The Dickinson press., 1884-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

0 A6t0- y Al1e1OuOCCN
in the senate proposing a conetitutionalamend
ment limiting the amount of legal tender notes
to $3.50, GOO, OO, unless congress by a two-thirdt
affirmative vote in both houses decides other.
wise; authorizing the United States to resume
possepslon of certain lands granted Iowa to aid
in the construction of railroads.
Bills and resolutions have been introduced
in the House Incorporating the Yellowstone
Park railroad; for a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the making of anything but gold
and silver coin legal tender except after o de.
clarationo Of war; for carrying on the improve
ment and repair of rivers and harbors by con-
tract; granting copyrightto newspapers. The
bill to incorporate the Spokane Falls & Occur
d,Alene Railroad company was reported favor
ably. "A message was received from the presi-
dent transmitting the house resolution on the
death of Edward Lasker, returned by Prince
Bismarck. Mr.. Hiscock at once offered a res
olution expressing surprise and regret ut the
action of the German chancellor and reiterating
the expression of regret at Herr Lasker's death.
The resolutions introduced Ill the house by
Mr.. Hiscock, on the Lasker business, and re-
fcrred to the committee IN foreign affairs
were as follows: Whereas, it has come to the
house that a communication of it to the parlia-
ment of the German empire, entirely friendly
in ts intent, respectful in its character, and
sentthrough regular channels of international
communications, has been arbitrarily intercept
ted and returned by q person now holding the
position of chancellor of the German empire,
therefore be it
Resolved, That this house cannot but express
surprise and regret that it should be even tenn
porarily within the power of q single too
powerful subject to interfere with such a sim
pie, natural and spontaneous expression of
kindly feeling between two great nations, and
thus to detract from the position and prestige
of the crown on one hand, and from the rights
of representatives, of the people on the other.
Resolved, That this house does hereby reiter-
ate the expression of sincere regret at the
death of Edward lasker, and it's sympathy
with the parliament of the German empire, of
which for many years he was a distinguished
member.
The Mexican treaty has been ratified by the
senate, but it had a narrow escape. When it
was up before it was defeated by one vote.
This time it was carried by one vote, and that
was cast by Senator Pike of New Hampshire,
was the only one to change his views since the
matter has been lying dormant. The opposi-
upon three articles, the same being lumber,
sugar and tobacco; but it is not
believed by its advocates that any of
those articles will be imported from Mexico in
to the United States to an extent that will inter-
fere with the producers on this side of the bor-
der. The treaty will open an enormous mar
ket for manufactured articles from the United
States, as the Mexican duty upon wearing ap-
parel, cured meats aud other necessaries of life
has been practically prohibitory,. while the tax
upon wines and other luXuries has been very
low.
Senator Allison presented a memorial from
the Iowa legislature in favor of the regulation
of Interstate Bills were intro
duced to suspend for two years the coinage of
silver dollars, and issue 81 and 81 treasury
notes; making Lake Borgne on outlet to
o eni s'SS'sS'pP The from following Usile 10 money! meM
nations were sent to the Senate: j.. F. Irish.
Wisconsin, consul at Cognac; Abram J.. Gift
ford, New York, agent Indians, Fort Berthold
secretary of Wyoming; Lewis l. Wheelock,
postmaster, Owatonna, MINI.
The senate contirmed:-Col. John Newton,
chief engineer with rank of brigadier general;
Norman Buck, Idaho, associate justice of the
supreme court of Idaho; W. n. fitzgerald,
court Of Arizona; John @. Perry, New York,
ing s :.s ,us.,ss ! u ssp''n'' ''''' % "s'"- :
E ss3E@ ~ 80 Rgithe call of committees,
by MI. McCoid, judi
oaIng for two additional
C9R4o Akota BY MI. Rose
SnW FsBlack Hills & Montana
6saflfany to build across the foot of
favorably, the bill to place Col. George w.
Getty on the retired list as major general. Mr..
Morgan, same committee, reported adversely
the bill to construct a macadamized road from
Memphis, Tenn. to the National cemetery near
that city. MIR. Perkins, favorably, committee
on Indian affairs, for the sale of the Kickapoo
diminished reservation, Kansas. A long par
tlsan debate took place on Monday.
In the house Gov. Wakefield has presented q
remonstrance from about a hundred prom
inent citizens of Martin county, against any
action by the public lands committee looking
to the forfeiture of railroad grants of Southern
Minnesota.
nouse to-day to authorize the president to APP
point John s. Altman, of Henderson,, Mimi.
late a first LIEUTENANT Of the UnitedStates army
a first lieutenant in the army and thereupont
place him upon the retired list as such lieu.
tenant.
Mr.: Strait presented to the house a petite
OF 173 citizens Of Renville county, Mimi, pray
ing for the forfeiture Of the grant Of lane
made to the Hastings & Dakota Railroad com
pany, for the reason of the great injustice an,
gross frauds that have been practiced by tn
railroad companies against the settlers.
a petitio1 vas presented in the house by MI
Nelson from A. W. Sites, asking that a clause
be embodied in tho bill to repeal the timbe,
culture act, permitting all who have claims un
their entries for any cause beyond their con
troll, to pay for the same at the rate of 81, q
per acre, orless.
an attempt was made in the senate on the
l4th. tosesure an appropriation for the sup
preston of tho foot and mouth disease that's
raging among the cattle in the west Senators
Cullom, Plumb, Warner, Miller and others
urged haste in the matter, as there was q need
of immediate relief to prevent the spread Of
the plague; but the extreme state rights
men insisted upon ventilating their
views: The most vigorous opposition they re-
ceived was from one of their own number,
Senator Garland of Arkansas, who took radical
grounds in favor of the powers of congress, and
ls recognized as one Of the ablest LAWYERS in
the senate, his remarks created seine surprise,
as Garland said there were no constitutional
objections raised when money was appropriated
for the Mississippi river foods and the yellow
western foot this time.
discussion of a bill to grant q pension to Sep
temia R. Melkleham, the only surviving grand.
child of the author of the declaration Of indie.
p%endence. She sat in a front seat in the men,
bers' gallery and was an attentive listener tc
the discussion. Though in comparative want
she has made no appeal to hei
grandfather's country through it,
representatives, for aid 1t was only recently
that q member of the committee on pensions
heard of her existence, and without c%onsulta-
ton or request from her, introduced the bill
for relief. After a long debate, the ~enactine
clause was stricken out by over q %two-thirdf
vote which is the same thing as defeating the
bill.
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