The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Monday, February II.

SENArE--Soon after the senate met this
morning, Pendleton Of Ohio arose to perform
the saddest and one Of the most heroic acts Of
his life, and that was to present the credentials
OF his successor, Henry B. Payne, recently
elected to Mr.. Pendleton's seat by the Ohio leg
islat1re. He did it without tiniching
Bills were introduced for a survey Of passes
between the at1uents of the upper Mississippi
ana Columbia rivers to ascertain the distance
between the navigable waters Of those rivers;
authorizing foot and carriage or railroad
bridge across the river at ST. Paul (Mr McMil-
LAM; authorizing the Mississippi river commits
sion to appropriate land and material required
for it's work. The bill passed securing to Amer
lcan inventors the full term Of seventeen years
for their patents in. cases where foreign patents
expire before that time The senate voted to
recede from its amendment to the Greedy relief
expedition bill. The resolution for the relief
OF Hood sufferers, mentioned in the house pro-
ceedings. was adopted.
Inc eln reported IN in the senate fixing tho sal
arles OF Judges of tho districts of Minnesota,
Kansas and Western Arkansas from July 1,
1881, at $4,000 and the judges Of the following
districts
The Senate confirmed; Henry D. Lyman,
William Christy Wilson, La, assayer of the
mint, New Orleans; Thomas B. Knapp. post
master, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Register of Land Oficcs-Myron H. McCord,
Mauslu, WIS henry ESperSOn, La Crosse,
Wis; B; \. johnson, Fergus Falls, Mimi
Henry W. Lord, Crcelsb,rg, Oak.
Carrie &. Bell, receiver of public MONEYS, Bay
field, Wis.
Nominations. Henry N. Iewson Texas,
agent Quapaw agency, Indian Territory; Dan
lei b. Dyer, Kan, agent Cheyenne band, Ara
Pahoe agency, Indian Territory James II
Stewart, postmaster, Charlcton, Iowa.
HoUsE.-Bills and resolutions were intro
tlnrcd facilitating tho settlement of private
land claims: restoring those dropped from the
pension rolls for disotalty; providing for the
election Of president and abclishing the electo-
raj college; encouraging Indian education in
Dakota; aboli.hins the Office of assistant sur
the construction Of bridges across
the Mississippi at St. Paul (Mr Washburn): re-
pcaling the import duty on books in foreign
languages (Alilo Hhitc); for the preservation
otforests at the sources of navigable rivers
amending the Pacific railroad uct SO as to re-
q'llre company 10 build railroad and tele-
graph line from Sioux City Iowa, west to the
Union Pacific via the Niobrara valley (AIilo
Nhltc); requiring t.ic secretary Of tho treasury
to pay 100000 Coo in 3 per cent bonds. The
military academy appropriation bill was re-
ported, also joint resolution appropratinS
S3lN,o1O for the relief of the flood sufferers
After q long debate the resolution passed
:.3E; to L..
Mr.. Washbum introduced in the house to-
'lav a bill to authorize the construction of one
or more carriage or railrOad bridges across the
Mississippi river at St Paul. Il is a substitute
for similar bill introduced by him some tim
ago.
bill was introduced in the house to-day by
lion -. 3. Henderson of low. to provide, for
the issue of circulating uotes to national bank
associations.