The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
THE SENATE.
Amendments to the Alaska Civil Govern
ment Bill Discussed and Passed.

Amendments to the Alaska Civil Govern
ment Bill Discussed and Passed.
WASHINGTON Jan A.-Mr. Hale reported ia
vorably the Housejoint resolution for the relief
of the Greedy expedition
The Senate voted down all attempts to limit
the expense of the expedition. After agreeing
to an amendment providing that the form of the
relief party be volunteers the joint resolution
was agreed to-
Mr. Jones. of Nevada, reported with an amend
ment, the resolution relating to clerks for SEN
ators The amendment is that clerks shall be
appointed only for the session at Sc a day. The
resolution as amended, was agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on foreign
relations reported adversely the joint resolution
abrogating the Hawaiian treaty,
The resolution now goes to the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman presented a minority report on
the same subject. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Hill, from the committee on postoffices
and postroads, reported favorably the bill max
ing all public roads post routes.
Placed on the calendar
Mr.. Logan submitted q joint resolution pro-
viding for the removal of the remains of the
late Major general E. o. c. Ord from Havana to
Washington.
By request of other senator's Mr. Logan al
lowed it to be laid over until to morrow.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Sherman For the preservation of
woods and forests on the national domain ada
cent to the sources of navigable rivers and their
affiuents in the United States. 1t is the bill pre-
sented by the same senator at the first session of
the Forty eighth Congress.
By Mr. Miller of New York: Authorizing
the President to pay to the Chinese government
the fund now under control of the Secretary of
State of the United States, known as the Chinese
indemnity fund.
VI IL.
order was the consideration Of the Alaska civil
government bill.
Mr. Sherman inquired when his resolutions
relating to the Virginia and Mississippi elections
would be in order.
The Chair replied that the resolutions would
not come before the Senate, in regular order, I'M
til to-morrOw.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Alaska bill.
In the consideration of the bill the debate was
participated in by N1essrs. Harrison. Plumb
Vest, Frye, Jones of Florida, Hoar, VanWyck,
and Morgan.
The clause prohibiting the importation, manu-
facture sale of liquors, gave the debate little
| liveliness AS the clause stood, it prohibited
liquors for any purpose.
| Messrs. Plumb and Frye favored that form,
Mr.. Vest opposed the adoption of any rule for
Alaska that did not apply TO other Territories
| Whatever views were held about prohibition he
thought it would not do to exclude the medicinal
use of liquor in country wh5ae the thermome-
ter frequently Indicated d temperature of fifty
degrees below zero. He was not hypOcrite enough
thank God, to vote for q bill with such sweep
ing clause.
Mr.. Harrison defended the bill lQ.o'
A motion was agreed to excepting from the
prohibtory clause liquors needed for medicinal
and scientific purposes, ....f.. ..
On the clause relating to the. compensation
of the marshal of the Territory, which
the bill provides shall be partly by salary
and partly by fees Mr.. Van Wyck moved
to amend by providing that all fees be paid into
the Treasury. This was good place to begin
the work of paying United States marshals ex
clusively by salary, for the greatest outrages
have been committed on innocent people by the
cupidity of men dressed in little brief author
ity, who lived by fees. Honest settlers, who had
cut stick of wood for fuel, had been dragged
from their homes, under the pretense that they
had committed a crime in order that the mar
shall might be able to charge fees for his service
in arresting them. The same thing happened
under the internal revenue laws. The people of
the country were feeling outraged at this course,
and the process of law was being brought into
contempt
Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Logan's joint resolution, relating to Gen
eral Ord's body, was taken up and passed
The Senate-23 to 24-refused to adjourn till
Monday.
After executive session, the Senate adjourned.