Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-05-07
AT WASHINGTON.
The Nations Wise Ones at Their
Daily Labor.
Bills Introduced, Discussions In
dulged i'm and Votes Taken"-Pro-
posed Legislation of various
Kinds--Notes and Items.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 26.-In the
house, Cox of New York, asked unanimous
consent to take up and dispose of the senate
resolution authorizing Ensign L. K. hey
nolds United States navy, now on the Greedy
| expedition to receive the decoration OF the
royal and imperial order of Francis Joseph,
from the emperor Of Austria, for gallantry
in saving the lives of the crew of an Aus
trian bark. Robinson: of New York, COM
plimented the gallantry of Ensign Reynolds
and said ho was ready to vote him the thanks
of congress. He could get from the govern
ment of the United States honors which
these ribbons and norSense were far below
Hutchins, Randall and Collins were ap-
pointed as members of the conference COM
mittee on the naval appropriation bill, and
Holman and Horr on the postoffice bill. The
house then proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to remove certain burdens on the
American merchant marine and encourage
the American foreign carrying trade, COM
monty known as the Dingley shipping bill.
After the reading of the report Mr.. Slocum
spoke in support of the bill. Deuster pictured
the decadence of American commerce, and
said the remedy must be found in the adop
ton of a wise and judicious line of legisla-
people ready and able to avail themselves of
the lessons taught by the progressive powers
of civilization.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2S.-In the SEN
ate Cullom reported an original bill to estab
lish a commission to regulate interstate COM
merce. When the pleuro- pneumonia bill
came up, Coke secured the adoption of an
amendment exempting Texas fever from the
in ha Of
ceeded in having the appropriation cut down
to S150,O00.
The house of Representatives passed bill
for the sale of portion of the Fort Hayes
military reservation in Kansas, and adopted
a resolution to attend H. unveilin~ OF the
ay-..,.. Cni'f Justice -l,a .slail. j.i., we're
! tL.Uuu.eu lor Ju1 ,' 3"sp"n - Ui The
courthouse at jackson, Tenn; to
authorize the lighting of nayigable
rivers by electricity; to prohibit the importa-
tion of articles falsely bearing an American
brand; to provide for the use of the tax i'm
posed on national bank circulation and to
provide for the Worlds exposition at New
Orleans. Hewitt explained his charge that
the secretary of the navy had failed to cover
into the treasury 100000 received for
condemned vessels, but deposited it subject
to his check.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 29.-In the sen
ate, favorable reports We're made on resolu-
tions to loan flags to the city of Charlotte,
North Carolina, for celebrating the Mecklen-
burg declaration of independence, and to the
fair at Richmond in aid Of disabled Confed-
crate soldiers, but the committee viii recon-
mend no more legislation of this sort. A
joint resolution was favorably reported
to appropriate $25,0G0 to celebrate
the completion Of the Washington
monument. A resolution was offered direct |
ing the preparation Of bill to provide that
hereafter no patents shall be granted except |
to citizens of the United States. The pleuro-
pneumonia bill was debated at great length |
and passed by vote of 81 to 9. The nays
were Messrs. Brown, Coke, Farley, Groome,
Hampton, Jones of Florida, Maxey, Morgan !
and Ransom.
The bill passed in the form already sum-
married. in these dispatches.
In the house tariff talk ruled the day. |
Frank Hurd's speech in favor of the bill was |
the feature of the debate, and commanded |
attention. Hiscock, Geddes and |
Dingley made speeches against the bill, and
Turner and Winans spoke in its favor. For
1ey reported the army appropriation bill,
which was ordered printed. 1t appropriates
S24, 244, 25O, against estimates Of S26, $780, 1O3,
and appropriation of last year appregating
s24, ,692, $50
WASHINGTON CITY, April 3O.-The senate
passed bills to authorize the Oregon Central
road to bridge the Willamette river, and
% ratify the agreement with three Indian
5ribes of Montana for portion of their reser-
7ation required by the Northern Pacific road.
When the shipping bill was taken up, Beck
for 81 ". |
or the entrance of ship-building material
Tree of duty and the admission to American
'egistry of ships bought aboard. Frye gave
igures to show how much lower was the
ate of wages on board English ships than on
American vessels.
The house of representatives passed a joint
esolution authorizing the secretary of war,
N proper application, to loan tents and flags
or soldiers reunions and to grant condemned
annon for monumental purposes In COM
nittee of the whole on the tariff bill,
peeches were made by Messrs Hewitt, War
Ter, Culberson, Milliken, Dingley and
;utcheon. A bill was reported to secure
ostal telegraphy on the contract system.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 1.-The senate
greed to indefinitely postpone action on the
Jill to release the members of the original
'itz John Porter court-martial from the OBJ
gation Of secrecy. Bills were favorably re-
orted to aid the construction of ship canal
etween Lake Union and Puget sound.
V. T., and to amend the act relating to the
nportation of spurious teas. Then the ship
ing bill came up and was discussed by FRYE
nd Vest.
The house of representatives passed reso-
ltion to close debate on the tariff bill at
clock next Tuesday. Eaton declared the
[orrison measure directly opposed to the
institution, and he would do his utmost to
efeat it. Hammond insisted that the Demo-
rats were earnest in their purpose to reduce
,xation and diminish the revenue