Little Falls transcript., 1884-04-04
CondREssIONAL SUMMARY

accept and ratlfy seertalns agreements made
with the Sioux Indians, md to grant the right
of way to the Dakota Central railway company
through the Sioux reservation N Dakota and
also the bill to- accept and ratiIy certain agree
ments with tile Sioux Indians, and to grant the
right Of way to the Chicago, milwaukee, & st
Paul railway company through the Sioux reser-
yation These tWo bills have already been re-
ported faYorably by the house committee on
THE senate has confirmed the following nom
nations: Cnnstls Willis i. Baker, Illinois.
Rosario, Argentine Republic: Firth Charles
consul general, Shanghai: Archer Russell Plat,
consul, Chefoo, China; Brewster Cameron
Beloit. Kans,, receiver Of public moneys at
Tucson, Ariz Jacob 3D. Blair, Wyoming, asso-
ciate Justice Of the supreme court OF Wyoming;
Case Broderick, Kansas, associate Justice Of
the supreme court Of Idaho Iostmasters:
George a. Selsby, Mitchell, Oak; John W.
Hart, Traer, Iowa; W. ]. Brown, Enn,etsburss,
Iowa.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on pub
lie lands OF the senate, reporsed adversely the
bill introduced by Senator Cameron to restore
to market and sale certain lands of the United
States in Minnesota, and to authorize their sale
subject to the right Of f1oWage They are the
lands withdrawn from sale by the proclaim
atoms Of the United States issued March 2, 1880,
April 9Th, 1881, and Nov. 2S, 1881, the secretary
Of war having represented that they would
be subject 81 to fiowage and re-
quired for use III the construction and
maintenance Of dams and other works proposed
to be erected for the improvement Of the navi-
cation Of the Mississippi river and certain OF
It's tributaries. These lands are regarded as
valuable for their timber and for agricultural
purposes. The views OF the committee will be
embodied in report to be made to the senate
hereafter. IS. 81. .@.=
Mr.. Strait presented to the house The resolu-
tons of the board of trade of Minneapolis,
favoring the repeal Of the act requiring the
coinage of two million silver dollars each
month. The resolutions We're referred 20 the
committee Of coinage, weights and measures.
Senator Cameron, from the committee OF In
dian affairs, reported favorably the bill pro
viding fo1 the allotment of lands in severaly to
the La Pointc 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
over twcnty-one years Of age, belonging to that
subdivision of the Chippewas, os which Buf-
falo was chief, eighty acres within the lands re-
served us addition to the Red Cliff Indian reser-
yation; p1ovided that such person has not re-
ccived land under the provision OF any article
of the treaty.
A bill has passed the senate increasing the
compensation OF United States district judges
from $3, 800 to S., 600 a year, but prohibits
these officers from filing places under them
with their relatives. During the debate on the
anti-nepotism clause, Senator Ingalls, gave
some OF his colleagues severe rap when he
declared that it was highly improper and in
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 n Tuesday
the following nominations: David J. Brewer,
Kansas, United States circuit jud dge of the
Eight judicial circuit; Julius c. Burrows.
Michigan, solicitor OF the treasury; Col David
Z. Stanley, Twenty second infau1ry, brigadier
IN ,rleyh -
the Eastern district of Texas; Asa E. Stratton,
Jr., attorney of the United States, Wyoming;
William A. Saylor, collector Of customs, district
of Paso del Norte James O. Luby, collector of
customs, district of Brazo de Santiago, Texas.
A joint resolution giving the Mississippi riv-
or flood sufferers S125,0oO Of the unexpended
balance of the appropriate for the victims Of
the Ohio flood was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations wore sent to the
senate: Aaron A Sergeant, envoy ex. raordin-
ary AMI minister plenipotentiary to 6 ermany,
to be envoy extraordinary and minist er pleni-
potentiary to Russia, vice William II. Hunt de-
ceased; Robert T. Clayton, Georgia, consul to
The Senate in executive session made the
following confrmatiols: Aaron A. argent,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oten.
tiary to Russia: William N, Bun, PhiladeI phia,
governor of Idaho; Summer Howard. Michig
chief justice of the supreme court Of Arizona;
William A Saylor, Texas. collector Of Gus tong
district of Ell Paso del Norte, Texas and Now
Mexico; Elliot s. N. Morgan, Cheyenn e sec
retary of Wyoming; Lieut. Col. Thomas 3
e G;ss{ 'olo1e Se of t5s john 9'rp' & snsTPss Parfs
colonel Of the corps Of engineers, Sixth rcgi-
ment cavalry, Second Lieut. Robert D. Rad.
Jr, to be first lieutenant Post,nasters-- Hen
ry S. French, Northfeld, Mimi. John W.
Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo:
. 3n Ip6 in "a r
and extended the protection Of state a nd terri
torial laws over Indians
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 ls5 The
vote was surprise to every one. That the bill
would be defeated was q forcgone conclusion,
but no one imagined that the adverse ma julity
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 hlll
we're California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, with
chysetts 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,
| 10 was very noticeable, came from the South,
! except IN the states named. This was largely
due to the TACT that in most of the So7lthern
states there is strong temperance sentiment
The $40, GOO Of tax on the bonded whisLev has
got to be paid. Some of it has already matured
and 1t is estimated that $2p, ,CDO, ,OOo more will
become due between now and the lst Of J:lne
Inc large lobby here are very desponden. over
| their defeat, and arc predicting financial sae-
| ter to many dealers and embarrassment to banks
which have lost money on Immense stores of
whisky. Whether their fears will be realized
remains to be seen: 1t is in fact that a large
| number Of national banks were among the most
persistent Ii urging the passage of the bill
The joint resolution proposing amendmen
| 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:
Sectoni. The right Of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
| by the United States or by any sex on account
| of sex s<s @.,@
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions Of
this article, ..t So L@5
Mr. Nelson presented to tho house ahe reso-
tuition 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 Ulna and protests against any action on
the part OF the government which shall as
snme the head Of navigation Of that river at
the place and IN any sense which shall hereaf.
ter prevent the impro ovenlant Of this water way.
| In the senate resolution Tas offered by Mr.
Van Wyck. and, after verbal amendment BY
Mr Garland, agreed to, as follows: Resolved,
Ihat the seertary of the interior be directed to
furnish the senate copies of the correspondence
Il nf 5naa ay,H