The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-27
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$3.50 eco to cover tho necessary expenses at
tendant upon the execution of the neutrality
act Tho bill passed.
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction of the Henncpin canal.
The following nominations were made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick D. Sinnol of Oregon, agent of the In
dams at Grand Ronde agency, Oregon. Regis
ters of land offices A. w. Rotlert OF Coma,
Cheyenne, Wyo.; O. P. Chisholm, Illinois,
Bozeman, Mont
Much to tho discontinue OF the friends of
the Hennepin canal scheme, the appropriation
for it was stricken out of the river and harbor
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates Of Ala
bama made the motion to strike oat, which was
carried by a vote of 1s6 to 102. The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly of
Western and Northwestern members. Tho
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along The Mississippi river
south of St Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hennepin canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead OF Randall, general
ly voted for the motion to strike ont.
Tn river and harbor bill passed the house
by a vote of 1856 to 10T.
In the senate, Thursday, the 18th, a final
vote on the consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill, and the bill passed-yeas, 3S; NAYS,
Vance and Van Wyck, The bill as passed
is almost precisely as reported from the sen
ate COMMITTEES on appropriations, making an
addition of SSO0,000to thebill as reported from
the house.
On Friday Mr.. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take up. the bill to require the pay
ment in cash to the State of Georgia of s25,-
555, appropriate for that state by an act passed
in March, 1873, to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
117I Nh. Dolph moved an amendment to in
Guide S35,W0 for Oregon and S49,000 for Cali
fornia to refund moneys expended to those
states IN the suppression Of the Modoc hostilit-
les, After a long discussion, Mr.. Ingalls, moved
to recommit the bill to the committee on claim.
Adjourned to Monday the 10th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied OF the postal bill. A protracted dis
cussion arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
delivery systems, to s., ooo,0 COO, s35,0 900 OF which
is to be used in the discretion OF the post
master general for the establishment
Of the free delivery system in cities
There were very strong speeches on both sides
of the house in favor of the increase, and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by a decided majority. The conference com
mittee agreed to the increased appropriation of
s12, 10000 for inland mail transportation.
This clause provides that
If any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
run upon the road the company shall have it's
pay reduced 90 per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all that part of the bill
reducing theeompensatim Of all nonsubsidized
railroads for the transportation of mail S per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
to SO pefcentum of the compensation authoriz-
ed to be paid to other companies. The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference COM
mittee.
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign &C.
lations, providing for an international copy
right and patent system, and which has already
been ratified and promulgated by twenty-four
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after o brief dis
cussion rejected
IN tho senate Monday Nh. Ingalls, called at
tention to language personally offensive to
himself, which he said Mr.. Brown of Georgia
had interpoiatel into q speech of his after it
had been delivered on the floor of the senate
Mr.. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
language, saying:
such practice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits q forgery and a fraud upon the pub
lie records.
This remark produced a great sensation
Edmunds called Mr.. Ingalls, to order.
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order. but Mr.. In
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
II motion that the language to which he had re-
forred be stricken from the record. Mr.. Cor
man objected to the motion, but after n while
Brown calming himself, arose and said that
the motion being objected to, he would not re-
go. unchallenged,' he added, '.but
will reply to the accusations.
The question of investigating the recent bank
failures in New York was discussed withoutac-
ton. The senate insisted on Its three amend
ments to the postoffice bill to which tho house.
continued to disagree. The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in plnces where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
a to IL.
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting l60 acres of land to every hon
orably-discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
late war and against the prosecution of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant in the Campbell Morey case, OHIO.
On d test vote, the house decided-156 to So
to so on with the appropriation bills with
a view to effeeting an early adjournment, and
the deficiency bill was taken up.
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber of of st Paul, re-
questing an appropriation for the construction
of lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. Wash
burn introduced in the house a bill pro-
yidlng for holding a term of the United States
circuit court once every year IN Minneapolis,
Mimi. The bill was introduced in accordance
with q memorial of the attorneys of Minneap-
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr.. Washburn to the house.
m the house Mr.. Slocum presented a confer
ence report on the Fitz John Porter bill. The
effect is to strike out of the bill the words. ssto-
gether with all rights, titles and privileges"
and to insert the words g provided that said
Fitz John Porter shall receive no compensation
or allowance whatsoever prior to his appoint
mont under this act, instead of the following
words in the bill: 'But this act shall not be
construed as authorizing pay, compensation or
allowance prior to his appointment under it /"
The conference report was agreed to-15S to
81.
Mr.. Cook introduced in the mouse a bill
changing tho place Of holding the courts in
the Northern district of Iowa and Fort Dodge
to Algona.
In the deficiency bill which passed the house
is an item to pay ex-Indian Agent Hooper of
Browns Valley, Mimi, the balance due him as
sslary and clerk hire, aud other expenses
amounting in the aggregate to $500 or $500.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the Brown-Ingalls
called the attention of the senate to the insult
ing and opprobrieus language used by the SEN
ator from Kansas tIngalls) toward amember of
the senate who could not repel such insults
were in honor bound to obey. He did not wish
to glaze over the matter. The charge of the
senator from Kansas was that of classifying the
record and committing forgery upon the re-
ately planned to insult, aud uttered not
only III violation of the the rules of the
senate but in defiance of the authority
of the presiding. officer. Ingalls, replied,
for a target and described old Brown as the
i "sniveling Pecksnitf of Politics." referring to
his habit of rubbing his hands as if washing
them in invisible water with imperceptiDle
soap. There was a good deal of suppressed
excitement during Ingalls, remarks, Particular
" when he notified the senator from Georgia
that he meant every word he said and that the
senator was at liberty to tske it in any sense he
chose.
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