Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

The bill passed on tho Goth 70 remove certain
burdens Of the American merchant marine and
encourage an American foreign carrying trade,
after The amendment had been adopted-lu 70
G9-allowing American citizens 70 import steel
or lion ships Of at least 1000 tons burshen free
Of duty
The amount appropriated ID sg77, no which
is $780,, %75 less than the estimate and $3iS, 95
less than tho appropriation fer the presontyear.
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
OF legations 500, 500, and OF consulates $4,000
The allowance for clerks at copsulates Is re-
daced 5000, an6 the annual salaries to Austria
aud Italy are reduced from $1,000 TO $1,000
The Office Of agent gnd consul general al Cairo
is made q Consulate, at an annual salary of So
00a Tho Office OF minister 70 Roumania, Ser
via and Greece is abolished, and consuls arc
provided for Greece and RoumaniA A similar
change Is made in tho Office Of minister TO Boz
iyiA- The consul-goneralship at Madrid and
consul-generalship at Honolulu are abolished,
a. are q number OF unimportant consuls atother
piacea The salary OF the minister to Columbia
Il increased from 3 1850 70 $4,000, and Of The
5000
A bill 10 establish an interstate
committee, taking tho place Of other Ellis on
the same subject, was reported in the senate
on Monday, nDa the bills it superseded were
indeiinitely postponed The blf to consolidate
the bureau of military justice and the corps of
judge advocates Of the army passed The
pleuro-pneufrssnia bii was considered
Amendments vera adopted striking ont an
reference to the slaughter of cattle, and re-
dusang the smoapt appropriated from $685.
Bills were iutroaucedin the house aevoting
the tax on circulating notes Vt national banks
70 the payment OF the public debt and prohib-
stlng the importation OF foreign manufactured
ARTICLES purporting to bee ADerican mauufac
tnre. Mr. Hewitt OF New York repeated his
lharna NaalaluAN n.eI.A a..
the navy bad failed to cover into the treasury
the net proceeds of sales Of condemned vessels,
but he diselaimed any intention Of impugnine
the secretary's motives, and commended lis
administration as a whole.
The subcommittee Of the house COMMITTEES
on public lands decided favorably TO report 10
the full committee the bill granting bounty
lands to soldiers Of the late war. The bill pro-
vides:
Every person who served In Ito late war not
less than fourteen days, and honorably dis
charged, shall be entitled 70 eighty acres OF
public lands; those who served NOT less than
pne year 20 10 acres, and those who served not
less than years To 16D acres. In the event
Of tho death OF such person during service or
after honorable discharge, patent shall Issue to
his surviving wife, child or children, IL there
Be any, aad If none, 10 his father, and il no
father. 10 bis mother.
Til sSnete passed the pleufo-pneumonia bin,
tho only votes against it being the following
democratic senator's Brown, Cook, Groome,
Hampton; Jones, Ella, Maxey, Morgan, Ram
som, ana Vance
Mr. Morrill,, from the committee on finance,
reported favorsbly a joint resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 to defray the expenses OF the
ceremonies connected with the approaching
completion and dedication OF the Washingtoh
monument A committee Of arrangements for
the occasion Is provided for, 10 consist Of five
senator's and eight representatives, three mem.
hnra NJ khn WaalfuNtoo Moc,uoa&
and the United States engineer in charge Of the
work The Grafton viii be delivered by Hon.
BODerlG Winthrop, who delivered the oration
Oh the occasion of the laying Of the corner stone
In 1Si8
The Joint resolution passed the house re-
questing theprosident to bring before the Ven
ezuelan government the claim OF J. H. Vince
lock, q citizen of the United States, for out
RACES inflicted upon him by an officer Of that
government
The features Of Tuesdays debate in the
house on THE tariff biz, were the speeches Of
Mr.. Hiscock Of New YORK and Mr.. Hurd Of
Ohio.
Hiseock delivered An able speech against the
bill New ideas on this well. worn theme are
scarcely TO be expected The points Of his
speech have been covered BY previous speak
ers, buthe presented has arguments in o clear
and foreible manner. His remarks, which occu-
pied an 0 aud a halt, lost much OF their
effectiveness by being read from manuscript
Hurds speech on the Morrison bill had been
looked forward 70 with keen interest, not less
he disappoint them Applause was most
hearty, even FROM the Republicans; not in
the approval OF the sentiments OF tia sneaker.
but as q tribute TO his eloquenca : The
crowded galleries joined in these outbursts, no
attempts being made 70 check them. Several
times the speaker was compelled 10 pause for
several minutes Even Judge Kelley, the vet
Gran defender OF the protection faith, clapped
bis han1s IN admiration Of the orator.
The senate passed the following bills, IN
authorize the Oregon Pacific Railroad compant
- construct one or more bridges across the
Willamette river between Salem and the head
OF navigation Of the river in Oregon: 10 release
Inc estate OF hrank bonla, deceased, late collect
or OF internal revenue First district OF Ualifor-
MIA, and his sureties from liability FOR the de-
falcation OF q clerk In the collectors Office: 10
accept and ratify the agreement with the con.
federated tribes OF Flathead, Kootenay and
Pend d'oreiiios Indians for q portion Of their
Northern Pacific road TIE lands surrendered
comprise l,4O acres, for which tho Indirns re-
celve $4,000, besiae s7,65 COMPENSATION Cor
damages 10 improvements.
In the senate, tho bill 10 release from the OBJ.
legation OF secrecy she members OF the Fitz
Porter court martial was indefinitely
postponed The bin 10 aid In the construction
Of a ship canal between Lakes Union ana
Washington and Puget sound, Wash, was re-
ported faForably. The shippingsbii was de-
beted
In tho house, on the 1st,a motion Of Mr.. Nor.
rison that genera, debate on the tariff bin be
closed az 4p m next Tuesday was agreed 10,
snd the house proceeded, la committee OF the
whole 10 discuss the bill Among the speakers
was Mr.. Eaton, . democratic member from
Connecticut, who hereby denounced the meas-
nre. The bill was further debated II the eysa-
ing secession. NfA