The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS:

SVAs VASAsS'~@S~
Senator Cameron, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported favorably the bill pro-
viding for the allotment of lands in severaity to
the La Pointe band of Chippewa Indians in Wis
consin. The bill provides that
The president of the United States may as
sign to each head of family, or single person
subdivision of the Chippewas, of which Buff
falo was chief, eighty acres within the lands re-
served as addition to the Red Cliff Indian reser-
walton; provided that such person has not re-
ccived land under the provision Of any article
of the treaty
compensation of United States district judges
from So, 500 to $1,000 year, but prohibits
these officers from filling places under them
with their relatives. During the debate on the
anti-nepotism clause, Senator Ingalls, SAFE
some of his colleagues a severe rap Whcu he
delicate for government officials to appoint
their relatives to Office. Some senators have
all of the available members of their families
on the government rolls.
The President sent to the Senate on Tuesday
the following nominations: David j. Brewer,
Eight judicial circuit; Julius G. Burrows,
Michigan, solicitor Of the treasury; Col. David
C. Stanley, Twenty-second infantry, briSadiel
general; 'Chauncey B. Sabin, district judge OF
the Eastern district Of Texas; Asa q. Stratton
Jr., attorney of the United States, Wyoming
of Paso del Norte; James 0. Luby, collector OF
customs, district of Brazo de Santiago, Texas
A joint resolution giving the Mississippi riv-
er flood sufferers $125,000 Of the unexpended
balance of the appropriate for the victims Of
the Ohio flood was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate: Aaron Sergeant envoy extraordin-
airy. and minister pleaipotentiary to G ermany,
to be envoy extraordinary and m;nist er pleni,
ceased; Robert T. Clayton, Georgia, consul tc
the United States, Para.
The Senate in executive session nj AIDE the
following combinations: Aaron A.. Sar gent
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oten-
tiary to Russia; William NJ Bun, Philadel phia
chief justice of the suprome court of Arizona
William A. Saylor, Texas, collector of customs
district of Ell Paso del Norte, Texas md New
Mexico; Elliot S. N. NJ orSan, Cheyenn Q, sec.
rotary of Wyoming; Lieut. Col Thomas s.
f ss{ 00'osI of tho John corps q 0nsfS sf ks
colonel Of the corps of engineers, Sixth regi-
ment cavalry, Second Lieut. Robert D. Read
Jr, to be first lieutenant Postmasters-Hen-
ry S. French, Northfeld, Mimi; John W.
Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo
The senate passed the bill allotting lands il!
and extended the protection of state nd terri
torial laws over Indians.
A bill passed the senate paying ten claims
for depredations committed by Ute Indians
among the claimants being Mrs. Meeker and
her daughter, the latter now deceased.
The whisky bond bill was overwhelmingly de-
feated in the house by vote of 81 to 185. The
vote was a surprise to every one. That the bill
would be defeated was foregone conclusion,
but no one imagined that the adverse majority
would be hundred or more. Fully half the
democrats voted against it, as did nearly all of
the republicans.
An analysis of the vote SHOWS that the North
ern States that furnished the votes for the BIZ
were California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, with
an occasional one from Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. The only Southern
States that supported the bill with any strength
were Louisiana and Kentucky The greatest
opposition, both in the discussion and the vote,
it was very noticeable, came from the South,
except in the states named. This was largely
due to the fact that in most of the Southern
states there is strong temperance sentiment
The $40, 600 of tax on the bonded whiskey has
got to be paid Some of it has already matured,
and it is estimated that sc, 00O,O 600 more will
become due between now and the LIST of June.
The large lobby here are very Respondent over
their defeat, and are predicting financial disas-
ter to many dealers and embarrassment banks
which have lost money on immense stores of
whisky. Whether their fears will be realized
remains to be seen. It is in fact that large
number of national banks were among the most
persistent in urging the passage Of the bill.
The joint resolution proposing amendment
to the constitution to extend the right Of suf-
frage to women reported favorably to the SEN
ate from the committee on woman suffrage by
Senator Palmer, provides that the legislatures
of the several states be asked to ratify the fol
lowing article, which it proposes as an amend
ment to the constitution as article XVI:
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
Of sex.
Sec 2 Congress shall have power TO appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions OF
this article.
Mr. Nelson presented to the house the reso-
luton of the st. Paul chamber of commerce
relative to the head of navigation Of the Mimi
esota river. It declares that the Minnesota
river can be made navigable beyond the city OF
New Ulm and protests against any action on
the part Of the government which shall as
sumo the head of navigation of that river at
the place and IN any sense which shall hereaf-
ter prevent the improvement of this water way.
In the senate resolution was offered by MI.
Van Wyck: and, after a verbal amendment by
Mr.. Garland, agreed to, as follows: Resolved,
That the SECRETARY of the interior be directed to
furnish the senate copies of the correspondence
between the departments Of justice and the IN
terror as to the present efficacy of the statute OF
March ST. 1877, empowering the president to
direct marshals and employ such military force
as may be necessary to remove certain persons
and Instructions from the public domain.
In the Senate debate on the education bill,
Senator George, of Mi ssissippi said he had once
believed state had right to secede from the
Union. He believed now that the right then ex-
listed, but it had been irrevocably lost-lost
amid the clang of arms and the ~ rrors OF war.
He had once denied that the federal govern
ment was judge of its own power; yet that had
been firmly established
Those opinions, said Mr. George, Il have
surrendered, however, unwillingly. will not
feed on the dry husks and emasculated remains
of constitutional theories which, however res
pectable they may have been, now no longer
control or influence the government or destin-
les of this great nation. Welive in the present:
We are actors in the present. We must meet
the demands of the present The world moves,
and we must move with it. l will not pass my
life in dreamy CONCENTRATIONS of the beauties
and excellence of absolute theories, now mere
distractions and in picturing the benefits and
glories which might have come from their OBJ
servances. 1t is enough to know that they are
no longer potent for the good or evil OF this
Union, and while may shed a tear over their
tOIuD, WILL uOO Spouu lllo III AllA1oVC1AuS de
affairs which have been erected to them"
The case of Minister Sargent was brought
into the house by Congressman Finerty, who
introduced resolution extending the thanks
Of congress and the public to Minister Sargent
for the able manner in which he has represent
ed the interests of tie American people at
Berlin, and expressing regret at his retire
ment. This is a very unusual act but con-
will the resolution and
there will be debate upon it that will warm
the ears of Secretary Frelinghuysen. The res
olution was referred to the committee on for
eign affairs, but before tits acted upon congress
will undoubtedly call upon the secretary of
state for the correspondence between Sargent
and himself relative to the transfer to St. Pc
tersburg.
The President of the Senate has laid before
the senate communication from the attorney
general stating that there had been neither
neglect nor refusal to furnish information con-
corning the star route attorneys, but his force
papers called for by the senate. He repeats
his former request for an increase of clerical
force. A bill was reported favorably provid-
ing for the erection of public buildings at
Portland, Or.
Senator Miller (N W reported favorably the
reservation at the headwaters of the Missouri
river, and at the headwaters of Clarks Fork of
the Columbia river.
Early in the session an effort was made by
Mr.. Beach of New York, chairman Of the COM
mittee on public health, to have the house or
der an Investigation by his committee of the
subject of adulterated food The resolution
was an attack upon the oleomargarine facto-
ries in New York, and was vigorously opposed
by s. S. Cox
Mr. Cox thought the investigation was entire
ly outside the province of congress, and that it
was just as proper to investigate and find out
Just how much sand there was in the sugar we