the place Of holding the courts in
the Northern district of Iowa and Fort Dodge
to Algona.
In the deficiency bill which passed the house
Browns Valley, Mimi, the balance due him as
salary and clerk hire, aud other expenses
amounting in the aggregate to $500 or $500.
In the Senate, Tuesday, tho Brown-Ingalls
CONTROVERSY was resumed. Senator Brown
called the attention of the senate to the insult
ing and opprobrious language used by the SEN
ator from Kansas Qngalls) toward a member of
the senate who could not repel such insults
without violating the rules which all senators
were in honor bound to obey. He did not wish
to glaze over the matter. The charge OF the
senator from Kansas was that of classifying the
record and committing forgery upon the re-
cords of the senate. This language was deliber-
ately planned to insult, and uttered not
only in violation of the the rules of the
senate but in defiance of the authority
and took supp1sitions senator from ' Alasks
for target and described old Brown as the
"Sniveling Pecksniff of Politics." referring to
his habit of rubbing his hands as if washing
them in invisible water with imperccptible
soap There was a good deal of suppressed
~ when he notified the senator from Georgia
that he meant every word he said and that the
senator was at liberty to tcke it in any sense he
chose.
The house on the 10Th passed bill to pro-
hibit the importation and migration of foreign
ers and others under contract to perform labor
in the United States or territories and the dis
trict of Columbia. Mr. Foran, who was chair
man M Of the subcommittee who had charge Of
the measure The bill provides that
it shall be unlawful for any person or cor
poration to contract with foreigners or aliens
to perform labor or service of any kind i'll the
United states, or to prepay transportation, or
into this country; that such contracts, if made,
shall be void and of no effect For any viola
ton of these provisions fine of 81 600 is inl-
posed. The master of any vessel who shall
bring into this country any foreigner or alien
viously been made, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and fined not less than $500, or
imprisonment for term not exceeding six
months.
In the senate, on Thursday, the 10Th, Mr..
Ingalls, submitted modification of the arrears
of pension provision, the modification provid-
ing that so far az arrearages are concerned
there shall be no discrimination between the
rate allowed to private soldier and an Off Ger.
After some preliminary discussion as to the
probable addition to the annual cost of the
pension list by the adoption and amendments
proposed to the BILL Mr. Beck said the commits
siOner Of pensions had estimated the amount
at about $24G, OOO Co., 1t seemed to be lacking
on about $:246, coo, 600 to bill that originally
called for s. OOO,OO He presumed tho inten-
ton in making this addition was to kill
the bill No vote was taken.
In executive session the senate confirmed
Patrick B. Sinnott, Oregon, agent of Indians at
Grand Rande agency; Theodore F. Willsley,
California agent of Indians at Round Valley
agency; Gala. H. W. Rothert, Iowa, register Of
the land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The congressional business of Friday was
very light The senate discussed the Mexican
pension bill. In the house the following bills
were passed: Reducing from so and 225 to 10
cents clearance fees levied upon vessels en-
gagged in domestic commerce. The senate bill
authorizing the construction of bridges across
the river at St Paul Several amendments were
adopted which necessitate the return of the bill
to the senate FORGETTING the unearned land
grant to the Sioux City l. st. Paul railroad
Mr.. Cook, committee ON elections, reported
q resolution declaring j. r. Chalmers elected
t. congress from the Second Mississippi dis
trict Laid over. The house resumed consid-
Grafton of the Campbell Morey contested cleo
ton case Tho majority resolution seating
appeared at the bar of the house and took the
oath of Office
A Dangerous American Tendency.