The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

meet on the 18th day Of July, 1887, for proposing
amendments to the constitution of tho United
States. -
Mr.: Mcmillan presented to tho senate the
memorial of tho st. Paul chamber Of com
merce, praying for all appropriation OF S..
ONO for the e the MSsssiPp
honse the petition of e. +. Kennedy asking
for a pension MI Strait introduced ID bill for
til" relief of Mary Month"; widow of late wagon
master in the United States army in the war
with Mexico.
In the senate, MI. Bayard moved and tho SEN
ate adopted the following amendment to the
naval appropriation bill: Requiring the sec
retaries Of war and the navy, with the assis-
lance of the gun foundry board, which the
amendment revivcs to report Oh the begin
ing of the next session of congress for plan
and estimate for the preparation and purchase
of a plat for gun factory to complete guns
from Six inches calibrc to sixteen inches cali
bro, including buildings and shrinking pit, and
to report q full and detailed estimate for the
COST aforesaid, aud whether the same can be
b tier and more economically performed in cs-
Enlistment, owned hy tho government or by
private contract, or by combined system
wilnThy SAID ror! can be accomplished partly
by the government and partly l'y private CON
tract and i'll lat ANIMAL mstallnlcnts said APP
preparation can most economically be made.
In tho liuls: Mr. Reed of Maine offered o.
preamble and resolution rccting that the foot
and mouth disease had been introduced in
Maine through the fault or ovcrsg ht Of United
States otiriala charged with the duty Of inspect
IN. and quarantlnluS lmpOrtations of cattle
aud directing the committee on agriculture to
make all investigation Of the matter, with
authority to report for consideration at any
time they deem proper bill to reimburse tlls
authorities of citizens of that state for expenses
which had boon properly and judiciously in
Cured and may be incurred in tho sup
preston of tho disease. Adopted
In the house on the 18th Mr.. Morrison moved
to tako up the tariff bll and by vote of 14O
yeas and l:;S nays it WAS decided to consider
the measure. There are :}223 members Of the
house, two districts, the Second Mississippi and
the Seventh Virginia, not being represented. Po-
litcally, congress is divided int I37 democrats
and l.!' republicans. The total vote was.57S.
There were liU votes in favor of taking up the
were republican. The negative vote consisted
of forty democrats aud ninety eight republic
The abscntecs were twenty-five demo-
Gratis and twenty tiroo republicans. Three
Minnesota members Strait, Nelson and Wake
1irld--in favor Of considering the Morrison bill.
There were two other republicans who voted
with thcm-namely, Anderson Of Kansas and
James of brooklyn, n. Y The Minnesota
members, who virtually decided the question
Of taking up the bill do not promise to vote for
tariff. aud therefore they IA
vorcd tliscussio, of its merits After the
vote taken Nh Morrison made lengthy
speech, to which Mr.. Kelly replied. The ar
pliIlpIllS on pom SlcS are lilllill1I 10 all.
Mr.. Seymour from the committee on COM
mcrcc, reported the bill authorizing tho St
Cloud Water Power company to construct a
dam across the Mississippi river at st. Cloud,
MINI Mr.. Matson, invalid pensions, reported
u Fill to pension soldiers and sailors for dsabil-
tiles incurred beyond the loss of les an
ann. Committee of the whole Also, adverse
ly: granting service pension.
The senate Tuesday began TIC consideration
nr Mr.. Dawes bill to divide u portion of the
i'm, Of fIp Story Ind; in ,Dta tn
t"larate reservations, and to secure tho rc-
quishmrnt of the Indian title to the remain
"'r MI Dawes made speech III explanation
Of the bill
Tho house committee Oh coinage weights and
measures unanimously Instructed representa-
tive Lacey to report favorably his bin to pro-
ht the ISSUE of treasury notes of less than 81,
and provide for the ISSUE of 81, 50 and s. sill
Yer certificates.
Senator Sahin has introduced a bill to revive
the rank of general OF the army, which rX-
pred with Shcrman's retirement. The house
committee on nlIltary affairs has reported
adversely on snch Il bill, and the" is Attlo pros
r"ct OF its becoming law.
The bill introduced by Mr. Ouray to provide
for additional members of the legislatures of
the several territories. and an increase Of pay
f. Tive n,'n'!"'r1 and officers thereof was report
''l i'y '':ulNr!it'rnn territories. 1tproylos
TIA, tll legislatures of the territories shall con-
!SlSt ut thirteen members OF the council and
twenty five members If the house Of represent
tay"S, til" mrn'"rs to receive IS per day and
'rA,-" during the session: that the additional
,'"'nsl"'r1 shall he elected by the territory
til nthrni Use pro. itlcl b." the said several
legislatures: that the president Of the council
H,rl the speaker of the house nf Representatives
Al.alI rnc',iv,' Sna day for tho same time and
that The officers Of the legislatures shall receive
ST. per I.y.
.Ir. Slater of Oregon requested and Obtained
tn" unanmpu' CONSENT OF the senate Friday
tn make Il few rrnIriIS r,.iHtlyf Ia the North
.rn Pacific land grant forfeiture. His remarks
related to- the division i'll Washington Territory
and OrcSoil.' He was i'll favor of the forfeit
,lr of tho lands, but thought the people, who
had settled upon these lands, should be al
lowed to retain their titles, payin; SIS Or not
more than $3.50 per for them His col
league, Mr. Dolph, asked that the bill be laid
on tho table for few days, as he wished to
speak on the subj cct
Representative Beach was instructed by the
house committee on public health to report the
resolution authorizing the committee to inquire
into the eXtcut and character of adulterated
food and drugs imported into the United States
exported thcrefrom The resolution pro-
vlCs that the committee sit during the summer
recess.
~ The bill to relieve certain soldiers from the
Charge of 'le'rrtion which is now being con
'ldtreu 10y the house, removes the Charge of
!ce"rtlon from the record Of soldiers who served
in the volunteer service in all cases where it
shall be made to appear tn tn, Subtraction Of
the secretary Of wir tll,t such soldiers s'rvol
faithfully until the expiration Of their terms
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VI a Meeting of the house committee on pub
lie lands a subcommittee was appointed to
draft bill repeating the timber culture act
and revising the homestead laws. The bill, it
bill and pass readily.
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