The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

against the ADMISSION or Dakota on q consts?
tutional majority OF men alone and al.
nying suffrage rights to women. Mr. He.
in presenting the bill said that while ~
favored woman suffrage he thought it nnvv;so
in the present state of congress FOR the adyo
Gates of that cause to oppose the admission -
a new state on the grounds set forth beeausa
when the territories of Wyoming and Wasb
ington shall call for admission the exercise -
suffrage by women in these territories may H..
advanced as an argument against their admis.
sion.
Among the bills introduced were tw, bv NJ
Van Wyck, one to increase the pensions of wild
Ows and dependent relatives of deceased All.
diers and soldiers; the other to grant pensions
to invalid and dependent soldiers who sarved
three months during the war of the Rebellion
Referred.
In executive session there were the 60,
lowing combinations. Hugh McOulloch of
Maryland, secretary of the treasury. q n
Heappenna, consul general, Constantinople.
Robert Wright. Jr. Pennsylvania, consul Colon
Aspinwall; George l. Cattin, New JERSEY. con-
sui Zurich; James L. Putnam, Idaho. register
land Office, C9ur d'Alene, Idaho. Postmasters
Martin L Torpey, Morris, Mimi; Ole,
SLING, Willmar, MINI; Willard q.
ner, Independence, Iowa; Chauncey /.
Owen, Sanborn, Iowa; Frank G. Atherton
Usage, Iowa. Gilbert r.. Osman, Michigan
consul at Auckland; James H. Thomas, Mis-.
souri,, register land Office, Yakimi, Wash,
Receivers public moneys, A A. Head, VS.
consin, st. Crolx Falls, Wis. James 4. Ligate
Kansas, C9ur dAlene, Idaho, and a long list
of army nominations. Nominations-Post-
masters: August Beadle, Cresco, Iowa; Wal
lace G. Agnew, Osceola, Iowa; w. II. Kephart.
Miller, Oak.
House. The entire day was consumed
in the consideration of the interstate COM
MERGE bill of Mr.. Reagan. The color cues
ton was the main issue, and at the close
the provision stood thus. Any person
or persons having purchased a ticket
70 be convey from one state to another or
paid the required fare, shall receive the same
treatment, and be afforded the same facilities
and accommodations as are furnished all other
passengers holding tickets of the same class.
without discrimination; but nothing in this act
shall be 80 constructed as to prevent any rail-
road company providing separate accommoda-
tons for passengers, as they may deem best
for the public comfort aud safety, or to relate
to transportation relating to points wholly with
in the limits of one state, provided that no dis
elimination is made on account of race or color;
and provided, further, that the furnishing of
separate accommodations, with equal facilities
and equal comforts, at the same charges, shall
not be considered a discrimination.
SENATE Mr.. Sabin introduced a bill on Fri.
day for a $l00,0Co public building at Saltwater.
The senate interstate commerce bill was con
sidered. The senate eonferess on the naval
appropriation bill announced inability to agree,
and on a yea and nay vote the senate unani-
mously insisted upon it's amendments.
The following were confirmed in executive
session. Combinations: Postmasters-Augus-
tus Beadle, Cresco, Iowa; Wallace g.. Agnew,
Osceola, Iowa: w. H. lKephart, Miller, Oak.
Kittredgc Haskins, United States attorney for
the district of Vermont; Lewis L. Stanton,
United Stateaattorney for the district Of Con-
n~ecticut; JolnG. Brady, commissioner of Alas.
ka, Sitka; George p. nrle, commissioner oil
Alaska, Wrangel; Chester Seeber, commission.
eF OF Alaska, Ounalaska; ThomasA Cumming,
collector of customs, district of Montana anG
Idaho.
Observation-Disclosures Frank Palmer,
Chicago: David w. Reed, Waukon, Iowa; j. u.
Hunter, Webster City, Iowa; John M. Hubbard,
Houghton, WIS. Theodore A Burr, Lancaster,
Wis.
A bill to establish a department Of
agriculture passed by the house provides that
the president shall appoint a secretary OF sgri-
culture to preside over The department thus
established, who shall in every respect rank
with the secretaries now constituting the
cabinet. In the organization OF the DEPART
ment provision is made for an assistant sec
rotary with an annual salary of $4,0OO who
is TO supercede the commissioner OF agrleui-
ture which Office is abolished. in addiiouT 70
lllC ulflolOnS NV CAiobluS Al bHO - ~ "a III
riculture, provision is made for establishing
division of veterinary service and a division OK
forestry. The bill transfers che existing bu-
reau of agriculture with appurteDances to the
proposed department of agriculture.
Representative McAdoo of New Jersey intro
duced a Joint resolution proyidil i for an AZ
preparation of S250, 000-to be distributed by
the secretary Of the treasury and expended
under his direction By the proper local author
tiles of New York city, Brooklyn, Jersey Sity
and Hoboken-to prevent, by proper qnaran,
tine and sanitary measures, the entrance OF
cholera INTO this country, and. prevent ls
spread If it should takea foothold.
A bill passed authorizing the building ofa
bridge across the Mississippi river at kocb
Island. A communication from the secretary
of the interior, asking for an appropriation o.
$4,000 for the Improvement of the Yellowstone
National Park, was read. Very nearly the en-
tire day was spent in debate upon the Reagan
interstate bill.
SENATE-The major portion of the day was
devoted to a discussion Of the Disagreement
between the two houses on the naval bill
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on military
affairs, reported the military academy . h1s,
and it passed without debate. Ii appropriates
s3O9.3J5. The house concurrent resolution
providing for adjournment from 10th inst 20
Jan. 5 was then taken up and voted on ~
yeas and nays, and was not agreed to--yeas .
nays %.
Inc senate III secret ieBlsidtiN6 rcsriuhf y
sidered at great length Vests resolution de-
claring that q Nicaraguan surveying expeaitlon
is inexpcdient, and directing the secretary OF
the navy not to enforce his orders on the sud-
ject The time was taken up chiefly IN long
speeches upon the merits of the Nicaraguan
treaty and the benefits to be expected from
building u canal. Senator Morgan, who Is
friendly to the canal, made the leading speech
in favor of the treaty, and Senator Vest led n
opposition. During the debate Senator I'd
munds took occasion to say that he strongly
favored the ratification of the Nicara6uan
treaty, regardless. of what foreign powers
might say or do. The Vest resolution, which
was forgotten early in the debate, remains I'M
acted upon Adjourncdto Monday.
HousE-Nearly the whole day was passed
in discussion Of the interstate bill
Thn honaa inaiafad unon Ito amendments to