The Dickinson press., 1884-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

of pine land speculation. Itisdoubtful wheth-
er u Will come up again this season, but Mr..
Nelson says he will avail himself of the first
| opportunity to call it up again.
In considering the river and harbor bill in
the house on Tuesday, tho following items Of
interest to the northwest we're agreed to-:
improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wis, SIS, 600;
e GTe01 Bay, Wis 81 $4,000; Ke mos Wis, -
Wis, sl5, 600; Menominee, Wis, $1,000; Mi.
waukee, bay, Wis. ss5, 600; Oconto, Wis, s15,-
0W; Stockholm, Lake Pepin, Wis, $15, COO;
Port Washington, Wis, $4,000; Racine. Wis,
$51W0; Superior Bay and entrance, Wis, 49,
canal JV Wis, ssId,o S5;' Two oG Rivers s' WIFE, ! IS, ds I
s45, 900.
The house has passed a resolution reported by
the committee on ways and means, for an adj
lournment on the 3oth of June, but it is not
probable that the necessary business can be
completed by that date. The appropriation
bills are very far behind, and could not be
completed, even if the house should hold ses-
sion night and day. O. the thirteen regular
appropriation bills only two have become
laws.
The senate Wednesday went into secret leg
lslatlye session on the item in the consular and
dlpiomatlc appropriation bill appropriatins
$25O,0OO to cover the necessary EXPENSES at.
tendant upon the execution of the neutrality
act The bill passed.
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction of the Hennepin cana.
The following nominations We're made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick b. Sinnol of Oregon, agent of tile III.
dians at Grand Ronde agency, Oregon. Regis
ters of land Offices A. w. Rothert of Coma,
Cheyenne, Wyo.; o. P. Chisholm, Illinois,
Bozeman, Mont
Much to the discontinue of the friends of
the Hennepin canal scheme, the appropriation
for II yvo q 1fyiolyop ont of tho rivo,. ovJ lo ,l,Nr
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates of Ala
bama made the motion to strike out, which was
carried by a vote of 146 to 102. The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly of
Western and Northwestern members. The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
south of st. Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it. The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hennepin canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead of Randall, general
ly voted for the motion to strike out.
The river and harbor bill passed the house
by q vote of 1876 to 107.
In the senate, Thursday, the 18th, a final
vote on the consular and diplomatic a%ppropri-
2-Yance and Van Wyck. The bill as passed
is almost precisely as reported from the SEN
ate committee on appropriations, making an
addition of $500, 0O0to the bill as reported from
the house.
On Friday Mr.. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take up the bill to require the pay
ment in cash to the State of Georgia of $225,-
555, appropriate for that state by an act passed
in March, 1873, to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
17H. MI. Dolph moved an amendment to in
clude $4,000 for Oregon and $40, 900 for Cali
fornia to refund moneys expended to those
states in the suppression of the Modoc hostilit-
loo Altar q 1o1Nr 1ion,,1oion Nv Toro11 r,ova1
to recommit the bill to the committee on claim.
Adjournedto Monday the 18th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill. A protracted dis
cussion arose on the senate amendment in
carriers and the incidental expenses of free
delivery systems, to 81, 900, 900, $45, oooo of which
is to DO used in the discretion of the post
master general for the establishment
Of the free delivery system in cities
Where it is not now established.
of the house i'll favor Of the increase, and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by a decided majority. The conference COM
mittee agreed to the increased appropriation of
ST., 10000 for inland mail transportation.
This clause provides that
If any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
postotfice department upon the fastest trains
run upon the road the company shall have its
pay reduced so per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all thatpart of the bill
reducing the compensation of all nonsubsidized
railroads for the transportation of mail 5 per-
centum per III and the subsidized railroads
to so percentum of tho compensation authoriz-
ed to be paid to other companies. The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference COM
mittee.
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign re-
%lations, providing for an international copy
right and patent system, and which has already
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after a brief dis
cussion rejected.
In the senate Monday Mr.. Ingalls, called at
tention to language personally offensive to
himself, which he said Mr.. Brown of Georgia
had interpolatel into a speech of his after it
had been delivered on the floor of the senate
Mr.. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
language, saying:
Iwant to call attention to the fact that by
such practice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits a forgery and a fraud upon the pub
lie records.
This remark produced a great sensation
in the senate chamber. Vice President
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, endlngin
" w V1be IN AoA6uaSS w 1iS AAS i0-
ferred be stricken from the record. MI. Cor
man objected to the motion, but after u while
Brown calming himself, arose and said that
the motion being objected to, he would not re-
ply then. 81 do not intend that this shall
will reply to the accusations.
The question of investigating the recent bank
failures in New York was discussed withoutac-
ton. The senate insisted on Its three amend
ments to the postoffice bill to which tho house
continued to disagree. The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive jurisdiction was rejected
A to ~
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting 100 acres of land to every ION
orably- discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
late war and against the prosecution of frandu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant the Campbell-Morey case, OHIO.
On a test vote, the house decided-156 to 81
q view to effecting an early adjournment, and
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber of m of ST. Paul, re-
questing an.appropriation for the construction
of a lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. Wash
burn introduced in the house a bill pro-
viding for holding q term of the United States
circuit court once every year IN Minneapolis,
MINI. The bill was introduced in accordance
with a memorial of the attorneys of Minneap-
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr.. Washburn to the house.
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